In order to determine young adolescents' interest in reading and to propose explanations for their reading behaviours, a team of researchers evaluated the importance for young people of reading outside mandatory academic activities. The study shed light on the reasons why adolescents like reading, and made it possible to provide a profile of secondary school readers that takes their reading habits into account. The conclusions of the study indicate significant relationships between the students' motivation to read, their reading behaviours and their reading skills.