Just one of the things that I love to do is help kids and teens who hate reading find the perfect book for them. By 4th grade already I find students who do not like reading: often because they struggle. Sometimes, especially with boys, because teachers read "girly" books. Many people suggest books that they want kids to enjoy reading, rather than the perfect book for that particular person. A perfect day is when one of my students who did not like reading comes in and raves over a book they have discovered on their own, through someone else, or that I suggested.

Please feel free, if there is someone you love who hates reading, to contact me. I will want to know their other interests and hobbies, any books they have enjoyed in the past, favorite movies, and anything else that might help me get to know them a little. A picture never hurts either. Last week I matched up books for two 6th grade girls new to our school who both hate reading just by looking at them- posture and facial expression can tell me loads. They both finished the first book I gave them and came back for another. I love being a librarian!