I am very excited to see DD8 becoming an avid and more rapid reader.  It took her a long time to read Heidi, but once she finished it, she read one of the Little House series and Water Babies in very rapid succession.  When she made a comment about how reading "opens up new worlds for you" or something similar, I knew she had become a reader and was very thrilled. 

Before I left for the library tonight, I asked the kids what books to return and what ones to keep.  As we went through the stack, it turned out that DD8 had read a lot more books during her free time than I realized.  HOORAY!