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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing (36) for particular kind of books. A recent report, which examined in detail the reading habits of (37) -school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have clear view about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and far more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a (38) for the more instant (39) of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue (40) until the children are (41) . Apparently girls read more in general, but more (42) in particular. You could say that there are more opportunities for girls to read fiction: magazines (43) the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. (44) Adult reading tastes are also the subject of research. (45) .It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. (46) .