Teenagers are still reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Do we have a reading problem?
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Teenagers are still reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Do we have a reading problem?

Teenagers are consuming fewer books that require sustained focus,which is negatively affecting the size of their vocabularies.

  • byChristopher Harris

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Ambos get with the system

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