Alexie explained in this essay on how he learned to read and how his passion for books began to grow. He was only three years old when he began to read; he would read anything and everything. I believe he wanted to share the ideas of what books did for him. He was tremendously bright and did not care what the other kids in school thought about him when he would answer questions. He grew up where books were all he had because to the rest of the world, his family was considered poor. He believed that books could help build a better life for people on the reservations and the tribes could surpass the world’s expectations. According to Alexie, “they struggled with basic reading but could remember how to sing a few dozen powwow songs.” Alexie refused
