The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma

When Alice was in fourth grade, she and her father-- a beloved elementary school librarian-- made a promise to read aloud together for 100 consecutive nights. Upon reaching their goal, they celebrated over pancakes, but it was clear that neither wanted to let go of what had become their reading ritual. They decided to continue what they came to call "The Streak" for as long as they possibly could.

From Frank L. Baum to Dickens to J.K. Rowling to Shakespeare, Alice's father read to her every night without fail until they day she entered college, a remarkable eight years later. In this deeply affecting memoir, Alice tells the story of her relationship with the extraordinary man who raised her. From her dad's steadying hand on the back of her wobbly bike to his one-man crusade to keep reading in schools, Alice weaves a series of deftly written, often hilarious vignettes about the words they shared and the spaces in between.
           - Summary from the back of The Reading Promise

This book was a bestseller for The LA Times, Barnes and Noble, American Booksellers’ Association, and IndieBound. It was in the Amazon Top 5 Movers and Shakers and cracked the top 100 books. GoodReads.com voters said it was one of the top five  memoirs/autobiographies of the year. It has been featured on The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, CBS Sunday Morning,  NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon, Fox and Friends, The Today Show, and in publications ranging from The Washington Post to Wired to Marie Claire.

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