Growing up, my mom worked at the library part-time. She would send us to school and work a couple hours at the library and then be home when we got home from school. Because of this, we ALWAYS had books in our home. Louis and I were always reading. Books were all over our house: Newberry winners, Nancy drew, hardy boys, boxcar children, and even the classics like Swiss Family Robinson, Huckleberry Finn, and Tale of Two Cities.
My all-time favorite book however is: 
"To Kill A Mockingbird." I think the biggest reason was because I related to Scout so much. I was such a tomboy when I was little. I was smart, frank and curious - just like Scout. 
I would close my eyes and imagine that I was walking to school with Scout. I carved a hole in our tree to put treasures in just like Boo Radley did in sleepy old Maycomb Countay, Alabama. It is a great book, not just for young day-dreaming readers, but adults and anyone who loves a solid story with a timeless message webbed into each delightful page. It is truly dear to my heart.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Day 21 - Scout
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I read it one time when I was in high school. To be honest, I don't remember much about it. However, I will agree that you are very frank and curious. I love that books are important and that you do a good job with getting them in the hands of our children. Jeremy is a reading fool and I think that he gets it from you.
I haven't read that one, either. Maybe I'll have to read it, someday. :)
I read that book in school and to tell you the truth I hated it. I hated all the books the made us read in school.
You really loved that book. I have read it once and I can't remember what it is about. I love books as well and it is a good opportunity to leave reality and go visit somewhere else. It is good that you are teaching your kids to love them as well.
I am liking this daily remembrances of your. I am finding out more and more things about you that I didn't know. (not that you love to read because I know that). I find that there are more things that I did right during your growing up years than I even realized. These have been such nice surprises for me. Reading has always been my passion. I still remember reading Gone with the Wind (that big hunky book) in my early teens and loved it all. Nicholas and Alexandria, The Robe and others that most teens don't like. I loved them all.
I like To Kill A Mockingbird. I liked scout and boo radley. It's a funny book. I liked the movie better. It was better to follow.
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