I want my kids to love reading. It is one my goals. I didn’t learn to love reading until I
\nwas in grade nine. I distinctly remember the event. I was bored and sitting in a library
\nbooth. Books surrounded me. I saw a title that caught my eye, and I picked it up. I
\nstarted to read it. By the time lunch hour was over, I slide the book back onto the shelf
\nand left. I returned the next day and picked up where I had left off. It was a turning
\npoint for me.<\/p>\n
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I think a lot of kids don’t read because they are never given good books. Reading is
\nwork, and it takes time to build up reading speed. Kids need great books to build up
\nthat speed, which will make them enjoy reading more.<\/p>\n
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It is hard for a parent to pick out a good book when they don’t read that age level, or
\nworse yet, when they haven’t learned to enjoy reading because they weren’t given
\na good book.<\/p>\n
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It bums me out when I see kids or adults that don’t like to read.<\/p>\n
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I look back on life and I see my turning point, and I realize how much I would have
\nmissed out if I had never had that moment of realization. The awakening of how
\ngood a book can be, if only given the right book.<\/p>\n
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This is one of the reasons I share good books here. I am rather a picky reader.
\nI read a lot, but I also realize a lot of books are junk. I only buy books that I want
\nto pass on to my future clan. I want them to be surrounded with great stories.<\/p>\n
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Stories change lives. Stories give hope. Stories educate. Stories make us better
\nwell rounded people.<\/p>\n
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Here is a story for you.<\/p>\n
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The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood<\/strong><\/p>\n We read this one last year, and we actually bought the whole series because <\/p>\n I think I need to make myself a stamp of approval, and I can then start stamping <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nwe all wanted to find out what happened in the main character’s life.<\/p>\n
\nbooks as my own guarantee you will enjoy the book. Yep, I am pretty
\nconfident you will like it.<\/p>\n