Reading Changed My Life - Townsend Press

Julia BurneyThe photograph on the wall above Julia shows her in her police officer’suniform, distributing books to children on the streets of Racine.Ruby had many books, as well as magazines likeTrue Stories that Julia read to learn about “love andlife and romance—stuff my parents didn’t talkabout.” Aunt Ruby encouraged Julia to read and totalk about what she was reading.Julia says today, “I learned to read at school. Ilearned to love reading at Aunt Ruby’s.”Julia’s love of reading helped her become a finestudent, one determined to prepare for a betterfuture. “Peer pressure” had no meaning for her; she65