title: The Rights of the Reader
author:  Daniel Pennac 
description: First published in 1992, this new translation of French author Pennacs joyful ode to reading features an introduction by illustrator Quentin Blake, who also contributes quirky, playful sketches to complement the authors engaging prose. Passionate and witty, Pennac draws upon his experiences as a child, parent, and inner-city teacher in Paris to espouse insightful declarations and reflections about the power of story. Pennac criticizes parents who do not nourish the enthusiasm their children have for reading, chastises educators who suck out the joy of the written word, and laments how our consumer culture reduces the book to a mere productand he manages to do all of this without sounding didactic. Pennac closes the book by elaborating on his well-known 10 rights of the reader. Interest in this book among teens is likely to be limited, but those who share Pennacs passion for reading will find it affirming. Grades 9-12. --Ed Sullivan
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  Passionately Yours
  
  Cara Elliott
  
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