Estee+F+Letter

Dear Humanities 6 Classmates,

While growing up I always think about books that my Mom and Dad’s generation may have read. I think about where they used to read and what kind of techniques they used to read. Most of my life is writing. I calm myself through my songs, journals, and little adventures I make. I think about the process of just one book and how the author wrote it. I get fascinated when I walk into a library and see all the books and look at how they were written. Everyone has different reading and writing ways but for me it’s a new adventure….

I grew up in a pretty big house and everyday felt like a new adventure. I remember fairy tales being read like every other little girl does before bed. In about kindergarten I learned how to read. I started out with little picture books like Dr. Seuss and cheesy six-paged books about stingrays. I didn’t have much problems reading, but my parents made me take speech therapy anyway.

When I was younger in about fourth grade or third grade, I started to consider myself a scanner. Even though it wasn’t true I don’t know why I did but I felt like I was flipping the pages too fast. I did not enjoy some of the books my teacher told us to read. I feel more comfortable if I choose the book. Sometimes I won’t read the book if doesn’t pull me in. But some of the books my fifth grade teacher picked for our class to read I did enjoy.

It all stared with a book about living forever, //Tuck Everlasting// by Natalie Babit//.// It was an intriguing tale about a little girl who hates her life full of rules. So she runs away and meets a family who lives forever. She has the choice to live forever; the novel made you think about life, death, and time.

Then later in that year we read another good book, //Stargirl// by Jerry Spinelli a novel about a new student in a High School who is very peppy and unique, who is way different then everyone. The story goes on and off about how people like her. She has a crush on a kid at her school named Leo, and he has to choose between being with the girl he likes and being hated by the whole school. The story taught me some life lessons, like don’t change who you are. And last but not least, //The Phantom Tollbooth which// is a fun tale about words and math. Okay, you probably don’t want to me to keep on writing about every single book I’ve read. Reading is a big part of my life and I’m looking forward to more books over the years.

One of my favorite things to do is write. I got my first journal at age five and I have continued to write about my moods and other stuff in there. But as a student, I enjoy writing poetry. The most important personal passion and the thing I love most is writing my songs. At age eight I wrote a novel called “//Alex Wingfred’s Guide to the Worst Summer Ever//”, the book is about a girl who doesn’t know what to do during the summer when her friends go to sleep-away camp, and she doesn’t want to go to camp. The book wasn’t my writing style but most of my friends liked it. I’m a really big script writer. I always like to write about personal experiences in a hidden way and add my music. I like making up new characters and it is pretty easy for me because I love acting. Sometimes I have my friends help me or we do some improving. Either way, it’s really fun. As a songwriter, I wrote about 5-6 songs a day but they were only rough drafts. I think my lyrics represent me as a person, and they are very strong. I love having lyrics that have life. As a little joke at summer camp one day I had my journal with me and we sat down at the bonfire near the lake. I read them a story about me and I continued to write little funny stories about what I see.

I like to look back at my writing. It really helps me find out who I am, and it is always good to share it and publish it. Reading and writing will always be a big part of my life and I’m excited to continue.

Your fellow classmate,

Estee