{"product_id":"reading-lessons-by-carol-atherton-9780241629505","title":"Reading Lessons","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn English teacher's love letter to reading and teaching, taking us through the books we read at school, and considering what we can take from them now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e encourage us to speak out? What can Lady Macbeth teach us about empathy? Should our expectations for our future be any greater than Pip's? And why is it so important to make space for these conversations in the first place?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a career spanning almost three decades, English teacher Carol Atherton has taught generations of students texts that will be familiar to many of us from our own schooldays. But while the staples of exam syllabuses and reading lists remain largely unchanged, their significance—and their relevance—evolves with each class, as it encounters them for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter of \u003cem\u003eReading Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e invites us to take a fresh look at these novels, plays, and poems, revealing how they have shaped our beliefs, our values, and how we interact as a society. As she recalls her own development as a teacher, Atherton emphasises the vital, undervalued role a teacher plays, illustrates how essential reading is for developing our empathy, and makes a passionate case for the enduring power of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46841074712812,"sku":"9780241629505","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d015a7ee7b3a635dadc437affe92e501.jpg?v=1758755051","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/reading-lessons-by-carol-atherton-9780241629505","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}