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easy readers; others are reading Lord of the Rings. Older reluctant readers might not have
the skills to read books that other young people of the same chronological age enjoy, and
many books written for younger children can still provide enormous pleasure for teenagers
or indeed adults. At the same time we do recognise that a recommended age is high on
the list of priorities for teachers and parents and all the books reviewed in
Book Selector are given an age, the lowest age likely to enjoy the book. This is determined by
various factors including not only reading age, but also subject matter: a book might deal
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