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My Platform Has Been To Reach Reluctant Readers. And One Of The Best Ways I Found To Motivate Them Is To Connect Them With Reading That Interests Them, To Expand The Definition Of Reading To Include Humor, Science Fiction/fantasy, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Wordless Books, Audio Books And Comic Books.

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My Platform Has Been To Reach Reluctant

Jon Scieszka

My Platform Has Been To Reach Reluctant Readers. And One Of The Best Ways I Found To Motivate Them Is To Connect Them With Reading That Interests Them, To Expand The Definition Of Reading To Include Humor, Science Fiction/fantasy, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Wordless Books, Audio Books And Comic Books.

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