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We’re suggesting that [kids are] missing something if they don’t read but, actually, we’re condemning kids to a lesser life. If you…
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I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed…
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We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.
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It is this language of values which I hope to bring to my books. . . . I want to bring values…
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Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?
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When I began to read, I began to exist
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What did I do? I walked into a drugstore to look for some mints, and then I walked out. What was wrong…
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Think about all the tomorrows of your life.
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What I do with my books is to create windows to my world that all may peer into. I share the images,…
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And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who can't…
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When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this…
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I read a lot of comic books and any kind of thing I could find. One day, a teacher found me. She…
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Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me.
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However much we might deplore the profit motive, or consumerist values, if everyone just wants i-Pods we would probably be better off…
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We know – it has been measured in many experiments – that children with strong impulse control grow to be better adjusted,…
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