Book Quote by Julia Alvarez

If we're trying to excite young people about reading, we need to be experiencingbookjoy ourselves so that we have references to make. It's important…

— Pat Mora

It gives me a very keen satisfaction that, after listening to my blather all those years, former students are now seeing that I wrote…

— Frank McCourt

“I’m so glad to hear you are a reader, and you found these books to help you work through things on your own.”

— Paula Gruben

Many readers share their stories with me and if one speaks to me (or if the same theme keeps coming at me), I will…

— Ellen Hopkins

I'm incredibly flattered when people tell me that my books helped them through high school. Because of my own experience, the thought that something…

— Sarah Dessen

With three of my own children, I have witnessed first-hand the vital role reading has played as part of their childhood and I am…

— Harry Enfield

I'm an appreciator. I love all kinds of books, and I want others to love them, too.

— Michael Dirda

I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should…

— Roald Dahl

I think back on all the great people in my life, from my parents to my teachers, and the wonderful influence they had on…

— Jimmie Allen

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized that an actual person got to make up the…

— Margaret Haddix

“A book is a blessing that comes into our lives to teach, entertain, and inspire.”

— Jesenia Sanabia

It gives me a huge buzz when people say they've enjoyed my books, because this grew out of a hobby, and it's an absolute…

— Alison Weir