https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd By Alina Kloss en-us 2016-08-30 19:09:13 UTC 2023-09-02 05:54:29 UTC hello@padlet.com ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121656656 Growing up, my family fostered my interest in reading. My parents read to me often and I enjoyed it as an activity and as a way to spend time together.]]> 2016-09-06 01:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121656656 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121657181 My household had a plethora of Dr. Seuss books when I was a young child, and my favorite book was Go Dog Go. My parents told me that I had asked them to read it to me repeatedly, to the point where I had the whole book memorized.]]> 2016-09-06 01:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121657181 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121657658 2016-09-06 01:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121657658 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121658628 Once I learned to read, I enjoyed choosing books for myself. Some of my favorite first chapter books were the Nancy Drew , Babysitter's Club, and Cheetah Girls series.]]> 2016-09-06 01:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121658628 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121659297 2016-09-06 02:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121659297 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121660417 2016-09-06 02:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121660417 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121661635 2016-09-06 02:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121661635 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121662202 In Middle School, I started to have more assigned reading in my classes. One of the books I enjoyed the most in my school curriculum was The Outsiders. At this stage of my life, I also loved reading books in the realistic fiction genre such as The Clique series.]]> 2016-09-06 02:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121662202 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121664417 2016-09-06 02:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121664417 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121665056 2016-09-06 02:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121665056 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121665484 In high school, academic work intensified, and required reading was more stressful than it was enjoyable. I often focused on the quantity of pages read and assignment completion over literary understanding and enjoyment]]> 2016-09-06 02:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121665484 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121666568 One of my favorite High School courses was AP U.S History. Since taking this course my junior year, I've been inspired to do more independent reading on certain time periods I find the most interesting, such as the 1960s.]]> 2016-09-06 02:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121666568 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121667595 2016-09-06 03:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121667595 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121668822 2016-09-06 03:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121668822 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121669105 In college, I have very little free time to leisure read, but when I have the chance, especially over the summer, I take advantage of it. Lately I've been reading classic novels such as Emma, The Great Gatsby, and The Grapes of Wrath, to name a few.]]> 2016-09-06 03:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121669105 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121670199 2016-09-06 03:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121670199 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121670367 2016-09-06 03:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121670367 ajkxt5 https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121675336 2016-09-06 04:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ajkxt5/n8ytm7pmq4xd/wish/121675336