I am a recovering Wallflower

     As a child reading wasn't exactly my favorite leisurely activity. I would rather jump in a stream and dig holes in the mud. Unfortunately, reading was required every year. There were several novels required every year, and they even made me read over the summer. As a result of this buzz kill, I hated reading.
     In tenth grade it all changed. I remember sitting in my 10th grade GT English class with Ms. Yencsik. To my right was Katie Horner, soon to be my reading mentor. As the friendship between us blossomed, she began to recommend books. First was Burned by Ellen Hopkins, I liked it, which encouraged me to read more. But the one book that really changed my perspective on reading was The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. It was easy to relateto. Not to mention the fact that it was pure, the novel was beautifully written. It changed my life and I recommend it to everyone in the world!
       My favorite quote from the novel is something I live my life by. It ia as follows:
 "I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons, and maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still change where we go from there."
     From the moment I finished this book, I knew that I was a "Charlie." I was a recovering Wallflower.