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I love reading out loud to my students daily, sometimes to teach them a skill, sometimes only for pleasure. We read Thank You, Mr. Falker, Chrysanthemum, and Enemy Pie this week to learn about character change.

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I consider The Diary of Ann Frank my first YA book. I read this book in 8th grade and because of it, history in high school became my favorite subject. This book open my window to non-fiction literature for pleasure.

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What I like most about English class in H.S. was novel studies. Our teacher would read aloud to us with her most amazing narrator's voice. She is responsible for introducing me to classic novels.

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In middle school I became obsessed with The Baby Sitters Club series. I liked how the characters were all friends, but they were all very different. I identified myself with the shy and quiet Mary Ann, but deep inside I wanted to have an alter-ego like Kristi. Being an ELL, these books were easy for me to read on my own.

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I remember reading the Berenstain Bears series in Spanish during my elementary years. The Spanish book section back then was very limited.