Changing Moments Book Report

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Vinh Tran

Changing Moments

The first book I remember that had changed me was One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. This was the first book that I could read and understand since coming to America. My family and I came to California in 2008 from Vietnam. I was 8 at that time and does not know to speak or write English yet. Seeing as I was new and does not know how to speak or understand simple English words, she gave me a dictionary from Vietnam to English and the One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish book. I remember how accomplished I felt after finish reading the book because it took me so long to finish the book. Due to that accomplishment, I started to want to read more type of similar books where I could understand what is going on. That was also when I started to pay more attention to what was going on in whatever I read, even in books I do not like to read. …show more content…
In 5th grade, we would always take tests online after reading books to win some type of prize or incentive but, I do not remember clearly what it was exactly. I remembered that I want to get the prize or incentive, so I started to read a higher level book than I can. That made me very frustrated since I do not know what is going on. I want to quit the book but, I still preserved so that I do not get teased by my friend. I use the dictionary to help me find what the difficult words meant and finished the book. After reading and understanding the book, I loved it and want to find similar books. This event sparked my interest in reading more challenging books and finishing

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