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I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They're embarrassed to have people see them doing it.

Walter Dean Myers
Smart, Book, Kids
"To Do Well In Life, You Have To 'Read Well'". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. January 10, 2012.
I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They're embarrassed to have people see them doing it.