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“People... ask questions like "What have you got that is suitable for a child with the reading age of eight?" and I would say, The book for a child with the reading age of twelve," because it always seemed to me that parents who have to ask librarians for information never really understand how kids how kids who like reading actually read. Who would want to read a book that is suitable for you? (From Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography by Rob Wilkins)” — Terry Pratchett
People... ask questions like "What have you got that is suitable for a child with the reading age of eight?" and I would say, The book for a child with the reading age of twelve," because it always seemed to me that parents who have to ask librarians for information never really understand how kids how kids who like reading actually read. Who would want to read a book that is suitable for you?
(From Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography by Rob Wilkins)