To Do Well In life, You Have To Read Well

Author Walter Dean Myers is the nation's latest ambassador for young people's literature. The two-year post is something like a youth version of poet laureate. As a young man in Harlem, Myers hid his books so no one would know he liked to read. David Greene talks to Myers about his appointment and what he wants to accomplish.

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/10/144944598/to-do-well-in-life-you-have-to-read-well

Posted by Jeff Henriques at January 11, 2012 2:08 AM
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