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Jace Lobo         Reading has always been exiting for me,mainly when I read chapter books. I like to read history books and learn. I like to read survival books like I Survived and wilderness books. I like to read in quiet and calm places. Reading has came easy to me all my life and I enjoy to read.

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I didn't read that much in my childhood, but once I got to US I started reading more because I had to, sometimes I find it hard to read which is one of the reasons I don't read aloud, reading is hard for me because I went from Spanish to English in less than 1 year, but whenever I find a good book I basically become obsessed with it and try to find similar books, but sometimes I just read because I have to, I consider myself an average reader  but whenever I like the book i guess i'm pretty good reader.-Melanny Calderon

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Reading for me is fun, sometimes, depending on the book. I like graphic novels because you can see what their emotions are in the pictures and how their doing things. In chapter books its different because you have to imagine their emotions on how their expressing it in the authors words. I like chapter books that are adventurous and it allows me to use my imagination, it gives me positive vibes and makes me feel good, and makes me want to read more, more books, and encourages me to read longer every day.

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Erica                                                                                                                                                              Reading has always been an exited thing for me, mostly when your reading a chapter book it is really fun to create pictures in your head about what the charters look like or to create the scenes. I like fictional story's  because they have a lot of adventure and some fun charters. I think my favorite type of novel is romance, for example most of the books from Kiera Cass are about romance so this summer I read 6 of her books and I loved them. I think that I am the type of person that if I find a book that is really interesting, that makes me cry or feel really happy. You will find me reading for hours.

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I never read a book until 4th grade I started to read a book. I started to read Travel Team because the book inspired me to play and watch basketball and the book helped me realized to help me play and watch basketball and the most important thing is to read Travel Team because the book will inspired you to play and watch basketball. Gary Gosal

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Ria, I I did'not start reading actual chapter books still I as in 6th grade. In 6th grade I started reading the Percy Jackson series, yes it was a bit hard, but the more I read it the more I understood what he was saying. Also, I think that reading slower is a little bit better because, I can focus and concentrate and actually understand what their trying to say. The more I read more of the P.J. books, the more I wanted to read bigger books so in 7th and 8th  I started reading bigger chapter books. I really enjoy those type of books, so P.J. is what inspired me to read what types of books I read now.

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I always enjoyed being read to back in kindergarten-2nd grade and once I started to read I loved it. I started becoming a bigger reader in 3rd grade when we had the AR charts since I was motivated to win prizes. I enjoy reading adventure, drama, and romantic types of books. I love reading if I have a book I enjoy but if I do not I procrastinate a lot to finish the whole book. -Quetzalli Gutierrez

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I love reading out side of school and on my free time because you get to use your imagination and picture what the scene looks likes. I am always begging my mom to take me to the library but she is always busy.  I love books like the Hunger Games because they are really exiting and make me want to keep reading. - Victoria Ascencion

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1st-5th grade i was never a good reader because i would get distracted easily but then one of my friends mom got me to read books because she told me it was good for you. One of my friends was reading harry potter and it looked interesting so i started reading them and when i was in 6th grade i noticed i wasn't as easily distracted as i was before. I started getting better as a reader but i'm still not the best reader but i'm much better then i was before so my reading has improved over the years a lot. I started reading more chapter books and now i'm more fast then i was before. -Leslie

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The first time I started wanting to read was in 5th grade. When I got into middle school Mrs. Jones had a library with a lot of the books that I like. I mostly enjoy reading science fiction, or dystopian novels and she has shelves filled with them. when I was in 2nd grade I started reading, but I never liked my books so I was a slow reader. My reading skills have definitely gotten better since I started, but I still have a lot of room to grow.- Jasmine Johnson

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I got into reading at 3rd grade when we did table groups and I have enjoyed reading outdoor or survival books. My 4th grade teacher really pushed us to read a lot and he helped me really start to enjoy reading. Jack

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My identity as a reader i kinda like reading.  I personally like comic books like diary of a wimpy kid all of those series. and like the black stallion i like the book just the way it was plotted out and the way he wrote it   Merritt McLean

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i didn't read that much in my childhood, but once i got to US i started reading more because i had to,sometimes i find it hard to read which is one of the reasons i don't really read aloud, reading is hard for me because i went from Spanish to English in less than a year, but whenever i find a good book i basically become obsessed with it and try to read other books that are similar, but sometimes i just read because i have to, i consider myself an average reader, good reader whenever i like the book.-melanny calderon

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I started reading in 1st-2nd grade and my dad gave me books that he enjoyed as a kid, which was a bunch of mystery novels. In 3rd-4th grade I started to read Dork Diaries and I was obsessed with it. In 5th grade I read Wings of  Fire and in 6th I was a huge Harry Potter and Pegasus fan . Last year my favorite books were Hunger Games, The Summer I Turn Pretty, and The Children of Blood and Bone. I really like dystopian and fiction non-fiction books. Tanisha

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I was not a good reader until 3rd grade. I found a great books that i enjoyed. And that pushed me to be a better read we did reading groups in 3rd grade. They were fun because i got to talk about the books i read.

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I feel like my identity in reading is usually reading survival books and wilderness books. I also enjoy books that just really fit my character and books that i can understand. I feel like my reading is a lot better if i have a book that i can understand well and read them faster. With books that i don't really like i am typically a slower reader and forget most of the book. In other words just read carelessly without knowing whats happening in the book.

