With her nonprofit, For Love & Buttercup, Emily’s on a mission to uplift, comfort and inspire little warriors of childhood cancer during their battles and beyond, through the power of literature.

Deeply impacted by her beloved father’s painful battle with cancer, Emily Bhatnagar began For Love & Buttercup, a book drive created to cheer up children with cancer. What began as a small project soon transformed into a national movement, gaining the attention of thousands after her emotional story was featured in The Washington Post. Bhatnagar is the recipient of numerous awards, including The President’s Volunteer Service Award and CNN Heroes Young Wonder of 2023. Her love for books traces back to a very young age, when a shy Emily, struggling to make school friends, would spend her weekends at Barnes & Noble with her father, picking out books for both of them to read together beneath the Gaithersburg, Maryland, sky she calls home.

If you’d like to donate a book or are unsure as to whether your used book can be accepted, please send a picture of it to [email protected]. You can also donate a book by shopping Emily’s Amazon Wishlist.