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At the age of 12-13 years old I spent a year reading my way through the science-fiction section of our local public library. I grew up in a very small mountain town in Germany so consequently there weren’t that many books in the sci-fi section. I would say right around 15 to 20.  I’ve always considered that some sort of accomplishment to have read and enjoyed all these books at that age. 

Well, this summer my record was broken. Turns out my 13 year old daughter read over 25 books in a three month period. Everything from John Grisham to Uncle Toms Cabin - and of course Harry Potter. With Potter she took her time and purposefully slowed down to deliciously stretch out the savor of the story line. At the moment she is reading the Kite Runner, which by all accounts has gotten a lot of acclaim.

I am a proud papa to be sure. Don’t know how much of the books she will remember. In my case there are one or two specific scenes that stuck with me all these years. One of them was about a hominoid population of a planet that had sharp bone ridges instead of teeth. No toothache, no dental problems. This book always comes back to me whenever I am in a dentist chair…..