September 2007 Reading List

September was a pretty good month for reading for me, and also a good month for writing reviews (though I'm still behind on a few middle grade titles). Of course, this month's 22 titles is not as impressive as it might seem on the surface, because many of the books were picture books. Not that I don't love picture books, but they don't require quite the same time commitment for reading, do they?

Children's and Young Adult Books

1. Stephenie Meyer: Eclipse. Little, Brown. Completed September 5, 2007. My review.
2. Tim Egan: Dodsworth in New York. Houghton Mifflin. Completed September 11, 2007. My review.
3. Justine Smith (ill. Jan Lewis): How To Be A Spy In 7 Days Or Less. Kingfisher. Completed September 11, 2007. My review.
4. Trenton Lee Stewart (ill. Carson Ellis): The Mysterious Benedict Society. Little, Brown. Completed September 11, 2007. My review.
5. Colin Thompson (ill. Amy Lissiat): The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley. Completed September 15, 2007.
6. Josh Schneider: You'll Be Sorry. Clarion. Completed September 15, 2007. My review.
7. Jane Yolen (ill. Mark Teague): How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?. Blue Sky Press. Completed September 15, 2007. My review.
8. Lynn Plourde (ill. Mitch Vance): A Mountain of Mittens. Charlesbridge. Completed September 15, 2007. My review.
9. Eve Bunting (ill. Judy Love): The Baby Shower. Charlesbridge. Completed September 15, 2007. My review.
10. Pooja Makhijani (ill. Elena Gomez): Mama's Saris. Little, Brown. Completed September 15, 2007. My review.
11. Elizabeth Ficocelli (ill. Glin Dibley): Kid Tea. Marshall Cavendish. Completed September 16, 2007. My review.
12. Eric A. Kimmel (ill. Stephen Gilpin): The Three Cabritos. Marshall Cavendish. Completed September 16, 2007. My review.
13. Jacqueline Davies (ill. Lee White): The House Takes a Vacation. Marshall Cavendish. Completed September 16, 2007. My review.
14. Patricia Hubbell (ill. Viviana Garofoli): Firefighters! Speeding! Spraying! Saving! (Things that Go). Marshall Cavendish. Completed September 16, 2007.
15. Tim Myers (ill. Robert McGuire): The Furry-Legged Teapot. Marshall Cavendish. Completed September 16, 2007.
16. Derek Landy: Skulduggery Pleasant. HarperCollins. Completed September 17, 2007.
17. Rick Yancey: Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon. Bloosmbury. Completed September 17, 2007. My review.
18. Wendy Lichtman: Do the Math: Secrets, Lies and Algebra. HarperTeen. Completed September 17, 2007.
19. Robin Brande: Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature. Knopf. Completed September 19, 2007. My review.
20. Justina Chen Headley: Girl Overboard. Little, Brown Young Readers. Completed September 26, 2007.

Adult Fiction

1. Benjamin Black (aka John Banville): Christine Falls. Henry Holt. Completed September 6, 2007, on MP3. Well-written, very detailed characterization, but a bit slow-paced for listening on audio. I think I would have preferred it in print.
2. Jodi Picoult: Nineteen Minutes. Atria. Completed September 22, 2007. My review.