Reading list
Last year, I didn’t set a goal for a specific number of books to read, but I did set a goal to keep track of what I read. I think I mostly succeeded. Though I might have missed one or two. Anyway, my total?
84 books read in 2011, and here’s the list:
- Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot
- Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch
- The Janitor’s Boy by Andrew Clements
- Song of the Lioness: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Alexie Sherman
- Leaving Fishers by Margaret Petersen Haddix
- The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
- Feed by M.T. Anderson
- Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
- Ivy’s Ever After by Dawn Lairamore
- Judy Moody was in a mood by Megan McDonald
- Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park
- Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar
- The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements
- Crash by Jerry Spinelli
- Judy Moody Gets Famous! by Megan McDonald
- Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald
- Judy Moody Predicts the Future by Megan McDonald
- Crispin: The End of Time by Avi
- Revenge of the Snob Squad by Jane Anne Peters
- The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
- Judy Moody Declares Independence by Megan McDonald
- Children of the Lamp: The Five Fakirs of Faizabad by P.B. Kerr
- A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
- The Thirty-nine Clues: Black Book of Buried Secrets by Rick Riordan et al.
- Sabotaged by Margaret Petersen Haddix
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
- Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 ½ Days by Megan McDonald
- Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: The Glitter Girls and the Big Fake Out by Meg Cabot
- Junie B. Jones and the Monkey Business by Barbara Park
- Charlie Bones and the Red Knight by Jenna Nimmo
- The Secret History of Tom Trueheart by Ian Beck
- Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones and some Sneaky Peaky Spying by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake by Barbara Park
- Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Blast from the Past by Meg Cabot
- Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Stage Fright by Meg Cabot
- The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
- Tom Trueheart: The Land of Dark Stories by Ian Beck
- In the Hand of the Godess by Tamora Pierce
- The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roecker
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
- Possession by Elana Johnson
- Junie B. Jones and that Meanie Jim’s Birthday by Barbara Park
- The Thirty-nine Clues: Vesper Rising (book 11) by Rick Riordan et al.
- Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under her Bed by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal by Barbara Park
- A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander
- Wings by E.D. Baker
- Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy by Barbara Park
- You Wish by Mandy Hubbard
- Chronicles of the Red King #1: The Secret Kingdom by Jenny Nimmo
- The Thirty-nine Clues: Maze of Bones (book 1) by Rick Riordan
- Much Ado About Grubstake by Jean Ferris
- Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy by Barbara Park
- Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard
- The Missing, Book 4: Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- The Morpheus Road: The Black by D.J. MacHale
- Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones is (almost) a Flower Girl by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in her Pocket Warren by Barbara Park
- Across the Universe by Beth Revis
- Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
- Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
- Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day by Barbara Park
- The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
- Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones, First Grader (at last!) by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones: Boss of Lunch by Barbara Park
- Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder by Barbara Park
- Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers
- Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
- Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
- Matched by Ali Condie
- Crossed by Ali Condie
- What Happened on Fox Street by Tricia Springstubb
- Mo Wren, Lost and Found by Tricia Springstubb
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- Junie B. Jones: One-man Band by Barbara Park
- The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
Fyi, I didn’t record any of the picture books I read. That would have tripled my list or something, but I DEFINITELY count them as books read.
Also, you might note a large portion of my list is from the Junie B. Jones series. I’d never read it, so I decided to rectify that. For research, of course. 😉
And I didn’t record any of the books I started and didn’t finish. There were a few of those. Still, this is a pretty good representation of my reading habit. Very MG-centric. Perhaps I should diversify a little more this coming year, no?
So how do our tastes compare? Any books you’d recommend for my 2012 reading habit?
P.S. I hope you all enjoyed the holiday season!
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