Shelby - Myself as a 3rd Grade Reader

I have many different  memories of myself as a third grade reader.  This is the year that I learned to make mental movies as I read independently and my reading life took off!  I was a voracious reader, thanks to my mother sharing her love of books with my siblings and I.  I read every book in the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series.  I was also obsessed with Garfield graphic novels and Choose Your Own Adventure stories.

Reading was usually something I chose to do independently.  My mother also continued reading to us aloud every night.  I still especially loved picture books and became entranced by my mother's ability to read with character voices and expression.