These days, people don’t often take the time to wonder what it’s like to be someone else, to live a different experience. Angie Thomas believes the best way to do that — to expand empathy — is to read books.
Author Anita Silvey describes the plan behind “500 Great Books for Teens.” To reach all types of readers and interests her selections go beyond old school classics and also embraces other available genres.
In 2008, author Anita Silvey published her first narrative nonfiction book, “I’ll Pass For Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War.” She provides advice on how to expose children to nonfiction books, and encourage their love of reading it.
Author Anita Silvey believes that reading a traditional book with an adult will always be important for children. Memories of reading a book together are ‘whole’ memories — time, place, and the person you shared the book with.
