Jason Reynolds explained to Trevor Noah why he never read a book cover to cover until he was 17, just as he explained to .
βAnd the truth is that, when I was younger, books were given to me. Right? I want to be clear. There were books around me. There were books in the home. But the books that were given to me had nothing to do with my life.”
Good news for all the young people he feels heβs βin service toβ that Reynolds is writing about kids like he was, showing itβs βokay to be like me.β
And, this is the point, isnβt itβmirrors that entice kids to read to see themselves, windows that take them to see others (Rudine Sims Bishop)?