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

2.0

This book is about the power of a good title. Wow! 24 books that can change lives? Sign me up. Whatever editor came up with that title needs a prize. Instead, I was sent back to high school. This book had a great description of the apathy of a 10th grade Lit class. It brought all the feeling of high school back to me. I was about to abandon this book, but powered through, using this book as a means to fall asleep every night. As I was about to end the boredom for me and abandon this book, I grew to appreciate the teachers. These lit teachers in low-income schools are saints, pulling meaning of books out of their students and demanding them to think more!