A schoolboy is making it his mission for every young person in his area to have a book to read over the summer holidays. Kane Williams, 12, loves reading so much that he has launched a book drive to collect donations of books to give to young people in Tremorfa, Cardiff.
Kane, whose favourite books are the Harry Potter series, said that he became passionate about making sure all the children in his area had a book to read over the summer after seeing research about the numbers of children without their own books. According to Literacy Trust, More than 380,000 children in the UK don't have a single book of their own.
Year Seven pupil Kane, who is aiming to collect 2,000 books, said: "It's so important for children to have a book to read because it will help them with their speech and language and how to pronounce words properly as well as their writing and their imagination. So, I thought I would try and give every single kid in my area some books."
