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Books Read So Far in 2008

This is a list of all of the books that I've read so far in 2008, broken up into Picture Books, Middle Grade Books, Young Adult Books, and Adult Fiction. The total is 96, including 27 picture books. My goal was to read 200 books this year, not including picture books. Clearly, I'm way off from that goal at this year's half-way point. I didn't anticipate how much my move in February and March was going to take away from my reading time. But I think I'll get to 200 total, including the picture books. And I think that the second half of the year will be better for reading than the first half of the year.

Picture Books

  1. Alice B. McGinty (ill. Nancy Speir): Eliza's Kindergarten Surprise. Marshall Cavendish. Completed January 12, 2008. My review.
  2. Charles Santore: The Silk Princess. Random House. Completed January 20, 2008. My review.
  3. Karen Katz: Princess Baby. Schwartz & Wade. Completed January 20, 2008. My review.
  4. Timothy Knapman (ill. Gwen Millward): Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood?. Bloomsbury. Completed January 23, 2008. My review.
  5. Kate Bernheimer (ill. Nicoletta Ceccoli): The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum. Schwartz & Wade. Completed January 24, 2008. My review.
  6. Michael Sandler: Manny Ramirez and the Boston Red Sox. Bearport Publishing. Completed January 24, 2008. My review.
  7. Michael Sandler: Pararescuemen. Bearport Publishing. Completed January 24, 2008. (A picture book, but more suitable for older kids). My review.
  8. Meish Goldish: Smelly Stink Bugs. Bearport Publishing. Completed January 24, 2008.
  9. Jon Scieszka (ill. David Shannon, Loren Long, and David Gordon): Smash! Crash! (Trucktown): Simon & Schuster. Completed January 25, 2008. My review.
  10. Barbara Park (ill Viviana Garofoli): Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! A Word from Your Baby-in-Waiting. Random House. Completed January 26, 2008.
  11. Andrea Beaty (ill. Pascal Lemaitre): Doctor Ted. Margaret K. McElderry. Completed January 30, 2008. My review.
  12. Jack Lechner (ill. Bob Staake): Mary Had a Little Lamp. Bloomsbury. Completed January 30, 2008. My review.
  13. Sallie Wolf (ill. Andy Robert Davies): Truck Stuck. Charlesbridge. Completed January 30, 2008. My review.
  14. Dianna Hutts Aston (ill. Frank W. Dormer): Not So Tall for Six. Charlesbridge. Completed January 30, 2008. My review.
  15. Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso: Otto's Orange Day. Toon Books. Completed January 31, 2008. This is a graphic novel for younger kids, not technically a picture book, but aimed at the same audience.
  16. Felice Arena: Sally and Dave, a Slug Story. Kane/Miller. Completed February 1, 2008. My review.
  17. Melanie Watt: Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach. Kids Can Press. Completed February 23, 2008.
  18. Chris Monroe: Monkey with a Tool Belt. Carolrhoda Books. Completed March 1, 2008. My review.
  19. Tomie dePaola: Strega Nona. Editorial Everest. Completed March 7, 2008.
  20. Arlene Mosel: Tikki Tikki Tembo. Square Fish. Completed March 7, 2008.
  21. Heather Amery: The Naughty Sheep. Usborne. Completed March 7, 2008.
  22. Bonny Becker (ill. Kady Macdonald Denton): A Visitor for Bear. Candlewick. Completed April 16, 2008.
  23. Barbara Lehman: Trainstop. Houghton Mifflin. Completed May 10, 2008. My review.
  24. Tim Myers (ill. Ariel Ya-Wen Pang): The Outfoxed Fox. Marshall Cavendish. Completed May 10, 2008.
  25. Daniel Pinkwater (ill. Jill Pinkwater): Sleepeover Larry. Marshall Cavendish. Completed May 10, 2008.
  26. Eugene W. Field (ill. Giselle Potter): Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. Schwartz & Wade. Completed May 10, 2008. My review.
  27. Caroline Lazo (ill. Krysten Brooker): Someday When My Cat Can Talk. Schwartz & Wade. Completed May 10, 2008.

