Ok, real quick, speaking as a librarian, you absolutely cannot despair about the adult literacy crisis and shame adults for reading fiction books you do not personally care for or think are "challenging" at the same time. It doesn't work with kids, and it doesn't work with adults.
Here's how to increase someone's reading level:
1) Let them read whatever they choose without shame or judgment. Maybe get them talking about it using open-ended, non-leading questions to encourage critical thinking and comprehension.
2) Let them get bored after a while and seek out different books.
3) Repeat.
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crushing: you saw a trans person out in the wild and you weren't fagging it up enough for them to notice you
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Welcome to the age of enthusiasm.
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My neighbor Kermitoro.
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Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii), in breeding plumage, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
photograph by Dr. Raju Kasambe
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