reed, shannon

Contains a collection of essays that explore reasons people read, including to feel seen, stave off boredom, and because they were forced to. Through the essays, the author also explores topics including poorly written books, elitism in publishing, and character stereotypes in genre publishing.

"This . . . collection of personal essays and humor from a longtime educator explores all the joys, challenges, and absurdities of being a teacher. [the author] did not want to be a teacher, but now, after twenty years of working with children from preschool to college, there's nothing she'd rather be. In essays full of humor, heart, and wit, she illuminates the highs and lows of a job located at the intersection of youth and wisdom. Bringing you into the trenches of this . . . important and stressful career, she rolls her eyes at ineffectual administrators, weeps with herstudents when they experience personal tragedies, complains with her colleagues about their ridiculously short lunchbreaks, and presents the parent-teacher conference fromthe other side of the tiny table"--Provided by.