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There are many people who frown upon the tradition of Halloween. Kids begging for tooth-rotting candy have given the holiday a bad rap.
But you can't deny the good that Halloween has done for the world, especially literacy rates.
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In this comic, Josh Mecouch of Formal Sweatpants points out that horror-filled storybooks have encouraged kids to read -- even if the material of choice is a tad questionable.
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