Do you:
1. read a book for enjoyment during class?
2. Have a parent who continually says, "get your nose out of that book and go outside!"?
3. Have a parent you continuually says, "you'll ruin your eyes because you read so much!"?
4. Read in the bathtub?
5. Read a book a day?
6. Read 2-3 books on the weekend?
7. Read in bed at night until a book is finished?
8. Wish some books would never end?
9. Reread favorite books?
10. Read while walking home from school?
11. Forget to eat while reading?
12. Eat while reading?
13. Get lost in a book?
14. Get out too many books at one time from the library because you want to make sure to have a book you will like?
15. Read while watching television, especially during the commercials?
16. Spend your entire allowance on books?
17. Prefer reading to rollerblading, swimming, or shopping?
18. Turn down the corners of pages to mark your place?
19. Read on planes, trains, and automobiles?
20. Read the first thing in the morning?
21. Read the last thing at night?
22. Read magazines and newspapers, as well as books?
23. Read the backs of cereal boxes?
24. Visit the school and publis library regularly?
25. Read while the computer boots up?
26. Visit Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com regularly?
27. Have a favorite reading spot?
(FromLife Lists for Teens by Pamela Espeland)
I am a remarkable reader. I qualify for all of these except 2 (my parents never said that), 16 (I use the library instead), and 20 (mornings are for sleeping because I stayed up late reading). How did you do?
What's missing from this list?
