Ok. This may be hard for some to read. I'm 15 and I really feel like books saved my life.
1. They're always an escape when things get low.
2. They took me places I thought I couldn't ever go.
3. When I used to get beat up, I could just open a book and feel better.
4. I didn't have to talk to a book, it told me a story instead. (I suffer from severe SAD or Social Anxiety Disorder)
5. They let me live in a different world for a while; I could try to forget all the problems I had.
6. When I lost my aunt, I would pretend I could still see her in the characters I read about.
7. I never felt scared...
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