Floating down to Camelot

I'm sure they didn't mean it that way - though there was no introduction or note of any kind to qualify it, or even to say who had put together the list. It just annoys me, since I've seen parents believe a list like this as if it was gospel. They come into the library clutching it, and borrow every book they can find off the list, not bothering to open it to check for level, or to read the blurb to see if it matches their child's interests. The stakes are so high. If children are struggling a bit with reading, they can so quickly generalise from "I don't like this book" to "all books are boring", and go on to believe this for life.