In that, I hope that we have brought pleasure to our customer.

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Are we now turning out children who are competent readers but who have little interest in reading for pure pleasure?

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"The government is firmly committed to making reading a daily part of children's lives and we have a range of initiatives to encourage all young people to take an interest in reading for pleasure, " a spokeswoman said.

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