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There isn’t a child in the world who doesn’t like a story” declares Rachael, who tells me she’s a voracious reader herself. “But some will tell you that they hate reading and that acts like a narcotic for me as I set out to find ways of hooking them.”

So why do so many children dislike reading? “Look” says Rachael “It’s not teachers’ fault. I admire them tremendously and I know I couldn’t do their job. The problem is the curriculum and methods

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