Nonfiction makes up a much larger proportion of boys' reading than of girls reading. One study categorized the seven most popular types of nonfiction as cartoon and comic books, weird but true stories, rock stars, ghosts, magic, stories about famous people, and explorations of the unknown.
Students choose nonfiction for a variety of reasons often unrelated to school curricular matters.
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