Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School
As kids across America head back to school, Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, is thinking about the books he read when he was in school.
On today’s Sunday Special, Gilbert talks with the Book Review editor Sadie Stein and the author Louis Sachar (“Wayside School” series, “Holes”) about the books they read when they were students, and ways to encourage young readers today to keep reading.
Additional reading
10 Books for Kids Starting Preschool
12 Books for Kids Starting Kindergarten
15 Books for Kids Starting Middle School
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