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<p>As kids across America head back to school, Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, is thinking about the books he read when he was in school.</p><p>On today’s Sunday Special, Gilbert talks with the Book Review editor Sadie Stein and the author Louis Sachar (“Wayside School” series, “Holes”) about the books they read when they were students, and ways to encourage young readers today to keep reading.</p><p><strong>Additional reading</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/books/preschool-books.html" target="_blank">10 Books for Kids Starting Preschool</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/books/kindergarten-books.html" target="_blank">12 Books for Kids Starting Kindergarten</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/books/middle-school-books.html" target="_blank">15 Books for Kids Starting Middle School</a></p><p>For a future Sunday Special, ask us your <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/style/what-are-your-pe...