Personal Narrative: Dolphins At Daybreak And Magic Tree Home

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It was time for bed which meant it was story time. I would lie down in my huge bed, all cuddled up in my fuzzy blanket. I patiently waited for my mom to be done with washing the dishes. We started by choosing a book from the many books on the shelf. Our shelf was filled vivid multicolored books. All stacked from the tiniest to the She began to read with her Mexican accent, reading those English words carefully to not mess up.The comfortable feeling in her voice so soft and silvery. I would begin to yawn and I felt the sleepiness hit me, which was normal. I would rub my eyes and try to be awake. I felt my eyes slowly closing. Before I knew it, I was knocked out.
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Before I knew it, I too was reading chapter books. I remember when I was in second grade I read my first chapter book, Magic Tree House series. Those were the good days. My favorite one was Dolphins at Daybreak. I’ve always wanted to swim with intelligent dolphins, in the clear sparkling ocean. Reading a chapter book was a different experience from reading picture books. With chapter books, I couldn’t rely on the pictures to help me understand the story. I had to create my own images. I like to see it as if I directed a movie. The author is the screenwriter and us having to work together to create this movie in my head. The characters in my head would be actors and actresses I’ve seen before in movies or shows and the author would be telling me how the story goes. For example, whenever I read The Hunger Games series I imagine Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. Also when I read The Maze Runner series I imagine Dylan O’brien as Thomas when he is in the dark metal box. Imagine him trying to find a way to escape since he was confused. There were times when I read it would transport me to a different

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