Local homeschooler wins reading contest
“We’ll be presenting Brextyn with a $1,000 scholarship later this month in Nashville,” a state press release stated.
Brextyn spent 26,613 minutes reading during the contest, it continued.
For Brextyn, the Tristar Reads win “means a lot for me,” the ninth-grader said. “I’ve always enjoyed reading, and it feels amazing to get recognized for the amount of time I spend reading.
“What I enjoy most about reading is being drawn into different worlds and seeing things that never happen in real life occur through the page,” he said. “To help me get more hours, I would read until 1 a.m. in the morning and sometimes read all day.
“My favorite book from this summer was ‘The Watchmen’ graphic novel because it was a superhero mystery book with tons of bloodshed and a touch of sci-fi,” Brextyn said. “I also really enjoyed many fantasy books, such as the Eragon series.”
