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In a bid to encourage people to enjoy reading more, Premier League Reading Stars (PLRS) was set up in 2003. The concept is simple - football has a great following and footballers themselves are increasingly being seen as national and international icons. The project hopes to "harnesses the motivational power of football to encourage families to enjoy reading". The Football Foundation describes how it works: "Each of the 20 Premier League teams has nominated a 'Reading Champion' to recommend his favourite book. The club then adopts a maximum of 3 public libraries which then host a reading club, based on the book choices of all 20 Premiership Reading Champions. In addition, other popular children's titles are also supplied free to partner libraries. Both the children and parents attend the reading club, a visit to a bookshop, as well as a session visit from a football author! Some lucky readers may also get to meet their favourite team's 'Reading Champion'!" For those of you who are interested in what the players recommended this year, the full list is reproduced here (you can buy all of these books from Amazon.com):
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