I have
always been a bookworm. My voracious reading habits were instilled in me as a
child, growing up in Jamaica, Queens, with daily browsing through my elementary
and middle school libraries in conjunction with making weekly expeditions to my
local Queensborough Public Library. I always read biographies—Harriet Tubman,
Annie Oakley, Francis Marion, Frederick Douglass, Samuel F.B. Morse, Alexander
Graham Bell. I also read any series of books involved in mystery, especially Encyclopedia Brown and
Nancy Drew. I also read Classics Illustrated comics—which provided great
versions of classic novels. Among my favorite books back then were (are), in no
particular order: To Kill A Mockingbird, Frankenstein, The Soul Brothers and Sister
Lou, The County of Monte Cristo, Daddy was a Number Runner, Robinson Crusoe, and Oliver Twist.
Friday,
March 2 is Read Across America Day, celebrated in honor of Dr. Seuss and
devoted to demonstrating the importance of reading to young people. I will be
reading to students at Queen City
Academy tomorrow afternoon. I
would encourage everyone to read to take some time tomorrow to read aloud to
the young people in your sphere—even if only for 15-30 minutes—it really makes
a difference!
Best,
Rebecca
Best,
Rebecca
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