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I am Heather Rutledge and this is my story of my book life....

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I am Heather Rutledge and this is my story of my book life....

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To start off, lets get one thing straight.....I HATE TO READ!!!

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My earliest memory of reading starts on the first day of Kindergarten.  We read a book about the gingerbread man and then went looking for him.  I remember finding him on the top shelf of the library.  

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My earliest memory of reading starts on the first day of Kindergarten.  We read a book about the gingerbread man and then went looking for him.  I remember finding him on the top shelf of the library.  

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I was not a big reader in elementary school.  There was not a book, author, or series that really interested me. 

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I was not a big reader in elementary school.  There was not a book, author, or series that really interested me. 

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And then I met......

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For the first time ever (perhaps 5th grade or so) I found a book that I wanted to read.  I flew through her books.  The love of all of her characters in Fudge, Blubber, the Hatcher family and growing up and learning about girl things from "Are you there God, Its me Margaret".

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But there was jus one book that my mom would not let me read.."Wifey". 

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But there was jus one book that my mom would not let me read.."Wifey". 

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When I was able to read it, I personally thought "Forever" was much.....racier.

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The series "Choose your own Adventures" came next.  The never ending possibilities of the stories where mind blowing.  It sure did make reading in Junior High a lot more entertaining..

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The series "Choose your own Adventures" came next.  The never ending possibilities of the stories where mind blowing.  It sure did make reading in Junior High a lot more entertaining..

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High School is a time that I don't think I did much reading.  Who had time to pick up a book.  I do not ever remember having to read a novel in high school. 

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High School is a time that I don't think I did much reading.  Who had time to pick up a book.  I do not ever remember having to read a novel in high school. 

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Perhaps having to diagram sentences took over my head and I blacked those times out.

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As my reading tastes changed, so did my books.  Towards high school, there was nothing scarier than reading about "Christie" or walking through the corn field while cow tipping (yes we did pretty stupid things) andthinking about the chapter you just read in "Children of the Corn".  

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As my reading tastes changed, so did my books.  Towards high school, there was nothing scarier than reading about "Christie" or walking through the corn field while cow tipping (yes we did pretty stupid things) andthinking about the chapter you just read in "Children of the Corn".  

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As an adult, I have read to my own children.  Lucky for me, Barney books are a thing of the past and we no longer have to help Blue find her beloved owner Steve.

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As an adult, I have read to my own children.  Lucky for me, Barney books are a thing of the past and we no longer have to help Blue find her beloved owner Steve.

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Two books I read so many times to my children when they were younger.

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As an educator for the past 16 plus years, it is sad that I  do not have time to read.  If I do have a book it only means one thing...

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As an educator for the past 16 plus years, it is sad that I  do not have time to read.  If I do have a book it only means one thing...

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VACATION has arrived.

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So I ask myself....Do I still hate to read?  

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So I ask myself....Do I still hate to read?  

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I think this trait only makes me a stronger teacher.  I can put myself in my students shoes... and show them how it changed my life.