The Reading Promise - by Alice Ozma (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Ozma shares vignettes about her relationship with her father and the life lessons learned from the books he read to her.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Books included in the Streak were: <em>Great Expectations</em> by Charles Dickens, the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, <em>Harry Potter</em> by J. K. Rowling, <em>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</em> by Lewis Carroll, and Shakespeare's plays.</p><p><em>*Includes reading group guide*</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Alice Ozma has given us the gift of a remarkable love story. In her love of books, and of her father, we see the most-meaningful promises we might make to our own parents, our own children, and to ourselves." -Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor, <i>The Last Lecture</i>--<b><i>-</b></i><br><br>"Clearly fabulous for libraries everywhere... My Pick." -<i>Library Journal</i>--<b><i>-</b></i><br><br>"Tender, funny, and deeply readable, THE READING PROMISE tells the story of how a simple ritual became a treasured father-daughter tradition. Promise yourself to revisit what matters...promise you'll pick up this tribute to the ways in which books change lives." - Erin Blakemore, author of <i>The Heroine's Bookshelf</i>--<b><i>-</b></i><br><br>"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 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Pursuit of Happyness</i>--<b><i>-</b></i><br><br>This is about so much more than books and reading. It's about single-parenthood and childhood, about raising a loving, witty, articulate kid, and all of it accomplished without anyone turning into the Alpha-Parent/Tiger-Dad. -Jim Trelease, author of <i>The Read-Aloud Handbook</i>--<b><i>-</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Alice Ozma</b>, 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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