Books have a way of changing people’s lives,either by altering their way of thinking or becoming a part of their daily routine. Picking up a book is more than a way to pass time; it holds a strong importance for people such as Anna Wolff.

“[Reading] is a part of my everyday life,” junior Anna Wolff said.

Reading a book develops into something more than just words on a page. Readers get hooked on characters and story plots that keep them coming back to the shelves in search of another story.

“I like being able to [have] a longer period of time where you get connected to [the] characters instead of just one book where it takes a couple of days and you’re done,” Wolff said. “I like being able to see the development of characters.”

Readers can develop an understanding of all of the struggles characters go through. Books can pull at emotions or even cause laughter.

“When I finish a series, I get really sad, [because] it’s hard for me to go from one series to the next,” Wolff said. “There’s like a month where I’ll not read anything, because I can’t get over the fact that I’m done with [a] series that I’ve been so connected to for seven books.”

Sometimes authors focus on broadening the mind of the reader and allowing them to view the world from a different viewpoint.

“Honestly, Think Like a Freak changed my perspective on the entire world,” Wolff said. “I feel like I look at everything really negatively, and it opened my eyes more to humanity and how people are. I learned to kind of accept that certain things aren’t going to be changed and to be more positive about them.”