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English in Education
Research Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
Volume 56, 2022 - Issue 3: Margaret Meek Spencer: Taking Her Work On
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“The great secrets of reading”: Margaret Meek Spencer, reading process and children’s mystery and detective fiction

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Pages 235-243 | Received 08 Apr 2022, Accepted 09 Jun 2022, Published online: 24 Jul 2022

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