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Anthony Horowitz has claimed best-selling children's books written by some celebrities do nothing to raise their level of literacy.

The novelist, who writes the popular young adult Alex Rider franchise, said some books may be entertaining, but the writing quality is not 'literary'.

Asked about the commercial success of titles by the likes of comedians David Walliams and David Baddiel, he told Radio Times: 'I take the view that any book a child reads is a good thing, but it does rankle me that the shelves and bestseller lists are now so jam-packed with books that don't

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