Author: Sequoia Carrillo

One way to get teens to read more might be to add a little romance. Members of a high school romance book club in Portland, Ore., explain why they love love stories. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Fewer teens are reading for fun these days than they were about a decade ago. That’s according to a federal survey of 13-year-olds. It also found that when they do read for pleasure, they’re doing so less frequently. But that is not the case for one group of high schoolers in Portland, Oregon, who are passionate about reading romance novels. Here’s NPR’s Sequoia Carrillo.SEQUOIA CARRILLO,…