ABSTRACT

Children's Reading Choices discusses the reading habits of children aged between 10 and 14. The book reports the findings of the Children's Reading Choices project - conducted by the authors from the University of Nottingham and the largest national survey of children's reading choices since the 1970s.
The book includes reports and discussion on:
* girls' and boys' reading preferences and the differences between their reading habits
* the place of series books, teenage magazines and comics in children's reading
* the most popular authors and titles at different ages
* purchasing habits and library use.

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

Reading at different ages

chapter Chapter 2|39 pages

Favourite books

chapter Chapter 3|18 pages

Periodical reading

chapter Chapter 4|16 pages

Boys' and girls' reading

chapter Chapter 5|19 pages

The influence of family background

chapter Chapter 6|13 pages

Children's reading habits