Challenge: 50 Books discussion

I have a late start, but I can remember what I've read this year so will just start adding entries ...

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore


Joan

2. "They're Poets and They Know It! A Collection of 30 Timeless Poets" by Meredith Hamilton

3. "You Have Mail: True Stories of Cybercrime" by Matthew Newman

4. "The Season" by Sarah MacLean

5. "All the Broken Pieces" by Ann Burg

6. "Fairest" by Gail Carson Levine

7. "Physics: Why Matter Matters" by Dan Green, Simon Basher (Illustrator)

8. "She's All That!: A Look-It-Up Guide to the Goddesses of Mythology" by Megan E. Bryant

Great presentation of goddsses of myth.

9. "Oh My Gods!: A Look-it-Up Guide to the Gods of Mythology" by Megan E. Bryant

10. "Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story" by Mary Downing Hahn

This would be a good read for upper elementary or middle school readers.

11. "The Lady Elizabeth" by Alison Weir

I love this author. She makes history come alive.

12. "Peter and the Starcatchers" by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson

I can't believe I never read this one before - great story!

13. "Innocent Traitor" by Alison Weir

14. "Eleanor of Aquitaine" by Alison Weir

This dragged on and on. Surprisingly, considering the author.

15. "Coffeehouse Angel" by Suzanne Selfors

16. "Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain" by Stefan Mumaw, Mumaw, Wendy Lee Oldfield

Loved it! I'll go back to this one over and over.

17. "The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them" by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers

18. "Magyk" by Angie Sage

19. "Flyte" by Angie Sage

20. "Physik" by Angie Sage

21. "Grandpa's Smile" by Joseph Walden

22. "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

23. "Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement" by Rick Bowers

24. "Creative Correspondence" by Michael Jacobs, Judy Jacobs

25. "Better Math in 5 Minutes a Day: Fun Math Activities for Kids and Parents on the Go" by Fran Gibson

26. "They Have a Word for It: A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words & Phrases" by Howard Rheingold

27. "The Better World Shopping Guide-Revised Edition: Every Dollar Makes a Difference" by Ellis Jones

28. "Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette" by Sena Jeter Naslund

29. "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Raise a Child Who Loves Math" by Kathy A. Zahler

30. "Cheap Talk with the Frugal Friends: Over 600 Tips, Tricks, and Creative Ideas for Saving Money" by Angie Zalewski

31. "Science Fair Success Secrets: How to Win Prizes, Have Fun, and Think Like a Scientist" by Bill Haduch

32. "Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the Inside Out" by Steven A. Shaw

33. "Image Transfer Workshop: Mixed-Media Techniques for Successful Transfers" by Darlene Olivia McElroy, Sandra Duran Wilson

34. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

Great book!

35. "Ophelia" by Lisa M. Klein

36. "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

37. "The Compound" by S.A. Bodeen

38. "The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" by Neil Gaiman

39. "Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland" by Sally M. Walker

40. "Slob" by Ellen Potter

41. "The Red Queen's Daughter" by Jacqueline Kolosov

42. "The Heretic's Daughter" by Kathleen Kent

43. "A Brief History of Montmaray" by Michelle Cooper

44. "Secret of the Sirens (Companions Quartet, #1)" by Julia Golding

45. "The Gorgon's Gaze (Companions Quartet, #2)" by Julia Golding

46. "Mines of the Minotaur (Companions Quartet, #3)" by Julia Golding

47. "The Chimera's Curse (Companions Quartet, #4)" by Julia Golding

48. "Airman" by Eoin Colfer

This one surprised me - I didn't expect to like it much but I loved it!

49. "What I Saw And How I Lied" by Judy Blundell

50. "14 Cows for America" by Carmen Agra Deedy