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message 1: by Mark (new)
Aug 07, 2012 02:24AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments I will add the books I have read so far this year here soon...


message 2: by Mark (last edited Oct 03, 2012 06:07AM) (new)
Aug 07, 2012 03:19AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments Earliest to most recent....
1. Witch and Wizard "Book One" - Free Preview by James Patterson Witch and Wizard - John Patterson
2. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin
3. A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) by Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) by Douglas Adams The Restaurant At the End of the Universe, Douglas Adams
6. Life, the Universe, and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3) by Douglas Adams Life, the Universe,and Everything, Douglas Adams
7. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide, #4) by Douglas Adams So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, Douglas Adams
8. Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo Cosmopolis - Don Delillo
9. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
10. Frankenstein (Penguin Classics) by Mary Shelley Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
11. Othello by William Shakespeare Othello - William Shakespeare
12. 1984 by George Orwell 1984 - George Orwell
13. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway
14. A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories - Flannery O'Connor
15. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother - Amy Chua
16. Taiwan A To Z The Essential Cultural Guide by Amy C. Liu Taiwan A to Z - Amy Liu
17. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
18. Conscious Classroom Management Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching by Rick Smith Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching - Rick Smith
19. Clock Watchers Six Steps to Motivating and Engaging Disengaged Students Across Content Areas by Stephanie Quate Clock Watchers: Six Steps to Motivating and Engaging Disengaged Students - Stephanie Quate
20. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
21. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
22. Pacific Crossing by Gary Soto Pacific Crossing - Gary Soto
23. Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli Milkweed - Jerry Spinelli
24. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
25. Living Rich by Spending Smart - Gregory Karp
26. Thirst by Andrei Gelasimov Thirst - Andrei Gelasimov
27. Coraline by Neil Gaiman Coraline - Neil Gaiman
28. A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin
29. X Isle by Steve Augarde X-Isle - Steve Augarde
30. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ - Philip Pullman

That's it for now...Not bad, I hope, for a teacher who just moved to Taiwan from Colorado and was student-teaching till May, graduated, then moved overseas. I'm breezing through a lot of YA literature while still trying to keep my mind sharp by reading "important" books as well as professional development books...

Here's to hoping I can finish strong and reach my goal of 100 books for the year!!!


message 3: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 08:01PM) (new)
Aug 07, 2012 06:34AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 31. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) by Gary Paulsen Hatchet - Gary Paulsen

32. Best Practices in ELL Instruction by Guofang Li Best Practices in ELL Instruction - Guofang Li, Patricia A. Edwards


message 4: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:57PM) (new)
Aug 09, 2012 06:47PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 33. How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1) by Cressida Cowell How to Train Your Dragon - Cressida Cowell


message 5: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:57PM) (new)
Aug 11, 2012 07:05AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 34. How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon, #2) by Cressida Cowell How to Train Your Dragon Book 2: How to Be a Pirate - Cressida Cowell


message 6: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:59PM) (new)
Aug 12, 2012 12:01AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 35. The Call of the Wild by Jack London Call of the Wild - Jack London

36. 47 Ways to Make $100 in a Day - Jonathan Cockrum. Do not read this book, for the love of all that is holy!


message 7: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:55PM) (new)
Aug 12, 2012 04:53AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 37. The Pearl by John Steinbeck The Pearl- John Steinbeck


message 8: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 08:01PM) (new)
Aug 15, 2012 03:19AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 38. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

39. Life of Pi by Yann Martel Life of Pi - Yann Martel

I'm on a two-week break...really flying through these books! I have to make up for lost time!


message 9: by Mark (new)
Aug 16, 2012 12:13AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 40. World Folktales - Kathy Burke


message 10: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:55PM) (new)
Aug 16, 2012 01:49AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 41. Basic Training by Kurt Vonnegut Basic Training - Kurt Vonnegut


message 11: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:53PM) (new)
Aug 17, 2012 10:10AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 42. The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - Michelle Alexander


message 12: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:53PM) (new)
Aug 17, 2012 07:20PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 43. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum


message 13: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:54PM) (new)
Aug 17, 2012 10:12PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 44. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang American-Born Chinese - Gene Luen Yang


message 14: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:56PM) (new)
Aug 18, 2012 10:16AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 45. How to Speak Dragonese (How to Train Your Dragon, #3) by Cressida Cowell How to Train Your Dragon Book 3:How to Speak Dragonese - Cressida Cowell


message 15: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:54PM) (new)
Aug 19, 2012 03:49AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 46. Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide, #5) by Douglas Adams Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams


message 16: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:52PM) (new)
Aug 19, 2012 08:08AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 47. The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher The Water Wars - Cameron Stracher


message 17: by Mark (last edited Aug 19, 2012 07:51PM) (new)
Aug 19, 2012 07:51PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 48. I'm Starved for You by Margaret Atwood - I'm Starved for You - Margaret Atwood