Middle Grade Books

  1. P.J. Haarsma: The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1. Candlewick. Completed January 10, 2008.
  2. John Christopher: The Prince in Waiting. Macmillan. Completed January 10, 2008. My review.
  3. Michelle Edwards: Pa Lia's First Day: A Jackson Friends Book. Harcourt. Completed January 12, 2008. My review.
  4. Alexander McCall Smith (ill. Laura Rankin): The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean. Bloomsbury USA. Completed January 13, 2008. My review.
  5. Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm: Babymouse: Puppy Love. Random House. Completed January 20, 2008. My review.
  6. John Christopher: Beyond the Burning Lands. Simon Pulse. Completed January 25, 2008. My review.
  7. John Christopher: Sword of the Spirits. Simon Pulse. Completed January 25, 2008. My review.
  8. P. G. Kain: The Social Experiments of Dorie Dilts: The School for Cool. Aladdin. Completed January 28, 2008. My review.
  9. N. D. Wilson: Leepike Ridge. Random House. Completed January 30, 2008. My review.
  10. Linda Buckley Archer: The Time Thief (Book 2 in the Gideon Trilogy). Completed February 3, 2008. My review.
  11. Emma Young: STORM: The Infinity Code. Dial. Completed February 8, 2008. My review.
  12. Kerry Madden: Gentle's Holler. Viking Juvenile. Completed February 24, 2008.
  13. Kerry Madden: Louisiana's Song. Viking Juvenile. Completed February 29, 2008.
  14. Nancy Springer: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes). Philomel. Completed March 19, 2008.
  15. Kerry Madden: Jessie's Mountain. Viking Juvenile. Completed April 4, 2008. See my review of all three Maggie Valley books.
  16. Jeanne Birdsall: The Penderwicks on Gardam Street. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed April 29, 2008. My review.
  17. Trenton Lee Stewart (ill. Diana Sudyka): The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey. Little, Brown Young Readers. Completed May 15, 2008. My review.
  18. Rick Riordan: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4, Percy Jackson and the Olympians). Hyperion. Completed May 25, 2008. My review.
  19. Sara Pennypacker (ill. Marla Frazee): Clementine's Letter. Hyperion. Completed May 28, 2008. My review.
  20. John Hulme and Michael Wexler: The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep. Bloomsbury USA Children's Books. Completed June 2, 2008 (audio edition).
  21. Margaret Peterson Haddix: Running Out of Time. Aladdin. Completed June 6, 2008. My review.
  22. Elizabeth Cody Kimmel: Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit. Little, Brown. Completed June 6, 2008. My review.
  23. Hilary McKay: Saffy's Angel. Aladdin. Completed June 6, 2008. My review.
  24. Bonnie Dobkin: Neptune's Children. Walker Books for Young Readers. Completed June 6, 2008. My review.
  25. Andrea Beaty: Cicada Summer. Amulet. Completed June 7, 2008. My review.
  26. Lois Lowry: The Willoughbys. Houghton Mifflin. Completed June 7, 2008. My review.
  27. N. D. Wilson: 100 Cupboards. Random House. Completed June 7, 2008. My review.
  28. Patricia Martin: Lulu Atlantis and the Quest for True Blue Love. Schwartz & Wade. Completed June 7, 2008. My review.
  29. Patricia Reilly Giff: Eleven. Wendy Lamb Books. Completed June 8, 2008. My review.
  30. Mary Downing Hahn: All the Lovely Bad Ones. Clarion Books. Completed June 8, 2008. My review.
  31. Debbie Levy: Underwater. Darby Creek Publishing. Completed June 8, 2008. My review.
  32. Gail Gauthier: A Girl, A Boy, and Three Robbers. Putnam. Completed June 13, 2008. My review.
  33. Charise Mericle Harper: Just Grace. Hougton Mifflin. Completed June 15, 2008. My review.
  34. Ruth McNally Barshaw: Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School. Bloomsbury. Completed June 15, 2008. My review.
  35. Margaret Peterson Haddix: Found (the Missing). Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Completed June 16, 2008. My review.

