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Grandmother read Blueberries for Sal
I remember my grandmother reading Blueberries for Sal to me. But, years later when I mentioned how much the book meant to me, she had no recollection of ever reading it! -
Father an avid reader
I remember my dad reading--usually the newspaper or magazines, never novels. -
Mother read Ramona the Pest to me
My favorite part was listening about Ramona wanting to give little Davy a kiss on the playground. -
1st Grade--Learning to Read!
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Reading is easy and fun!
As soon as I learned how, reading was an enjoyable activity and something I did often. -
Loved Amelia Bedelia books
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3rd Grade--Nancy Drew!
Loved many "series" books, including Nancy Drew, the Happy Hollisters, Sweet Valley Twins, and many, many others (whose names have been lost to time...) -
Watched Reading Rainbow on TV
"Butterfly in the sky...I can go twice as high..." -
5th Grade--Teacher read Pippi Longstocking
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9th Grade--The Raven, favorite poem
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Signed copy of Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Read the book Running Loose by Chris Crutcher, who visited my school and signed a copy for me. Years later, e-mailed Mr. Crutcher during a Young Adult Literature class, and he remembered my high school! -
High School--Didn't like "Classics"
I always loved reading, except for a lot of the things assigned in English class, such as The Scarlett Letter. Perhaps I would like that more now that I am older. -
11th Grade--Read The Handmaid's Tale
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College--First Children's Literature class
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Loved Tuesday by Weisner
Tuesday and other amazing books I read in an undergraduate Children's Literature class were a big part of my deciding to become a Librarian. -
Grad School & Harry Potter!
I actually had not read Harry Potter until it was assigned for a class in graduate school. -
Begin reading to own children
