To show my parents what I feel is one of the best examples of St. Louis style pizza, I took them them to Faraci Pizza the other night, and we got into a discussion about how I believe that pizza is in part responsible for the fact that I was so well read as a child. This, I feel, is due to a program called "Book It!".
Book It! is a Pizza Hut sponsored program, which offers free personal pan pizzas as a reward for reaching the classroom's reading goal. I don't remember how many books we had to read, but I do remember that I read the King James Bible straight through, the entire science fiction section at my local city library, and countless works by Milton, Dante, Shakespeare....and Dr. Seuss. When you would look at my classroom's Book It! chart at the beginning of the year, you might see one or two gold stars next to each student....and then a year's worth of gold stars next to the name "Joshua Pyles". I remember being so disappointed when I maxed out the number of free pizzas for the year, but it didn't stop me from reading even more. Because when something becomes a habit and a hobby, it isn't easy to let it go.
So, thanks Book It!! You get a gold star from me.
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Good going Pizza fiend - you might want to take a look at Chicagopizzaclub.com for some more pizza lovers and reviews of Windy city pizzerias. I've been loving pizza my whole life. R. Rococo, WI
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