Nancy Peters Books - Reading quotes

" Lawrence is usually the first poet kids read in schools that they really like. It's a real turn-on for them. " # Books - Reading # Poetry and Poets # Education

" It's kind of a world neighborhood bookstore. They fly in from Prague or Tokyo — we had a whole busload of South Africans saying, "They've got my books in here." ... The president of the Czech Republic [Václav Havel] came by to pay us a state visit, turned to the shelf, and his book was there: "Look, they've got my book." " # Books - Reading # Perseverance # President