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	Name: Trish Henry
	City & State: Oakland, California
	Vocation / Avocation: Jane of All Trades
	Website: www.foolishmortal.com/

Why I'm a Habitual Reader:

Reading is more important to me than almost anything. I’m addicted. If it’s a good book, or even if it’s a bad book with an ok story, I’ll stay up all night reading. In some ways, I’m very picky about what I’ll read. Mostly it’s fantasy and science fiction, but I sometimes enjoy a good mystery as well. It doesn’t matter if the target audience is young adult, middle school, or adult, so long as the story is compelling, the writing is good, and the characters are doing the things I find interesting. I love when characters come into themselves, overcoming adversity and figuring out how to be who they want to be. I’m also a sucker for a romantic or funny story, preferably both together. Beautiful writing full of real emotion helps too. I love a story that can hit me where it counts--make me laugh, cry, and think.

I get very excited when I discover a new author or story that has everything that makes me happy, and can hardly wait to share with my friends.

My List of Ten: Fantasies That Hit Where It Counts

1. The Dark Lord of Derkholm
Author: Diana Wynne Jones

2. Sunshine
Author: Robin McKinley

3. The Shape-Changer’s Wife
Author: Sharon Shinn

4. Sabriel (the whole series)
Author: Garth Nix

5. Johnny Maxwell: Only You Can Save Mankind (the whole series)
Author: Terry Pratchett

6. The Ropemaker
Author: Peter Dickinson

7. Anansi Boys
Author: Neil Gaiman

8. Song for the Basilisk
Author: Patricia McKillip

9. Becka Cooper: Terrier
Author: Tamora Pierce

10. The Curse of Chalion
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold

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