IV. Discourse       The recent disclosure that less than half of children aged between eight and 18 take pleasure inreading is a cause for concern. This is the lowest enjoyment level since 2005, and it reveals an unsettlingpattern of growing inequality. __36__ This number doubled to almost one in five amongthose facing financial difficulties. Moreover, the cost-of-living crisis caused 20% of parents to spend lesson books for their children, which rose to 36% among those experiencing financial difficulties.        __37__ If poorer families are investing less of the £445m devoted to children's reading,then wealthier families must be allocating more. In times of economic pressure, libraries play a crucialrole in reducing the inequality gap. __38__ Despite libraries being a vital part of the readingecosystem, they have been subjected to notable cutbacks in public services, with school libraries receivingthe most severe impact.        In addressing the needs of the children most adversely affected by the cost-of-living crisis, primaryschool libraries must be taken seriously. __39__As the children's laureate in 2021, authorCressida Cowell called for a ring-fenced annual investment of £100m in primary school libraries in anopen letter to then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson. __40__ 
(A) One in seven primary schools lacks a library space altogether, and this disadvantage is skewedtowards the north of England, where children's reading attainment at ages 10 and 11 is already lower.
(B) Nielsen BookScan's sales data for the past year revealed a 15% increase in the overall number ofchildren's books sold compared to 2019, but the number declined by 1.2% in the first few months ofthis year.
(C) This demand must be taken seriously since it directly addresses the needs of the children who aremost affected by the current financial crisis.
(D) The National Literacy Trust's survey, conducted ahead of World Book Day, revealed that economicpressures prevent 10% of parents and caregivers interviewed throughout the UK from reading to theirchildren.
(E) They offer children of all ages a place to select books independently, and recent borrowing datahighlighted that a children's author, Julia Donaldson, was at the top of the lending charts, with fiveother writers in the top 10.
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(A) One in seven primary schools lacks a library space altogether, and this disadvantage is skewed towards the north of England, where children's reading attainment at ages 10 and 11 is already lower.
(B) Nielsen BookScan's sales data for the past year revealed a 15% increase in the overall number of children's books sold compared to 2019, but the number declined by 1.2% in the first few months of this year.
(C) This demand must be taken seriously since it directly addresses the needs of the children who are most affected by the current financial crisis.
(D) The National Literacy Trust's survey, conducted ahead of World Book Day, revealed that economic pressures prevent 10% of parents and caregivers interviewed throughout the UK from reading to their children.
(E) They offer children of all ages a place to select books independently, and recent borrowing data highlighted that a children's author, Julia Donaldson, was at the top of the lending charts, with five other writers in the top 10.