I read before being forced to read some pretty awful books. I also read to get away from these awful books. If I had not had parents who encouraged me to read what I liked to read, school would have turned me off to reading. Parents need to take an active interest in a child's reading beyond what's assigned for school. Otherwise, the child could very well end up with the "I don't like reading" because of the awful books schools thing are actually good.
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