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Walter Dean Myers

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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 to be in that same category.

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As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don’t read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this.

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June 13, 2024

There is a crisis involving reading in certain communities.

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June 13, 2024

As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don’t read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this.

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