BOOKS
I have more than a passing dalliance with books. I learned to read early, but I can tell you the moment when the romance of reading hit me. It was when Francie in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” was reading on her fire escape. We were both learning to run . I recognized a kindred spirit. There was no turning back.
This week the word is BOOK
- no more, no less than the usual six sentences
- Any genre that strikes your fancy
- Use the word any way you like
- Link it up
Oops, link wasn’t timing…. should be fixed now…sorry!
Recording Life Under the radar 
Here ya go:
https://linesofshadeau.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/stellas-addiction/
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Early on for me as well. Started
Reading history first
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Me too!!! But I decided I didn’t like it and went straight to fiction
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Oh this is maaaa-velous, Ivy!!! One of my rare good memories of childhood and school is that First Grade was the highlight, in that I took to reading like I’d been born a book. The teacher would have us read aloud–which was a horror for so many kids, but not me. When she called my name, she’d say: “Alright class, hang onto your seats–L is going to read!” Because I wasn’t just good, I was FAST!
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speed reader !!!
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Yep–now I can probably read as fast today, but I won’t remember anything tomorrow 🙂
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Books were my best friends growing up.
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so true here as well.
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not surprising (for those of us in this place) but books were probably my favorite escape hatch
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Im sure.
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What a great picture – and I can’t wait to read all the posts. Book is one of my favorite words too.
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That’s actually the back of the building I lived in as a kid. I was born on that street
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I, too, love the photo. AND, Francie was one of my favorite, ever, characters in all of the books I’ve ever read. And my kindred spirit, definitely more than a dalliance with books.
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didnt you want to be just like her?
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Thank for this excellent prompt, Ivy. I hope that you find my offering worthy. I will visit everyone in the next couple of days. Weekends are busy for most people, including me, now. Hugs.
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I love this book and now want to re-read it…again. Thank, Ivy.
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How incredibly different my perspective on life would be if I had not grown up having a love affair with books!
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I like the fact that books can take you anywhere in the world, offer you countless hours of educational information and it can all be done sitting in your home or where ever you choose to read. And, we are blessed to read whatever we choose to.
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