“Odds Stacked Against Pleasure Reading”

By Valerie Strauss
Washington Post
5/24/05

Sherre Sachar comes from a book-loving family. Her father, Louis, is an award-winning author, and the graduating senior thinks that settling down with a good book should be one of life's great joys. But as she prepares to leave high school and head to Cornell University in the fall, she is tired of reading.