2012 Reading
(January 1, 2012) My list of 2012 books. Since I read 364 in 2011. I mumbled vague resolution to read 400 books on January 1. I might have posted it to Goodreads as well.
(December 31, 2012) Well, I read 415 books this year, but didn't get to write about many, including some real favorites. Writing is a slow and painful process for me and I really got caught up in reading at least a book a day.
My favorites are marked with an * or two.
January (44)
1. The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (1/1)
2. The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronen (1/2)
3. We Visit Afghanistan by Tamra Orr (1/2)
4. Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge (1/3)
5. Blackout by John Rocco (1/4)
6. Naamah and the Ark at Night by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (1/4)
7. Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto by Eric Luper (1/5)
8. Dumpling Days by Grace Lin (1/6)
9. Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit by Tommy Greenwald (1/7)
10. Code Talker: a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II by Joseph Bruchac (1/8)
11. Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid (1/8)
12. No Two Alike by Keith Baker (1/8)
13. Stuck by Oliver Jeffers (1/8)
14. A Zeal of Zebras by Woop Studios (1/8)
15. It's Christmas, David! by David Shannon (1/8)
16. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (1/9)
17. Carter's Big Break by Brent Crawford (1/10)
18. The Runaway Mummy: a Parody by Michael Rex (1/11)
19. Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol (1/13)
20. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (1/13)
21. Justin Fisher Declares War! by James Preller (1/13)
22. The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin (1/14)
23. A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz (1/14)
24. Little Lost Dog by Monica Carnesi (1/15)
25. America is Under Attack by Don Brown (1/16)
26. All Stations! Distress! (1/16)
27. Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs by Marcia Williams (1/17)
28. Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain. (1/17)
29. Guys Read Thriller edited by Jon Scieszka (1/17)
30. John Muir America's First Environmentalist by Kathryn Lasky (1/18)
31. George Did It by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain (1/18)
32. Sass and Serendipity by Jennifer Ziegler (1/20)
33. E-Mergency by Tom Lichtenheld & Eza Fields-Meyer (1/21)
34. Ice by Arthur Geisert (1/22)
35. Best Friends by Catherine Thimmesh (1/23)
36. T he Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield. (1/23)
37. A Web of Air by Philip Reeve (1/23)
38. Before You Go by James Preller (1/25)
39. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (1/25)
40. Spunky Tells All by Ann Cameron (1/26)
41. The Vampire Dare (Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters) by Marissa Moss (1/27)
42. Wolverine: Worst Day Ever by Barry Lyga (1/27)
43. Killer Koalas from Outer Space: and Lots of Other Very Bad Stuff that Will Make Your Brain Explode! by Andy Griffiths (1/28)
44. The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin by James Cross Giblin (1/30)
February (33)
45. We've Got a Job: the 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson (2/1)*
46. Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata (2/2)
47. Oopsy Daisy by Lauren Myracle (2/2)
48. 13 Gifts by Wendy Mass (2/3)
49. Bad Boy: a Memoir by Walter Dean Myers (2/4)
50. Pie by Sarah Weeks (audio reread) (2/5)
51. Charles Dickens: England's Most Captivating Storyteller by Catherine Wells-Cole (2/6)
52. Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters edited by Bob Raczka (2/7)
53. We March by Shane W. Evans (2/7)
54. Lay-ups and Long Shots (sports short stories) (2/8)
55. Charlie Parker played be bop by Chris Raschka (2/9)
56. Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Brenda Woods (2/10)
57. The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf (2/11)
58. Blink and Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones (2/12)
59. Black & White by Larry Dane Bimner (2/13)
60. Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged by Jody Nyasha Warner & Richard Rudnicki (2/13)
61. The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum by Kathleen Krull (2/14)
62. Bad News for Outlaws: the Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (2/15)
63. Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry (2/16)
64. Hold the Flag High by Catherine Clinton (2/17)
65. Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement by Doreen Rappaport (2/17)
66. The Apothecary by Maile Meloy (2/18)
67. Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (2/19)
68. Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney (2/20)
69. Guided Research in Middle School: Mystery in the Media Center by LaDawna Harrington (2/21)
70. To the Mountaintop by Ann Bausum (2/21)
71. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (2/21)
72. Artful Reading by Bob Raczka (2/22)
73. Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (2/23)
74. Love & Leftovers by Sarah Tregay (2/23)
75. Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne (2/24)
76. Kepler's Dream by Juliet Bell (2/25)
77. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2/29)*
March (21)
78. Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes (3/1)
79. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (3/7)
80. The Friendship Matchmaker (3/9)
81. I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery by Cynthia Grady (3/9)
82. Seriously, Norman by Chris Raschka (3/10)
83. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (3/12)*
84. {Bylines} A Photobiography of Nellie Bly by Sue Macy (3/13)
85. The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi (3/17)*
86. Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman (3/18)
87. Wideness and Wonder: the life and Art of Georgia O'Keefe by Susan Goldman Rubin (3/19)
88. The Tanglewood Terror by Kurtis Scaletta (3/20)
89. Sparky: the life and Art of Charles Schulz by Beverly Gherman (3/22)
90. Sweethearts by Sara Zarr (3/23)
91. Paintings from the Cave by Gary Paulsen (3/24)
92. Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer (3/24)
93. Curveball: the Year I Lost My Grip (3/24) (audio reread)
94. Seal Song by Andrea Spalding (3/25)
95. The New Kid by Mavis Jukes (3/25)
96. May B. by Caroline Starr Ross (3/26)
