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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
This is the first book that I can remember being read to me. My parents started reading to me between the ages of 2 or 3 and this is the earliest book I can remember. -
The Rainbow Fish, Marcus Pfister
I remember reading this before I started Kindergarten and loving the color throughout the book. -
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Simms Taback
Once I started Kindergarten I remember this being the first book that I picked up from our classroom library trips. -
Frog and Toad Are Friends, Arnold Lobel
I adored this book as a first-grader. The whole class read this at the beginning of first grade and later in the school year I remember going to a live-action play for this book. -
A Bad Case of Stripes, David Shannon
In the Summer between kindergarten and first grade, I got this book from the library and had my mom read it to me a lot. -
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
There is a gap in my memory of the books I read. The next time I remember is 6th grade. I loved this book series it is what got me really into reading. -
Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
After reading the first book I knew I had to continue the series because I absolutely loved it. I was able to bond with my teacher since we were both reading the series. -
Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
This was the first book that made me cry. I remember sitting in class reading it and tearing up. My teacher had seen me and knew exactly how I felt and where I was at in the book that made me feel this way. -
Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes
Going into 7th grade this is the book that stands out the most. I really enjoyed this book, but a girl in my class ended up spoiling it before I was able to finish it. -
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief, Rick Riordan
The class read this book during the last part of 7th grade, and I really liked it, but I never got the urge to read any of the other books which surprised me. I liked it better as a stand-alone book. -
The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton
One of my favorite memories from 8th grade was reading this book. This is one of my favorite books, I have reread this book to many times to count. It is one that has just really stuck with me. -
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling
In the summer between 8th grade and my freshman year, I started reading this series and I liked it a lot. I loved the books so I figured I should read the books. -
The Maze Runner, James Dashner
At the start of freshman year, I started reading this series and loved it. I read all three books, and watch all three movies. -
Beowulf, Unknown
In my freshman year, we read this poem at the end of the school year, and it was one of the most difficult things to find an interest in when reading. I struggled to read this because I found it very boring. -
Twilight
I had watched the Twilight movies and wanted to start the books so I had started reading them in my sophomore year. I got the books for Christmas during my sophomore year. -
The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
This book made me very annoyed as a junior. I could not read this at all, it was a struggle to even open it, so having to read for class was not fun. -
The Crucible, Arthur Miller
Junior year the class had to read this and I was one of the few people that actually enjoyed it. When we were reading this book we all read for a certain character so being able to engage in that way was enjoyable. -
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
I really liked reading this book my junior year. This was a book that I was looking forward to reading all year and it was great. -
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
I had previously started this book before, but I did not read it completely until I was in quarantine. I finished this book right before my 20th birthday and I really enjoyed it. -
A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin
I had watched the whole series of Game of Thrones and was interested in finding out about a lot of the stuff that had been left out of the TV show. My boyfriend had gotten me the first book for my 22nd birthday and I am still reading it currently.