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Birth
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Grandmother would read to me
She would read to me Malayalam children's books. -
My sisters would read to me
They were in elementary and in middle school during this time. -
Learning how to read
Cat, Pat, Pot, Top were the first words I was able to read. -
Watching Reading Rainbow in class
Teacher would read us books that were shown off the show -
The Mouse and the Motorcyle
Beverly Clearly -
Started reading Boxcar Children
Had to make a diorama from a specific part of the first book -
Watching Arthur in class
"Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card..." -
Dear, Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary. I read this in my 3rd grace class, and I thought the title sounded a lot like my teacher's last name: Mrs.Hendershot -
Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing
Read it in 4th grade, then a class trip to watch it as a play -
AR Reader
Moved to a new elementary school, started reading books and scoring high enough points to win Reading Across Broward and becoming Champion -
Encylopedia Brown
Would read the book in class, and teacher would allow us to watch an episode that same Friday -
Little Women
First time a book made me cry, still love the book -
Sweet Valley High
My older sisters were in high school so I would feel like this was a little window to their lives. -
Pippi Longstocking
Would love reading it to the point of wearing my hair in what I can only hope resembled her hairstyle -
Matilda - Ronald Dahl
Loved reading this book so much! -
The Babysitter's Club
Encouraged me to start my own short-lived babysitting club; which was limited to just family... my family -
Read my first Harry Potter book
I started reading it, loved it so much that I shared it with my parents who told me to stop reading it because they didn't want me to believe in magic, it only made me want to read it more. -
Times Kids Magazine
Would read this every Friday in class, learning about kids around the world, about politics, and everything under the sun. It was awesome -
Little House on the Prarie
Loved reading about Laura -
Maniac Magee - Jerry Spinelli
Had to read this for English Class in Middle school, loved it though -
Book Club - Twilight
Had to read Twilight, for my high school book club. Way before it became famous -
Meet Judy Blume
@ local library, signed autograph -
The last Harry Potter book
I cried, the entire time -
Started and finished the Hunger Games
It was a pleasant surprise at how good the series actually was.
