So many books, so little time

Sorry if this is not allowed.

The year is 2004. First day of school we are given assigned seats based on our last name (as you do). My assigned seat just so happened to be in front of the bookshelf, filled with books. There was a clip board on one of them that lets you check one out if you ever wanted to read it.

I had just started to read recreationally that summer, maybe the year before, so I had always loved to see what books were on the shelf and checked one or two out. The best part is, is that at the beginning of the class I would take a book, sneak it under the desk, and read during class. Barely paid attention; however, I was never called out on, never yelled at, nor was pulled aside asking why I wasn't paying attention.

My teacher wasn't dumb, in fact, he was a great teacher. It had to be obvious that I was attempting to be sneaky about reading a book, but because it WAS reading a book, I never got in trouble, and this further fueled my love of reading.

Thank you Mr Daly. Hope you're living your best life.

I read more, but the two books that stick out in memory was Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, and Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! By Terry Brooks