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The Fuller Cut Barber Shop\xa0in Ypsilanti, Michiganbelieves in living, working and staying in the community. They\xa0gives $2 discounts to kids who read books aloud to their barbers while they\u2019re getting their hair done.\n\nAnd a lot of the time those two bucks go directly into the kids\u2019 pockets.\n\n\u201cParents love it and the kids \u2026 well, they like getting the two dollars back,\u201d Ryan Griffin, the barber at the Fuller Cut who brought the discount program to the shop, told The Huffington Post with a laugh. \u201cWe get compliments from teachers all the time, too.\u201dThe kids at the Fuller Cut don\u2019t read any ol\u2019\xa0books, either. Because the shop caters to diverse communities, Griffin\u2019s literary selection \u2014 which includes 75 to 100 rotating titles \u2014 has a very specific theme.\u201cAll our books have positive images of African-Americans \u2014 whether it\u2019s astronauts, athletes or writers,\u201d Griffin said. How amazing is the gift of reading you tell me? Dial-in 818-495-6975