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My grandparents noticed I was reading letters on a jacket. They bought me my first book from the I Can Read series was Harry and the Lady Next Door.
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My Godmother gave me my first book of many, Black Beauty.
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My third grade teacher read Superfudge to the whole class. I loved it so much I read the entire series.
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I read Ramona Quimby, Age 8 in the 4th grade. I loved it and read all the books in the Ramona series.
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I met the teacher that inspired me to teach in 7th grade, Mrs. Susan Fixler. She introduced me to Edgar Allan Poe.
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I read Romeo and Juliet in the 9th grade. The play developed my love for Shakespere.
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In my 10th grade Honors English class, we read To Kill A Mockingbird and A Seperate Piece.
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In AP English class in my Senior year, we read Macbeth and The Illaid!! I discovered I loved reading about mythology.
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I read the book to my favorite movie of all time, The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
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I began reading and loving more African-American authors such as Toni Morrison.
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HARRY POTTER-ENOUGH SAID!!!
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I began reading Black erotica authors like Zane and E. Lynn Harris.
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I noticed my students reading Twlight. I read it and was hooked!!
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Because of a friend, I began reading Historical fiction, Found, Sent, and Sabotaged.
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I read Push and saw the movie Precious.
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I started a book club at my church. The first book was The Shack!!
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I finished reading book three of Fifty Shades of Grey.
