Hugs to Nicole! What a special girl! Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Maples To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:40 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: parent brag The summer reading contest ends tonight at midnight and we are once again busting with pride for Nichole. She set a goal of two books a day, whether reading to kids, for fun, or learning. She read some very short books (35 pages) and some very long books (over 400), depending on her health and attention span, and loved about 90% of them. She read all the original American Girl books in the Bookshare collection and several of the American Girl mysteries as well as some Dr. Seuss, Franklin, Junie B. Jones, Nancy Drew (notebooks and originals), Encyclopedia Brown as well as Christian titles. The amazing part is her "want to read" list is longer than ever. In another post I will share her final book report on "Tuesdays with Morrie" with an amazing revelation for our family. It may have been one of her favorites for the many reasons listed in her report. Our heartfelt thanks to the many volunteers that made her journey possible. Valerie