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Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
(www.theguardian.com)
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Also having teachers that understand the value of literature besides traditional early American/European authors. Those authors are boring (for me) for the most part. If your school district forces that particular genre, let the kids read Frankenstein or other early sci-fi and horror. For the love of all that is enjoyable, don't force Hawthorne on anyone. Especially when they are, as a purely hypothetical, falling asleep while reading the book in class.