I have the right to read. 

To dream beyond just black and white. 

To see myself within the pages and find a book that is just right.

With each chapter I see what’s possible. 

Read through and between each line. 

I hold the power of each word and share ideas that are just mine.

Let me write the world I want to live in. 

Raise my voice, my mind, my hand to tell stories from my neighborhood and off in distant lands.

A book is more than just a book. 

It’s a line, a ladder through space and time. 

I’m the author of my own story.

I turn the page. I claim what’s mine.