Dana Reinhardt

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http://danareinhardt.net/

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Literature & Fiction, Young Adult

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Why don't you have a bio section?

Because I hate writing about myself.

But wouldn't that be easier than answering a whole bunch of FAQs?

Maybe. Probably. Go on...

So where are you from?

I'm from Los Angeles, but now I live in San Francisco. Except for the summers where I go back to Los Angeles in search of the sun.

What are you doing when you aren't writing?

Laundry, usually. Sometimes dishes. And I really like to walk near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Why don't you run instead of walk?

Running is hard. And I'm sort of lazy.

Have you ever had a real job?

Yes. Of course I have. I've waited tables, worked with adolescents in foster care, read the slush pile at a publishing house, and fact checked for a movie magazine. I also worked for FRONTLINE on PBS a...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 3,665 ratings · 869 reviews · 6 distinct works

	How to Build a House 3.80 avg rating — 914 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Things a Brother Knows 3.91 avg rating — 789 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	My rating:
	A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life 3.80 avg rating — 788 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Summer I Learned to Fly 3.76 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Harmless 3.34 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Odessa Again 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“They're just words. And words alone don't really mean anything. It's what you feel and what you believe when you say them that matter.”
― Dana Reinhardt, How to Build a House

tags: truth

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“I have a theory that as long as you have one good friend, one real friend, you can get through anything.”
― Dana Reinhardt, How to Build a House

tags: truth

44 people liked it

“There's no going back from what happened. You can go back and understand the past, but you can't go back and change it.”
― Dana Reinhardt, Harmless

tags: emma

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