Books have always been an important part of my life. I learned to read before starting school (in the first class of kindergarteners at our district) because I wanted to do what my three older brothers were doing. We didn't have a lot of money, so Mama found books where she could, at yard sales, giveaways and even the dump (I've never understood people who throw away perfectly good books).

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