This 10-yr-old can read 100 books a year
dubai — Meet Alex W., 10-year-old student who finished reading 100 books before starting 2017.
On the sidelines of the Emirates Airlines Literature Festival, Alex told Khaleej Times that he prefers spending his free time reading rather than playing video games. Given that 2016 was named as the Year of Reading, it motivated him further to read 100 books from cover to cover.
“I love reading books because they are interesting, and they push me to think outside the box,” the Dubai-based boy of Slovakian origin said as he got his book signed by his favorite author Lucy Hawking.
Alex read books of Enid Blyton, Mark Twain, JK Rowling and Roald Dahl, and his favorite genre is adventure and fictions. The 6th grader at the Emirates International School said: “I can watch two hours of Harry Potter, but when I read it, I would find much more events and situations that I could think about. Reading makes your brain active for a longer time and stimulates critical thinking.”
His mother, who refused to be named, said encouraging young students to read should start from the family and teachers. “The habit was first encouraged by his school as they required them to read a certain amount of pages per day. Once you give a child an interesting story, they will pick up the habit of reading through the years. Now, Alex spends most of his time reading, after finishing his school work.” Alex plans to read 100 more books this year.