From: Rob Reid <reidra>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 13:21:10 -0500 (CDT)

My third oldest daughter, Alice, is unlike her sisters. While they are both straight A students and are reading way above their grade level, Alice has struggled with school. I like to think she's on her own pace. Alice does love to read, however, and she reads a lot of series (Babysitters, Sweet Valley, American Girls). Until recently, she didn't seem interested in any of the "choice" books I brought home. Refusing to sweat about it, I kept waiting for her to grow tired of the series. She's still not tired of them, but this morning she surprised me when she casually said, "My all-time favorite books are Bridge to Teribithia, Shiloh, Number the Stars, and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." She was surprised when I told her they all four won the Newbery Award. Now she's working through the list of Newbery winners
(in between Karen's Little Sister), and her daddy is happy.

Rob Reid Eau Claire, WI Pothole Junction of the Free World
Received on Mon 07 Jul 1997 01:21:10 PM CDT