“One of the greatest pieces of advice I’ve ever gotten in my life was from my mom. When I was a little kid there was a kid who was bugging me at school and she said “Okay, I’m gonna tell you what to do. If the kid’s bugging you and puts his hands on you; you pick up the nearest rock...”
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“Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads.
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And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often-terrible world. They read because they believe despite the callow protestations of certain adults that books-especially the dark and dangerous ones-will save them.
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Dhirendra’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Dhirendra’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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