My Reading History

  • People who read to me when I was little

    People who read to me when I was little
    My grandmother always read to me before bed when I was a little girl.
  • The first book I ever read

    The first book I ever read
    The first book I ever read was "Where The Wild Things Are"
  • Chapter Books

    Chapter Books
    The first set of chapter books I ever read was the Junie B Jones books. I have read every book in that series.
  • People I remember who loved to read

    People I remember who loved to read
    My mother has always enjoyed reading. My mother has always encouraged reading and has made me the reader that I am today.
  • Books I loved reading in school

    Books I loved reading in school
    My favorite books to read while I was in elementary school was all the "Boxcar Children" books.
  • Books I have read on my own and enjoyed

    Books I have read on my own and enjoyed
    ALL the Amber Brown books by Paula Danzinger
  • Books I hated reading in school

    Books I hated reading in school
    I did not like reading Huckleberry Finn in school. Every year when I was in school, slavery was taught and I was so burned out from reading the same content in school every year. At this time, my taste for reading started to explode. I started becoming aware of different genres of books such as mysteries or documentaries.
  • Favorite activist I have read about

    Favorite activist I have read about
    Martin Luther King is a great activist but my favorite is Malcolm X. I loved reading about Malcolm X because he was not afraid of anything or correcting his mistakes. Great man!
  • My favorite book in high school

    My favorite book in high school
    "The Catcher in the Rye" was my favorite book to read for leisure in high school.
  • Memories I have about reading

    Memories I have about reading
    My memories of reading are fun memories and excitement. I have always loved to read since I was a child.