Review by beatniksafari - Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives.

A review by beatniksafari
Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. by David Denby

4.0

A fascinating look inside the classrooms of several terrific high-school English teachers as they engage students with texts. I don't share the author's disdain for technology or for books at the bottom of his self-appointed "literary ladder" (mysteries, fantasy books, YA novels, and most nonfiction all seem to dwell there). As one teacher points out, a book is hardly rigorous if teens aren't reading it. Despite that disagreement, I enjoyed the peek inside the schools and the insights offered by teachers and students from a variety of backgrounds.

A review by beatniksafari Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. by David Denby

A review by beatniksafari
Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. by David Denby