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1Shadow123
This is my first time doing this, so let's see how it goes. I already keep a list of what I read - it was about 90 books last year - so hopefully I can remember to update this along with my regular list.
Here goes nothing!
Here goes nothing!
2drneutron
Welcome! There's a fair amount of YA read here, so you should fit right in. :) We have a thread for folks to list their YA reads as they go - keep an eye on it if you want to find others dipping into that genre. Link is on the group wiki that can be found from the group home page.
3Shadow123
January reads ----
1. Wonder Show, by Hannah Barnaby - this was the second eBook I read on my new tablet, and it was pretty good. The whole time I was reading it, I was thinking, "Someone really needs to make this into a movie." It is part of YALSA's #hubchallenge, which I am trying to complete by the January 28 deadline. 2 down (one read in December, so not 2013), 8 to go. More about that challenge here: http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2012/12/10/yalsas-2013-morrisnonfiction-reading-...
I'm a school librarian, so I do tend to read a lot of YA but by no means exclusively.
2. Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, by Karen Blumenthal. Also for the YALSA hubchallenge. Never been much of an Apple fan, but this was a well-written biography so managed to keep my attention well enough.
I also finished listening to the audiobook version of We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, by Cynthia Levinson. Not a big fan of audiobooks, and I don't usually include them on my read list, so won't really count it here either I guess.
3. Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, by Deborah Hopkinson. The personal stories from survivors made this a really heart-wrenching read. I can see why it's an awards finalist. So far, I hope this one wins.
4. Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin. This was pretty riveting, but I had a really hard time keeping track of who's who; the storyline jumped around a lot.
5. Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95, by Phillip Hoose. This book was well-written, and I can see why it's an awards finalist, but quite frankly I think reading about birds and ecology is boring. I was glad this was short.
6. The Miseducation of Cameron Post, by Emily M. Danforth
7. Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman
8. After the Snow, by S.D. Crockett - hubchallenge complete!
9. Firefly, by Severo Sarduy - for Early Reviewers. Not good.
1. Wonder Show, by Hannah Barnaby - this was the second eBook I read on my new tablet, and it was pretty good. The whole time I was reading it, I was thinking, "Someone really needs to make this into a movie." It is part of YALSA's #hubchallenge, which I am trying to complete by the January 28 deadline. 2 down (one read in December, so not 2013), 8 to go. More about that challenge here: http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2012/12/10/yalsas-2013-morrisnonfiction-reading-...
I'm a school librarian, so I do tend to read a lot of YA but by no means exclusively.
2. Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, by Karen Blumenthal. Also for the YALSA hubchallenge. Never been much of an Apple fan, but this was a well-written biography so managed to keep my attention well enough.
I also finished listening to the audiobook version of We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, by Cynthia Levinson. Not a big fan of audiobooks, and I don't usually include them on my read list, so won't really count it here either I guess.
3. Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, by Deborah Hopkinson. The personal stories from survivors made this a really heart-wrenching read. I can see why it's an awards finalist. So far, I hope this one wins.
4. Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin. This was pretty riveting, but I had a really hard time keeping track of who's who; the storyline jumped around a lot.
5. Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95, by Phillip Hoose. This book was well-written, and I can see why it's an awards finalist, but quite frankly I think reading about birds and ecology is boring. I was glad this was short.
6. The Miseducation of Cameron Post, by Emily M. Danforth
7. Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman
8. After the Snow, by S.D. Crockett - hubchallenge complete!
9. Firefly, by Severo Sarduy - for Early Reviewers. Not good.
4Shadow123
February reads ---
10. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick - read at the behest of one of my students. Also because the movie is currently in my Netflix queue. LOVED it. Not sure the movie is going to quite be able to measure up.
11. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan. Started the new #hubchallenge for YALSA. This was an excellent read.
12. The Pregnancy Project, by Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer. Also for the #hubchallenge. While an interesting premise, this was a supremely boring read. Read almost like Jenna Glatzer just interviewed Gaby Rodriguez and then did very little editing - no flow to the story, a lot of repetition, things like that. I have been wanting to read this book for a really long time, and I was kind of disappointed. I would still probably recommend it to my students, though, since they are the same age as Gaby is in the book and there are some good lessons to be learned from it.
13. The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens, by Brooke Hauser. Also for the #hubchallenge.
14. Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy, by Bil Wright. #hubchallenge. Good, but the ending was not as nerve-wracking as I had feared, which was disappointing in a way.
15. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews. #hubchallenge. This was so good, I laughed out loud multiple times. Finally a book about death and dying that takes a real, human perspective instead of a sainted sappy one. Spot on.
16. Every Day, by David Levithan. #hubchallenge. So engrossing I read the whole thing in one morning.
17. Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick. I don't think this one was for the hubchallenge; I'm pretty sure it was recommended by one of my students because I liked The Invention of Hugo Cabret so much.