97. T he Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (3/28)
98. P laying with Fire by Derek Landy (3/29)
99. Seal Song by Andrea Spalding (3/29)
April (35)
100. Cold Cereal by Adam Rex (4/1)
101. How to be a Werewolf by Serena Valentino (4/2)
102. Stars in the Shadows: the Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 by Charles R. Smith (4/3)
103. Personal Effects by E. M. Kokie (4/4)
104. Energy Island by Allan Drummond (4/5)
105. Winter Town by Stephen Emond (4/6)
106. The Sisters Grimm: a Very Grimm Guide by Michael Buckley (4/6)
107. The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani (4/6)
108. The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill. (4/7)
109. M Awesome Awful Popularity Plan by Seth Rudetsky (4/7)
110. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (4/8)
111. I So Don't Do Famous by Barrie Summie (4/10)
112. Chomp by Carl Hiaasen (4/12)
113. Legend by Marie Lu (4/13)*
114. The Dead Gentleman by Matthew Cody (4/14)
115. Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta (4/14)
116. Ten Tiny Toes by Todd Tarpley (4/14)
117. The Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell (4/14)
118. So Shelly by Ty Roth (4/15)
119. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger (4/15)
120. Titanic Sinks! by Barry Denenberg (4/16)
121. Middle School Get Me Out of Here! by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts (4/17)
122. Lexapros and Cons by Aaron Karo (4/19)
123. Boom by Mark Haddon (4/20)
124 . Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke (4/21)
125. A Girl Called Digit by Annabell Monaghan (4/23)
126. Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon (4/27)
127. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (4/28)
128. The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy (4/29)
129. If Rocks Could Sing: a Discovered Alphabet by Leslie McGuirk (4/29)
130. Love, Mouserella by David Ezra Stein (4/29)
131. Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas (4/29)
132. The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett (4/29)
133. Bugs by the Numbers by Sharon Werner (4/29)
134. Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words & Wisdom from Greek & Roman Mytholody by Lise Lunge-Larsen, illustrated by Gareth Hinds (4/30)
May (35)
135. The Land of Stories: the Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (5/1)
136. The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami (5/2)
137. I am a Pole (and so can you!) by Stephen Colbert (5/2)
138. Memento Nora by Angie Smibert (5/3)
139. Hades by George O'Connor (5/4)
140. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems (5/5)
141. First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci (5/5)
142. Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver (5/6)*
143. The Legend of Diamond Lil by Doreen Cronin (5/7)
144. Buried Alive! How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep under the Chilean Desert by Elaine Scott (5/7)
145. Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyes (5/9)
146. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong (5/11)
147. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (5/11)
148. Stranded by J.T. Dutton (5/12)
149. Lucy B. Parker: Girl vs. Superstar by Robin Palmer (5/12)
150. The D.U.F.F. (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) (5/15)
151. What Momma Left Me by Renée Watson (5/16)
152. Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazur and Peter Lerangis (5/17)
153. In Honor by Jessi Kirby (5/18)
154. Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood (5/19)
155. The Boy Project (Notes and Observation of Kara McAllister) (5/20)
156. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (5/20)*
157. Scholastic Discover More: Ocean and Sea by Steve Parker (5/21)
158. The Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie (5/23)
159. A Place Where Hurricanes Happen by Renée Watson (5/23)
160. The Conductor by Laetitia Devernay (5/24)
161. Thunder Birds by Jim Arnosky (5/24)
162. The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone (5/25)
163. Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Velchin (5/26)
164. Matthew Meets the Man by Travis Nichols (5/26)
165. Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (5/26)
166. The Adventures of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader (5/27)
167. Capture the Flag by Kate Messner (5/29)
168. I Pledge Allegiance: Vietnam Book 1 by Chris Lynch (5/30)
169. The Fairy Ring or Elsie and Frances Fool the World (a True Story) by Mary Losure (5/30)
June (30)
170. Sharpshooter: Vietnam Book 2 by Chris Lynch (6/2)
171. Bill Miller's Riviera: America's Showplace in Fort Lee, New Jersey by Tom Austin & Ron Kase (6/3)
172. The Calling by Kelley Armstrong (6/4)
173. The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff (6/6)
174. A Winter Kill by Vicki Delany (6/7)
175. The Roar by Emma Clayton (6/7)
176. Hope and Tears: Ellis Island Voices (6/7)*
177. Divergent by Veronica Roth (6/7)
178. Best Girl by Sylvia Maultash Warsh (6/8)
179. When I Kill You by Michelle Wan (6/9)
180. Something Noble by William Kowalski (6/10)
181. Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (6/10)*
182. Plunked by Michael Northrop (6/13)*
183. Way to Go by Tom Ryan (6/14)
184. Alien Invasion: Searching for the Truth about UFOs and Aliens by Kelly Milner Halls (6/14)
185. Scholastic Discover More: Elements by Dan Green (6/14)
187. Under the Mesquite by Guadalup Garcia McCall (6/16)
188. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (6/16)**
189. Cuts Like a Knife by Darlene Ryan (6/17)
190. Riot Act by Diane Tullson (6/18) (.5)
First day of summer vacation - Summer Reading 2012
191. B oys are Dogs by Leslie Margolis (6/19) (1)
192. Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral (6/19) (2)
193. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (6/20) (3)
194. October Mourning by Leslea Newman (6/23) (4)
195. The Odd Squad by Michael Fry (6/24) (5)
196. Unwholly (Unwind#2) by Neal Shusterman (6/27) (6)*
197. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks (6/28) (7)
198. Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett (6/29) (8)
199. Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel (6/30) (9)
200. Following Grandfather by Rosemary Wells (6/30) (10)
July (42)
201. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (7/1) (11)
