A review by kricketa
The Rights of the Reader by Daniel Pennac

5.0

Daniel Pennac (as translated from French by...someone, already forgot who, but she did a fine job) writes non-fiction exactly as it should be written: sensible, succinct, and funny. In "The Rights of the Reader" he takes on some difficult questions: why it is that so many youth "hate to read." Is it the way schools teach? Is it the distractions teens face? Why is reading so important? Are there rules to follow? Pennac has certainly given me, a teen librarian, much to mull over, and this book deserves several re-reads.

*BIG BONUS- Quentin Blake, a huge favorite of mine, does lovely illustrations.