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"""A testament to Lerer's passion for his work, this wise, literary, and allusion-dense book will strike a sympathetic chord with all involved in teaching or reading literature."" (Library Journal) ""The brevity of Lerer's short memoir... only increases the narrative's power to unsettle and ultimately move us.... The result is arresting."" (San Francisco Chronicle) ""An affecting memoir.... Thoughtful and deeply felt... an intellectually and emotionally satisfying reading experience."" (Booklist)"""

A testament to Lerer's passion for his work, this wise, literary, and allusion-dense book will strike a sympathetic chord with all involved in teaching or reading literature. (Library Journal) The brevity of Lerer's short memoir... only increases the narrative's power to unsettle and ultimately move us.... The result is arresting. (San Francisco Chronicle) An affecting memoir.... Thoughtful and deeply felt... an intellectually and emotionally satisfying reading experience. (Booklist)

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Seth Lerer is dean of arts and humanities at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of many books, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Children's Literature: A Reader's History, from Aesop to Harry Potter.

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