Young Adult Books

  1. Ellen Emerson White: Long May She Reign. Feiwel & Friends. Completed January 1, 2008. My review.
  2. Julie Bertagna: Exodus. Walker Books for Young Readers. Completed January 4, 2008. My review.
  3. Carrie Jones: Tips on Having a Gay (ex) Boyfriend. Flux. Completed January 13, 2008.
  4. Nancy Crocker: Billie Standish Was Here. Simon & Schuster. Completed January 14, 2008.
  5. Sherman Alexie: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Little, Brown Young Readers. Completed January 15, 2008.
  6. Laura Resau: Red Glass. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. Completed January 19, 2008.
  7. Charlie Higson: Blood Fever (The Young James Bond, Book 2). Miramax. Completed February 6, 2008.
  8. Malcolm Rose: Blood Brother (Traces). Kingfisher. Completed February 9, 2008. My review.
  9. Gary Schmidt: The Wednesday Wars. Clarion. Completed February 12, 2008.
  10. Carrie Jones: Love and Other Uses for Duct Tape. Flux. Completed February 20, 2008.
  11. Susan Vaught: Big Fat Manifesto. Bloomsbury. Completed March 19, 2008.
  12. Libba Bray: A Great and Terrible Beauty. Completed April 9, 2008. (On MP3)
  13. S. A. Bodeen: The Compound. Feiwel & Friends. Completed April 21, 2008. My review.
  14. Robin Benway: Audrey, Wait! Razorbill. Completed April 28, 2008. My review.
  15. Jennifer Ziegler: How Not To Be Popular. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. Completed June 1, 2008. My review.
  16. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch: Daughter of War. Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Completed June 5, 2008. My review.
  17. Ridley Pearson: Steel Trapp: The Challenge. Disney. Completed June 11, 2008. My review.
  18. Mary E. Pearson: The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Henry Holt. Completed June 12, 2008. My review.
  19. Tanita S. Davis. A La Carte. Knopf. Completed June 16, 2008.
  20. Cory Doctorow: Little Brother. Tor Teen. Completed June 22, 2008.
  21. Allegra Goodman: The Other Side of the Island. Razorbill. Completed June 23, 2008.
  22. Cylin Busby and John Busby: The Year We Disappeared. Bloomsbury USA. Completed June 23, 2008.

Adult Fiction

  1. Laura Lippman: What the Dead Know. William Morrow. Completed January 23, 2008.
  2. Mameve Medwed: How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life. Avon. Completed February 6, 2008.
  3. Georgette Heyer: Cotillion. Casablanca Press. Completed February 10, 2008.
  4. Georgette Heyer: Venetia. HQN Books. Completed February 11, 2008.
  5. Deborah Crombie: Water Like A Stone. William Morrow. Completed March 8, 2008.
  6. Louise Penny. A Fatal Grace. St. Martins Minotaur. Completed March 9, 2008.
  7. Shirley Tallman: The Cliff House Strangler. St. Martin's Minotaur. Completed March 11, 2008.
  8. Max Brooks: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. Three Rivers Press. Completed April 21, 2008.
  9. Nelson DeMille: Wild Fire. Vision. Completed May 3, 2008.
  10. Julia Spencer-Fleming: I Shall Not Want. St. Martins Minotaur. Completed May 20, 2008. My review.
  11. Tana French: In the Woods. Penguin. Completed July 1, 2008. (Listened on MP3)
  12. James Rollins: The Judas Strain. Harper Collins. Completed July 1, 2008.

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