Dear God, don't let Rule Thirty-four apply
2. The first character you fell in love with/became obsessed with
This may come as a shock to you, but as a kid, I was something of a misfit. I liked sports, but I wasn't any good at them, and by the time I hit junior high, the kids I played football with in elementary school all found cooler friends. So when I read the Harper Hall books at 14 or 15, Menolly's story of finding her place really resonated with me. Plus, the character was impossibly cool, with her shy demeanor, her amazing talent, and her caring nature, epitomized by the nine, later ten, fire lizards.
This may come as a shock to you, but as a kid, I was something of a misfit. I liked sports, but I wasn't any good at them, and by the time I hit junior high, the kids I played football with in elementary school all found cooler friends. So when I read the Harper Hall books at 14 or 15, Menolly's story of finding her place really resonated with me. Plus, the character was impossibly cool, with her shy demeanor, her amazing talent, and her caring nature, epitomized by the nine, later ten, fire lizards.