My History as a Reader

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    My History as a Reader

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

    Age: around 2yrs old. My mother started reading to my brother and I around this age when we could talk and interact with the book. This book was one of our favorites because of all the bright colors and the foods used.
  • The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

    The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

    Age: 3 years old. My mother started having me read words and sentences from this book to prepare me for preschool.
  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

    If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

    Age-5 This was one of my favorite books to read at this age because of the scenarios that would happen after you gave the mouse a cookie.
  • Babymouse series by Matthew Holm

    Babymouse series by Matthew Holm

    Age-7-10 I really liked this series because it was more like reading a comic book than it was like reading a book.
  • Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne

    Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne

    Age-9 I read this series because it was easy books to read to boost my AR reading level and get ahead on reading assignments.
  • The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

    The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

    Age:10 I got this series for my birthday and absolutely loved the first book. I loved fairytale books at this age and this series grew my fascination with dystopian societies.
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    Age-11 I have never read a book so fast in my life when it comes to this story. I was in middle school and was a book worm at the time and loved this series.
  • Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

    Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

    Age-11 After reading the first book, I decided that I desperately needed to read the second book to find out what happened after Katniss won the games.
  • Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

    Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

    Age-11 After reading the first two books, I could not just stop after the cliffhanger the second book left. I read the third and final book of the series and grew to really love the series as a whole
  • Maze Runner by James Dashner

    Maze Runner by James Dashner

    Age-13 I read this book in 8th grade when my teacher had the class read it as a group. I really enjoyed reading this book because of the storyline and plot.
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth

    Divergent by Veronica Roth

    Age-13 After read the hunger games series, my mother recommended that I read this series because they are similar in some ways. I am so glad that I took her advice because it was one of my favorite series to read.
  • Insurgent by Veronica Roth

    Insurgent by Veronica Roth

    Age-13 I loved the first book and loved the second one even more because of the character development Tris goes through.
  • Allegiant

    Allegiant

    Age-13 I loved the first two books but this one kind of made me bored reading it. I hated the ending and I am not going to spoil it but it really made me dislike Roth.
  • Divergent Series by Veronica Roth

    Divergent Series by Veronica Roth

    Age-16 I re-read the first two books after re-watching the movies because I thought the books were ultimately better than the movies.
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    Age-17 I read this book in the summer for an AP English class and surprisingly liked it.
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

    Age-17 I really was a not a fan of this book because I was forced to read this by my teacher. I lost focus numerous times trying to read this.
  • The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Age-17 I somewhat liked this book. If I was not on a time crunch reading this book, I would have liked it more
  • Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

    Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

    Age-18 I re-read this series during quarantine because there was nothing else to do.
  • Divergent Series by Veronica Roth

    Divergent Series by Veronica Roth

    Age-18 I re-read this for a fourth time because of quarantine and still hated the third book.
  • Crazy Love by Francis Chan

    Crazy Love by Francis Chan

    Age-19 I recently read this book because it was recommended for me to read to grow in my faith. I am still reading it but so far like it a lot.