Student Feature: Reader Extraordinaire: Sydney!

by Aria H. 

Some people scroll for hours on their digital devices, but Sydney S. doesn’t; instead, she uses her time by reading and doing other fun activities! Sydney S. is a 7th grader who loves to read and just last year, read about 178 books, and this year so far, about 21 books! According to an article by Dimitrije Curcic, the average person reads about 12.5 books a year, including books they started but didn’t finish, meaning Sydney just last year read about 14 times more books than the average person, which is pretty impressive.

I interviewed her to get deeper into her world and to learn more about how she can do this! First, I asked what she does in her free time, unlike how others go on digital devices. She answered, "I read and spend time with my animals in my free time.” Then I asked her if she had a favorite genre or book, and she smiled and said, “My favorite genre is mystery, and my favorite book is Twilight.” I also asked her, since she reads so many books, whether she buys most of them, and if so, where she keeps them, or if she donates them. She replied with, “I buy lots of books, but I also go to the library a lot, and I have a bookshelf in my room, but I read so much and buy so many books that I can’t keep all of them. I get rid of any books that I don’t want to reread and keep all the books I love enough to reread.”

Other than reading, I asked, What are your hobbies? She answered, “Other than reading, I enjoy writing my own stories, scrapbooking, drawing, hanging out with my sisters, and playing with my animals outside.” Then I lastly asked whether you would change anything about how you read or your efficiency? She answered, “No, I love having every story I read be a part of me, and I think I’m efficient enough.” If you’re lucky enough to work with Sydney or pass her in the hallway, make sure you ask her about what book she’s reading right now because she goes through them a lot!


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