As I was on my evening walk a few weeks ago, basking in the last rays of sunlight and embracing the summer twilight, I had a bounce in my step. I had found some pretty cool books from little free libraries, and ones I hadn't recognized that they were there before. One of them struck my eye. It immediately made me think of my 5th grade teacher.
She was by far my favorite teacher, not just in elementary school but throughout my K-12 educational career. She's the one who inspired me the most. She encouraged me with continuing to keep up writing my stories, and motivated and welcomed me into a rich world of reading and books. Her passion for reading and books has stuck with me the most. She was also a good teacher, a good leader, and a talented educator. I think she also was my favorite teacher growing up also because I felt seen.
The book I saw in the little free library was Ink heart. I hadn't read it before, but it came out close to when I was in her 5th grade class. The summer I was going into 6th grade, she had a book club, and the first book on the list was Inkheart. She wanted her former students to continue to read throughout the summer. I don't know why for whatever reason I didn't join her book club, maybe I read some of the books on my own, but I never read Inkheart. So, I knew I had to pick it up and read it, inspired by my 5th grade teacher once I picked it up from the little free library.
I have been having Covid this past week and taking time to read more. I finished Inkheart last night, and I was interested, even intrigued to see how it would end. I'm glad I read it, as its very imaginative and its own story. I don't really know why I've been on this journey of reading children/adolescent books, but it's been a fun adventure this summer, and I would like to write more about it.
