How old did you really start reading?

I think I was in 2nd grade when I started actually reading for fun and not just because we had to. I too LOVED the Sweet Vally High books!!! Also Nancy Drew!

I don't remember at what age I became addicted to books. I do remember that in grade school, probably around grade 5 or 6, the librarian gave us a sheet of paper to keep track of the books we read. To this day I still keep track of the books I read. My column headings are "number", "book title", "author", "date completed". I have a year end date and keep track of how many books I read in a year. Since having a computer I now keep track of books by author and number of books I have read by specific authors. It gives me a sense of accomplishment and pushes me to read more. I have encouraged my kids to do this too.

I was in school may be in my primary class when i started reading adventure books. It all began with our school rule that one needed to read 5 books in a session and then summarize what you read and submit it to your class teacher. The books were issued from the school library. This led me to read books and soon i found them very interesting and became addicted to reading books. Even now i am a private member of a library and read books on management.

Another person that liked the Sweet Valley books. I can't exactly remember when I started reading them, since I was reading anything with words since I was 3-4. I have a wonderful dad, he would drop what he was doing to take me to a book store so I could get a new book. I had nearly all the twins, high school collection by the time I was around 15. Every time I got a new book, I wasn't seen for that day til I was done reading, lol. Mom loved that I was reading, she saw it as expanding our imagination. Out of four kids, I was the only one that loved to read. I didn't just read those books, I read other books. My grandmother let me borrow her Little House on the praire collection, one book at a time. Then I was given Cujo from a friend and I was hooked. I can't count the amount of King books I have read, but I have a huge collection.

I have always been an avid reader. It runs in our family. I remember when I was a Pre- Teen, I used to read all my Mom's romance mags lol. Heck I had to graduate from the Jack & Jill stuff sometime. I really love reading!, and I try to instill this into my grandkids, because with all the computers & game systems out there, etc., Really reading gets lost in the mix. Reading a good book will transform you to , whatever you choose.

I started reading for fun when I first learned how to read! So I guess I started when I was 3 years old (close to four years old). I read little Golden Books and Sesame Street books at lot when I was that age. My favorite books when I was younger though were the series of BabySitter's Club books. I started reading those when I was 9 years old and they were my favorites for a long time! I even joined the fanclub and bought the movie.

I think I was seven years when I began reading for fun. My favourite books were about Bomba (a kind of young Tarzan in Brazil forest). I had got the whole collection. I also loved Salgari's books about Sandokan.

I was probably in the third grade. I remember my mom gave me Little Women, and for the longest time, I didn't want to read it. It was too long, the first page seemed boring. But, one day I picked it up and started reading. Then, I was hooked. I started reading tons of books and still do.

reading because I wanted to read? It was when I was 14 years old, I started reading books like gone with the wind, and my friend maxine and I would spend lots of our time in books stores, we just loved it.

Well, I started reading advance books (like.. funny books, novel, life history, relligion books, so on..) from class six. A vast time I have spend about to read that. On the primary level, I read few books.. but interest grew hugely on the high level..

I really can't remember, but i would have been young. I know i got heavily into reading for pleasure in my pre to early teens, and haven't stopeed since!

I guess i have been reading for fun when i was very young maybe in my 1st grade as my father used to buy us brothers loads of books at that time and they were all about fairy tales and sort of books usually local custom stories aswell like Sindbad , Aladin and similar,it was really fun at that time but now when i pick those books they seem so kiddish :D.

I was kind of advanced for my age group and was reading chapter books(for children) when I was in first grade. It was my thing because I didn't have very many friends growing up.

I was kind of advanced for my age group and was reading chapter books(for children) when I was in first grade. It was my thing because I didn't have very many friends growing up.

I think I was around 10 or 11. I loved the Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley and the Little House on the Prairie books. My sister and I had to share and I tell you I wish I had some of them that she has now. :) I would love to share them with my daughter when she is a bit older.

I remember I was in high school when I first read something that I did enjoy for fun. After that reading was more fun than ever.

Oh I was really young. I've always loved reading. I remember once when I was in third grade the scholastic magazine was being handed out and I had about 30 books that I wanted from the magazine. I already had a bookshelf full of books because my mom worked for Rand McNally. My parents told me that if I read all the books on my bookshelf I could have the books I wanted. I don't think they thought I actually would read them all - but I did. Of course we didn't have the means to buy all the books I wanted but I still was able to get a few :) When I was in middle school my mom loaned me her V.C. Andrews books. I guess that was her way of teaching me the ways of the world. I learned a lot about life from those books.

Well for me I still remember how I got addicted to reading. My dad had his books collection, but it was never used. One day when we were cleaning the box, I discovered Enid Blitons Famous Five - Treasure Island. It was during a school vacation and I was nine. I started reading and I couldnt keep the book down until I finished it. That vacationI finished up reading all the books that My dad had. WE were not recommended to read during school days, actually it was a family thing. But I used to long for week end where i could get hold of a book and read. My mom got me enrolled to a library. And ever since I have not stopped reading as yet.

Oh, I think I was in fourth or fifth grade when I started to read a lot. I remember I loved reading Nancy Drew Mysteries. I think I read all the volumes! I also remember I loved to read all the books by Judy Blume. Oh, how I loved it! I was just starting to explore and read all these good books. And then ofcourse Sweet Valley High, Sweet Dreams, pocketbooks, came along. Wow, just thinking back then, how much I enjoyed reading..

I'm like you I don't remember a age but young as well. When I started reading it would be the harliquin novels and once I got started I didn't stop. To this day I read alot of every type of book. bbsmiles