We are so thrilled to welcome Annika Schafer as our first-ever Page Turners intern. Annika was our Student Volunteer of the Year last year and now she is stepping up to help us grow our exciting Page Turners program!

You can sign up to join Page Turners right here! Learn more about Annika below:

My name is Annika Schafer and I just started as Words Alive’s first-ever Page Turners Intern (picture of me and the book I'm writing curriculum for above)! I am beyond excited to work with you—our volunteers—on expanding the Page Turners program and getting some really amazing books into the Words Alive curriculum!

A little bit about me: I am a junior at Wellesley college all the way across the country (outside of Boston, MA) but I was born and raised here in San Diego. That’s how I got to know Words Alive! I organized a Words Alive book drive in high school and went on to volunteer as an office volunteer and curriculum writer during my college breaks. They couldn’t get rid of me if they tried!

Then, when COVID-19 hit, I found myself back in San Diego with time on my hands to help out a whole lot more with the organization I had grown to love so much!

You can reach me at [email protected] if you ever have any questions about the Page Turners Program—whether you are a new volunteer, you have questions while reading, or you have a book to suggest. I am excited to hear from you!

Happy reading!