Reflection on the 40 Book Challenge

The 40 Book Challenge helped me read a lot more than I would have liked to. Reading isn't my best friend, and I don't really enjoy reading that much. This year, I saw a change in how many books I read. Last year I must have read at least 7 or 8 books, and this year I have read 22 books. I see think that is really good because you can see in the change over time. I believe that this challenge has motivated me to read more. When I started the challenge, I thought it would be really easy because the year is long. Then when it actually started, I saw that the year was short and you had to read fast.

I had 22 books because some of my books had over 350 words. Even though that happened, I still read 18 books. I think that is an accomplishment for me. I saw that a lot of people read so many books, and then I saw that I only read 22. Then I remembered that this challenge is a one person thing. You shouldn't have to compare yourself to other people in order to make your self happy. I feel that I have reached my goal of the number of books I wanted to read. The books that I read, were more mature and more adult like. Meaning that they were longer, had stronger words, and had different plots than what I was used to. In 6th grade, I can only remember reading books that were funny or that were not as mature.

For 8th grade, I want to double my amount of books at at least get to 30 or 35. Maybe even 40! I want to set a goal for myself because sometimes without one, I can get a little off track. I really like this challenge because it helped me get on track, and start to focus more. Now, I have started to enjoy reading more and now it helps me. When I am not feeling well, reading helps me think about other things not just being sick. Reading helps me sleep so I read until I'm dead asleep. Reading has helped me with a lot of things, and this challenge showed me that.