Of course, I read fifteen of those books in December to make it all possible, but hey - better late than never, right?
Books in bold are favs. Books both big and bold are the favs that I know for sure I'm gonna re-read. :-)
Here we go, without further ado, the books I read in 2010:
- The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis*
- Prince Caspian, by C. S. Lewis*
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C. S. Lewis* (no, I haven't seen the movie yet.)
- The Silver Chair, by C. S. Lewis*
- The Last Battle, by C. S. Lewis*
- When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
- How I Became A Popular Novelist, by Steve Hely
- The Amaranth Enchantment, by Julie Berry
- The Magician's Elephant, by Kate DiCamillo
- Committed, by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Warriors 1: Into the Wild, by Erin Hunter
- Warriors 2: Fire & Ice, by Erin Hunter
- Warriors 3: Forest of Secrets, by Erin Hunter
- Warriors 4: Rising Storm, by Erin Hunter
- Warriors 5: A Dangerous Path, by Erin Hunter
- Warriors 6: The Darkest Hour, by Erin Hunter
- Bras and Broomsticks, by Sarah Mlynowski
- Seekers 1: The Quest Begins, by Erin Hunter
- Impossible, by Nancy Werlin
The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein- The Good Dog, by Avi*
- The Thirteenth Princess, by Diane Zahler*
- Deerskin, by Robin McKinley*
- The Wolf Almanac, by Robert H. Busch
- The Voice of the Coyote, by J. Frank Doble
- Fox, by Martin Wallen
- Kushiel's Dart, by Jacqueline Carey
- The Books of Umber: Happenstance Found, by P.W. Catanese
- Eric Rex: The Dragon Eye, by Kaza Knightley
- Falling In, by Frances O’Roark Dowell
- Atherton: House of Power, by Patrick Carman
- Fablehaven 1, by Brandon Mull*
- Calamity Jack (graphic novel galley), by Hale, Hale, Hale
- The Hidden Life of Dogs, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- Girl Meets Boy, by Meg Cabot*
- Brightly Woven, by Alexandra Bracken
- A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray, by Ann Martin
- The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruis Zafon
- Bridget Jones' Diary, by Helen Fielding
- Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reason, by Helen Fielding
- The Social Life of Dogs, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True, by Elizabeth Berg
- On Writing, by Stephen King
The DUFF, by Kody Keplinger- The Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff
- The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan
- Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke*
- The Two Princess of Bamarre, by Gail Carson Levine*
- Fairest, by Gail Carson Levine*
- Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine*
- The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, by Katherine Howe
- Peter Pan in Scarlet, by Geraldine McCaugheran
- The Zahir, by Paulo Coelho
- The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi*
- The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls
- Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater
- InCarceron, by Catherine Fisher
- Fablehaven 2: Rise of the Evening Star, by Brandon Mull
- Catherine, Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows*
- Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
- Absolutely Normal Chaos, by Sharon Creech*
- The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins*
- Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins*
- Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling*
- Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling*
- The Magicians, by Lev Grossman
- The Books of Elsewhere 1: The Shadows, by Jacqueline West
- Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
- The Thirteenth Child, by Patricia Wrede
- Mistwood, by Leah Cypress
- Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld
- A Tale Dark and Grimm (galley), by Adam Gitdwitz
- Matched (galley), by Ally Condie
- Thirteen Treasures, by Michelle Harrison
Tempestuous (galley), by Leslie Livingston- Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, by Harriet Reisen
- Jellicoe Road, by Melina Marchetta
- Delirium (galley), by Lauren Oliver
- Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother & Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France, by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kid Taylor
- The Cleft, by Doris Lessing
- The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, by Simon Winchestor
- Iron John, by Robert Bly
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson- Catherine the Great: Love, Sex, & Power, by Virginia Rounding
- Fablehaven 3: Grip of the Shadow Plague, by Brandon Mull
- Fablehaven 4: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, by Brandon Mull
- Fablehaven 5: Keys to the Demon Prison, by Brandon Mull
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling* (but I read it after seeing the movie.)
- Finnikin of the Rock, by Melina Marchetta
- Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg*
- Crown Duel, by Sherwood Smith*
- The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan
- Books of Bayern: The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale*
- Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, by Neil Postman
- Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling*
- My Name is Memory, by Ann Brashares
- The Genius Files #1: Mission Unstoppable, by Dan Gutman
- A Vintage Affair, by Isabel Wolff
- Deception: A Haunting Emma Novel, by Lee Nichols
- Keeper, by Kathi Appelt
- The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family, by Mary S. Lovell
- The Lace Makers of Glenmara, by Heather Barbiera
Happy New Years, everyone!
