Boys Are Losing Interest in Books as New Figures Reveal Female Characters Outnumber Male Leads Two to One

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Book reviewer Afoma Umesi found girl protagonists outnumbered boys by more than two to one in a database of 444 US middle-grade books, prompting debate about boys' reading engagement.

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Boys Are Losing Interest in Books as New Figures Reveal Female Characters Outnumber Male Leads Two to One
Book reviewer Afoma Umesi found girl protagonists outnumbered boys by more than two to one in a database of 444 US middle-grade books, prompting debate about boys' reading engagement.

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Boys Are Losing Interest in Books as New Figures Reveal Female Characters Outnumber Male Leads Two to One

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