Friday, January 01, 2010

Books I Read in 2009

Here is a list of the books I read in 2009:

  • 146. Your Eyes in Stars by M. E. Kerr (11/25/09) 3 out of 5 stars
  • 145. A Different Day, A Different Destiny by Annette Laing (12/22/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 144. Affluenza by John De Graff, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor (12/17/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 143. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (12/14/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 142. Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger, Jr. (12/13/09) 3 out of 5 stars
  • 141. Child of the Wolves by Elizabeth Hall (12/4/09) 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • 140. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (11/28/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 139. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga (11/27/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 138. Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (11/26/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 137. Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman (11/22/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 136. Cry Bloody Murder by Elaine DePrince (11/18/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 135. Looking for Alaska by John Green (11/15/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 134. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (11/11/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 133. Where the Wild Things Were by William Stolzenberg (11/10/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 132. Time of the Witches by Anna Myers (11/9/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 131. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (11/8/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 130. Abstract Expressionists by Rachel Barnes (11/5/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 129. Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Peterson (10/24/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 128. The Good Dog by Avi (10/24/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 127. Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (10/24/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 126. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer (10/24/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 125. Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles by Kathryn Lasky (10/24/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 124. Riot by Walter Dean Myers (10/23/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 123. An African Tale by Enna Neru (10/18/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 122. The Midnight Twins by Jacquelyn Mitchard (10/14/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 121. The Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono (10/11/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 120. Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix (10/6/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 119. Warriors: Warrior's Return by Erin Hunter (9/27/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 118. Warriors: Warrior's Refuge by Erin Hunter (9/27/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 117. Warriors: The Lost Warrior by Erin Hunter (9/27/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 116. Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde (9/26/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 115. Willem de Kooning by Louise Hawes (9/25/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 114. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (9/24/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 113. The Luckiest Girl in the World by Steven Levenkron (9/21/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 112. Pedro and Me by Judd Winick (9/16/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 111. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (9/14/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 110. Vacations from Hell by Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Mlynowski (9/8/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 109. My Sister the Vampire: Switched by Sienna Mercer (9/5/09) 3 out of 5 stars
  • 108. How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card (9/4/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 107. The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going (8/31/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 106. Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial by Ronald Kidd (August) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 105. Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix (August) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 104. That Summer by Sarah Dessen (August) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 103. Extras by Scott Westerfeld (August) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 102. Dramacon Ultimate Edition by Svetlana Chmakova (August) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 101. Warriors Super Edition: Bluestar's Prophecy by Erin Hunter (August) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 100. My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff (August) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 99. Kiki Strike: The Empress's Tomb by Kirsten Miller (August) 3 out of 5 stars
  • 98. Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler (8/16/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 97. Dramacon Volume 1 by Svetlana Chmakova (8/13/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 96. Firegirl by Tony Abbott (8/13/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 95. Pita-Ten Volume 1 by Koge-Donbo (8/13/09) 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • 94. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (8/13/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 93. Spooky New York retold by S.E. Schlosser (8/11/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 92. Fruits Basket Volume 3 by Natsuki Takaya (8/11/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 91. Faeries' Landing Volume 1 by You Hyun (8/10/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 90. Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates (8/10/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 89. Little (Grrl) Lost by Charles De Lint (8/8/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 88. Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah (8/6/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 87. Warriors: Code of the Clans by Erin Hunter (8/5/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 86. The Poison Apples by Lily Archer (8/4/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 85. Seekers: Smoke Mountain by Erin Hunter (8/3/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 84. Seekers: Great Bear Lake by Erin Hunter (8/3/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 83. Seekers: The Quest Begins by Erin Hunter (8/1/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 82. A Different Day, a Different Destiny by Annette Laing (7/28/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 81. Even Angels Fall by Sherry Mauro (7/26/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 80. Wolf Tower by Tanith Lee (7/24/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 79. A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass (7/21/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 78. (Re-read!) Warriors: The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter (7/20/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 77. (Re-read!) Warriors: A Dangerous Path by Erin Hunter (7/19/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 76. (Re-read!) Warriors: Rising Storm by Erin Hunter (7/18/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 75. (Re-read!) Warriors: Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter (7/16/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 74. (Re-read!) Warriors: Fire and Ice (7/13/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 73. (Re-read!) Warriors: Into The Wild (7/10/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 72. Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi (7/8/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 71. Maximum Ride: The Final Warning by James Patterson (7/6/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 70. Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber (7/3/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 69. Water Tales by Alice Hoffman (7/2/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 68. Warriors: The Rise of Scourge by Erin Hunter (7/2/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 67. Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (7/1/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 66. Ghostly Encounters by Frances Kermeen (6/29/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 65. Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel (6/23/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 64. May Bird: Warrior Princess by Jodi Lynn Anderson (6/22/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 63. Chew on This by Eric Schlosser and Charles Smith (June) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 62. No More Strangers Now (June) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 61. Animals in Art (June) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 60. Focus On Afghanistan (June) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 59. Javatrekker by Dean Cycon (6/19/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 58. Coraline (graphic novel) by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell (6/13/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 57. The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (6/12/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 56. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (6/6/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 55. Julie's Wolf Pack by Jean Craighead George (6/6/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 54. Tokyo Mew Mew Volume Seven by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi (5/28/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 53. Tokyo Mew Mew Volume Six by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi (5/28/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 52. Tokyo Mew Mew Volume Five by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi (5/28/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 51. Tokyo Mew Mew Volume Four by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi (5/28/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 50. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (5/23/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 49. All Shook Up by Glenn Altschuler (5/11/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 48. Tokyo Mew Mew Volume 3 by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi (5/26/08) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 47. (Re-read!) Tokyo Mew Mew Volume 2 by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi (5/25/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 46. (Re-read!) Tokyo Mew Mew Volume 1 by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi (5/23/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 45. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson (5/23/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 44. Warriors: Sunrise by Erin Hunter (5/10/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 43. Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull (5/3/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 42. Summer for the Gods by Edward J. Larson (4/20/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 41. Albert Einstein by Ann Heinrichs (4/20/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 40. Rainy by Sis Deans (4/19/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 39. Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (4/18/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 38. The Ruby Key by Holly Lisle (4/18/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 37. Zodiac P.I. Book #1 by Natsumi Ando (4/11/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 36. When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park (4/8/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 35. Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature (4/ 3/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 34. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr (4/2/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 33. Lives of the Artists by Kathleen Krull (3/20/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 32. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg (3/8/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 31. Beneath My Mother's Feet by Amjed Qamar (3/7/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 30. The Homestead Steel Strike of 1892 by Nancy Whitelaw (3/5/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 29. Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley (3/2/09) 3 out of 5 stars
  • 28. Warriors: Power of Three: Long Shadows (3/1/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 27. Evernight by Claudia Gray (2/24/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 26. Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe by James R. Arnold and Roberta Wiener (2/20/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 25. Gothic Lolita by Dakota Lane (2/18/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 24. Warriors: Cats of the Clans by Erin Hunter (2/16/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 23. Bliss by Lauren Myracle (2/16/09) 2 out of 5 stars
  • 22. Don't Know Where, Don't Know When by Annette Laing (2/14/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 21. Werewolves edited by Jane Yolen and Martin H. Greenberg (2/12/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 20. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson (2/8/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 19. A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valerie Zenatti (2/5/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 18. The Dog with Golden Eyes by Frances Wilbur (2/3/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 17. Sweethearts by Sara Zarr (1/30/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 16. Shays' Rebellion and the Constitution in American History by Mary E. Hull (1/28/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 15. Tanzania by Joan Vos MacDonald (1/27/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 14. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (1/28/09) 5 out of 5 stars
  • 13. The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1/21/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 12. Science and Society by Robert Snedden (1/21/09) 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • 11. Tokyo Mew Mew #2 by Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida (1/20/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 10. Tokyo Mew Mew #1 by Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida (1/20/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 9. Dream Saga #3 by Megumi Tachikawa (1/20/09) 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • 8. Fruits Basket #2 by Natsuki Takaya (1/19/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 7. Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara (1/19/09) 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 6. The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaption by Jonathan Hennessey and Aaron McConnell (1/15/09) 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5. Avalon High Coronation: The Merlin Prophecy by Meg Cabot (1/9/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 4. Drugs Explained by Pierre Mezinski with Melissa Daly and Francoise Taud (1/9/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 3. Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives by Ellen Schreiber and Rem (1/6/09) 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 2. Patriots, Pirates, Heroes, and Spies edited by Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd (1/3/09) 3 out of 5 stars
  • 1. Nod's Limbs by Charles Ogden (1/1/09) 3 out of 5 stars
Some of my favorites of 2009:

Dramacon Ultimate Edition by Svetlana Chmakova
Tokyo Mew Mew series by Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Warriors: Sunrise by Erin Hunter
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd: Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
Seekers: Smoke Mountain by Erin Hunter
Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull

    My goal for number of books to read this year: 250 :3

    3 comments:

    Amanda said...

    Wow. 250? Good luck. My goal is to read 125 or less. I'm trying to move down this year (from 184).

    Debi said...

    One goal should be to do better at keeping track of all the books you do read. ;)
    Love you! Mom

    Kailana said...

    Good luck reading 250 books!