I went to Guy B. Teachey Elementary school once we moved to North Carolina. The school had a reading program called Accelerated Reader that I of course was interested in. We got to choose from a variety of books and then all we had to do was go on a computer and answer a few questions about the book that we had read. My mom would have me summarize and discuss with her every book before I would take the test. I made a perfect score on almost every AR computer test. That was when I realized not only did I enjoy reading but I was actually pretty good at it. I was reading all of these amazing books and I was comprehending them well enough that I could answer almost any question that was thrown at me. My favorite books that I read, even still to this day, were Tuck Everlasting and Harry Potter.
When I was in Middle School our local library held a reading contest every summer to see who could read the most books. This obviously appealed to me because not only do I enjoy reading but I am highly competitive. I made sure I was in the “Top 3 Readers” during all three summers that I participated. I was reading so many books each summer that I eventually had to start reading books that were outside of my normally preferred fantasy/mystery genre. This prepared me for all of the books that I would have to read throughout my educational career. If we are all being completely honest with ourselves, most of our teachers did not require the most interesting of book choices.
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