Boys Need a Good Reason to Turn the Page ; a School Librarian Finds a Simple Way to Get Boys to Read: Let Them Choose What Interests Them. Series: The New Gender Gap

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The most popular book at King Middle School's library is a collection of poems by teenage boys.

"You Hear Me? Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys" is so popular, it is kept in a special box at the front desk to make sure it does not disappear for good, said school librarian Kelley McDaniel, who is known for being able to find a good book for even the most reluctant reader.

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Boys Need a Good Reason to Turn the Page ; a School Librarian Finds a Simple Way to Get Boys to Read: Let Them Choose What Interests Them. Series: The New Gender Gap

Presiding over the library at King Middle School, where boys are achieving at the same level as girls, McDaniel has brought some innovations to the library that she said mak...

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