My 12yo did something similar over the weekend. She hasn't read at home since she started middle school. We used to read to her at night, but she negotiated a later bedtime without stories which was fine with us. In elementary school, she'd have to take tests throughout the year and earn x amount of points for a nine weeks. She doesn't have that this year. But over the weekend she asked if she couldn't sleep could she read for a little bit. I know my kid needs her sleep, but if she's actually reading, I'm not going to say no.

I have a Kavu wallet that I bought years ago. I bought it at an airport (not sure which one), so it was probably more expensive than it needed to be. I've probably had it 8-10 years.

I think a book is a great idea. People are probably going to suggest books they enjoyed as a kid, which is great, but there's so much more diverse authors and topics being published today, I'd try to find something that was written more recently. Take a gander at Amazon for ideas for middle grade or YA books. You don't need to buy from them, but they have books grouped by age.

I have that one, too! Got it in 1996. Still use it.

I don't have a reading goal, but I do keep track of what I've read throughout the year. Once I'm done reading a book, I take a pic of the cover and post to a thread on Twitter. That way I can go back and look to see what I've read.