Looking back, I do not remember my mother being a book reader. I remember finding books that I wanted in these catalog and taking home and asking my mom if I could have these books ? My beloved parents never told me no when it come to buying books and I always got the books I wanted. We also eagerly accepted the little book order catalogs we would be given at the library. Each week my class would go to the library and we would be allowed to check out books. The two favorite places for me at “ Travis ” were the recess yard and the school library. Travis Elementary, on the south side of Midland, TX from first to fifth grades.
I was born in west Texas in 1969, and attended William B. What books have made you ? What books have sustained you ? What books can cut straight into your heart every time you read them, even if you have read them a hundred times ? What books helped you discover your love for story telling ? Raul’s love of writing triumphed over his fear, however, and he became a celebrated author of fiction for young adults.
His embarrassment caused him to destroy an early copy of the semi-autobiographical “ Where The Red Fern Grows “. Rawls was embarrassed by his poor grammar and punctuation – a result of growing up without any paper on which to practice writing. He says that reading “ The Call Of The Wild ” changed his life and convinced him to become a writer. The area was so rural that there were no schools for him to attend, so his mother taught him how to read and write. Wilson Rawls ( 1913-1984 ), grew up in the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma.
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