My reading habits

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 24727

Hi, Mindy:

This is Steve the Youth Librarian talking now, taking off my Lexicon 
Editor hat. My question is this: have you ever read any other fantasy 
literature? I'm not digging into the questions about sexual innuendo 
or the lack of it here,  I'm actually trying to get more of a handle 
on you. I am the librarian for a Christian school which has pretty 
conservative values. I deal every day with people who have different 
convictions than I do about books and I am NOT being critical at all 
here. I believe that each person's choices of reading material is 
personal and to be defended, whether or not they choose the same 
books I do. But I am asked all the time by kids to help them find a 
good book. So I'm always curious what people read and why. I am not 
familiar with Judaica novels (although I'll bet I'm familiar with 
some that are a lot like it). But what else have you read before 
Harry Potter that was fantasy? And then, what led you to read the 
Potter books, given your usual choices?

Steve Vander Ark
Library Media Specialist
Byron Center Christian School
Byron Center, Michigan, USA

(and the Lexicon etc.)