Reading Tips
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Reading Tips
How to Start a Book Club With Kids Who Don't Think They Like Reading
A book club doesn't need a curriculum or six kids who already love reading. Here's the version that actually worked, and where to start if you don't want to run it alone.
1 min read8/11/2026
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5 Tricks That Actually Get Reluctant Readers to Finish a Book
A mystery instead of a chapter, a line to stop reading on, a nightly ritual instead of an assignment, and two more things that turned one reluctant reader into someone who calls herself a Luca. Real tricks, tested at one actual kitchen table.
2 min read7/30/2026
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The Trick That Finally Got My Daughter to Finish a Book
My daughter swore she hated reading. Then she found an unfinished page from the book on the kitchen table before I ever handed her the whole thing, and something clicked. Here's the whole story, and what I learned about reluctant readers along the way.
3 min read7/29/2026