Featured Reader

Name: Christie McDonald

Where I live: Saint John, New Brunswick

Occupation: High school teacher

I'm currently reading: The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay, with The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre waiting in the wings

First book I remember reading: I can't remember when books weren't a part of my life. Luckily, I grew up in a house where they were valued. I used to love getting those Scholastic book order forms at school. (I still love looking at them!) As a kid I read The Bobbsey Twins series and books by Enid Blyton. I loved A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Perhaps the turning point book for me was Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, which I read when I was 11 or 12. After that, I knew I could read anything.

Favourite place to read: In bed at the end of the day...but I'll read anywhere.

Author (alive or dead) that I'd most like to meet: I'd love to meet Stephen King. Carolyn Slaughter. She's the only author I've ever written to...and she replied! Shakespeare.

Music I like to listen to: Blue Rodeo!!!

I can't wait to read: I have close to 200 books on my to-be-read shelf...and I add books to my to-be-read list daily...so many books, so little time.

My favourite book blog/website is: Can I choose my own? The Ludic Reader — I've linked to all the other blogs and book-related sites I like there.

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