The author of this article is a young elementary teacher at Rosado Elementary in Richmond, California, on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay. She writes this article as a moving memoir describing her experiences as a tutor in literacy programs developed by low-income schools. In order for their students to remember their lessons, they have created ways that will motivate students. For instance, during their Rocket Readers lessons, their instructors drop a token to a plastic cup that sits by the children's notebook. The click and clack of tokens becomes part of the rhythm, the beat that keeps the children working and attentive for the hour. Aside from the tokens, they also give stickers, cookies, and certificates. One problem that the author mentioned during her interview for the Richmond Youth to College tutoring program was the lack of resources. Their students often unable to take their textbooks home, because there are not enough books.