I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books.... →
Walter Dean Myers
If what I read doesn't reflect my life - whether I'm gay or Latino or on welfare - doesn't that really mean that my life is not valuable?
So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring a kid is giving them general advice. But what... →
And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who can't read now. And I know that when they... →
I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like... →
I am very much interested in getting parents to read to children, and trying to get people mentoring children. If I can do both I'll be happy.
My dad was a janitor for U.S. Radium Corporation, and he stayed there for 37 years. So he didn't read.
I don't want to approach reading from the viewpoint of that it's a pleasant adjunct to your life. I want to approach it from the idea that... →
One of the problems is that kids who don't read - who are not doing well in school - they know they're not doing well. And they want everyone... →
Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean they will do it.
Lauren Myracle