The ESC7 blog for librarians has a great post on an interesting way of introducing kids to books.

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“I tried to be helpful. ‘He did a split and couldn’t get up. I’m pretty sure he has a bad back.’
‘It’s not my back, it’s my crotch!’ he howled. His agonized eyes focused on me for the first time.”
– Born to Rock by Gordon Korman (Texas Lone Star Reading List 07-08). Hyperion, 2006.