where the writers are My Favorite Novel  I doubt anyone would be
surprised to learn that most writers were avid readers at a very
young age.  I was no different.  I can remember my grandmother,
who only made it through eighth grade before she had to drop out
of school to help with her family, reading to me from the time I
could climb up on her lap and sit still (the sitting still part
was key).  Rumor amongst the family has it I was reading on my
own by the age of 4, long before there were pre-schools teaching
reading before kindergarten.  What I know for a fact is that I
have no childhood memories that don't include a book in my hand,
my bed or on my nightstand.  I could never get enough to read.
Now, you would think with all that reading, picking just one
favorite book would be near impossible, but you would think
wrong.  From the first page of the book right up to this very
day, my favorite book of all time is "Little Women".  I read
this book for the first time when I was 8 years old, which I've
learned