Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-Four Books that can Change Lives. Journalists and sounds as colors—and bold

and sounds as colors—and bold

and two sponges

and this time my best friends Lily and Jasmine are coming

oxygen and shelter

Lit Up: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-Four Books that can Change Lives. Journalists and sounds as colors—and boldIts no secret that millions of American teenagers, caught up in social media, television, movies, and games, dont read seriously they associate sustained reading with duty or work, not with pleasure. Seeing this indifference as a grievous loss, bestselling author and distinguished critic David Denby goes back to high school to answer two questions: Can teenagers be turned on to serious reading? What kind of teachers can do it, and with what books?