message 18: by Mark (last edited Aug 21, 2012 05:22AM) (new)
Aug 21, 2012 12:41AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 49. Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) by Jerry Spinelli Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli


message 19: by Mark (new)
Aug 21, 2012 05:22AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 50. Night by Elie Wiesel Night - Elie Wiesel


message 20: by Mark (new)
Aug 21, 2012 09:01PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 51. The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare The Sign of the Beaver - Elizabeth George Speare


message 21: by Mark (new)
Aug 22, 2012 05:42AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 52. Holes (Holes, #1) by Louis Sachar Holes - Louis Sacher


message 22: by Mark (new)
Aug 23, 2012 12:08AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 53. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll


message 23: by Mark (new)
Aug 23, 2012 02:56AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 54. Firegirl by Tony Abbott Firegirl - Tony Abbott


message 24: by Mark (last edited Aug 24, 2012 09:23PM) (new)
Aug 24, 2012 09:22PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 55. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

56. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell - Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell


message 25: by Mark (new)
Aug 27, 2012 06:43AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 57. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson


message 26: by Mark (new)
Aug 30, 2012 11:01AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 58. On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain On the Decay of the Art of Lying - Mark Twain


message 27: by Mark (new)
Sep 01, 2012 12:43AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 59. The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

60. 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut - 2BRO2B - Kurt Vonnegut


message 28: by Mark (new)
Sep 03, 2012 04:55AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 61. 2 46 Aftershocks Stories from the Japan Earthquake by The quakebook community 2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake

62. The Woggle-Bug Book by L. Frank Baum The Woggle-Bug Book - L. Frank Baum


message 29: by Mark (new)
Sep 03, 2012 11:03PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 63. Short Cuts Selected Stories by Raymond Carver - Short Cuts - Raymond Carver


message 30: by Mark (new)
Sep 06, 2012 04:59PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 64. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls


message 31: by Mark (new)
Sep 08, 2012 10:23PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 65. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham The Midwich Cuckoos - John Wyndham


message 32: by Mark (new)
Sep 10, 2012 04:40PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 66. The End of the World by Andrew Biss The End of the World - Andrew Biss


message 33: by Mark (last edited Sep 12, 2012 05:08AM) (new)
Sep 12, 2012 05:07AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 67. Grimm's Fairy Stories by Gebrüder Grimm Grimm's Fairy Stories - Gebruder Grimm


message 34: by Mark (new)
Sep 12, 2012 08:05AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 68. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Charles Johnson - Pirates - Charles Johnson


message 35: by Mark (last edited Sep 15, 2012 10:02PM) (new)
Sep 15, 2012 10:01PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 69. The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth The Professor of Desire - Philip Roth


message 36: by Mark (new)
Sep 16, 2012 11:02PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum 70. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus - L. Frank Baum


message 37: by Mark (new)
Sep 20, 2012 05:53PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 71. A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs The Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs


message 38: by Mark (new)
Sep 22, 2012 06:50AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 72. Tea Party Fairy Tales by James Finn Garner Tea Party Fairy Tales - James Finn Garner


message 39: by Mark (last edited Sep 27, 2012 03:56AM) (new)
Sep 27, 2012 03:56AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 73. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk A Novel by Ben Fountain Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - Ben Fountain


message 40: by Mark (new)
Sep 27, 2012 06:17AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 74. Children's Stories from Dickens (Illustrated Stories for Children) by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens' Children Stories - Charles Dickens


message 41: by Mark (new)
Sep 28, 2012 06:35PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 75. The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera - The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera


message 42: by Mark (new)
Oct 03, 2012 05:51AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 76. The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie


message 43: by Mark (last edited Oct 05, 2012 06:19AM) (new)
Oct 05, 2012 06:18AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 77. A Wrinkle in Time (Time, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle


message 44: by Mark (new)
Oct 11, 2012 07:13AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 78. The Hours by Michael Cunningham The Hours - Michael Cunningham


message 45: by Mark (new)
Oct 14, 2012 10:55PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 79. Alone by TR Sullivan Alone - TR Sullivan


message 46: by Mark (last edited Oct 23, 2012 11:40PM) (new)
Oct 23, 2012 11:40PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 80. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Gilead - Marilynne Robinson


message 47: by Mark (last edited Oct 28, 2012 08:43PM) (new)
Oct 28, 2012 08:43PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 81. Messenger (The Giver, #3) by Lois Lowry Messenger - Lois Lowry


message 48: by Mark (new)
Nov 02, 2012 05:26AM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 82. End Zone by Don DeLillo End Zone - Don DeLillo


message 49: by Mark (new)
Nov 03, 2012 06:21PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 83. Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates Zombie - Joyce Carol Oates


message 50: by Mark (new)
Nov 17, 2012 04:50PM

Mark Wilkerson (theexpatriate) | 204 comments 84. Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) by Lois Lowry Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry

85. The Sea Fairies by L. Frank Baum The Sea Fairies - L. Frank Baum


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