Readicide

I just read a review of the book Readicide, which talk about how schools are unwittingly discouraging students from meaningful reading...this has been my contention for several years, ever since I suggested some young adult books to my sister who was, at the time, a reading resource teacher for 7th and 8th graders. 'Oh no' she replied, 'we get in trouble if we use anything not in the prescribed package...' or words to that effect. I.e., some curriculum publisher determined what was read, regardless of individual interests or needs. Bah!
Link to a book preview is here. There's also an interview with the author, Kelly Gallagher, here. The book should be on the shelves in the CML library pretty in a few weeks.