From Mr. Sufka:
“I've always loved reading, from learning new things through non-fiction, to being able to explore far off places and go on adventures while turning the pages of a great fictional novel, reading has always been something I enjoyed. I grew up reading "Little Golden Books" and Curious George stories and through elementary school, I probably read all of the "Encyclopedia Brown" and "Choose Your Own Adventure" books along with authors such as Mark Twain, Judy Blume, and Robert Newton Peck. I also remember my 4th grade teacher reading 3 novels to us they were "Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of Nihm", "The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler", and "A Taste of Blackberries". I remember this as being the favorite part of my day in his class. As I got older and even now, I love reading biographies of athletes and interesting figures along with books from James Patterson and John Grisham.”
From Ms. D:
“The first book that I remember falling in love with was "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George. We read this novel as a class when I was in 5th grade. Being a very outdoorsy kid the book really held my interest. Our teacher had us build a log cabin while reading the novel. We had to correctly measure and cut dowels utilizing a hand saw, use clay for chinking between the dowels, cut paper bag shingles, and utilize gravel to build a chimney. It took several weeks to construct the cabin but we did it independently which resulted in a huge feeling of accomplishment. I still have the cabin today which sits in my living room as decoration. Every time I look at that cabin it brings back memories of my love for that story.”
From Mrs. Gee:
“My parents read to me every day when I was a child so I learned to love reading at a very young age. My favorite memory was from when I was in third grade. My teacher, Mrs. Luther, brought in the entire Nancy Drew series which my best friend and I proceeded to read in its entirety. To this day, I still read every day!”
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