Childhood book?

Books from my past I almost immediately associate with Mr. Stephen King. I wasn’t a literature boy and always preferred going out and doing things instead of staying home reading. Nevertheless I think I was finally able to understand those who loved books when I discovered Stephen King. I remember when I bought my first book of this author. After a long break from reading I felt this hunger for knowledge and went to a library. I’d heard about King before but knew none of his work so I picked a random book from a shelf with his name on it. Coincidentally it happened to be ‘The shining’, probably the best fiction book that I’ve ever read. King has since become one of my favorite authors and I was reading his books for all my teen age.