Liz's Autobiographical Essay #2

Autobiographical Essay #2
I know this is going to sound completely insane, the first book that really affected me was the very first one I learned how to read. I do not remember the correct name but it was the one we used in first grade. It was all about “Dick and Jane” (yes, I’m ancient). I can vividly remember the excitement I felt at understanding the words the letters made. I no longer would rely on pictures to understand a book! This book mattered so much to me because once I mastered it I moved on to others. The “Dick and Jane” book catapulted me into a love of reading. Trips to the school library once a week were highly anticipated by me because now I had a variety of stories to read and adventures to discover.
I can remember bringing my books home and practicing my reading skills (actually showing off) with my parents, my older brothers were not impressed since they viewed reading as unimportant. I never saw my parents reading anything other than Readers Digest, newspapers and the Bible books were not readily available in our community. The books brought home from school were carefully handled because to me they were so important, they were treated width great respect.
A series of books I read a few years back with great enjoyment were the “Left Behind” series. The books are about Christ return and what happens after the Rapture. It was very appealing to me because although the books are fiction they are based on scriptures from the Bible. I followed the entire series over the years they were written eagerly waiting for each release date so I could continue with the characters and see what happens to them in the story. The first in the series was actually the best and the one that touched me the most, I wanted to buy a copy and give it to everyone I knew because it was such a touching book. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able in the last couple of years to read a book for leisure, everything I read now pertains to my education.