imported>Akash.B at 02:40, 5 January 2010

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Hello all, I'm Akash (Yes, it’s my real name) and I've recently joined this wonderful site. I'm 15 years old, currently in the IB (International Baccalaureate) program in my school (Paxon), and live in Jacksonville, Fl. I enjoy reading, biking, exercise, playing games, and all the good stuff. I've been reading Redwall books since I was 12, and I've got quite a story on how I fell in love with the books, which is further down if you want to read it. Redwall books are so addictive to read for me, that I've hardly ever picked up another series since I started. They warm my heart with fuzziness and make me feel good. Not to get too personal, let’s just say I enjoy them. Anyway, here's the story:

It all started one fine morning, in my science class in 7th grade. We had free time to do anything, and I didn't have much to do. As I was doodling on a piece of paper, my friend handed me a book. He asked me to return it to the school library on my way back home (since it fell in my path). I almost said no, but I decided to be a good friend and took it. I doodled on but got bored of it soon after. Looking in my backpack, I looked for something to read. I arrived at either my science book or the book my friend gave me. I chose the science book and flipped through pages looking for illustrations. This still didn't cure my boredom, so I moved onto my friend's book. ‘Mattimeo’, it was an odd name for a book, but I read anyway. I didn’t realize how much I fell into the book, because I didn’t even hear the bell ring. I was in disbelief, and deserted all thoughts of returning it. I kept it, daring not even to reissue it in my name, thinking it would be taken away from me.

Two weeks later, I finally returned the book, much to my friend’s relief. I wanted to read every book written by Brian Jacques, but I pledged myself to start with Redwall. I put a hold on the library’s only copy (it was a small school). I waited patiently for 4 months, and finally news about the book arrived. Unfortunately it was bad news; the book was reported as lost. This gave me a serious blow, since I had stopped reading any other kinds of books. Yet, I kept my promise and waited another 7 months before I got myself a copy of Redwall. Finally my train to the fantasy world of Redwall began, and I read all books in order from then.

It’s been about 3 and a half years since that incident, and as of Jan. 4 2010, I’m reading ‘Eulalia’, still following the published order. I hope my tale has been interesting, and I’m quite sorry for rambling on and on. Cheerio!

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imported>Akash.B at 02:40, 5 January 2010