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Dana Reinhardt


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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Young Adult


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: 3.62 · 15,555 ratings · 2,715 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors
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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
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“There are days when I think I don't believe anymore. When I think I've grown too old for miracles. And that's right when another seems to happen.”
― Dana Reinhardt, The Summer I Learned to Fly
tags: miracles
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What Book Shall We Read in October?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in July and August. Feel free to add books to the list, if they were published in July and August 2011

If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.

 
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  8 votes 19.5%

 
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  5 votes 12.2%

 
  4 votes 9.8%

Summer I learned to fly (write-in)
 
  3 votes 7.3%

 
  2 votes 4.9%

 
  1 vote 2.4%

 
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