18. The Diviners, by Libba Bray. Also for the #hubchallenge. This book did not need to be almost six hundred pages long.
19. Cinder, by Marissa Meyer.
20. Wonder, by R.J. Palacio.
21. The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson. More #hubchallenge.
22. Stargazing Dog, by Takashi Murakami, also for the #hubchallenge. The first book I've read for the challenge that I just do not understand the hype about. I thought this story was pretty lame. And I love dogs. Go figure.
10. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick - read at the behest of one of my students. Also because the movie is currently in my Netflix queue. LOVED it. Not sure the movie is going to quite be able to measure up.
11. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan. Started the new #hubchallenge for YALSA. This was an excellent read.
12. The Pregnancy Project, by Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer. Also for the #hubchallenge. While an interesting premise, this was a supremely boring read. Read almost like Jenna Glatzer just interviewed Gaby Rodriguez and then did very little editing - no flow to the story, a lot of repetition, things like that. I have been wanting to read this book for a really long time, and I was kind of disappointed. I would still probably recommend it to my students, though, since they are the same age as Gaby is in the book and there are some good lessons to be learned from it.
13. The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens, by Brooke Hauser. Also for the #hubchallenge.
14. Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy, by Bil Wright. #hubchallenge. Good, but the ending was not as nerve-wracking as I had feared, which was disappointing in a way.
15. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews. #hubchallenge. This was so good, I laughed out loud multiple times. Finally a book about death and dying that takes a real, human perspective instead of a sainted sappy one. Spot on.
16. Every Day, by David Levithan. #hubchallenge. So engrossing I read the whole thing in one morning.
17. Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick. I don't think this one was for the hubchallenge; I'm pretty sure it was recommended by one of my students because I liked The Invention of Hugo Cabret so much.
18. The Diviners, by Libba Bray. Also for the #hubchallenge. This book did not need to be almost six hundred pages long.
19. Cinder, by Marissa Meyer.
20. Wonder, by R.J. Palacio.
21. The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson. More #hubchallenge.
22. Stargazing Dog, by Takashi Murakami, also for the #hubchallenge. The first book I've read for the challenge that I just do not understand the hype about. I thought this story was pretty lame. And I love dogs. Go figure.
5Shadow123
March reads --
23. Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld. Recommended to me by many of the students in my middle school library. Had heard of it for ages and finally read it. It was pretty much what I expected, but I am invested enough in the characters to start looking for the sequels, so I guess I thought it was pretty good.
24. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
25. Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld
26. Specials, by Scott Westerfeld
27. Extras, by Scott Westerfeld
28. Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld. Not into it enough to bother reading the rest of the series. I think I just can't get into steampunk for some reason.
29. Drama, by Raina Telgemeier. Another #hubchallenge book. Really good.
30. The Almond Tree, by Michelle Cohen Corasanti. Got this from Member Giveaways and read it so I could review it.
31. Learning to Fly, by Rachel Elizabeth Cole. Also from Member Giveaways and reviewed.
23. Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld. Recommended to me by many of the students in my middle school library. Had heard of it for ages and finally read it. It was pretty much what I expected, but I am invested enough in the characters to start looking for the sequels, so I guess I thought it was pretty good.
24. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
25. Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld
26. Specials, by Scott Westerfeld
27. Extras, by Scott Westerfeld
28. Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld. Not into it enough to bother reading the rest of the series. I think I just can't get into steampunk for some reason.
29. Drama, by Raina Telgemeier. Another #hubchallenge book. Really good.
30. The Almond Tree, by Michelle Cohen Corasanti. Got this from Member Giveaways and read it so I could review it.
31. Learning to Fly, by Rachel Elizabeth Cole. Also from Member Giveaways and reviewed.
6Shadow123
April reads --
32. Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz
33. The Accidental Systems Librarian (Second Edition), by Nicole C. Engard with Rachel Singer Gordon. Read/reviewed for LTER.
34. The Namesake, by Steven Parlato
35. Whatever Doesn't Kill You, by Elizabeth Wennick. Advance Reading Copy, reviewed for LTER.
36. What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine, by Danielle Ofri, M.D. I got a free ebook advanced copy of this - it was really good. I love reading medical memoir sorts of books, and this is written much more from a memoir / literary perspective than a straight-up scientific one.
37. Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein. For the #hubchallenge. And, um, I didn't like it. It was well-written from a technical standpoint, but it was not engaging at all. The plot was super predictable, and I just never got into it.
38. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green. For the #hubchallenge. This book was even better than everyone said it was. And holy cow, I must have cried through the last fifty pages or so. Really impressive. I have other John Green books in my queue and now I'm even more excited to read them.
32. Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz
33. The Accidental Systems Librarian (Second Edition), by Nicole C. Engard with Rachel Singer Gordon. Read/reviewed for LTER.
