Monday, March 1, 2010

Stuff I've Read

This is my place to record (so I can remember!) all the books I read. 
*Newberry Books

2015
September-
I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Down Sand Mountain by Steve Watkins
August-
When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin
One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
July-
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
June-
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
Sugar by Dierdre Riordan Hall
May-
Shingaling: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
March-
The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
*When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
February-
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
The Swan House by Elizabeth Musser
The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott
The Romney Family Table: Sharing Home-Cooked Recipes & Favorite Traditions by Ann Romney
How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson, M.D.
January-
The One by Kiera Cass
The Elite by Kiera Cass
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Paper Towns by John Green
The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans
Christmas Jars Reunion by Jason F. Wright

2014 (22)
December-
Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans
A Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
October-
Within the Dark Hills by Sian Ann Bessey
We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
September-
It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer
August-
The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry
Full Ride by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
*Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
July-
The Giver by Lois Lowry (again)
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
June-
The Fault in our Stars by John Green
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Until We Reach Home by Lynn N. Austin
April-
While We're Far Apart by Lynn Austin
March-
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
February-
Signs of Life by Natalie Taylor
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Global Mom by Melissa Dalton-Bradford

2013 (32)

December-
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Forgotten Carols by Michael McLean
November-
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin
October-
Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
The Cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright
September-
Plum Orchard by June Hall McCash
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Palisades Park by Alan Brennert
August-
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
July-
Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
June-
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
May-
The Lost Madonna by Kelly Jones
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
March-
The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
The Beginning of Better Days by Joseph Smith, Jr., Sheri L. Dew, & Virginia H. Pearce
February-
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
January-
Reached by Ally Condie
Crossed by Ally Condie
Matched by Ally Condie
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
Time Is a River by Mary Alice Monroe

2012 (29)
December-
The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
November-
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe
October-
Trudy's Promise by M.K. Preston
September-
What the Scriptures Teach Us about Raising a Child by S. Michael Wilcox
The End by Lemony Snicket (again)
August-
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
July-
A Secret Kept by Tatiana DeRosnay
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
The Landry News by Andrew Clement
June-
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
May-
Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo
April-
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
The Beach House by Jane Green 
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
March-
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
Miles To Go by Richard Paul Evans
*Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
February-
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (again)
January-
Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg

2011 (27)
December-
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
November-
Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
October-
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
September-

The Host by Stefenie Meyer
August-

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder
by Rebecca Wells
July-

Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
June-

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett
May-

Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
April-
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
Ruby Holler
by Sharon Creech
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
The Walk
by Richard Paul Evans
March-

The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon: A Novel
by Kaye Gibbons
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas
February-

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
South of Broad
by Pat Conroy
Remember Me
by Sophie Kinsella
Cold Sassy Tree
by Olive Ann Burns
January-

Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
Blue Willow
by Doris Gates

2010 (46)
December-
Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
November-

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
October-

The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden
September-

The Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris Crutcher
My Brother Sam Is Dead
by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
August-

Letters From Rifka by Karen Hesse
Vanishing Acts
by Jodi Picoult
Homeless Bird
by Gloria Whelon
Jackaroo: A Novel of the Kingdom
by Cynthia Voigt
Those Who Save Us
by Jenna Blum
The Widow's War by Sally Gunning
July-

Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
The Tequila Worm
by Viola Canales
Picture Perfect
by Jodi Picoult
The Secret of Everything: A Novel
Barbara O'Neal
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
June-

*Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
90 Minutes in Heaven
by Don Piper
Dear John
by Nicholas Sparks
This Is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes
by Marilyn Berger
May-

Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps by Dave Isay
Wicked
by Gregory Maguire
A Lesson Before Dying
by Ernest J. Gaines
April-

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
My Antonia
by Willa Cather
March-

Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani
Sent
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Legend of Zoey
by Candie Moonshower
Found
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
February-
Life As We Knew It by Sarah Beth Pfeffer
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
January-
Travel Team by Mike Lupica
The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Zach's Lie by Roland Smith
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Heat by Mike Lupica

2009 (35)
December-
Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
The 39 Clues Book 3: The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Note by Gordon Korman
The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
November-
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
October-
Urban's Way: Urban Meyer, the Florida Gators, and His Plan to Win by Buddy Martin
September-
Drenched in Light by Lisa Wingate
The Language of Sycamores by Lisa Wingate
*The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene Dubois
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
August-
*Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
*The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South by Ann Rinaldi
Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson
July-
Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate
Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Imposters by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the Betrayed by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
June-
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
May-
Eggs by Jerry Spinelli
Peak by Roland Smith
These is My Words by Nancy Turner
April-
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Birdwing by Rafe Martin
Feb-
Elephant Run by Roland Smith
Jan-
The Shack by William P. Young
Football Hero by Tim Green
Football Genius by Tim Green

2008 (33)
Dec- Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
8/2 *A Gathering of Days by Joan W. Blos
7/19 The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
6/25 Sole Sisters: Stories of Women and Running by Jennifer Lin and Susan Warner
6/19 *Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
6/17 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt
6/15 *Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
6/9 The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute
6/5 The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
5/30 Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
5/20 Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
5/16 Behold the Man (Book 3) by Gerald N. Lund
5/12 Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
5/3 The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
4/29 Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
4/20 The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck
4/17 The River Between Us by Richard Peck
3/11 *Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
3/7 *A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
3/4 *The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
3/2 I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant
3/1 *The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
2/28 *Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
2/27 Come Unto Me (Book 2) by Gerald N. Lund
2/21 *Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
2/11 On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck
2/10 *From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 2/5 Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
1/20 *Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
1/18 Fishers of Men (Book 1) by Gerald N. Lund
1/12 The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

2007 (these are the ones I can remember....)
Alphabet of Dreams by Susan Fletcher
The Gift by Richard Paul Evans
No Talking! by Andrew Clements
*Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
*The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Petey by Ben Mikaelsen
Fair Weather by Richard Peck
A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
*A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
*Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Love, Ruby Lavendar by Deborah Wiles
*Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
*The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Messenger by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
*The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
for one more day by Mitch Albom
tuesdays with morrie by Mitch Albom
Emma by Jane Austen
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket
Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
The School Story by Andrew Clements
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
Room One by Andrew Clements
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Report Card by Andrew Clements
Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray
Step-ball-change by Jeanne Ray
Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray
Julie and Romeo Get Lucky by Jeanne Ray
*Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
*Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
*Holes by Louis Sachar
*Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere
The Christmas Blessing by Donna VanLiere
What Child Is This? by Caroline B. Cooney
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond