We Need To Tell Young People That

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.

My Life Is Not Packaged, Not Tidy. There Are Leftover Strands And Jagged Edges That Cut Even My Friends.

We All Know We Should Eat Right And We Should Exercise, But Reading Is Treated As If It's This Wonderful Adjunct.

You Cannot Live This Life Anymore Without The Ability To Read.

There Is A Crisis Involving Reading In Certain Communities.