202. Helen's Big World: the life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport (7/1) (12)
203. Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang (7/1) (13)
204. Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell (7/1) (14)
205. Guys Read: the Sports Pages edited by Jon Sciezska (7/2) (15)
206. Captain Awesome to the Rescue by Stan Kirby (7/3) (16)
207. Puffling Patrol by Ted and Betsy Lewin (7/ 3) (17)
208. Toys Come Home by Emily Jenkins (7/3) (18)
209. The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds (7/4) (19)
210. The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancy (7/6) (20)
211. The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan (7/7) (21)
212. Anne Frank: the Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colon (7/8) (22)
213. The Diviners by Libba Bray (7/9) (23)**
214. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick (7/10) (24)
215. Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett (7/11) (25)
216. The Downside of Being Up by Alan Lawrence Sitomer (7/13) (26)
217. Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis's Year in Stuff by Jennifer L. Holm (7/13) (27)
218. Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel (7/13) (28)
219. Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (7/13) (29)
220. Beanball by Gene Fehler (7/13) (30)
221. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (7/15) (31)*
222. Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee (7/16) (32)
223 Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant #4) by Derek Landy (7/18) (33)
224. Bink & Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee (7/19) (34)
225. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce (7/19) (35)
226. Wag! by Patrick McDonnell (7/19) (36)
227. Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber (7/20) (37)
228. Chloe by Peter McCarty (7/20) (38)
229. Above by Leah Bobit (7/22) (39)
230. Beyond Courage by Doreen Rappaport (7/23) (40)
231. Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach (7/24) (41)
232. Borrowed Names: Mothers and Daughters by Jeannine Atkins (7/25) (42)
233. Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard (7/25) (43)
234. Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker (7/25) (44)
235. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (7/26) (45)*
236. Double Dog Dare by Lisa Graff (7/27) (46)
237. The Case of the Deadly Desperados by Caroline Lawrence (7/28) (47)
238. Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin (7/29) (48)
239. Billions of Years, Amazing Changes: the Story of Evolution by Laurence Pringle (7/30) (49)
240. Rush by Jonathan Friesen (7/30) (50)
241. Powerslide by Jeff Ross (7/31) (51)
242. Redline by Alex Von Tol (7/31) (52)
August (43)
243. Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories (8/1) (53)
244. The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine (8/2) (54)
245. Explore by Christy Goerzen (8/2) (55)
246. Anne Frank: Her Life and Words and Pictures by Menno Metselaar and Ruud van der Rol (8/3) (56)
247. Dragon's Oath: a House of the Night Novella by P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast (8/3) (57)
248. White Crane by Sandy Fussell (8/4) (58)
249. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead (8/4) (59)
250. Photo by Brady: a Picture of the Civil War by Jennifer Armstrong (8/5) (60)
251. Archvillain by Barry Lyga (8/6) (61)
252. Going Nowhere Faster by Sean Beaudoin (8/7) (62)
253. Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant #5) (8/8) (63)
254. The Secret of the Fortune Wookie by Tom Angleberger (8/8) (64)
255. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (8/8) (65)
256. The Popularity Papers: the Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow (8/9) (66)
257 Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz (8/9) (67)
258. Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood (8/10) (68)
259. Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs 98/11) (69)
260. This Full House by Virginia Euwer Wolff (8/12) (70)
261. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-S-Graceful Ice Princess by Rachel Renée Russell (8/12) (71)
262. The Whisper by Emma Clayton (8/13) (72)
263. The Quest for the Spark book 1 by Tom Sniegoski (8/13) (73)
264. The Quest for the Spark book 2 by Tom Sniegoski (8/13) (74)
265. Home Team by Eric Walters, Jerome Williams and Johnnie Williams III (8/14) (75)
266. Positively by Courtney Sheinmel (8/15) (76)
267. Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past by James M. Deem (8/16) (77)
268. For What It's Worth by Janet Tashjian (8/16) (78)
269. Sean Griswold's Head by Lindsey Leavitt (8/16) (79)
270. The Good Girl by Kerry Cohen Hoffman (8/17) (80)
271. Where She Went by Gayle Forman (8/17) (81)
272. The Enchantress (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #6) by Michael Scott (8/18) (82)
273. ...Or Not by Brian Mandabach (8/18) (83)
274. The Prince of the Elves (Amulet Book 5) by Kazu Kibuishi (8/19) (84)
275. Claws by Mike and Rachel Grinti (8/20) (85)
276. Have a Nice Day by Julie Halpern (8/22) (86)
277. iBoy by Kevin Brooks (8/23) (87)
278. The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker (8/23) (88)
279. The Boy Recession by Flynn Meany (8/24) (89)
280. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabelle Pitcher (8/26) (90)
281. The No-Dogs-Allowed Rule by Kashmira Sheth (8/27) (91)
282. Crush by Gary Paulsen (8/28) (92)
283. The Mighty Mars Rovers: the Incredible Adventures o Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch (8/29) (93)
284. Crunch by Leslie Connor (8/30) (94)
285. Blood Red Road by Moira Young (8/31) (95)*
September (22)
286. Super by Matthew Cody (9/1) (96)
287. The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman (9/1) (97)
288. Wither by Lauren DeStefano (9/3) (98)
Read 98 books for the summer of 2012! My summer is over on 9/4 and I get to start sharing some of those titles when the students return on 9/6.
289. Letters to Leo by Amy Hest (9/4)
290. Looking for Me by Betsy R. Rosenthal (9/5)
291. Behind the Bookcase by Mark Steensland (9/8)
292. NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley (9/8)
293. Drama by Raina Telgemeier (9/9)
294. I Swear by Lane Davis (9/9)
295. One Dead Spy by Nathan Hale (9/12)
296. Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (9/16).
297. Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Schecter (9/17)
298. Pinky & Stinky by James Kochalka (9/18)
299. Luke on the Loose by Harry Bliss (9/18)
300. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (9/18)
301. Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett (9/20)
302. Spiral by Roderick Gordon (9/22)
303. Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes (9/22)
304. The Stone Girl by Alyssa B Sheimmel (9/24)
305. Response by Paul Volponi (9/25)
306. The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson (9/26)
307. Bossypants by Tina Fey (9/30)
October (36)
308. Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed (10/1)*
309. The Fly Flew In by David Catrow (10/1)
310. Halloween Forest by Marion Dane Bauer (10/1)
311. See Me Run by Paul Meisel (10/1)
312. The Anasazi by Leonard Everett Fisher (10/2)
313. Button Down by Anne Ylvisaker (10/3)
314. The Boston Tea Party by Russell Freedman (10/3)
315. Last Laughs: Animal Epitaph by J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen (10/4)
316. Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds (10/4)*
317. Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman Olympic High-Jump Champion by Heather Lang (10/4)
318. Bill the Boy Wonder by Marc Tyler Nobleman (10/4)
319. The House That George Built by Suzanne Slade (10/4)
320. The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan (10/6)
321. Professor Gargoyle by Charles Gilman (10/7)
322. The Amazing Harry Keller by Gail Jarrow (10/8)
323. The Slither Sisters by Charles Gilman (10/11)
324. The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (10/13)
325. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (10/13)
326. The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens (10/17)
327. Chuck Close Face Book by Chuck Close (10/18)*
328. Chuck Close: Up Close by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (10/19)
329. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel (10/20)
330. See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles (10/25)
331. Frankenstein: a monstrous parody (10/25)
332. Unspoken: a story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole (10/25)**
333. Mudkin by Stephen Gammell (10/26)
334. A Home for Bird by Philip A. Stead (10/26)
335. Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey by Mini Gray (10/26)
336. After Eli by Rebecca Rupp (10/27)
337. Little Red Riding Hood byJerry Pinkney (10/28)
338. Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy (10/29)
339. Every Day by David Levithan (10/29)
340. Pip and the Wood Witch Curse by Chris Mould (10/30)
341. Dead Run by Sean Rodman (10/30)
342. I, Witness by Norah McClintock and Mike Deas (10/30)
343. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry (10/31)
November (34)
344. Twitter for Dummies by Laura Fitton (11/1)
345. The Gardener's Friend by Lesley Masters (11/1)
346. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (11/2)
347. Black Cowboy Wild Horses: a true story by Julius Lester (11/3)
348. Three Little Words by Sarah N. Harvey (11/4)
349. How We Use Plants for Medicine and Health by Sally Morgan (11/5)
350. Death Bringer by Derek Landy (11/6)
351. Uh-Oh! by Mary Newell DePalma (11/8)
352. A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston (11/8)
353. Fitz by Mick Cochrane (11/11)
354. The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens (11/11)
355. Messenger by Lois Lowry (11/11)
356. Moonbird by Phillip Hoose (11/12)
357. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (11/16)
358. Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack (11/18)
359. Life Happens Next by Terry Trueman (11/19)
360. Cleopatra Queen of Egypt by Clint Twist (11/20)
361. Living Rough by Christy Watson (11/20)
362. Power Chord by Ted Staunton (11/21)
363. Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (audio reread) (11/23)
364. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (11/23)
365. It Jes' Happened: when Bill Traylor started to draw (11/ 25)
366. Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett (11/25)
367. Water Sings Blue: ocean poems by Kate Coombs (11/25)*
368. Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (11/25)
369. Creep and Flutter; the secret world of insects and spiders by Jim Arnosky (11/26)
370. Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (11/26)
371. Otter and Odder by James Howe (11/26)
372. Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! A Sonic Adventure by Wynton Marsalis (11/26)
373. Step Gently Out by Helen Frost (11/26)
374. Slither and Crawl: Eye to Eye with Reptiles by Jim Arnosky (11/27)
375. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (11/28)
376. Christmas Wombat by Jackie French (11/29)
377. Safekeeping by Karen Hesse (11/30)
December (36)
378. Rebel Heart by Moira Young. Dust Lands #2 (12/1)
379. Endangered by Eliot Schrefer (12/3)*
380. The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7) by Jeff Kinney (12/4)
381 One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (12/5)
382. The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman (12/5)
383. Dusssie by Nancy Springer (12/5)
384. Mutiny in Time (Infinity Ring #1) by James Dashner (12/6)
385. Secrets from the Sleeping Bag by Rose Cooper (12/6)
386. Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo (12/7)
387. Madeline L'Engle's a Wrinkle in Time: the Graphic Novel adapted by Hope Larson (12/7)
388. Her Permanent Record by Jimmy Gownley (12/7)
389. Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (Dork Diaries #5) (12/8)
390. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (12/8)*
391. Citizen Scientists by Loree Griffen Burns (12/10)
392. Cactus Soup by Eric Kimmel (12/10)
393. The Two Mountains by Eric Kimmel (12/10)
394. Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Prachett (12/10)
395. Beowulf adapted by Gareth Hinds (12/11)
396. My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies by Allen Zadoff (12/12)
397. The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse (12/13)
398. Shadow by Michael Morpurgo (12/15)
399. Who Could That Be at This Hour by Lemony Snicket (12/15)
400. Seriously, I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres (12/16)
401. Goodnight iPad: a parody for the next generation by Ann Droyd (12/16)
402. Just Behave, Pablo Picasso by Jonah Winter (12/20)
403. Hunter Moran Saves the Universe by Patricia Reilly Giff (12/21)
404. If I'm So Smart, Why Aren't the Answers Easy? by Robert A. Schultz & James R. Delisle (12/21)
405. Dodger by Terry Pratchett (12/21)*
406. I Funny: a middle school story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein (12/23)
407. Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo (12/26)
408. The Third Gift by Linda Sue Park (12/27)
409. I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black (12/27)
410. Oh No! (or how I built a time machine to save history) (or at least my history grade) by Mac Barnett (12/27)
411. Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli (12/27)
412. The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng (12/27)
413. Etched in Clay by Andrea Cheng (12/28)
414. The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver (12/29)
415. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (12/31)
(December 31, 2012) Well, I read 415 books this year, but didn't get to write about many, including some real favorites. Writing is a slow and painful process for me and I really got caught up in reading at least a book a day.
