Books have always been ‘’cool’’ for the 11-year-old from Figtree, better known as Jazzy.

And forget about Wonder Woman and the like, the self-professed book nut prefers rubbing shoulders with her real life superheroes, authors like Allison Tait, Deborah Abela and Tristan Bancks.

But reading for a reason is what Jazzy loves doing most, something she has done for the past six years by supporting MS Readathon.

Jazzy is enjoying her third year as a MS Readathon ambassador and is working hard to spread her joy of reading and encourage kids to participate in the reading-based fundraiser which has been running in Australian schools since 1979.

‘’I’ve always loved reading,’’ Jazzy said.

‘’It feels so good to be able to put my passion for books towards something useful. Through sponsorship, I can help the lives of almost 24,000 Australians suffering from MS. It’s fun to be able to read for a good cause.’’

The Cedars College year 6 student’s love of reading is shared by her seven-year-old brother Taj Sim.

The Cedars’ year 2 student has joined his big sister and is now taking part in his third MS Readathon.

MS Readathon encourages people of all ages to read and improve their literacy whilst at the same time empowering them to make a difference in the lives of people living with multiple sclerosis.

Participants read as much as possible during August and ask friends and family to sponsor them either online at www.msreadathon.org.au or by giving a donation.

This money goes towards providing vital and much needed support and services for people and their families living with MS, whilst the search for a cure continues.

MS, which attacks the central nervous system, is the most common neurological disease in young adults.

Statistics show that four people every working day, or 1000 people each year in Australia are diagnosed with MS.

Just on 75 per cent of people living with MS are women. There is no known cause or cure for the disease.