Meet the Man Behind Books Young People Actually Want to Read!

Could there really be a simple way to encourage youth to read more? See how the author, Jason Reynolds, is making it happen by telling stories that connect to the experiences of today’s young adults.

Books are beautiful things. They bring to life stories of what has been and what could be. They’ve constructed realities; tales we tell each other to connect and share lessons of what it means to be a human in this world, at this time, in this place. So what happens when we struggle to find stories that connect to us like this? What if our experiences aren’t represented or taught in literature? A lot of the time, we’ll never give those pages a second chance. But this author is changing that.

By Sam Burns

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