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When I was a kid I never liked reading and still right now I don't like reading, but I can get inspired to read at different times. Like in second and third grade we did renaissance tests and that gave me inspiration to get the best score so I could get better prizes. In fourth grade I read Fast Break a Mike Lupica book and ever since then I have read most of his books. Trenton Ehrke

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I was a good reader when I was I third grade but I still read graphic novels time to time. I will read mystery books and I would tell class about it. I have not read that much books recently but I want keep up. Elijah Gonzalez

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Reading was really hard for me when I was little but as i got older into 7th grade I learned to like reading all the time. And when we had the the 20 book challenge for the first time I started getting into reading. Then in the second 20 book challenge in 7th grade I read like 25 books. And that's how I got into reading all the time. Merced Acosta

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I've always loved reading for as long as ive remembered. I love coming of age stories, and stories about struggles.  Reading has taught me a lot of history, and the  experiences others have had. Reading has also been something I do when im bored. Over all reading is fun activity that partake in, and it is very informing. -Analiese Bulleri

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I haven't really ever liked reading outside of school until in 6th grade when I read one of my favorite books. The book was Pegasus. It was the book that got me to read other books outside of the books that I would read for school. I like to read fantasy books.

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reading has came easy to me since I was little because my great grandmother would always give me and my sister books. I enjoy reading action and history books. Jace Lobo

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Sarah Terry                   It was difficult to read at first for me, because I don't do well reading aloud, and to learn, I had to. I hated reading because I could read but couldn't read aloud. I eventually got to the point where I could, and my parents let me read aloud. Now, I can read a 500+ page book in a day, and I love it. It is one of my favorite things to do.

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Reading was always so hard for me as a kid because i was so crazy and never would sit and read a book until my dad got me this superhero book. I was in about 3rd or 4th grade. ever since that day i loved historical fictions and high adventure books such as hunger games.

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Dominic-well i was never a big reader and i remember being an above average reader for my age in like 3rd grade or 2nd or something like that but i was just a natural at it because i never really enjoyed it until 4th grade in Mrs. askeas class when we read island of the blue  dolphin witch made me want to read more because i really enjoyed that book and it made me want to read more but i never wanted to really read after that because i didn't like the books i was forced to read and then  in 7th grade i started reading manga witch i enjoyed and read the most Iv  ever read so quickly because it was so entertaining and i even read one of the books at my house and finished it the day i got it or within like less than 2 days and if you're thinking that it was because it had pictures there would be less words , that is true but the book was 3 in one book so you got triple the normal book which was short. also the same thin like that happened when we got free books from scholastic i chose i survived pearl harbor and i read the whole book in like a day after i got it and finished.

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I really started to enjoy reading in 2nd grade when I found books that I enjoyed.  I enjoy books like the Hunger Games, and Divergent series. I tend to read books that are dystopian or Fantasy.  I also like books like books with adventure, I enjoy Dystopian novels because they all have the same moral. Dystopian books like the Hunger Games show that life isn't perfect, and we can only hope for the best. It also reminds us that we aren't perfect and that no one ever really is.  I also reading  books that are Historical Fiction or Biographies like I am Malala or Anne Franks Diary.

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kendryck-i started to enjoy reading reading 3rd or 4th grade and around that time is when I started reading non-fiction and murder mystery books.

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I didn't enjoy reading till I was in 5th grade. Ever since then i actual somewhat enjoy reading. I like reading more non-fiction than fiction.-Juan

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In 1st grade I was really into reading, I would get books for my birthday and I would spend hours just reading. But when I grew up I got less and less interested. Just now I am getting back to that 1st grade mindset that loves books and reads in their free time. My favorite genres are non-fiction, fiction, and to be specific, I like adventurous stories and books that give a life meaning. -Ruby

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I started liking reading 2nd to 3rd grade when i started reading series of books like Percy Jackson. I enjoy Action books like Hunger games. Also I like historical fiction books.

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I did not like reading that much in till 2nd grade. My favorite books to read are graphic novels and adventure books. Carlos Barajas

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Kiya-I didn't start getting into reading until the 4th or 5th grade when I started to actually find books that I liked because before then it felt more like I was forced to read. Since then I have liked action and adventure story's.

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kylie chenoweth I started reading late because i had many medical problems when i was young. I couldnt focuse so i didnt start reading myself untill i was at the end of 3rd grade. I was also moved around alot because my dad was stashioned in many places when he was in the army and when he got injured it was rough on our whole family. My first time ever liking reading is when i was around 10 and thats when i started reading chapter books for the first time.

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I liked reading since I was young. Since then I found I mostly enjoy non-fiction and comedy.

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Kaleb, I started liking reading in 3rd grade and I really like WWII books. I usually wouldnt read other books but mrs. Jones helped me to find other books too to read and she got me into the hunger games and lots of others. It helped me get challenged as a reader.

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I was not a big reader until 3rd grade when we had an AR challenge that got prizes. That derove me to be a greater reader. I enjoy fictional sport and fictional hisotry books as well as action and adventure.

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I definitely started as a struggling reader, but because of the support of my 2nd and 3rd grade teacher, I learned to love reading.  I enjoy Dystopian, Fantasy and Historical Fiction.  I also love to listen to podcasts like Levar Burton Reads.