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This was one the first books I remember my mom reading to my sister, brother and me at bedtime. We were always excited to hear a new chapter and the adventures the twins would experience. 

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This was one the first books I remember my mom reading to my sister, brother and me at bedtime. We were always excited to hear a new chapter and the adventures the twins would experience. 

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My aunt gifted me with this book of poems. It was my first introduction to poetry and the author Shel Silverstein. It fostered my love of poems and creative writing. I use examples from it to teach my students about creative writing.

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This was the first series of books that I read on my own in 2nd grade. I loved Amelia's silly antics and the literalness of her character. It is also a great tool for teaching idioms!

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I started to read this series of books in middle school because I thought the characters in the books were so cool. The series was like a (window) in my life because it mirrored the typical teenage drama that I was dealing with like friends and boys during that time of my life. 

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I started to read this series of books in middle school because I thought the characters in the books were so cool. The series was like a (window) in my life because it mirrored the typical teenage drama that I was dealing with like friends and boys during that time of my life. 

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In high school we read The Hobbit for my English class and it was my first experience reading this type of fantasy genre. I enjoyed being transported to a completely different world or fantasy realm and found that it provided an escape from the monotony of my day to day routine life. I think it gave me a (window) to experience what life would be like through the characters in another world and time. 

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I started reading this Death Series of books during my last year of college to keep my mind off of a painful break-up I was going through. I feel that this book is representative of a (sliding door) because it was a very transitional time in my life. One door was closing on a long term relationship, but yet a new door was opening with college graduation and beginning a career.

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This book chronicles the experiences of an African refugee boy's journey transitioning to life in America. I read this book to my students because it provides a (window) into an immigrant's journey from hardship to hope. It provides opportunities for lots of class discussions about topics that are part of our world and society today. This is representative of the types of books I use in my current classroom and supports teaching of diversity and inclusion.  