![]() My books are, and will be, for every child, even if I have to deliver them myself. READ: Marcus Rashford launches taskforce to continue fight against UK child poverty ![]() We know there are approximately 400,000 children across the UK today that have never owned a book, children that are in vulnerable environments. “There were times as a child the escapism of reading could have really helped me,” added Rashford. ![]() Rashford’s book club will recommend titles that “will champion the works of young, emerging writers and illustrators from all backgrounds,” said Macmillan. “I just wish I was offered the opportunity to really engage in reading more as a child, but books were never a thing we could budget for as a family when we needed to put food on the table.” “I only started reading at 17 and it completely changed my outlook and mentality,” Rashford said in a statement. The Manchester United and England forward is working with publisher Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) to help provide more children from underprivileged backgrounds the opportunity to read. ![]() After his successful campaigning not once, but twice forced the UK government into a U-turn on policies to help feed children from low-income families, Marcus Rashford is launching a book club in 2021 to help kids enjoy “the escapism of reading.” ![]()
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