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Reflection On Independent Reading
Independent Reading Reflection My independent reading goal for this quarter was to read two or more books of a different genre variety. I read two books, one fiction and one non-fiction, meaning I met my goal. I had to make time to read with a busy schedule making me use my time management skills in bettering me for college level reading. One book I read, was Sickened by Julie Gregory. This is a biography so it’s a non-fiction book making this book out of my comfort zone. I am usually not interested in biographies, but I really enjoyed this book. I liked how she told the story just from her point of view and how she felt about the situation. She was a young girl whose mother had a mental condition called munchausen by proxy in which she

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