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With practice you can achieve your best score!\n\n- Age-appropriate books from 2nd grade through 8th grade levels\n- Listen to the stories read out loud and follow along\n- Track student progress and scores\n- Aligned with school curriculum and common core standards\n- Curated by teachers and educators to explore every academic subject\n- Categories include science, sports, history, inventions, food and nutrition, geography, animals, music, mythology, biographies, and more\n\nThere’s no wi-fi needed to play, so students can take this digital library with them on the go.\n\nNo information is collected from the device, it is fully secure and COPPA compliant.\n\n\"This app helped me in my reading. Now I have an A+. I am very happy I tried this app.”\n\nSpark Reading is completely free forever. If you choose to subscribe, payment will be charged to your Apple account. 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