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In Honor of Reading a Book

A book shelf

September 6th, 2016 is National Read a Book Day.

And, no, reading the 8 pages assigned in US and the half chapter in bio doesn’t count.

Reading something for fun on a school night is usually nothing more than a childhood memory for high schoolers–a throwback to a time when the number of pages read a night were recorded on a reading log due at the end of the week. Most teenagers have too much homework, or devote too much time to various games/practices/rehearsals to find the extra minutes to give the mental energy before bed.

However, on National Read a Book Day, I propose this: before you turn the lights out, maybe, just for five minutes, wander over to your bookshelf and pick out a childhood favorite. And as you read, fall into another world, one waiting for you inside of the pages. It won’t do any harm, in fact, according to a new study from the University of Sussex, it should calm you down. What’s better than escaping to another world for a while? On National Read a Book Day, find a book, and cherish it.

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Grace Bentley, Author
Grace Bentley is a runner, writer, student, Target enthusiast, bad pun advocate, and avid sleeper among other things. She enjoys watching sunrises but highly dislikes getting up early in the morning (how she gets up for cross country/track meets, she'll never know). Grace is currently a junior at LFHS, and lives in Lake Forest with her family and dog.
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