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First started reading
When I first started reading, I was around 6 years old and in the first grade -
Mom grew my love for reading
Once I started reading, my mom showed me how awesome reading was. From that point on, reading has always been a passion of mine -
Read the first Harry Potter book
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was one of the first books I fell in love with. I would sit at my grandparent's house all day and just read. -
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
I remember being so excited to read this book that we waiting in line for 2 hours the night it was released so I could read this book right away. -
Freshman year of high school
I remember during my freshman year in my English class, we read Grapes of Wrath, which is now one of my favorite bookis. -
My 10th grade English teacher
My English teacher in the 10th grade was Mrs. Ziegler. She made reading and learning about our books so interesting. I think she had a big influence for my love of reading -
2007
I remember seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the theaters and realizing that the book wasn't the same as the movies. I think that showed that my reading reality was different than what the movies showed -
Passing
In one of my history classes, we read a book called Passing. This solidified my love for reading and learning about history in the process.