“Humble But Hungry.” This quote from the book Summer Ball by Mike Lupica that I read in fourth or fifth grade. When I read that line it stuck with me because it made me feel more confident in myself and not to talk smack but to work really hard. As an eighth grader I don’t like reading that much because it’s not that amusing and entertaining to me. I would rather be outside doing something lively or doing something that was interesting to me.

One book that affected my reading history when I was six was the book No, David. That book helped me spring into reading and get the hang of words. My mom would read that book every night right before she tucked me in to go to sleep. I learned a lot from that book not just words. I learned rights from wrongs. Speaking of wrongs, I was a pretty bad kid and it taught me to be smarter with my decision making and to always think twice.

Later down the towering road around fourth or fifth grade, I started reading sports books, articles, and biographies. My all time favorite was Summer Ball by Mike Lupica.
He wrote things that i could relate to in my personal life. All of his books always brought excitement that really helped me be more interested in books... Especially sports books!
Those books are the only thing that really got me into reading. Without those books I would not read as much as …show more content…
Without her i wouldn’t read ever! We would sit in the playroom for years upon years reading. I would play with my toy cars while she read to me and i would drive them around my town carpet! One time when she got done reading she muttered “Okay Nick pick up your toys.” I screeched back “But momma my hands are too small to pick them up!” She came back and said “If you took them out you can put them back in the bin.” But I never did because you know me sneaky Nick always trying to get out of stuff. It was a funny time that i will never forget in my