Reviving Kids' Love for Long Stories | Wilmington News

A UNC Wilmington professor and children’s book author, Rayme Pastore, is sounding the alarm on kids’ fading love for long-form reading—caught up in social media scrolls instead of diving into immersive stories. He’s writing engaging middle-grade books not just to entertain, but to reignite that spark of imagination and deep connection with narrative. His mission? To make books irresistible again, proving there’s a whole universe waiting between the pages—and he’s determined to pull kids back in. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c0eb13c691a4ab4e