My favorites are marked with an * or two.
January (44)
1. The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (1/1)
2. The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronen (1/2)
3. We Visit Afghanistan by Tamra Orr (1/2)
4. Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge (1/3)
5. Blackout by John Rocco (1/4)
6. Naamah and the Ark at Night by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (1/4)
7. Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto by Eric Luper (1/5)
8. Dumpling Days by Grace Lin (1/6)
9. Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit by Tommy Greenwald (1/7)
10. Code Talker: a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II by Joseph Bruchac (1/8)
11. Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid (1/8)
12. No Two Alike by Keith Baker (1/8)
13. Stuck by Oliver Jeffers (1/8)
14. A Zeal of Zebras by Woop Studios (1/8)
15. It's Christmas, David! by David Shannon (1/8)
16. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (1/9)
17. Carter's Big Break by Brent Crawford (1/10)
18. The Runaway Mummy: a Parody by Michael Rex (1/11)
19. Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol (1/13)
20. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (1/13)
21. Justin Fisher Declares War! by James Preller (1/13)
22. The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin (1/14)
23. A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz (1/14)
24. Little Lost Dog by Monica Carnesi (1/15)
25. America is Under Attack by Don Brown (1/16)
26. All Stations! Distress! (1/16)
27. Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs by Marcia Williams (1/17)
28. Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain. (1/17)
29. Guys Read Thriller edited by Jon Scieszka (1/17)
30. John Muir America's First Environmentalist by Kathryn Lasky (1/18)
31. George Did It by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain (1/18)
32. Sass and Serendipity by Jennifer Ziegler (1/20)
33. E-Mergency by Tom Lichtenheld & Eza Fields-Meyer (1/21)
34. Ice by Arthur Geisert (1/22)
35. Best Friends by Catherine Thimmesh (1/23)
36. T he Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield. (1/23)
37. A Web of Air by Philip Reeve (1/23)
38. Before You Go by James Preller (1/25)
39. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (1/25)
40. Spunky Tells All by Ann Cameron (1/26)
41. The Vampire Dare (Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters) by Marissa Moss (1/27)
42. Wolverine: Worst Day Ever by Barry Lyga (1/27)
43. Killer Koalas from Outer Space: and Lots of Other Very Bad Stuff that Will Make Your Brain Explode! by Andy Griffiths (1/28)
44. The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin by James Cross Giblin (1/30)
February (33)
45. We've Got a Job: the 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson (2/1)*
46. Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata (2/2)
47. Oopsy Daisy by Lauren Myracle (2/2)
48. 13 Gifts by Wendy Mass (2/3)
49. Bad Boy: a Memoir by Walter Dean Myers (2/4)
50. Pie by Sarah Weeks (audio reread) (2/5)
51. Charles Dickens: England's Most Captivating Storyteller by Catherine Wells-Cole (2/6)
52. Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters edited by Bob Raczka (2/7)
53. We March by Shane W. Evans (2/7)
54. Lay-ups and Long Shots (sports short stories) (2/8)
55. Charlie Parker played be bop by Chris Raschka (2/9)
56. Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Brenda Woods (2/10)
57. The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf (2/11)
58. Blink and Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones (2/12)
59. Black & White by Larry Dane Bimner (2/13)
60. Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged by Jody Nyasha Warner & Richard Rudnicki (2/13)
61. The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum by Kathleen Krull (2/14)
62. Bad News for Outlaws: the Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (2/15)
63. Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry (2/16)
64. Hold the Flag High by Catherine Clinton (2/17)
65. Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement by Doreen Rappaport (2/17)
66. The Apothecary by Maile Meloy (2/18)
67. Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (2/19)
68. Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney (2/20)
69. Guided Research in Middle School: Mystery in the Media Center by LaDawna Harrington (2/21)
70. To the Mountaintop by Ann Bausum (2/21)
71. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (2/21)
72. Artful Reading by Bob Raczka (2/22)
73. Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (2/23)
74. Love & Leftovers by Sarah Tregay (2/23)
75. Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne (2/24)
76. Kepler's Dream by Juliet Bell (2/25)
77. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2/29)*
March (21)
78. Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes (3/1)
79. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (3/7)
80. The Friendship Matchmaker (3/9)
81. I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery by Cynthia Grady (3/9)
82. Seriously, Norman by Chris Raschka (3/10)
83. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (3/12)*
84. {Bylines} A Photobiography of Nellie Bly by Sue Macy (3/13)
85. The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi (3/17)*
86. Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman (3/18)
87. Wideness and Wonder: the life and Art of Georgia O'Keefe by Susan Goldman Rubin (3/19)
88. The Tanglewood Terror by Kurtis Scaletta (3/20)
89. Sparky: the life and Art of Charles Schulz by Beverly Gherman (3/22)
90. Sweethearts by Sara Zarr (3/23)
91. Paintings from the Cave by Gary Paulsen (3/24)
92. Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer (3/24)
93. Curveball: the Year I Lost My Grip (3/24) (audio reread)
94. Seal Song by Andrea Spalding (3/25)
95. The New Kid by Mavis Jukes (3/25)
96. May B. by Caroline Starr Ross (3/26)
97. T he Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (3/28)
98. P laying with Fire by Derek Landy (3/29)
99. Seal Song by Andrea Spalding (3/29)
April (35)
100. Cold Cereal by Adam Rex (4/1)
101. How to be a Werewolf by Serena Valentino (4/2)
