I chat with bestselling author Abby Jimenez about her new partnership with SONIC Drive-In, ways to encourage a love of reading and her summer TBR.
Growing up, grabbing a drink at a SONIC Drive-In was a must, especially during the summer! And now it’s even more so with their latest initiative to help foster reading.
To celebrate the launch of Sweet Topped Lemonades, SONIC has partnered with Christina Lauren, Abby Jimenez and Ashley Poston – authors long celebrated for sparking joy, swoons and happy tears – to share with fans just how easy and delicious it is to support public education in their own communities. The authors are helping SONIC turn this summer into something more meaningful by ensuring more students have access to the books and resources they need. Each drink purchased goes back to support schools.
I was so honored to interview Abby, bestselling author of Say You’ll Remember Me, to learn more about this partnership. It was so much fun! Check out our interview here:
As part of the program, SONIC is partnering with First Book – a nonprofit working to remove barriers to a quality education for children in low-income communities – to distribute 100,000 books in the communities SONIC serves. First Book and the SONIC Foundation share a deep commitment to ensuring every child has access to a quality education. By combining First Book’s expertise in building a world where every child has access to a quality education with the SONIC brand’s investment in public schools, the partnership fosters a love of reading and lays the foundation for lifelong success.
First Book’s growing Network of more than 600,000 educators and professionals serves children in need across the country. By providing high-quality, affordable resources to classrooms and programs, First Book helps level the playing field – because education transforms lives.
“I became a writer because I was a reader so access to free books, especially during formative years, is so important to me,” Abby told me in our interview. “I wouldn’t be sitting here if I didn’t have access to books when I was younger so this was an easy yes for me and then of course, the lemonades, which sound amazing.”
SONIC’s Sweet Topped Lemonades combine tart, all-natural lemonade with velvety smooth cold foam on top for a craveable twist and are available in three flavors: Classic Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade and Blueberry Lavender Lemonade.
“This partnership isn’t just about the ultimate summer sip; it’s about fueling a lifelong love of reading,” said Stuart Brown, Executive Director of the Inspire Brands Foundation. “SONIC donates a portion of every drink purchase back to support local schools, each Sweet Topped Lemonade helps get local students the resources they need through the SONIC Foundation’s Limeades for Learning initiative. Together with these celebrated authors, we’re making it easier for students across the country to turn the page toward a brighter future.”
The Sweet Topped lemonades are all available now! I love that each drink purchased goes back to support schools.
