Building Our Lives As Readers

This year, readers are empowering themselves to take charge of their lives as readers.  But what does that mean???  Here's how our readers completed this sentence,

"To me, being in charge of my life as a reader means..."

...not having to read from one bucket and being able to read what I want.  To make reading more fun I read what I'm interested in.  Elisabeth
...choosing what I want to read.  Kofi
...that I can go have fun reading any book.  Sophia
...I can read any book I want.  I don't need to time my reading.  Choose if it is a just right book.  Alex
...being responsible for my books and taking it everywhere.  Chloe
...to take care of it and read right and fluently.  Robert
...not counting my pages and the minutes and making sure I'm "into" my book I'm reading.  Alexandra
...it feels good because I don't have to time or read [a specific] amount of pages, but now I like to read a lot.  Alexis B.
...I read every day.  I read anywhere I go.  Zachary
...I have a big huge responsibility because I get to pick my own books out and pick a just right book too.  Seth
...that I am the only one that is in charge of my life as a reader.  David
...to pick a just right book, not too hard or not too easy.  Noah
...to bring my book everywhere I go, and to love reading more.  Ryan
...choosing my own frequency of reading, and knowing that my book is just right.  Conor
...I can read just right books instead of not being able to choose a book.  Hunter
...that I'm going to pick a confident place in class to sit.  Dillon
...I've always been in charge of my life as a reader at home, but not at school.  I'm glad I can be in charge now.  Alexis S.
...I can choose when, where, how and how long I read.  Parker
...that I finally get to pick my own book.  Isis
...that I can read everywhere I go.  Sa'Tasha
...I can pick my book that I want.  Cliff
...I'm asking me, "Where did I write my time on a sheet of paper?"  Megan
...that I am going to try to stop after every chapter and think about what I just read.  Kristina
...choosing my just right book responsibly.  Tara
...I get to choose whatever I'm interested in.  Justin
...I can choose a just right book.  Luke
...I can pick books that I want instead of picking specific books from "W" or "K".  Jackson H.
...I can choose freely and I'm not being treated like a baby.  Jasmine
...I get to choose which genre and author I want to read.  Jackson D.
...to understand a book I pick, to read very comfortably.  I have to love reading.  Sydney C.
...I should use it wisely and respect my book.  Piper
...to choose when and where to read my book.  Gael
...to read every day and log my book and read as long as I want.  Dominic
...to choose a reasonable amount of book pages and how many minutes you've read for.  Carter
...I am a better reader.  Tracie