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Christmas Day/Birthday
My birth interrupted my parents' Christmas lunch with family.
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T.G. Literacy Timeline 2012
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Age 4
Mom read the Bible to my sister and me to comfort us when we were alone. This one was a children's version with lots of great illustrations. -
Babysitter
My babysitter's son, who was one year younger than me, learned to read before I did! I did not like that! -
Kindergarten
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Nostalgia
I recently found this book at my grandma's house while helping clean it out after she died. It brought back a world of memories. This was my absolute favorite book during that time. -
Reading in 2nd Grade = BORING!
In second grade, we had to do a color-coded reading program, perhaps SRA, that I thought was incredibly boring. I breezed through it.
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Little House on the Prairie
My mom, sister, and I loved to watch Little House on the Prairie, so my mom introduced us to this book series. I read every book!
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Read This in School Around 5th grade
As a class, we read this book. I was fascinated by the strength of this girl who never gave up. Her life was much more difficult than my own.
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This Was a Gift
This was a gift from my mom for Christmas one year. I did not love my name because it was different. I think this was her way of encouraging me to appreciate it more. -
Early High School Reading Assignment
This was one of the few assigned books from high school that I truly enjoyed.
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Major Connection to This Book
My mom read this book and told me I had to read it. I felt like I could have been the main character in this book. It made me laugh and cry. -
First Pregnancy
Read this book to my first baby in utero. I just wanted her to know how much she was loved!
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Elizabeth was born!
I began reading children's books to my first-born before she could talk. -
Liz's favorite book at 3
I had this book completely memorized, I read it so many times to Liz when she was 3. -
Love to Read This to My Kiddos!
I love Dr. Seuss! This book has been one of my favorites to read to my kiddos! -
Reading mostly bedtime stories
I am now reading mostly children's books, with an occasional magazine article, and the Gainesville Daily Register! -
Trying to Encourage my Middle School Daughter
My daughter brought home the first in this trilogy from school one day with the intention of getting AR points. She read the first few pages, and decided she disliked this book. I picked it up, began reading, and was hooked! I made her check out the remaining books from her school library so I could read them!
