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er use" to rea" to me$ I love" it #!en s!e ma"e t!e #or"s on t!e %age of any oo& come to life$ 'a&ing every story s!e rea" seem li&e an a"venture$ I remem er #!en s!e rea" me story a out (ona! in t!e elly of t!e #!ale$ )!e ma"e every "etail a out t!at story feel so real$ It felt li&e I #as insi"e t!e elly of t!e #!ale #it! (ona!$ I #ante" my #or"s to come to life li&e !ers "i"$ Ever since t!en I guess I starte" my *ourney to ecome literate$ W!en I #as aroun" t!e age of five years ol" I #oul" rea" everyt!ing t!at I coul" get my !an"s on+ oo&s, comics, cereal o-es, everyt!ing$ 'y mom #oul" al#ays ta&e me to #or& #it! !er since s!e coul"n.t affor" a a ysitter$ )!e #as a nurse t!at #or&e" #or&e" #it! many ol"er %eo%le$ 'y favorite %atient of !ers #as 'r$ /!om%son ecause !e sa# t!at I en*oye" rea"ing an" !e !a" a %assion for it as #ell$ Every time I sa# !im !e #as al#ays rea"ing a oo&$ 0n my irt!"ay !e gave me a oo& calle" 10liver /#ist2$ Every"ay !e #oul" as& !o# far I reac!e" in t!e oo& an" tal& a out t!e !istory of t!e oo& u% until t!e "ay !e "ie" #!enever I loo& at t!at oo& it remin"s me of !im al#ays as&ing !o# far I #as in t!e oo&$ 3e use" to tell me t!at t!e more I rea" t!e t!e more you &no#$ Loo&ing ac& at it !e really ma"e rea"ing very rela-ing an" soot!ing I al#ays en*oye" rea"ing ut for some rea"ing my #riting s&ill #ere never u% to %ar$ 'y teac!ers #ere al#ays ama4e" at my rea"ing level, ut "i"n.t un"erstan" !o# my #riting "i"n.t reflect t!e amount t!at I rea"$ W!en I #as in t!e t!ir" gra"e I #as rea"ing !ig! sc!ool level oo&s, ut #!en it came to #riting I #as never a le to com%letely e-%ress my i"eas ecause I "i"n.t &no# !o# to$ 3o#ever t!at all c!ange" #it! my rea"ing teac!er, 'rs$ 5rancis$ 'rs$ 5rancis #as my sevent! an" eig!t! gra"e teac!er$ )!e taug!t me !o# to e-%ress myself using #or"s$ 3o# #or"s an" stories can !ave multi%le meanings+ an" to "eci%!er #!ic! meaning is trying to convey$ /!at I coul" ecome a etter #riter if I *ust %ut my min" to it$ )!e al#ays relate" #riting to ri"ing a i&e$ No ones !o# to ri"e a i&e t!e first time t!ey get on one$ 6ou #ill fall$ 7ut if you *ust &ee% %racticing an" eventually you #ill get t!e !ang of !it$ Loo&ing ac& at t!ese moments in my life, I reali4e" t!at my mom, 'r /!om%son, An" 'rs$ 5rancis #ere some of t!e main s%onsors in my life t!at !ave gotten me #!ere I am to"ay$ Eac! of t!ese moments #ere milestones in my *ourney$ /!ey !el%e" me ecome literate$ I am a le to rea" somet!ing an" 8uestion #!at t!e aut!or is really trying to s!o# !is rea"ers$ I am a le to #rite essays t!at I can e %rou" a out$ /!ey also gave me t!e "esire to learn$ If I "i"n.t !ave t!at %assion of rea"ing I %ro a ly #oul" never e #!ere I am to"ay$