James Patterson and basketball stars on One for Reading

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James Patterson is teaming up with NBA players Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Terrence Ross and Dirk Nowitzki in the second webcast by Patterson and Wade that highlights "the importance of reading for success in life." 

Providing a behind-the-scenes look at the NBA's All-Star Jam Session from New Orleans in February, the webcast will include interviews with the players and Patterson about how reading has changed their lives and helped their careers.

Also, viewers will see interviews about reading with middle school students from John Dibert Community School of New Orleans.

The webcast will air on Thursday, April 24, at 1 p.m. Eastern. It's available for free to schools, libraries and individuals. Go to jamespattersonevents.com to sign up. Patterson and his publisher, Hachette Book Group, will make a major donation of books in conjunction with the webcast.

"Wade's World Foundation is committed to advocating the importance of literacy as a foundation for children to achieve success and reach their goals," said Wade.


Patterson commented: "Dwyane and I agree on this: getting kids reading will save their lives, especially those at-risk. That's why we'll be visiting (by webcast) as many schools as will have us. Dwyane and I are shooting for 100% literacy in our schools."