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When I was really young, about 4 or 5 years old, I used to love Disney Princesses. My parents used to buy me a lot of Disney Princess picture books1

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My parents would read to me every single day. My favorite childhood story was called Stone Soup. The water color illustrations were super pretty to me.

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In elementary school I absolutely loved the Ramona series. I remember overhearing these two boys in my class talking about how much I read them.

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When I was in middle school I used to read obsessively. I especially liked young adult books. My favorite was a series called The Hunger Games.

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I attempted to read this book in middle school but I didn't like it at all. I was too young to understand the clever wit of the story.

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I tried to read this book in middle. school as well, but I couldn't really understand it. The book seemed really subtle to me. I ended up getting bored watching the movie as well. I think that I should've simply waited till I was older to read it.

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I read pride and prejudice again my freshmen year and it quickly became my favorite book of all time. I developed an embarrassing crush on Mr. Darcy, and, as most young girls do, began to personally identify with Lizzy. This book is often wrongly mistaken by my peers as too romantic or too optimistic. It is actually a somewhat cynical book as it criticizes the way we fall in love and how society treats love. Just because a book has a happy ending and is pleasurable to read, it doesn't make it "too optimistic:

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At this point in high school, I enjoyed reading any horror book whatsoever. I think this fascination started with Lord of the Flies. While that is not exactly a typical horror novel, it can be fairly gruesome and I found myself truly enjoying that kind of book. I love horror movies and thrillers and reading a horror book engrossed me in the book even more!

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I spend a lot of my free time reading in local coffee shops. I love ordering a coffee and doing my homework. Once I've finished, it's nice to pick up a book. Sometimes it can be hard for me to focus on a book, so I prefer audiobooks most of the time. They're much easier to get engaged with.

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From my personal experience with reading, I wanted to write a children's book. I've had a couple ideas on what I would write about, but I haven't decided on a topic. I know I want the book to have something to do with the ocean. Something about the ocean just sparks peoples imagination