Our sixth-grade classroom library is filled with titles like Freak the Mighty, Wonder and Percy Jackson. Lately, I’ve noticed a curious disappearance of several books from our shelves. Determined to solve the mystery, I conducted an investigation and soon discovered that it was Preston, one of my struggling readers, who had them. When confronted, Preston admitted that he had been keeping the books. As we opened his locker together, I was surprised to find a neatly arranged collection of books, some of which belonged to me and others that belonged to previous teachers. Among these were Hatchet by Gary Paulson and Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. When I asked Preston why he had accumulated them, his response left me speechless.
“I’ve always dreamt of having my own library, Mr. Smith,” he confessed earnestly. “I wanted books that I could read whenever I wanted, but my mom can’t afford to buy them for me.”
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