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My kindergarten teacher gave me a part in the end of the year show "Lion King" because I could read the lines needed to perform the small part. -
I picked up the first Harry Potter book and fell in love with the wizarding world J.K. Rowling had created. -
A 3rd grade teacher (shout out to Mr.Smith!) recognized my love of reading about outer space and started a NASA club. -
I was recommended for the GATE program in 3rd grade due to my high reading scores -
My grandmother and I read Scripture and workbooks to work through Religious Rites. -
During elementary school we would earn free pizza and other rewards for reading books. -
This this was where I discovered historical fiction. The Book Thief and Milkweed, as well as other series that I devoured
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My English teacher pointed out that I do so well because I have multiple books with me at all times. This was also where I fell in love with Life of Pi. -
I always had 3 books on me at all times and spent a lot of time in my school library.
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I make it an album on Facebook to keep track of the books I have read, and strive to beat that number every year.