The latest book I read, I heard about in an article a few
years ago, and it had been on my Amazon wish list for years. So when I saw it
in Waterstones for £1 I couldn't turn it down.
The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma is about a promise Alice
and her dad made to read aloud together for 100 consecutive nights. Upon
completing what this, they then challenged themselves to see how long they
could keep their ‘streak’ of reading going. They started the challenge when
Alice was 9 years old and finished on her first day of college. This totalled
3,218 nights!
I thought it was a great book to read for the challenge, as
what they did was a challenge itself. Alice and her dad Jim have a very close
relationship and it explored her being raised by a single father and the ups
and downs of growing up.
Jim was a Librarian and his passion for reading and books
was shown throughout the book. I have to admit I cried at the end when he
retired from being a school librarian, but cried of happiness when in his
retirement he volunteered to read to the elderly in old people’s homes and
found it rewarding.
It’s a great read for anyone who is close to their dad or
has a passion for reading. There’s also a list of a selection of the books
Alice and her dad read if further reading inspiration is needed.
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