A site devoted to thoughts about books, reading, and libraries relevant to Africa mostly by Michael Kevane, co-Director of Friends of African Village Libraries, a small 501(c)(3) non-profit devoted to helping village and small community libraries in Africa. I am also an economist at Santa Clara University. Other frequent contributors are Kate Parry, FAVL-East Africa director, and Anne-Reed Angino, FAVL networker extraordinaire! For more information see the FAVL website,
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Sunday, November 02, 2008
How fast can Elliot read when he wants to?
He read The Battle of the Labyrinth in about five hours. 381 pages of pure fun, apparently.
And amongst the younger crowd (i.e., 7-8 year-old boys) the Black Lagoon and Captain Underpants series induce similar rapid-fire reading!
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