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	Name: Wendy St. John
	City & State: San Ramon, California
	Vocation / Avocation: Homeschooling Mom

Why I'm a Habitual Reader:

I've been an avid reader as long as I can remember. When I was a child, reading was one of my favorite things to do, and it's one of the few things that has been a constant throughout my life. Now, I'm reading more than ever - both for my own enjoyment and education, and also with my eight-year-old son, who I'm homeschooling. All signs point to him being another habitual reader, as well.

My List of Ten: Favorite Fiction

1. Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Such a magical book, one which drew me into the story in a way I hadn't been drawn into a book since I was a child.

2. Inkheart
Author: Cornelia Funke
A true book-lovers' book; a great fantasy adventure about books and the people who love them.

3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Author: J.K. Rowling
I love the entire Harry Potter series, but this is my favorite volume. Great characters and the stories are plotted in a way that makes it such fun to try and figure out what is going to happen next.

4. The Haunted Mountain
Author: Mollie Hunter
This was a favorite when I was a child, and it's stood the test of time. A story set in the Scottish Highlands, about one man's struggle against the "Sidhe," or faerie people.

5. The Eight
Author: Katherine Neville
A great chess-based secret-society mystery story. Predates "DaVinci Code" by several years, and surpasses it in every way.

6. Poisonwood Bible
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
I loved this book so much, I turned around and read it a second time almost immediately after finishing it. The story of four girls whose missionary father took them to live in the Congo. Fascinating, riveting, heartbreaking. A book that really made me think.

7. The Master and Margarita
Author: Mikhail Bulgakov
A great story about Satan and some of the mischief he spreads during a few days in Russia. A great conceptualization of the Devil, and a satisfying, fun story, too.

8. The Bonesetter's Daughter
Author: Amy Tan
A beautiful book about family, particularly the relationships between mothers, sisters and daughters.

9. The Witching Hour
Author: Anne Rice
A great horror story which follows a family of witches through several generations. It's the sort of sweeping historical saga I love, with a creepy and macabre setting. Beautiful and haunting (although the subsequent books in the series didn't live up to this first volume).

10. The Last Time They Met
Author: Anita Shreve
An amazing book with a mind-blowing ending. This is my favorite book by Shreve, who is an author I really enjoy.

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