

“I attended Oquirrh Hills Middle School for four years,” Allen said. “Lots of kids and teens struggle with anxiety, so we felt like it was an important topic to have him speak on.”Īllen is an Oquirrh Hills Middle School alumni and attended the school during sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth grade. “We liked his message because he talks about how reading age-appropriate horror stories is good for children and teens as it helps them practice coping with their anxiety,” Butterfield said. The school’s librarian, Paula Butterfield, attended a literacy conference last year where she heard Allen speak and invited him to come speak to the students at her school.

30 to promote literacy and mental health awareness. Author Josh Allen visited Oquirrh Hills Middle School Jan.
