From the Good Housekeeping July 2008 issue:Young people now spend an average of only seven minutes a day reading for pleasure, reports the National Endowment for the Arts. That's one reason 12th grade reading scores are declining. But these Web sites can get your kids excited about books and help them think outside their required reading lists.
Bookadventure.com
Created by Sylvan Learning, this site's Book Finder matches kids (grades K-8) with reads they'll enjoy. Acing book quizzes lets them win prizes like Highlights subscriptions and free access to e-books.
Teenreads.com
This extensive stie posts lists of upcoming books and interviews with popular writers like Anthony Horowitz and Judy Blume. It also gives tips on how to start a reading club.
Guysread.com
Jon Scieszka, author of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, launched this site to connect boys of all ages with literature relevant to them. He urges guys to expand their definition of reading, pointing out that nonfiction, comics, and magazines count too.
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