Reading History

Began to Read

1999

My grandma always read to us and made us learn sight words for the books she read. This is how I was taught to read at four years of age.

Dislike to Read Out Loud

2001

In school I hated to read, especially out loud because I had a stutter and other children would laugh.

I Needed Entertainment

2002

Because I a had 3 younger brothers they got to watch TV on our only TV. I did not like their shows and hated repeats. So my mom gave me a book called Junie B. Jones. I feel in love with the series and then started reading more series such as Nate the Great, The Puppy Place, American Girl, and more.

Reading to my Siblings

2003

I loved to read to The Cat and The Hat books to my little brothers. They did not mind if I stuttered. Most of the time I also acted out the book, which helped with my stuttering.

Started to Love to Read

2003

I discovered that I can have my own voice in a book. the characters were perfect and I could relate to them in many ways. I could be myself when reading and get lost in hours of entertainment. My stutter did not matter when reading books.

First Library Visit

2006

My first library was the Whitney Library. They had a small selection of book and most of the time I had to reserve the book. I discovered Manga here.

Sahara West Library

2007

This was the first library I went to where it actually had the books I wanted. My dad would drop me off and I would spend hours reading Manga. Before checking out about 15 books for the week.

Reading was my World

2007

Reading became a huge part of my life. For birthdays and Christmas I would receive gift cards from Boarders and Barnes & Nobles. When I started to earn an allowance I would go buy a book.

Wanting More

2008

Wanting more to read, I began to read teen fictional stories. It started out with the Percy Jackson Series and then I started to love vampires so I started to read The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd.

Addicted

2008

I read in the bath, the bus, at dinner, the car, waiting in class, and more. Any free time I had it was in a book. I started to read so much that when I got in trouble my mom would take away my books.

New Obession

2009

After reading the Haunted Night Series, I wanted more teen fictional books. I loved the vampire books the most. I started to read Vampire Academy, twilight, Harry Potter, Morganville Vampires, Vampire Diaries and more.

High School Library

2010

When I started high school I spend all my lunch hour and break in the library. If I wasn't in the library I was reading on my own. Lost in my books.

Present

2013

After high school my reading has decreased due to work, school, other issues and becoming a mother. I always watch TV with subtitles on because I love to read then. I do read a children's book every night to my son and visit the library every week, to help my son start to read. Reading has change my perspective in life and help me find a place where I can explore my mind. Having that book near me, even though I was by myself to other people, I never felt alone.