The Reading Promise: My Father And The Books We Shared

by Alice Ozma
Foreword by Jim Brozina

Grand Central Publishing | May 3, 2011 | Hardcover

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When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice''s father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college.

<LINK href="file:///C:\DOCUME<1\englanda\LOCALS<1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_themedata.thmx" rel=themeData>Alice approaches her book as a series of vignettes about her relationship with her father and the life lessons learned from the books he read to her.

Books included in the Streak were:Great Expectationsby Charles Dickens, the Oz books by L. Frank Baum,Harry Potterby J. K. Rowling, <em>Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland</em>by Lewis Carroll, and Shakespeare''s plays.
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The Reading Promise: My Father And The Books We Shared

The Reading Promise: My Father And The Books We Shared

by Alice Ozma
Foreword by Jim Brozina

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When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice''s father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college.

<LINK href="file:///C:\DOCUME<1\englanda\LOCALS<1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_themedata.thmx" rel=themeData>Alice approaches her book as a series of vignettes about her relationship with her father and the life lessons learned from the books he read to her.

Books included in the Streak were:Great Expectationsby Charles Dickens, the Oz books by L. Frank Baum,Harry Potterby J. K. Rowling, <em>Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland</em>by Lewis Carroll, and Shakespeare''s plays.

About the Book

When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice's father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college. @lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;Alice will approach this book as a series of vignettes about her relationship with her father and the life lessons learned from the books he read to her.@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;Books included in the Streak were: @lt;em@gt;Great Expectations@lt;/em@gt; by Charles Dickens, the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, @lt;em@gt;Harry Potter@lt;/em@gt; by J. K. Rowling, @lt;em@gt;Alice's Adventures in Wonderland@lt;/em@gt; by Lewis Carroll, and Shakespeare's plays.

Format: Hardcover

Dimensions: 304 Pages, 5.51 × 8.27 × 0.79 in

Published: May 3, 2011

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Language: English

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:

ISBN - 10: 0446583774

ISBN - 13: 9780446583770

From the Critics

"THE READING PROMISE is a powerful testament to the difference a parent''s devotion and the act of reading can make in a child''s life. A rare and triumphant story." - Chris Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happyness

About the Author

Alice Ozma, a recent Rowan University graduate, currently lives in the Rittenhouse Square area of Philadelphia, PA. She is passionate about literature, education, and working with children. Find out more about this author by visiting her website:www.makeareadingpromise.com.
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