“My favorite hobby is reading. Reading calms and relaxes me. My favorite book I’ve read is ‘The Lies That Bind’ because it’s very real because it covers topics with things like coping with loss and it shows that you can get through a rough patch in your life and make it to a brighter side. My mom inspired me to start reading because she would read to me every night when I was little and I’ve always enjoyed it. ‘Skippy John Jones’ by Judith Byron Schachner was one of my favorite books she would read to me and my siblings because it was very funny, she would always use different voices when she would read to us. I try to read as much as I can.” – junior Libby Pattan.