"A book is a source of knowledge," "a book is the best friend"—these statements are familiar to everyone, and it would be strange to dispute them in an annotation. But what if your child doesn't want to befriend literature, hates essays, and brings home low grades? How to instill a love of reading without forcing it on their personality? We get scared when children resist Russian writers—but why? And how to overcome these fears? What should parents change in themselves first? And why is the rustling of paper pages needed for those born in the 21st century? Rimma Rappoport, a Russian language and literature teacher and author of the educational website "Mel," seeks answers to these questions her whole life. She knows how difficult it can be—as a child raised in a writer's family; as a teacher in a modern school; and as a parent. "I Don't Want to Read" is the quintessence of a caring approach to education, combined with common sense, the experience of dozens of teachers, and the urgent problems of children choosing between Blok and TikTok.