BOOK LIST 2012

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Last year's list here

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

handy dandy calendar

Newbery Medal and Honor Books

I had an okay year with 56 in 2011 - so many more left halfway, though. I did not #FINISHSTRONG.

And I am forever tacking on the unread "challenge" books to the new year. You think I'd just read the darn books already!

It's always daunting starting this list over again, but this year, I think I shall challenge myself to FINISH all those halfway books! That would probably give me my fifty!

Once again I give myself the freedom to not finish books that I do not like and books that I cannot get into (but I probably won't utilize it), and I urge myself to complete all these half-finished books that lie neglected around my house (and the library) (you know, like I wanted to last year and the year before). I think I can significantly boost my count if I just finished these ones that are mid-stream. I want to read diversely and well, and I want to come out in 2013 (provided the Mayans were yanking our chains) with a sense of accomplishment. Unless the world ends. Lawls.

Like always, I am going to post my book list here, keep it in Memories, and update as necessary.
"What's in a Name" Challenge 2008
"What's in a Name 2" Challenge 2010
"At least 5 more of these books" Challenge 2008 (I actually completed the "5 more" but now I want to read them all.)

Without further ado, I give to you, my:

Books I've Read in 2012
50bookchallenge

Fly, Homer, Fly by Bill Peet, 64 completed 1/3/12 (not counting just, keeping track)


1. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison, audiobook completed 1/5/12
2. He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, audiobook completed 1/5/12
3. The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau, audiobook completed 1/25/12
4. Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity by Drew Brees with Chris Fabry, 303 completed 1/31/12 (re-read)
5. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson, audiobook completed 2/4/12
6. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, audiobook completed 2/4/12
7. Bright's Passage: A Novel by Josh Ritter, 193 completed 2/11/12
8. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, audiobook completed 2/14/12
9. The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant, 287 completed 2/21/12
10. Vanishing by Bruce Brooks, audiobook completed 3/3/12
11. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, audiobook completed 3/4/12
Peyton Manning by James Buckley, Jr., 48 completed 3/4/12


12. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, audiobook completed 3/7/12
13. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larsson, audiobook completed 3/13/12
Pocahontas: Princess of the New World by David Diaz and Kathleen Krull, 40 completed 3/18/12


14. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume, audiobook completed 3/23/12 (re-read)
Elvis Presley (Trailblazers of the Modern World) by Adele Q. Brown, 48 completed 3/24/12


15. Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson, audiobook completed 3/25/12 2008 Newbery Honor Book
16. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Steig Larsson, audiobook completed 3/26/12
17. Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, audiobook completed 3/29/12 2006 Newbery Medal Winner
18. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney, 217 completed 3/31/12
19. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, audiobook completed 4/3/12
20. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult, audiobook completed 4/19/12
21. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, audiobook completed 4/29/12
22. The Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest by Wendy Northcutt, 272 completed 4/19/12
23. The Tavern on Maple Street by Sharon Owens, audiobook completed 5/10/12
24. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, audiobook completed 5/13/12 (re-read)
25. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, audiobook completed 5/25/12
26. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, audiobook completed 6/1/12
When I Play by Michelle Sinclair Colman, (audiobook read by Drew Brees), completed 6/5/12


27. How To Break A Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell, audiobook completed 6/7/12
28. A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Cowell, audiobook completed 6/12/12
29. A Keeper of Bees: Notes on Hive and Home by Allison Wallace, 208 completed 6/12/12
30. New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith, audiobook completed 6/13/12
31. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, 80 completed 6/18/12
32. Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown, audiobook completed 6/20/12
33. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, 398 / audiobook completed 6/20/12
34. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, 249 completed 6/23/12 (re-read)
35. Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts, 432 / audiobook completed 6/24/12
36. The Axeman's Jazz by Julie Smith, audiobook completed 6/28/12
37. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, audiobook completed 7/6/12
38. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, audiobook completed 7/15/12
39. Jazz Funeral by Julie Smith, 341 completed 7/15/12
40. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, audiobook completed 7/22/12
41. Death Before Facebook by Julie Smith, 368 completed 7/25/12
42. Frankenstein: Prodigal Son: A Novel by Dean Koontz, audiobook completed 7/27/12
43. Giant Book of Dirty Jokes by Mr. J., 350 completed 7/30/12
44. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, 126 completed 8/4/12
45. Frankenstein Book 2: City of Night by Dean Koontz, audiobook completed 8/4/12
46. Two Gentlemen from Verona by William Shakespeare, audiobook completed 8/4/12
47. Shiver by Lisa Jackson, audiobook completed 8/9/12
48. Frankenstein Book 3: Dead and Alive by Dean Koontz, audiobook completed 8/14/12
49. House of Blues by Julie Smith, 343 completed 8/18/12
50. Frankenstein Book 4: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz, audiobook completed 8/24/12
51. Frankenstein Book 5: Dead Town by Dean Koontz, audiobook completed 8/29/12
52. Doctor Who: Pest Control by Peter Anghelides, audiobook completed 8/29/12 (re-read)
53. Tangerine by Edward Bloor, audiobook completed 9/4/12
54. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 128 completed 9/8/12 (re-read) 1978 Newbery Medal Winner
55. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore, audiobook completed 9/11/12
56. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama, audiobook completed 9/13/12
57. The Kindness of Strangers by Julie Smith, 358 completed 9/15/12
58. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, audiobook completed 9/15/12 1990 Newbery Medal Winner
59. Becoming Jane: The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen by Anne Newgarden, 208 completed 9/16/12
60. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pritchard, audiobook completed 9/19/12 (re-read)
61. Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy, audiobook completed 10/3/12
62. The Underdogs by Mike Lupica, audiobook completed 10/9/12
63. Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd, audiobook completed 10/13/12
64. Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson, audiobook completed 10/22/12
65. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger, 367 completed 10/26/12
66. The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy, audiobook completed 10/30/12
67. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, audiobook completed 11/3/12 1977 Newbery Medal Winner
68. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, audiobook completed 11/11/12
69. Getting Over Mr. Right by Chrissie Manby, 290 completed 11/13/12
70. When It Happens to You by Molly Ringwald, 240 completed 11/22/12
71. Shutter Island by Dennis Lebane, audiobook completed 11/24/12
72. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: A Novel by Deborah Moggagh, audiobook completed 12/19/12
73. Rhino Ranch by Larry McMurtry, audiobook / 278 completed 12/19/12
74. Chomp by Carl Hiassen, 304 completed 12/31/12