How Literature First Found Me

Most people start their childhoods being read warm, fuzzy children's books that help you to remember to obey your parents, be honest, and don't judge people, but my first aquaintance with literature was the Old Testament. My dad would read the Bible to me and my brother every night. He used a one year Bible, and he made sure we would get through the entire Bible in one year. Each night he would follow up with questions about the chapters that he read to us to make sure we were paying attention enough my first encounter with books was boring to me, and reading was not as fun as kicking a soccer ball or playing a game. Reading became less attractive when it became school related. It was a long time before i was given a book that had any pictures in it, and by that time i was to old to find Dr. Seuss or the Bearingstein Bears entertaining.

During my 8th grae year my friend recommended that i read Frank Perreti. He had some young adult books that he had written and i began to read those to try to pass the time during the summer between 6th and 7th grade. It was an eight book series, and some of the books I would read within a whole 24 hours. During my 8th grade year i began to read the Left Behind adult series. I made it pretty far into the series but couldn't quite finish it because my addiction for faded after waiting so long for the next book to come out.

Once high school began reading became secind nature to me and i started reading books like the Illiad and the Odysee. I took an interest in historical fiction, which somehow led me to graphic novels. I went from not having any pictures for refferance when i was young to having pictures with little text bubbles.