Why we read : on bookworms, libraries and just one more page before lights out

In this uproarious exploration of the joys of reading, a long-time teacher, lifelong reader and The New Yorker contributor shares surprising stories from her life and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students and shows us how literature can transform us for the better.

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Reed, Shannon.
Books and reading > Anecdotes.
Women teachers > Biography.

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ISBN: 9781335007964 (hardcover)
Physical Description 329 pages ; 22 cm

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Why We Read : On Our Lifelong Love Affair with Books

by Reed, Shannon

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Why We Read : On Our Lifelong Love Affair with Books

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Preface: Why I Read	11
	To Get to Go to the Library	19
	How I Choose a Book: A Thirteen-Step Guide	33
	Because There Was Always Another Page	37
	To Finish a Series	41
	Calmed-Down Classics of American Literature for the Anxiety-Ridden	49
	Because We Had To	51
	To Break the Rules	63
	Signs You May Be a Female Character in a Work of Historical Fiction	71
	To Learn About (and From) the Past	75
	For Love	85
	Signs You May Be a Character in a Popular Children's Book	93
	To Make Us Cry	97
	Because I Wanted Free Pizza	103
	To Find the Main Point	111
	Because Failure Is Most Definitely an Option	123
	But Not Shakespeare!	133
	Signs You May Be a Character in a Shakespearean Play	141
	To Feel Less Alone	143
	To See Ourselves Across Time	151
	Signs You May Be an Adult Character in a YA Novel	161
	To Taste	165
	Questions I Use to Evaluate a New Recipe	175
	Because Someone Gave Me a Book	179
	For Comfort	185
	To Feel Superior	193
	To Be Shocked	207
	Town Summer Festival Kickoff Declared "Success"	219
	To Learn There's More Than a Single Story	223
	Because It's Fun	229
	To Save My Life	243
	To Shake Up Your Perspective	255
	The Five People You Meet When You Work in a Bookstore	263
	Because Someone Is Paying You to Teach a Class about Vampires	265
	To Learn How to Die (and How to Live)	281
	Because Once More Was Enough	289
	To Try Again	293
	To Motivate Us	301
	To Make Us Cry (II)	305
	Because We Are What We Read	309
	List of Books and Works Mentioned	313
	Acknowledgments	325

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