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Books Read in 2012

This is a list of the books that I read in 2012, broken up into Middle Grade Books, Young Adult Books, and Adult Books. Picture books are not included here, because I read so many of them at present.

Early Reader to Middle Grade Books

  1. Elizbeth Enright: Return to Gone-Away. Sandpiper. Completed January 10, 2012, on MP3. This was a re-read of one of my all-time favorite titles, my first time listening to it on audio. Do you ever love a book so much that just starting it brings a few tears to your eye?
  2. Rick Riordan: The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, Book 2). Hyperion. Completed January 19, 2012, on MP3 from Audible. I really enjoyed this one, more so than the first book in this series. It had a similar feel to the early Percy Jackson books, with a perfect mix of action and kid-friendly humor. Strong supporting characters, too. I adored Ella the harpy (pitch perfect in the audio edition).
  3. Natalie Babbitt: The Moon Over High Street. MDC Books (Scholastic). Completed February 19, 2012. My review.
  4. Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver: Ghost Buddy #1: Zero to Hero. Scholastic. Completed February 20, 2012 (ARC). My review.
  5. Lin Oliver: Sound Bender. Scholastic. Completed February 20, 2012 (ARC). My review.
  6. Sundee T. Frazier: Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It. Yearling. Completed February 25, 2012, on Kindle. My review.
  7. Eugene Yelchin: Breaking Stalin's Nose. Henry Holt. Completed February 25, 2012 (ARC). My review.
  8. Emily Ecton: Project Jackalope. Chronicle Books. Completed February 25, 2012. My review.
  9. Greg Leitich Smith: Chronal Engine. Clarion. Completed February 28, 2012. My review.
  10. Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Puffin. Completed March 24, 2012.
  11. Kate Messner: Eye of the Storm. Walker Children's. Completed April 9, 2012. My review.
  12. Gennifer Choldenko: Al Capone Does My Shirts. Puffin. Completed April 21, 2012.
  13. Trenton Lee Stewart (ill. Diana Sudyka): The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict. Little Brown. Completed April 28, 2012. My review.
  14. Zilpha Keatley Snyder: The Witches of Worm. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Completed April 30, 2012.
  16. Delia Ray: Here Lies Linc. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed May 1, 2012. My review.
  17. Marianne Malone (ill. Greg Call): The Sixty-Eight Rooms. Random House. Completed May 5, 2012. My review.
  18. Jarrett J. Krosoczka: Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed June 6, 2012. My review.
  19. Linda Sue Park: Keeping Score. Clarion Books. Completed June 8, 2012. My review.
  20. Caroline Starr Rose: May B. Schwartz & Wade. Completed June 8, 2012. My review.
  21. Kate Messner: Capture the Flag. Scholastic. Completed June 8, 2012. My review.
  22. Lisa Graff: Umbrella Summer. HarperCollins. Completed June 8, 2012. My review.
  23. James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts (ill. Laura Park): Middle School: Get Me Out of Here. Little, Brown and Company. Completed June 9, 2012. My review.
  24. Sarah Weeks: So B. It. HarperCollins. Completed June 9, 2012. My review.
  25. H. M. Hoover: Children of Morrow. Penguin. Completed June 9, 2012. My review.
  26. Sara Pennypacker: Summer of the Gypsy Moths. Balzer + Bray. Completed June 9, 2012. My review.
  27. R. J. Palacio: Wonder. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed June 16, 2012. My review.
  28. Jennifer A. Nielsen: The False Prince (Book 1, Ascendence Trilogy). Scholastic. Completed July 6, 2012. My review.
  29. Maryrose Wood: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book 1: The Mysterious Howling. Balzer + Bray. Completed July 25, 2012, on MP3. My review.
  30. Emily Winfield Martin: Oddfellow's Orphanage. Random House. Completed August 1, 2012. My review.
  31. Dan Poblocki: The Ghost of Graylock. Scholastic. Completed August 3, 2012. My review.
  32. Maryrose Wood: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book 2: The Hidden Gallery. Balzer + Bray. Completed August 14, 2012, on MP3.
  33. Gary D. Schmidt: What Came from the Stars. Clarion Books. Completed August 20, 2012. My review.
  34. Melissa Wiley: The Prairie Thief. Margaret K. McElderry Books. Completed August 22, 2012. My review.
  35. Sara Pennypacker: Clementine and the Family Meeting. Hyperion Books for Children. Completed August 23, 2012. My review.
  36. W. H. Beck (ill. Brian Lies): Malcolm at Midnight. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. Completed August 27, 2012. My review.
  37. Charles Gilman: Professor Gargoyle (Lovecraft Middle School, Book 1). Quirk Publishing. Completed September 20, 2012. My review.
  38. Jo Knowles: See You At Harry's. Candlewick. Completed November 12, 2012, on Kindle.
  39. John Stephens: The Fire Chronicle (Books of Beginning). Knopf. Completed November 18, 2012.
  40. Kell Andrews: Deadwood. Pugalicious Press. Completed November 19, 2012. My review.
  41. S. S. Taylor (ill. Katherine Roy): The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man's Canyon. McSweeney's McMullens. Completed November 24, 2012. My review.
  42. Rick Riordan: The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, Book 3). Disney Hyperion. Completed November 26, 2012.

