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Laurie Halse Anderson
This is the story of when my interest in reading and writing arose. I believe it started around 10th grade in high school. I experienced so many new things. For instance, I was involved in the band. Which I consider helped my creativity. I found a book that truly interested me and actually had me hooked from beginning till end. Some things from this time didn’t always seem to pan out, but that’s something pretty common and we’ll discuss this at a later time in this. There were people who along this time who inspired my writing and introduced new books to me to enjoy thoroughly. At this time, I believe I’ll start by talking about the people who got me on track. My teacher in my 10th grade Lit. and Comp. Class was Ms. Cook. She was an amazing …show more content…
I’ve read this book numerous times. I always get hooked and can’t stop reading. The author of the book is Laurie Halse Anderson. In this book she writes from the aspect of a teenage boy. I found this surprising because she is so accurate on how men thought and how they’re portrayed in the book. This book really is one of the major things to inspire me because it showed me that any person can write about anything they want. The story is that of a high school age boy he has his ups and his downs. This Quote from the book accurately depicts something I’d have thought: “I picked up one of the books and flipped through it. Don't get me wrong, I like reading. But some books should come with warning labels: Caution: contains characters and plots guaranteed to induce sleepiness. Do not attempt to operate heavy machinery after ingesting more than one chapter. Has been known to cause blindness, seizures and a terminal loathing of literature. Should only be taken under the supervision of a highly trained English teacher. Preferably one who grades on the curve.” (Anderson)
The main character goes through so much and ends up overcoming things others said put on him. I think I connected with this book on a personal level and this pushed me to do things I wouldn’t originally planned

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