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simplyparticular · 07-28-2010, 01:21 PM

I had many influencers who made sure I had access to books:
mom
grandma
grandpa (after grandma died, he carried the book-present torch)

But the biggest influence was probably Mr. Little, my 3rd grade teacher. He gave candy bars out for book reports. Once a week he passed around a lunch box with 3 Musketeers, Baby Ruth and Butterfinger bars and you took as many candy bars as book reports you wrote. I ate over 100 candy bars that year and I remember arguing with him that the 2-in-1 Nancy Drew books from the school library counted as 2 books, not one. Poor guy was probably just trying to save money on candy.

07-28-2010, 01:21 PM	#51
simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	I had many influencers who made sure I had access to books: mom grandma grandpa (after grandma died, he carried the book-present torch) But the biggest influence was probably Mr. Little, my 3rd grade teacher. He gave candy bars out for book reports. Once a week he passed around a lunch box with 3 Musketeers, Baby Ruth and Butterfinger bars and you took as many candy bars as book reports you wrote. I ate over 100 candy bars that year and I remember arguing with him that the 2-in-1 Nancy Drew books from the school library counted as 2 books, not one. Poor guy was probably just trying to save money on candy.