Dear Students,

My favorite part of reading a book is that I get to be someone else for a while. I get to try on perspectives that are foreign to me. I get to see the world from a different point of view.

The most powerful reading experiences I’ve had were the times I read books about places and people I’d never thought about before. They showed me new worlds and new ways of being in these worlds. And, in the best books, those worlds became a part of my own.

Now, just reading books is not enough. But it’s a start. And it’s a powerful one. Reading is practice for living.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck