rich 1.0 NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson's next stop on his literacy crusade is Baltimore. The best-selling author, who has donated millions to bookstores and libraries nationwide and formed his own publishing imprint, is visiting Baltimore next week and will donate 25,000 copies of his illustrated children's book "Public School Superhero." Patterson told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the uprising following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody made him anxious to come to Baltimore. He also plans to meet with civic leaders and with some 300 fifth graders. Patterson will be giving a copy of "Public School Superhero" to every Baltimore public school kid from grades 3 to 7. Latest Stories from The Associated Press https://audioboom.com/channels/4277258-latest-stories-from-the-associated-press Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/16531572/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/3551174/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>