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Why Is Summer Reading Important
Summer reading is always a topic with many different sides. Some people love it, and some people want the school to just back out of their summer. I’m right in between. I don’t love summer reading, but I know it’s important and serves many purposes. One of the purposes is to keep our minds active during the summer. I know if I didn’t have to read over the summer I wouldn’t. Summer reading kind of forces me to read, but in a good way. I end up really liking some of the books I read over the summer. Another reason why we need summer reading is to give the teachers something to talk about on the first few days of school. It’s especially important to English class because that is how we always start the school year. We talk about summer reading

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