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Jonathan Hobbs

Jonathan instantly made an impression with his quirky, confident entry. We respect and admire his commitment to reading, learning, and establishing a reputation as a bookworm in his highschool. Reading voraciously has certainly given him an edge, academically, in his writing style, and quite obviously has helped him make an impression on people of all ages. We salute you, Jonathan, and wish you all the best in the future.

CAREER GOALS: Teacher Librarian
EDUCATION PLANS: University of the Fraser Valley
STUDENT PROFILE: Honour Roll Student, School & Community Volunteer, Certificate of Merit in Mathematcis 2009/2010

One book. One book read at age 7 with a library card acquired that morning. One book read at age 7 with a library card purchased that morning was the beginning of a quiet revolution in how the world viewed me and how I viewed the world.

Age 12, I find the old library card in the back of a drawer and suddenly I’m not in the room anymore: Godzilla Ate My Hoework, the first book I ever took out of the library. The first book I read on my own. I could even remember the plot.

Next day. I’m at the library with my Mom. We go up to the counter and try to take out all the books Mom and I want on my library card. The librarian says she’s sorry, only 50 books per library card. I’m crestfallen, when lo and behold, Mom pulls out her own library card and says, “That’s okay, because we have two cards.”

I’ve finished all my books in the three weeks we have allotted. We return and get more. Cycle repeats. People begin to look at me strangely when they see me in the halls at school with a novel or three tucked under my arm. I earn my place as the school bookworm as I read in all my free time and consequently my English scores skyrocket. Mother begins to threaten to take away my books because I spend too much time indoors. The threats soon disappear because I think she enjoys the comments she gets from other adults in regards to my intelligence.

Grade 12. I look over my life these last few years and get a special kick out of how I’ve made waves. Some people scorn the fact that I’ve spent so much effort to get stuck in a stereotype. I think that’s just funny, because that same stereotype says I will long outlive all those naysayers, and be a millionaire to boot. Regardless of whether that happens or not, I’ve made my place and intend to stick to it. I mean, who else can boast that their library card has records of their taking out of 2500 books since seventh grade, or that they wont he reading competition grade 8 with seven more hours than the girl who got second, or that their reading comprehension scores in grade 9 were five years ahead of their age category? Who else can say that they were representing their gender as the only male in English 11 honours or one of only two boys in AP English 12? Come on, I’m happy to be a stereotype if that means that not only am I famous within the school, but I’m famous for doing what I love.

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