text: Yes, I was in grade 6 a year early because they accelerated me past grade 5 on the basis of the IQ and reading comprehension tests that were in vogue at the time. I had already concluded that Religion is an after life insurance scam. I picked books from the adult section of the library and sometimes got told that "this book is for adults" when I tried to borrow books such as "Glory Road" by Heinlein.