Encouraging News

Well, my mother commissioned — well, bribed — her friend’s 10-year-old daughter to read our children’s book. 

It turns out that this little girl does not like to read.  She’s into video games and such. 

For school, she is required to read at least 40 minutes a day and must write down the title of the book she’s reading and the author.  She has agreed, for a slight fee, to read Circus Summer for school.

Her mother informed my mother — who just informed me — that the little girl started the book and is really excited about it!  She’s even reading more than the 40 minutes that she’s required to for school!

This is simply unheard of in that household!!!!

She’s not done with the book yet, but she’ll be happy to tell me what she thinks of it when she’s done with it.


Because she's so excited about the book, her brother wants to read it too!  He's 12 and hates to read too.  The problem is that he wants to start the book before his sister is finished with it, so they are constantly fighting over the book.

Fighting over a book!  This is simply unheard of in that household!!!!

Now, I’m not naïve.  I know the money Mom offered enticed them to read the book in the first place.  I’m not stupid — but I’m still holding on to the thought that these kids, who don’t like to read, are enjoying this book!

This is totally AWESOME!!! 


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