12-Year-Old to Read 120 Books by September 2002

Someone writes…

\”In less than two months, 12-year-old Christopher Williams plans to read 30 books. By September, he\’s expected to read 120 books. What\’s he trying to prove? Is he looking to set a record? Does he want to become a scholastic jock?
Actually, Christopher loves to read. And that passion has led him to become one of the first two youths in the state of Connecticut to serve on the Nutmeg Children\’s Book Award selection committee. The selection committee\’s job is to narrow the initial list of 120 books to 10. The committee chair said she feels that \’it\’s a great thing to include kids\’ opinions, rather than having a bunch of adults sitting around deciding what kids should read.\’\” More