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When I was young, my mom read to me every night before bed.
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Magic School Bus
I watched the TV show after school every day and read books from the series as well. -
PBS TV shows
Wishbone and Reading Rainbow became very popular shows in my house. -
My mom was the room mom for my class and came to read the class a story every Friday.
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Reading to my baby brother
When I was in first grade, My little brother was born. I helped my mom read bedtime stories to my little brother, like she did with me. -
In 2nd grade, I loved reading the Junie B. Jones series.
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Accelerated Reader
I made good grades on all of my AR tests and read at a 5th grade reading level. -
My teacher read Harry Potter during snack time
My third grade teacher, Ms. Luther read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone out loud to the class during snacktime. At that point, I did not care for Harry Potter because the book seemed confusing and hard to follow. However, that changed a few years later. -
My love for horses encouraged me to read.
I loved horses and took horseback riding lessons for ten years. During that time, I read every horse related book I could get my hands on. -
Visiting the library
Every summer while I was in elementary school, my mom took me and my siblings to the public library once a week for storytime. Afterwards, we were each allowed to choose up to 5 books to check out. -
I would stay up and read past my bedtime.
My parents would often come to my bedroom to check on me before they went to bed and find me under the sheets with a flashlight reading a book. I guess I wasn't as sneaky as I thought I was! -
The Black Stallion
My grandmother introduced me to The Black Stallion series and I quickly read all of Walter Farley's books. -
Horse Illusrtated
My aunt bought me a magazine subscription to Horse Illustrated for my birthday every year while I was in middle school.This continued to be my favorite present for years. -
Science Fiction
In 7th grade, I read the book Ender's Game and developed a love for science fiction, which I still have today. -
I rediscovered Harry Potter
My mom bought the first three books of the series for me and I fell in love. After that, I went to the midnight releases for the remaining books. -
High School English classes
I found most of the required reading in high school, like The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, and Pride and Prejudice to be unappealing to my taste. -
I became obsessed with the Twilight Trilogy.
I have read every book at least three times and seen the all movies. I am looking forward to the premiere of the final movie in November! -
My favorite part of being a babysitter is reading books to the kids before bed.
