My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the children's rooms are crammed with expensive books, but the parent's rooms are empty. Those children do not see their parents reading, as I did every day of my childhood. By contrast, when I walk into an apartment with books on the shelves, books on the bedside tables, books on the floor, and books on the toilet tank, then I know what I would see if I opened the door that says 'PRIVATE--GROWNUPS KEEP OUT': a child sprawled on the bed, reading. . Anne Fadiman
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Mark Twain was a famous American author, humorist, and lecturer. He has written many famous books, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." Twain was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He moved to Hannibal, Missouri, at the age of 7. Here he grew up with his parents and two brothers.

His mother died when he was 9 years old. Twain's father abandoned the family after the death of his wife, leaving him to raise his brothers and six sisters. For most of his childhood, Twain worked as a printer’s apprentice and a typesetter for various newspapers.

He left school after finishing seventh grade and began working as a printer’s apprentice for Hannibal Journal.

Source: Ex Libris: Confessions Of A Common Reader

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