The pure joy of reading captivated me easily and quickly once I began to read chapter books at the very young age of just seven years old. Once I realized just how much I was able to learn about all kinds of people, places and things without ever having to leave my own comfort zone, I was hooked! My joy of reading allowed me to also fall in love with learning, which led me to excel in a lot of other subjects (Science, Social Studies, English, etc.). I was always an honor student and frequentl...