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A white scalloped shelf in the corner for as long as I can remember holds all the books I’ve ever read. From books I learned to read with to the ones my mom has tried to get me to read for years. Over the past fourteen years my taste in books has evolved from Daisy Meadows fairy stories, to young adult books, to ones with more serious and realistic topics. Ever since I read my first Dr. Seuss book aloud in class, I have loved reading. I would spend hours in my room reading then march downstairs to let everyone marvel at what a smart young girl I was. Reading has always been one of the few things I’m good at, and being a the daughter of two english majors who love to read, a way to connect with my parents. The first books I ever felt a connection to and could share my love of it with other people were J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series. My best friend, to this day, Grace and I read the books at the same time and would come to school every day and talk about them. Our friendship was created from our shared love of Harry Potter, which soon evolved into Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games and Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogies. We saw every movie together, recreated every scene, went through dauntless initiation, survived the hunger games, and created spells. Together. I can safely say …show more content…
I started reading (and loving) books by Gayle Forman and Jodi Picoult like; If I stay, Where She Went, I Was Here, and My Sister’s Keeper. These books were more grown-up and sophisticated than the books i've read in the past. They had more serious and realistic situations that were often sad but included a love story. My favorite part of every book is when the main characters realize what I have known all along; that they love each other. I started to read Nicholas Sparks books like The Longest Ride and The Best of Me that make me cry and laugh and scream and smile all at the same

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