Growing up in a very strict household meant that I read a lot in my free time. During those times I would read books like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie By Laura Joffe Numeroff, Clifford By Norman Bridwell and of course Junie B. Jones series By Barbara Park. I remember back in Kindergarten when I first walked into class and my teacher Mrs. Williamson read us the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. After she read us the book she asked each of us to go to our desk and write what we understood from the story and I wrote: “I learned not to ask for more.” As I look back at that memory I realize that I till this day remember. Clifford growing up was just one of those books that you needed to have read to be considered “in”. It was that one book …show more content…
The books that shaped my Middle School reading collection would have to be The Hush Hush series By Becca Fitzpatrick, The Selection By Kiera Cass and Shatter Me By Tahereh Mafi. Some of these books were in my school library whereas some weren’t which made finding books that I liked sort of difficult, but it takes time and research. The first book I read that lead me to believe that paranormal/ fantasy romance books were for me was Hush Hush. Once I was finished reading that book I had this hunger or craving for more and luckily this was a series. After the series was finished I realized that this is how reading a book should feel. It should make you want more and read others like that. The next day I walked up to the search bar in the computer and searched up fantasy romance. Up came the series that I will to this day forever call my favorite book of all times, The Selection by Kiera Cass. While reading this book I felt awe, shock, suspense, anger, betrayal and all these other emotions that an extremely good book should make you feel. This book is such a staple in my ideal bookshelf that I have read it three
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His demonstrated the childhood of a kid who replicates similar characteristics as myself. We were both energetic creative adolescents; our minds would soar to heights beyond the average ten-year-old. With that being said, our childhoods did in fact contrast through what we each experienced. While I had an adamant parental involvement during my life, Timmy had little to none. I was giving the opportunity to stay home alone, Timmy was forced with an evil babysitter. Nonetheless, what I did find interesting was that having our childhood experiences be orchestrated differently, profoundly embellished our analogous personalities. It was Timmy's neglection from his parents that made him this vigorous imaginative kid. It was the affection from my parents that triggered this spirited visionary of a child I
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“Man, Fragged by the LPB Sniper again!!!” That may sound like nonsense to the average person but to the seasoned Counterstrike veteran it speaks volumes. Today, millions of people of all ages are coming together on the Internet to compete against each other in a variety of online games. The most popular of which is an online modification of the game Half-life entitled Counterstrike.
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Growing up is a natural part of life. Everyone grows up. The loss of childish innocence and blind faith in what is said is one chief mark of growing up. Loss of innocence, however, presents itself in many forms, even to adults, and with it brings a greater understanding of the world at large. In literature, authors use the process to explore society and humanity. Through the characters’ loss of innocence, the authors of both To Kill A Mockingbird and Of Mice & Men discuss ideas of prejudice, family, and courage.
When I look back at my childhood, I see it as a highly colored, exaggerated version of what it must have been. Everything seems brighter, and bigger than reality allows. It’s the ideal “child’s world,” full of Barbies, dress-up, and playgrounds. But, if I try hard enough, I can remember the feeling of being there. The feeling of being small, and nearly innocent. Most of the time when I think of my childhood, I look back on two specific years, kindergarten and first grade, and the summers before and after the two. Both of these took place in Schaumburg, Illinois, in a two-bedroom town-home that I still call “my old house” even though it’s not that anymore. I’m not sure if these are the years I simply remember the best, or if that was actually the time I felt most like a child. I had many friends, and we had plenty of time to play games and use our imaginations. Nevertheless, I don’t usually reminisce about the shows and movies that I used to watch, and certainly not how these things affected me growing up. When prompted, however, I can remember specifics. I even begin to see how visual texts, like The Little Mermaid and Full House, have influenced me throughout my life and especially in my childhood. I have felt the impact of these things in my life as recently as this year, and I can see not only how the shows I watched influenced my behavior, but also that I chose to watch shows and movies that I thought were representative of me.
It has always been amazing to realize how well the literature I read as a child has stayed with me through the years. It takes an exceptional writer to compose a narrative that maintains a storyline on the same level of a child's understanding; it takes everything short of a miracle to keep a child's interest. However, that undertaking has been accomplished by many skilled authors, and continues to be an area of growth in the literary world. Only this year the New York Times has given the genre of children's literature the credit it deserves by creating a separate best-sellers list just for outstanding children's books. Yet, on another level, children's literature is not only for the young. I believe that the mark of a brilliant children's author is the age range of those who get pleasure from the stories; the wider the range, the better.
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The Hunger Games was the book that caught my attention. At the time we started reading The Hunger Games the movie was out. I would go to sleep everyday in class while reading the book, because I watched the movie and thought I knew what was going on. We took test throughout chapters, and I didn't score what I wanted.