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A Potter Generation

This blog of mine would feel pretty empty without a tribute to Harry Potter somewhere. We are the Harry Potter generation after all. No one else, past or present, can say that they grew up with Harry. The first book came out when I was ten years old, the last, when I was twenty. I was 14 when the first movie came out and 24 when the last movie hit theaters. These books and movies were one of the strongest influences in my world, at the time of my life when I was discovering who I was, while I was learning to leave my childhood behind and become an adult. Just like Harry, Ron, and Hermione. I really did grow up with them, and somehow, they became my friends too. Unlike some book fads that have gone around where everyone was jumping on the bandwagon left and right, Harry Potter is actually GOOD literature. J.K. Rowling is a genius! All of her twists and turns, and being able to connect the last book to the first one is incredible. You know she didn't just sit down and write the first book without thinking about how the rest of the series were going to turn out. I think she knew, or sort of knew, how it was all going to end by the first books publication. She is an amazing author that captivated not only audiences of all ages, but all over the world as well. Harry Potter has been published in over 200 countries and has been translated in over 65 languages! These books really are universally loved and cherished, and if you haven't read them yet, then now is the time to start. I promise you that you will get so much more out of the books than you ever can from the movies. Don't get me wrong, I love the movies, but the books are just so much more.... magical. 

"Whether you come back by the page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home." -J.K. Rowling-

WE ARE THE HARRY POTTER GENERATION.

we defended the stone,

we found the chamber,

we freed the prisoner,

we were chosen by the goblet,

we fought alongside the order,

we learned from the prince,

we mastered the hallows.

WE OWE IT ALL TO J.K. ROWLING ♥ 

Hello!

Welcome to my new blog! I have decided to start this blog because I wanted to have a place that is all about the book nerd in me. This blog will be my virtual Beauty and the Beast library- the library that I think the book nerd in all of us dreams of having one day. This blog will be filled with book recommendations, favorite quotes from authors, and everything book nerdy related. I already have so many post ideas that I don't even know where to begin! I guess the best place to begin is the beginning right? So here is my beginning..... 

It is my belief that my love affair for books began with my parents. I remember when I was little they would take me and my sister to the library and we would fill our arms full of as many books as we could carry. At night we would lay in bed while one of our parents would read to us. One of the best times was during Christmas. In the month of December my dad would bring out his collection of Christmas picture books and read them to us- it was always one of my favorite Christmas traditions. The love affair grew in Kindergarten when I unraveled the mysteries of letters and words for myself. Books opened up new worlds to me and I couldn't tear myself away from them. The first book I really remember falling in love with was The B.F.G. when my third grade teacher read it to our class. My favorite part of elementary was being able to go to the library and pick out books and hearing stories from our librarian, and sometimes if you were good you got to read in one of the bean bags. Then in Jr. High reading became a homework assignment and you had to read so many pages each term. I remember other kids complaining about having to read so much, but I was the kid that would have enough pages read for the entire year by the end of the first term. Then came the day where my parents had to ground me from reading because if I opened a book my other homework would get neglected. That's when my summers turned into major read-a-thons for me. When I was in high school things got pretty bad for me and I ended up going to a psychologist because of some suicidal thoughts that I had been having. After talking to me for a bit, my psychologist reached up on his shelf and took down a book and told me to read it. It was a church book called 'Fire of the Covenant', about the Mormon pioneers. This book saved my life in the most literal sense. I wish I could explain why exactly this book had such an impact on me, I have no idea. I think it's just because I knew that if the pioneers could go on, then so could I. Books can relate to you like no other family member or friend can. They can teach, comfort, inspire, and inform. So from Dr. Seuss to Harry Potter, books have been a constant companion and friend of mine. I love books. 

"A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend." 

-Author Unknown-