April 2, 2008

Reading is Painful

In order to get kids to read these days, you practically have to tie them up and place the books directly in front of them. Or at least in front of their junk, so that this blog maintains a modicum of work-safety.

How Long Has This Been Going On by Ethan Mordden


Clear by Nicola Barker


Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink


The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick


Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg


The Faculty of Useless Knowledge by Yury Dombrovsky
Here lies a most ridiculous raw youth, indulging himself in the literary graces that he once vowed to eschew. Now he just rocks out.