Selection 2 "More Than Anything Else" is an inspiring story of a young boy's compelling desire to read. Booker must spend his days working in the salt mines with his father and brother. When he sees an African-American man reading the newspaper for people, he wants nothing more than to be him. His mom eventually is able to get him a book and by candlelight, he copies the letters. Eventually he finds the man who read the newspaper Then, he begins to teach tam the sounds associated with the letters and how to write his name. More than Anything Else by Marie Bradly Selection 2 Selection 1​