According to the author, too much energy today is spent debating
what students should read in school
The correct option is D.
The author believes that rather than discussing what children should read in school, more effort should be spent restoring pupils' interest in reading.
Option (A) is wrong.
The passage implies that the current frenzy over English curricula is misguided, but it does not imply that there is an undue push for system-wide change.
Option (B) is wrong.
The author is more likely to advocate for more efforts "to make literature seem relevant," and hence appealing, to pupils.
Option (C) is wrong.
The author mentions other writers but does not evaluate the relative quality of their work.
Option (E) is wrong.
In the paragraph, the author names several famous novels but does not indicate that their merits are debatable.
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