mom told me and my sister she had
something very important to tell us now
I was scared because I thought I was in
trouble so we sat down at the dinner
table and my mom said you guys need to
exercise no I am NOT an athletic person
the last time I engaged in regular
physical activity was in my sophomore
year PE class two years ago and I tried
to play basketball in elementary school
but that was not successful I always
ended up last in my sixth grade
cross-country team so my sister and I
sat there wondering what in the world we
were going to do however we found a
solution when my dad’s car happened to
break down the next week this is how my
sister and I ended up walking to our
local library every week in the summer
however this was very hard because a
five-minute drive turned into a
40-minute walk I never regretted living
in Southern California more than when we
had to walk in the over 100 degrees
weather still I enjoyed walking to the
library because I loved reading as a
high school student it is hard to find
time to read it is unfortunate that many
of my classmates do not finish reading
or even read the books that we have to
read in class at all
I completed her created a pie chart on
wide teams read books with my sister we
would reenact books we had read or use
our imagination and do whatever we
wanted to do I remember we would argue
over who had to play the prince because
neither of us wanted to be the Prince
but I am proud to say that I always won
the argument because I am older than my
sister by 12 minutes to be exact
books allow me to expand my imagination
I can be whoever I want to be and do
whatever I want to do one of my favorite
children’s books is the mysterious
Benedict society by Trenton Lee Stewart
it is about a group of four intelligent
and unique children who form a secret
group and go out to defeat the evil mr.
kernan who wants to brainwash the world
this book inspires me because not only
do the characters succeed in saving the
world but they are children and young
people just like me books give me the
in addition books also open your mind to
different perspectives for example this
is Chimamanda Adichie a Nigerian
contemporary writer as a young child she
read mostly British and American
literature because those were the only
ones available to her she had a narrow
view on the world a world where Africans
were not as important however things
changed when she discovered African
books her eyes were opened and she
discovered a whole new world Aditi says
I had a change in my mindset I realised
that people like me could also exist in
literature when you read your eyes
become opened you got exposed to
different stories and different points
of view and can see the world in a
different way in addition books such as
wonder encourage me to have empathy and
compassion for other people in wonder
which recently became a movie a boy
named Auggie Pullman has a facial
deformity he deals with going to school
for the first time and encountering
friends and bullies I can feel his pain
his embarrassment and his sadness when
he goes to school and people reject him
because of his appearance however I also
feel triumphant and proud at the end of
the novel seeing just how much Auggie
has grown as a person when you read you
become invested into the story and you
put yourself in the characters shoes in
doing so you can understand more of
their situation even if you’ve never
experienced the same thing they have an
understanding
is the key to kindness so I encourage
you if you have time to read a good book
it is not a waste of your time
books have inspired me encouraged me and
empowered me throughout the years
whether they may drive you to walk 40
minutes in the Sun is yet to be seen as
the Harry Potter author JK Rowling once
said I do believe that something very
magical can happen when you read a good book thank you very much