Ashley L.

Santa Clara, CA

Favorite Genres: Realistic Fiction/Romance/Fantasy/Dystopian

Top Five Favorite Books:
1. JELLICOE ROAD by Melina Marchetta
2. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green
3. DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth
4. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
5. THIS LULLABY by Sarah Dessen

Interests: Reading, drawing, dleeping and hiking.

I've had a lifelong love affair with books. They were my first babysitters: my mother would give me a book to occupy myself with while she did housework. When my parents became too busy to read me bedtime stories, I learned to read on my own. Books helped me to learn English and gave me the skills to succeed in reading and writing. As part of the Teenreads.com Teen Board, I look forward to talking to other teens about books and reading, especially in sharing my thoughts on various books.