
You rush home. You plop down on your bed. You take out your favorite fiction book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Then suddenly you remember your parents telling you fiction is a true waste of your time. You shake off that thought like a dog shaking off water. Then suddenly your mom's voice is ringing in your ears. "I know you're reading fiction; how many times do I have to tell you, fiction is a true waste of time!" Or is it, Mom? I strongly believe reading fiction is not a waste of time. I think this because fiction is fun, it builds big minds and imaginations, and it also is the perfect place to find juicy vocabulary and great story plots.