my experience with reading.

 I never have enjoyed reading as much as a person may think. When I was young I would listen to my parents tell me bed-time stories and read books in school, but I never actually enjoyed it. My memory of my first time reading is not very vivid. I can only rember the books that I started to learn with, these included: The Giving Tree, Dr. Seuss’s, and the Winnie the Pooh series. These books became the building blocks for my beginning reading experiences. After these books I would move along through the higher reading levels ny reading books such as Because of Winn Dixie and many books by Gary Paulsen. These books were some way that I could get any type of entertainment during school.
As I progressed through my school years I began to read more and more. I never enjoyed reading when I was little but as I grew many of my peers began to read and recommend novels to me. I took these sugggestions into consideration and began reading whenever possible except for at my home. I like to keep my school life away from my life at home. It wasn’t until the fifth grade that I started my movement from the usual fifth grade level books up into seventh and eigth grade levels. I picked up on the famous series by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter. Once I finished the first book of the series I knew that I would absolutley HAVE to complete the whole series. I can honestly say that the Harry Potter series is my favorite series. Once I completed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I knew that I would have to read them again. So once again I picked up book one and began reading through the chapters, taking in every word. My experience in that series may have been the mosrt important. It led me to find even more series such as: Artemis Fowl, The Hunger Games, and The Chronicles of Spiderwick. I can honestly say that since I’ve read these ive never read a book that wasn’t included in a series of books. Sixth grade came and I was still reading books with interest. Trying to pick up on a new series, I would ask my reading teacher for suggestions. She would always have a new book waiting for me when I completed one. It wasn’t until the eighth grade that I stopped reading books as much as I used to. Every now and again I would pick up a book and try to read but I got bored with it. I just couldn’t find any books with interest as I did in elementary school. In ninth grade however, I found a new author to try. Although I cant remember the authors name I can still remembrer the genre of the book and the names. The first book I read was Fallen Angels. IT was a war-based book. After completing it I found a new type of book to read. This type was nonfiction, war-based. Ever since then if I read a book it must be about the military. This is where my reading experience has led me today.