11.   A series of adventure books that turned boys who had been antipathetic to reading into avid readers.

12.   An avid reader, he dreamed of becoming a writer like Dickens, who, he noted, had also worked as a young man in a factory.

13.   An avid reader, Sean loves to compete, participating in math contests and chess tournaments as well as spelling bees.

14.   An avid reader and writer, he decided to become a journalist instead.

15.   An avid reader of The New York Times and The Washington Post, she has veered sharply away from her initial confident support of the allies.

16.   An avid reader of The Times, Mrs. Sulzberger especially championed its coverage of fashion and the arts.

17.   An avid reader who aspires to be a journalist or a lawyer, Mark, who wears braces and a baseball cap, says he loves to compete.

18.   An avid reader who was always interested in books, she worked for a couple of years for Interscience Publishers, publishers of scientific books and books by refugees.

19.   An avid reader, Burns started a discussion group called Sisters Inc. about a year ago, after realizing how often she talked about books with her manicure clients.

20.   An avid reader, Kim complains that the only downside about getting off death row was that he lost his time to read books.