This book is the result of a major national survey aimed to discover the books children choose to read and why.
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.
