On The Flipside CHILDRENS BOOKS VS NOW
in many students’ childhoods. In elementary school, my whole class was excited for the book fair. Watching the previews in the library would tell us how much money to bring to buy the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. My class would visit the library close to last, so I knew Dork Diaries would sell out before I had a chance to look through other options. The teachers’ pets would donate books to their personal classroom libraries in order to win better grades and favoritism. By the time I got to junior
high, the book fair had changed its meaning. Now it was time to buy toys and random gadgets to annoy my teachers with-in class. Reading was not as cool anymore and people were not there to buy the actual books that were displayed. People grew out of their favorite stories while they grew out of their shoes. The book fair will always be a prominent memory to look back on. It was one of my favorite things throughout my years at Thorpe Creek Elementary. Story by Gabriella Haynes.
HOW READING HAS CHANGED ITS ROLE IN OUR LIVES
Growing up, my parents would read stories to me and my sister every night before bed. Since then, books have always been a way for me to escape reality. I could pretend I was with the pigeon while he was driving the bus or along with the Cat in the Hat and his friends. The simple act of my parents reading bedtime stories, increased the importance of keeping books a stable part of my life. Everybody has their own traditions that influenced them, but children’s books played a part
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“SECRET TREE” TESSA GREEN, 10
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK AS A CHILD?
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