102. Stars in the Shadows: the Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 by Charles R. Smith (4/3)
103. Personal Effects by E. M. Kokie (4/4)
104. Energy Island by Allan Drummond (4/5)
105. Winter Town by Stephen Emond (4/6)
106. The Sisters Grimm: a Very Grimm Guide by Michael Buckley (4/6)
107. The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani (4/6)
108. The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill. (4/7)
109. M Awesome Awful Popularity Plan by Seth Rudetsky (4/7)
110. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (4/8)
111. I So Don't Do Famous by Barrie Summie (4/10)
112. Chomp by Carl Hiaasen (4/12)
113. Legend by Marie Lu (4/13)*
114. The Dead Gentleman by Matthew Cody (4/14)
115. Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta (4/14)
116. Ten Tiny Toes by Todd Tarpley (4/14)
117. The Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell (4/14)
118. So Shelly by Ty Roth (4/15)
119. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger (4/15)
120. Titanic Sinks! by Barry Denenberg (4/16)
121. Middle School Get Me Out of Here! by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts (4/17)
122. Lexapros and Cons by Aaron Karo (4/19)
123. Boom by Mark Haddon (4/20)
124 . Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke (4/21)
125. A Girl Called Digit by Annabell Monaghan (4/23)
126. Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon (4/27)
127. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (4/28)
128. The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy (4/29)
129. If Rocks Could Sing: a Discovered Alphabet by Leslie McGuirk (4/29)
130. Love, Mouserella by David Ezra Stein (4/29)
131. Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas (4/29)
132. The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett (4/29)
133. Bugs by the Numbers by Sharon Werner (4/29)
134. Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words & Wisdom from Greek & Roman Mytholody by Lise Lunge-Larsen, illustrated by Gareth Hinds (4/30)
May (35)
135. The Land of Stories: the Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (5/1)
136. The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami (5/2)
137. I am a Pole (and so can you!) by Stephen Colbert (5/2)
138. Memento Nora by Angie Smibert (5/3)
139. Hades by George O'Connor (5/4)
140. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems (5/5)
141. First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci (5/5)
142. Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver (5/6)*
143. The Legend of Diamond Lil by Doreen Cronin (5/7)
144. Buried Alive! How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep under the Chilean Desert by Elaine Scott (5/7)
145. Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyes (5/9)
146. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong (5/11)
147. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (5/11)
148. Stranded by J.T. Dutton (5/12)
149. Lucy B. Parker: Girl vs. Superstar by Robin Palmer (5/12)
150. The D.U.F.F. (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) (5/15)
151. What Momma Left Me by Renée Watson (5/16)
152. Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazur and Peter Lerangis (5/17)
153. In Honor by Jessi Kirby (5/18)
154. Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood (5/19)
155. The Boy Project (Notes and Observation of Kara McAllister) (5/20)
156. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (5/20)*
157. Scholastic Discover More: Ocean and Sea by Steve Parker (5/21)
158. The Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie (5/23)
159. A Place Where Hurricanes Happen by Renée Watson (5/23)
160. The Conductor by Laetitia Devernay (5/24)
161. Thunder Birds by Jim Arnosky (5/24)
162. The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone (5/25)
163. Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Velchin (5/26)
164. Matthew Meets the Man by Travis Nichols (5/26)
165. Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (5/26)
166. The Adventures of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader (5/27)
167. Capture the Flag by Kate Messner (5/29)
168. I Pledge Allegiance: Vietnam Book 1 by Chris Lynch (5/30)
169. The Fairy Ring or Elsie and Frances Fool the World (a True Story) by Mary Losure (5/30)
June (30)
170. Sharpshooter: Vietnam Book 2 by Chris Lynch (6/2)
171. Bill Miller's Riviera: America's Showplace in Fort Lee, New Jersey by Tom Austin & Ron Kase (6/3)
172. The Calling by Kelley Armstrong (6/4)
173. The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff (6/6)
174. A Winter Kill by Vicki Delany (6/7)
175. The Roar by Emma Clayton (6/7)
176. Hope and Tears: Ellis Island Voices (6/7)*
177. Divergent by Veronica Roth (6/7)
178. Best Girl by Sylvia Maultash Warsh (6/8)
179. When I Kill You by Michelle Wan (6/9)
180. Something Noble by William Kowalski (6/10)
181. Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (6/10)*
182. Plunked by Michael Northrop (6/13)*
183. Way to Go by Tom Ryan (6/14)
184. Alien Invasion: Searching for the Truth about UFOs and Aliens by Kelly Milner Halls (6/14)
185. Scholastic Discover More: Elements by Dan Green (6/14)
187. Under the Mesquite by Guadalup Garcia McCall (6/16)
188. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (6/16)**
189. Cuts Like a Knife by Darlene Ryan (6/17)
190. Riot Act by Diane Tullson (6/18) (.5)
First day of summer vacation - Summer Reading 2012
191. B oys are Dogs by Leslie Margolis (6/19) (1)
192. Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral (6/19) (2)
193. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (6/20) (3)
194. October Mourning by Leslea Newman (6/23) (4)
195. The Odd Squad by Michael Fry (6/24) (5)
196. Unwholly (Unwind#2) by Neal Shusterman (6/27) (6)*
197. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks (6/28) (7)
198. Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett (6/29) (8)
199. Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel (6/30) (9)
200. Following Grandfather by Rosemary Wells (6/30) (10)
July (42)
201. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (7/1) (11)
202. Helen's Big World: the life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport (7/1) (12)
203. Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang (7/1) (13)
204. Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell (7/1) (14)
205. Guys Read: the Sports Pages edited by Jon Sciezska (7/2) (15)
206. Captain Awesome to the Rescue by Stan Kirby (7/3) (16)
207. Puffling Patrol by Ted and Betsy Lewin (7/ 3) (17)
208. Toys Come Home by Emily Jenkins (7/3) (18)
209. The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds (7/4) (19)
210. The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancy (7/6) (20)
211. The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan (7/7) (21)
212. Anne Frank: the Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colon (7/8) (22)
213. The Diviners by Libba Bray (7/9) (23)**
214. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick (7/10) (24)
215. Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett (7/11) (25)
216. The Downside of Being Up by Alan Lawrence Sitomer (7/13) (26)
217. Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis's Year in Stuff by Jennifer L. Holm (7/13) (27)
218. Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel (7/13) (28)
219. Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (7/13) (29)
220. Beanball by Gene Fehler (7/13) (30)
221. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (7/15) (31)*
222. Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee (7/16) (32)
223 Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant #4) by Derek Landy (7/18) (33)
224. Bink & Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee (7/19) (34)
225. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce (7/19) (35)
226. Wag! by Patrick McDonnell (7/19) (36)
227. Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber (7/20) (37)
228. Chloe by Peter McCarty (7/20) (38)
229. Above by Leah Bobit (7/22) (39)
230. Beyond Courage by Doreen Rappaport (7/23) (40)
231. Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach (7/24) (41)
232. Borrowed Names: Mothers and Daughters by Jeannine Atkins (7/25) (42)
233. Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard (7/25) (43)
234. Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker (7/25) (44)
235. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (7/26) (45)*
236. Double Dog Dare by Lisa Graff (7/27) (46)
237. The Case of the Deadly Desperados by Caroline Lawrence (7/28) (47)
238. Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin (7/29) (48)
239. Billions of Years, Amazing Changes: the Story of Evolution by Laurence Pringle (7/30) (49)
240. Rush by Jonathan Friesen (7/30) (50)
241. Powerslide by Jeff Ross (7/31) (51)
242. Redline by Alex Von Tol (7/31) (52)
August (43)
243. Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories (8/1) (53)
244. The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine (8/2) (54)
245. Explore by Christy Goerzen (8/2) (55)
246. Anne Frank: Her Life and Words and Pictures by Menno Metselaar and Ruud van der Rol (8/3) (56)
247. Dragon's Oath: a House of the Night Novella by P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast (8/3) (57)
248. White Crane by Sandy Fussell (8/4) (58)
249. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead (8/4) (59)
250. Photo by Brady: a Picture of the Civil War by Jennifer Armstrong (8/5) (60)
251. Archvillain by Barry Lyga (8/6) (61)
252. Going Nowhere Faster by Sean Beaudoin (8/7) (62)
253. Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant #5) (8/8) (63)
254. The Secret of the Fortune Wookie by Tom Angleberger (8/8) (64)
255. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (8/8) (65)
256. The Popularity Papers: the Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow (8/9) (66)
257 Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz (8/9) (67)
258. Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood (8/10) (68)
259. Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs 98/11) (69)
260. This Full House by Virginia Euwer Wolff (8/12) (70)
261. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-S-Graceful Ice Princess by Rachel Renée Russell (8/12) (71)
262. The Whisper by Emma Clayton (8/13) (72)
263. The Quest for the Spark book 1 by Tom Sniegoski (8/13) (73)
264. The Quest for the Spark book 2 by Tom Sniegoski (8/13) (74)
265. Home Team by Eric Walters, Jerome Williams and Johnnie Williams III (8/14) (75)
266. Positively by Courtney Sheinmel (8/15) (76)
267. Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past by James M. Deem (8/16) (77)
268. For What It's Worth by Janet Tashjian (8/16) (78)
269. Sean Griswold's Head by Lindsey Leavitt (8/16) (79)
270. The Good Girl by Kerry Cohen Hoffman (8/17) (80)
271. Where She Went by Gayle Forman (8/17) (81)
272. The Enchantress (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #6) by Michael Scott (8/18) (82)
273. ...Or Not by Brian Mandabach (8/18) (83)
274. The Prince of the Elves (Amulet Book 5) by Kazu Kibuishi (8/19) (84)
275. Claws by Mike and Rachel Grinti (8/20) (85)
276. Have a Nice Day by Julie Halpern (8/22) (86)
277. iBoy by Kevin Brooks (8/23) (87)
278. The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker (8/23) (88)
279. The Boy Recession by Flynn Meany (8/24) (89)
280. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabelle Pitcher (8/26) (90)
281. The No-Dogs-Allowed Rule by Kashmira Sheth (8/27) (91)
282. Crush by Gary Paulsen (8/28) (92)
283. The Mighty Mars Rovers: the Incredible Adventures o Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch (8/29) (93)
284. Crunch by Leslie Connor (8/30) (94)
285. Blood Red Road by Moira Young (8/31) (95)*
September (22)
286. Super by Matthew Cody (9/1) (96)
287. The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman (9/1) (97)
288. Wither by Lauren DeStefano (9/3) (98)
Read 98 books for the summer of 2012! My summer is over on 9/4 and I get to start sharing some of those titles when the students return on 9/6.
289. Letters to Leo by Amy Hest (9/4)
290. Looking for Me by Betsy R. Rosenthal (9/5)
291. Behind the Bookcase by Mark Steensland (9/8)
292. NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley (9/8)
293. Drama by Raina Telgemeier (9/9)
294. I Swear by Lane Davis (9/9)
295. One Dead Spy by Nathan Hale (9/12)
296. Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (9/16).
297. Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Schecter (9/17)
298. Pinky & Stinky by James Kochalka (9/18)
299. Luke on the Loose by Harry Bliss (9/18)
300. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (9/18)
301. Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett (9/20)
302. Spiral by Roderick Gordon (9/22)
303. Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes (9/22)
304. The Stone Girl by Alyssa B Sheimmel (9/24)
305. Response by Paul Volponi (9/25)
306. The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson (9/26)
307. Bossypants by Tina Fey (9/30)
October (36)
308. Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed (10/1)*
309. The Fly Flew In by David Catrow (10/1)
310. Halloween Forest by Marion Dane Bauer (10/1)
311. See Me Run by Paul Meisel (10/1)
312. The Anasazi by Leonard Everett Fisher (10/2)
313. Button Down by Anne Ylvisaker (10/3)
314. The Boston Tea Party by Russell Freedman (10/3)
315. Last Laughs: Animal Epitaph by J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen (10/4)
316. Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds (10/4)*
317. Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman Olympic High-Jump Champion by Heather Lang (10/4)
318. Bill the Boy Wonder by Marc Tyler Nobleman (10/4)
319. The House That George Built by Suzanne Slade (10/4)
320. The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan (10/6)
321. Professor Gargoyle by Charles Gilman (10/7)
322. The Amazing Harry Keller by Gail Jarrow (10/8)
323. The Slither Sisters by Charles Gilman (10/11)
324. The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (10/13)
325. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (10/13)
326. The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens (10/17)
327. Chuck Close Face Book by Chuck Close (10/18)*
328. Chuck Close: Up Close by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (10/19)
329. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel (10/20)
330. See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles (10/25)
331. Frankenstein: a monstrous parody (10/25)
332. Unspoken: a story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole (10/25)**
333. Mudkin by Stephen Gammell (10/26)
334. A Home for Bird by Philip A. Stead (10/26)
335. Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey by Mini Gray (10/26)
336. After Eli by Rebecca Rupp (10/27)
337. Little Red Riding Hood byJerry Pinkney (10/28)
338. Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy (10/29)
339. Every Day by David Levithan (10/29)
340. Pip and the Wood Witch Curse by Chris Mould (10/30)
341. Dead Run by Sean Rodman (10/30)
342. I, Witness by Norah McClintock and Mike Deas (10/30)
343. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry (10/31)
November (34)
344. Twitter for Dummies by Laura Fitton (11/1)
345. The Gardener's Friend by Lesley Masters (11/1)
346. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (11/2)
347. Black Cowboy Wild Horses: a true story by Julius Lester (11/3)
348. Three Little Words by Sarah N. Harvey (11/4)
349. How We Use Plants for Medicine and Health by Sally Morgan (11/5)
350. Death Bringer by Derek Landy (11/6)
351. Uh-Oh! by Mary Newell DePalma (11/8)
352. A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston (11/8)
353. Fitz by Mick Cochrane (11/11)
354. The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens (11/11)
355. Messenger by Lois Lowry (11/11)
356. Moonbird by Phillip Hoose (11/12)
357. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (11/16)
358. Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack (11/18)
359. Life Happens Next by Terry Trueman (11/19)
360. Cleopatra Queen of Egypt by Clint Twist (11/20)
361. Living Rough by Christy Watson (11/20)
362. Power Chord by Ted Staunton (11/21)
363. Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (audio reread) (11/23)
364. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (11/23)
365. It Jes' Happened: when Bill Traylor started to draw (11/ 25)
366. Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett (11/25)
367. Water Sings Blue: ocean poems by Kate Coombs (11/25)*
368. Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (11/25)
369. Creep and Flutter; the secret world of insects and spiders by Jim Arnosky (11/26)
370. Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (11/26)
371. Otter and Odder by James Howe (11/26)
372. Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! A Sonic Adventure by Wynton Marsalis (11/26)
373. Step Gently Out by Helen Frost (11/26)
374. Slither and Crawl: Eye to Eye with Reptiles by Jim Arnosky (11/27)
375. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (11/28)
376. Christmas Wombat by Jackie French (11/29)
377. Safekeeping by Karen Hesse (11/30)
December (36)
378. Rebel Heart by Moira Young. Dust Lands #2 (12/1)
379. Endangered by Eliot Schrefer (12/3)*
380. The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7) by Jeff Kinney (12/4)
381 One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (12/5)
382. The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman (12/5)
383. Dusssie by Nancy Springer (12/5)
384. Mutiny in Time (Infinity Ring #1) by James Dashner (12/6)
385. Secrets from the Sleeping Bag by Rose Cooper (12/6)
386. Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo (12/7)
387. Madeline L'Engle's a Wrinkle in Time: the Graphic Novel adapted by Hope Larson (12/7)
388. Her Permanent Record by Jimmy Gownley (12/7)
389. Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All (Dork Diaries #5) (12/8)
390. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (12/8)*
391. Citizen Scientists by Loree Griffen Burns (12/10)
392. Cactus Soup by Eric Kimmel (12/10)
393. The Two Mountains by Eric Kimmel (12/10)
394. Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Prachett (12/10)
395. Beowulf adapted by Gareth Hinds (12/11)
396. My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies by Allen Zadoff (12/12)
397. The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse (12/13)
398. Shadow by Michael Morpurgo (12/15)
399. Who Could That Be at This Hour by Lemony Snicket (12/15)
400. Seriously, I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres (12/16)
401. Goodnight iPad: a parody for the next generation by Ann Droyd (12/16)
402. Just Behave, Pablo Picasso by Jonah Winter (12/20)
403. Hunter Moran Saves the Universe by Patricia Reilly Giff (12/21)
404. If I'm So Smart, Why Aren't the Answers Easy? by Robert A. Schultz & James R. Delisle (12/21)
405. Dodger by Terry Pratchett (12/21)*
406. I Funny: a middle school story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein (12/23)
407. Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo (12/26)
408. The Third Gift by Linda Sue Park (12/27)
409. I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black (12/27)
410. Oh No! (or how I built a time machine to save history) (or at least my history grade) by Mac Barnett (12/27)
411. Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli (12/27)
412. The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng (12/27)
413. Etched in Clay by Andrea Cheng (12/28)
414. The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver (12/29)
415. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (12/31)