Challenge: 50 Books discussion

I challenged myself to 50 in '09 at the turn of the year... so even though I didn't know of this group until recently, I'm not getting a late start.
Forgive the children's books. I am a teacher.

1. The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim - Barbara Park
3. The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
4. Junie B. Jones and the Mushy, Gushy Valentine - Barbara Park
5. Weetzie Bat - Francesca Lia Block
6. Plain Girl - Virginia Sorensen
7. The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien
8. Mad Kings & Queens - Allison Rattle & Allison Vale
9. Misquoting Jesus - Bart D. Ehrman
10. How To Write children's Books - Terry Dunnahoo
11. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - T.S. Eliot
12. The National Reading Panel Findings
13. The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora - Michael Nesmith
14. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams
15. Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal - Barbara Park
16. Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult
17. Confessions of an gly Stepsister - Gregory Maguire
18. Candide - Voltaire
19. Great Feuds in History - Colin Evans
20. Just So Stories - Rudyard Kipling
21. Girl Goddess #9 - Francesca Lia Block
22. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - J.K. Rowling
23. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
25. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
26. A Man for All Seasons - Robert Bolt
27. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling
28. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling
29. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
30. The Pearl - John Steinbeck
31. Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein
32. Against All Enemies - Richard Clarke
33. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions - Edwin A. Abbott
34. The Areas of My Expertise - John Hodgman
35. The Ink Truck - William Kennedy

36. Wobegon Boy - Garrison Keillor
37. Many Waters - Madeline L'Engle

38. British Kings and Queens: From Anglo Saxons to the House of Windsor - Sandra Forty

39. Girlfriend in a Coma - Douglas Coupland

40. Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination - Helen Fielding

Home stretch! Last 10!

41. Junie B. Jones, First Grader: Boo, and I Mean It! - Barbara Park

42. The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul - Douglas Adams

43. Franny K Stein: Lunch Walks Among Us - Jim Benton
44. Miracles on Maple Hill - Virginia Sorensen

45. Amber Brown is Green With Envy - Paula Danziger
46. Echo - Francesca Lia Block

47. Beowulf - translated by Burton Raffel

48. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman

49. The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman

Almost there!

50. Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher

Hooray! I made it, with a couple of days to spare.

51. Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams

.... and I surpassed my goal. Awesome.