Remember signing up for the library summer reading program? This is something that many American children do. When I was small, I was able to go to the public library by myself on my bike starting in about 1st grade, and I was determined to begin with the As in fiction and read all the way through. Every week I took out seven books, and every week I returned for more. When my kids got to be 7, I granted them permission to get their own library cards and start going to the library by themselves. My daughter, naturally cautious, asked a friend to come over so that they could walk to the library together. My son, a few years later, was off like a shot. I received a voicemail on my cell phone from a dear friend who noted: "Just saw him heading down Xenia Avenue by himself. If this is fine, ignore the call, but if not, I thought you'd want to know." I assured her later that as long as she saw him on the stretch between our house and the library, that was fine. Anything fu...
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