What We're Reading Now: Cathy

The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma

Alice and her father - who is an elementary school librarian - made a pact when she was 9 years old that he would read aloud to her for 100 nights. When they finished that, they decided to continue The Streak for 1,000 nights. It finally turned into 3,218 nights of reading, ending on her first day of college. In between we see the changes in her life as Alice grows up: her parents' divorce, learning to drive, going to prom, dealing with school. The bond between the father and daughter is very strong and you almost forget there is a sister in the household. She includes a list of the books they read - the ones that they remember.