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Posted on February 23, 2018 at 1:18 pm by Gene Ambaum
Characters: Jane
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Patron: The school and I don’t want him to get discouraged by difficult books.
Jane: That doesn’t seem to be a problem.
Patron: Just because we got lucky this time doesn’t mean he’ll enjoy the next book he picks up.
Jane: Well, we’re here to help. And we support your right to try to control your son’s reading.
Patron: “Try?”
Jane: Frankly, it’s a losing battle.
Patron: You’ve never seen a parent succeed?
Jane: Yes, I have. Her son is 37. She still comes by every week to pick out his books, between when she’s cooking for him and doing his laundry.
Jane: That doesn’t seem to be a problem.
Patron: Just because we got lucky this time doesn’t mean he’ll enjoy the next book he picks up.
Jane: Well, we’re here to help. And we support your right to try to control your son’s reading.
Patron: “Try?”
Jane: Frankly, it’s a losing battle.
Patron: You’ve never seen a parent succeed?
Jane: Yes, I have. Her son is 37. She still comes by every week to pick out his books, between when she’s cooking for him and doing his laundry.
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I would be this woman’s nightmare, because I used to read whatever my older brothers finished reading. Tolkien, Star Wars, Riftwar, Dragonlance. In grade 3, directly from Gordon Korman.