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Story summary
- Renaissance found that boys 11-14 in the United Kingdom listed Diary of a Wimpy Kid among eight of their ten top titles.
- Boys scored 76 % on all quizzes but reached 92 % when reading books they chose.
- Only 28 % of secondary schools allocate 15 minutes daily for reading, versus 62 % of primary schools.
- The National Year of Reading campaign flagged teenage boys as the group needing the most support.
