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100 1  Reed, Shannon,|eauthor. 
240 10 Essays.|kSelections 
245 10 Why we read :|bon bookworms, libraries and just one more 
       page before lights out /|cShannon Reed. 
264  1 Toronto, Ontario, Canada :|bHanover Square Press,|c[2024] 
300    329 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
505 0  Preface: why I read -- To get to go to the library -- How 
       I choose a book: a thirteen-step guide -- Because there 
       was always another page -- To finish a series -- Calmed-
       down classics of American literature for the anxiety-
       ridden -- Because we had to -- To break the rules -- Signs
       you may be a female character in a work of historical 
       fiction -- To learn about (and from) the past -- For love 
       -- Signs you may be a character in a popular childern's 
       book -- To make us cry -- Because I wanted free pizza -- 
       To find the main point -- Because failure is most 
       definitely an option -- But not Shakespeare! -- Signs you 
       may be a character in a Shakespearean play -- To feel less
       alone -- To see ourselves across time -- Signs you may be 
       an adult character in a YA novel -- To taste -- Questions 
       I use to evaluate a new recipe -- Because someone gave me 
       a book -- For comfort -- To feel superior -- To be shocked
       -- Town summer festival kickoff declared "success" -- To 
       learn there's more than a single story -- Because it's fun
       -- To save my life -- To shake up your perspective -- The 
       five people you meet when you work in a bookstore -- 
       Because someone is paying you to teach a class about 
       vampires -- To learn how to die (and how to live) -- 
       Because once more was enough -- To try again -- To 
       motivate us -- To make us cry (II) -- Because we are what 
       we read -- List of books and works mentioned.  
520    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. 
600 10 Reed, Shannon. 
650  0 Books and reading|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Women teachers|vBiography. 
655  7 Essays.|2lcgft 
994    C0|bGPI