Abstract:The Reading for Normal project discussed in this article sought to
interrogate some of the assumptions about “normality” that underpin everyday life,
and to understand how reading fictional representations of ordinary life might help
young readers better manage periods of uncertainty and instability. Using data from
a small‑scale UK‑based reading group project that ran from December 2020 to
May 2021, we explore the affordances of a… Show more
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