34. The Namesake, by Steven Parlato
35. Whatever Doesn't Kill You, by Elizabeth Wennick. Advance Reading Copy, reviewed for LTER.
36. What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine, by Danielle Ofri, M.D. I got a free ebook advanced copy of this - it was really good. I love reading medical memoir sorts of books, and this is written much more from a memoir / literary perspective than a straight-up scientific one.
37. Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein. For the #hubchallenge. And, um, I didn't like it. It was well-written from a technical standpoint, but it was not engaging at all. The plot was super predictable, and I just never got into it.
38. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green. For the #hubchallenge. This book was even better than everyone said it was. And holy cow, I must have cried through the last fifty pages or so. Really impressive. I have other John Green books in my queue and now I'm even more excited to read them.
7Shadow123
May reads --
39. Heist Society, by Ally Carter. Also for the #hubchallenge.
40. Friends with Boys, by Faith Erin Hicks. The last #hubchallenge book! Now for a break while I catch up on my magazine reading...
41. The Elite, by Kiera Cass
42. The War Is Language: 101 Short Works, by Nath Jones. From Member Giveaways.
39. Heist Society, by Ally Carter. Also for the #hubchallenge.
40. Friends with Boys, by Faith Erin Hicks. The last #hubchallenge book! Now for a break while I catch up on my magazine reading...
41. The Elite, by Kiera Cass
42. The War Is Language: 101 Short Works, by Nath Jones. From Member Giveaways.
8Shadow123
June reads --
43. Snobbery: The American Version, by Joseph Epstein
44. Adventure Time, Vol. 1, written by Ryan North
45. Adventure Time, Vol. 2, written by Ryan North
46. Before I Go to Sleep, by S.J. Watson
47. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Sex and Gender, edited by Elizabeth L. Paul
48. Take Me to the River: A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker, by Peter Alson
49. Hector and the Search for Happiness, by Francois Lelord
50. The Liar and Other Stories, by Matthew W. McFarland. Reviewed for Member Giveaways.
43. Snobbery: The American Version, by Joseph Epstein
44. Adventure Time, Vol. 1, written by Ryan North
45. Adventure Time, Vol. 2, written by Ryan North
46. Before I Go to Sleep, by S.J. Watson
47. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Sex and Gender, edited by Elizabeth L. Paul
48. Take Me to the River: A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker, by Peter Alson
49. Hector and the Search for Happiness, by Francois Lelord
50. The Liar and Other Stories, by Matthew W. McFarland. Reviewed for Member Giveaways.
9Shadow123
July reads --
51. The Atlas of New Librarianship, by R. David Lankes. Read the entire thing for a MOOC I'm taking.
51. The Atlas of New Librarianship, by R. David Lankes. Read the entire thing for a MOOC I'm taking.
10Shadow123
August reads --
52. Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today's Complex World, by R. David Lankes. Also for the MOOC I was taking.
53. Teaching with Harry Potter: Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to College, edited by Valerie Estelle Frankel. For Early Reviewers.
54. Jo Joe, by Sally Wiener Grotta. For Early Reviewers.
55. Making Soap from Scratch: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Natural Homemade Soaps, by Summer Vautier. A Member Giveaway, also reviewed.
52. Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today's Complex World, by R. David Lankes. Also for the MOOC I was taking.
53. Teaching with Harry Potter: Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to College, edited by Valerie Estelle Frankel. For Early Reviewers.
54. Jo Joe, by Sally Wiener Grotta. For Early Reviewers.
55. Making Soap from Scratch: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Natural Homemade Soaps, by Summer Vautier. A Member Giveaway, also reviewed.
11Shadow123
September reads --
56. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, by Reza Aslan. For Early Reviewers.
57. Brave New Love, edited by Paula Guran
58. The Clockwork Scarab, by Colleen Gleason. For Early Reviewers. Eh.
56. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, by Reza Aslan. For Early Reviewers.
57. Brave New Love, edited by Paula Guran
58. The Clockwork Scarab, by Colleen Gleason. For Early Reviewers. Eh.
12Shadow123
October reads --
59. Homer & Langley, by E.L. Doctorow. The ending of this book was haunting.
60. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, by Kay Redfield Jamison
61. Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us about Who We Are, by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald
62. One Hundred Ways for a Cat to Train Its Human, by Celia Haddon
59. Homer & Langley, by E.L. Doctorow. The ending of this book was haunting.
60. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, by Kay Redfield Jamison
61. Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us about Who We Are, by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald
62. One Hundred Ways for a Cat to Train Its Human, by Celia Haddon
13Shadow123
November reads --
63. The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas
64. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
65. The House of Hades, by Rick Riordan
63. The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas
64. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
65. The House of Hades, by Rick Riordan
