My Reader Goal

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As I was growing up, watching all the older kids walk through the hallway carrying books in their hands gave me aspirations to becoming just like them. I was excited to start reading, I remember going to the library anywhere from two to three times a day during my “free time” in 3rd grade. Reaching my accelerated reader goal was one of the many things I enjoyed about reading, it was my motivation. I would always be the first in my class to reach my goal, and the little accelerated reader trips we were awarded with were something I always had to look forward to.

As I grew older my desire to read began to disseminate. I went from reading several books a day to absolutely dreading library times and or events such as book fairs. Every once in

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