Reading list tribute: RIP Walter Dean Myers & Sue Townsend

http://walterdeanmyers.net/

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.

Walter Dean Myers

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/11/sue-townsend-1946-2014

“Will you lie to me and promise to read them? Books need to be read. The pages need to be turned.” 

― Sue Townsend, The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year

Dear Charlie,
Were you aware that two authors on our Seconde reading list passed away this year?
They were both stars of Young Adult literature in English.
Their universes and styles are quite different but if you haven't had the chance to read any of their works, you might want to do it now as summer appetizers.

Best,
Mrs. C.