{"id":23967,"date":"2026-05-02T01:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/millennials-celebrate-a-childhood-staple-making-a-comeback\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:57:00","slug":"millennials-celebrate-a-childhood-staple-making-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/millennials-celebrate-a-childhood-staple-making-a-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Millennials Celebrate A Childhood Staple Making A Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Millennials are rejoicing as a staple of their childhood will make a triumphant return this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Pizza Hut just announced that their \u201cBook It!\u201d summer reading program, which encourages kids to read more books in exchange for free pizza, will be making a comeback. The restaurant announced the news on social media last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cSUMMER OF STORIES IS BACK!\u201d the post caption said, adding that enrollment begins today, May 1. \u201cGet ready to turn reading time into pizza time! This summer, keep your kids\u2019 reading, learning, and loving books\u2026 all while earning FREE pizza.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background:#fff;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXe4xSXH7dP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The free program will reward young readers who hit their milestones by providing them with digital Reading Award Certificates, which are redeemable for a free, one-topping Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut. Students can earn up to one free pizza per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The promo is available for students in grades preschool through 6th, but commenters insist it should be extended to adults, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cMillennials need an adult version! Some of us are still readers because of this program!\u201d one reaction said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cCan us Gen X and millennials get this back for us!!! Us big kid need pizza too,\u201d a second person echoed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cThank you so much for bringing this program back! I have a 1st grader who we\u2019ve been expressing the importance of reading so having this program as an incentive is helpful,\u201d another person said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWe are so excited! The nostalgia that our kiddo gets to participate!\u201d another person wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Book It! program began following a 1984 initiative from President Ronald Reagan calling for more businesses to promote education. It was created by Arthur Gunther, the president of Pizza Hut at the time, and marketing executive Bud Gates, per The New York Times. More than 70 million children have participated in the program, resulting in 1.5 billion free pizzas being given out as rewards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The summer reading Book It! Promotion will run from June 1 until August 31. Parents can sign kids up through the BOOK IT! 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