Young Adult Books

  1. Jennifer E. Smith: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. Poppy. Completed January 1, 2012, ARC on iPad. My review.
  2. Stephenie Perkins: Anna and the French Kiss. Speak. Completed January 7, 2012, purchased on iPad.
  3. Maureen Johnson: The Name of the Star. Putnam Juvenile. Completed January 19, 2012, purchased on iPad.
  4. Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler: The Future of Us. Razorbill. Completed January 30, 2012, purchased on iPad.
  5. Jordan Sonnenblick: Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip. Scholastic. Completed February 5, 2012. My review.
  6. John Green: The Fault in Our Stars. Dutton Juvenile. Completed February 7, 2012. My review.
  7. Robin LaFevers: Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin Trilogy, Book 1. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. Completed February 24, 2012. My review.
  8. Lissa Price: Starters. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. Completed February 27, 2012. My review.
  9. Megan Bostic: Never Eighteen. Graphia. Completed February 27, 2012. My review.
  10. Y.S. Lee: The Agency 1: A Spy in the House. Candlewick. Completed March 12, 2012. Kindle eBook (purchased).
  11. Han Nolan: Pregnant Pause. Harcourt. Completed March 13, 2012. My review.
  12. Y.S. Lee: The Agency 2: The Body at the Tower. Candlewick. Completed March 25, 2012.
  13. Y.S. Lee: The Agency 3: The Traitor in the Tunnel. Candlewick. Completed April 1, 2012.
  14. Rachel Ward: Numbers 2: The Chaos. Chicken House. Completed April 8, 2012.
  15. Sheba Karim: Skunk Girl. Penguin. Completed April 13, 2012.
  16. Rachel Ward: Numbers 3: Infinity. Chicken House Books. Completed April 29, 2012. My review.
  17. Kristin Cashore: Bitterblue. Dial. Completed May 10, 2012. My review.
  18. Veronica Roth: Insurgent (Divergent, Book 2). Katherine Tegen Books. Completed May 17, 2012. Insurgent accomplishes the primary purpose of the middle book in a trilogy: it leaves the reader desperately wanting to read the third book. It also suffers from the challenges common to middle books. The premise is no longer new and fascinating, and the conflict in the primary romance feels a trifle forced. I also found it a bit disturbing that Tris, the strong heroine from Divergent, is borderline suidical throughout much of Insurgent. Still, the new plot reveals and cliffhanger ending left me determined to read book 3 as soon as it is available.
  19. Beth Revis: Across the Universe. Razorbill. Completed May 30, 2012.
  20. Annabel Monaghan: A Girl Named Digit. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. Completed June 4, 2012. My review.
  21. Tanita Davis: Happy Families. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed June 8, 2012. My review.
  22. Lois Duncan: Down a Dark Hall. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Completed June 9, 2012. My review.
  23. Dan Wells: Partials. Balzer + Bray. Completed June 11, 2012. My review.
  24. Charlie Higson: The Fear (Enemy #3). Hyperion. Completed July 1, 2012.
  25. Lauren Henderson: Flirting in Italian. Delacorte Press. Completed July 11, 2012. My review.
  26. Beth Revis: A Million Suns (an Across the Universe novel). Razorbill. Completed July 12, 2012.
  27. Robin Wasserman: The Book of Blood and Shadow. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed July 30, 2012. My review.
  28. Tim Wynne-Jones: Blink and Caution. Candlewick Press. Completed August 6, 2012, on Kindle from library.
  29. Beth Kephart: Nothing but Ghosts. HarperTeen. Completed August 12, 2012, on Kindle from library.
  30. Emmy Laybourne: Monument 14. Feiwel & Friends. Completed August 12, 2012, on Kindle (purchased). My review.
  31. Dan Krokos: False Memory. Hyperion. Completed August 19, 2012. My review.
  32. Gwenda Bond: Blackwood. Strange Chemistry. Completed September 11, 2012. My review.
  33. Lois Lowry: The Messenger. Laurel-Leaf. Completed September 15, 2012.
  34. Lois Lowry: Son. Houghton Mifflin. Completed September 15, 2012. My review.
  35. Sarah Rees Brennan: Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, Book 1). Random House. Completed September 19, 2012. My review.
  36. Maggie Stiefvater: The Raven Boys. Scholastic. Completed September 27, 2012. My review.
  37. C.K. Kelly Martin: Yesterday. Random House. Completed September 30, 2012. My review.
  38. E. Lockhart: Dramarama. Hyperion. Completed October 5, 2012, on Kindle from library.
  39. Josh Berk: Guy Langman: Crime Scene Procrastinator. Knopf. Completed October 10, 2012, on Kindle from library. My review.
  40. Elizabeth George: The Edge of Nowhere. Viking Juvenile. Completed October 15, 2012.
  41. Gina Linko: Flutter. Random House. Completed October 17, 2012. My review.
  42. Laini Taylor: Days of Blood and Starlight. Little, Brown. Completed November 1, 2012, digital ARC. My review.
  43. Michael Northrop: Trapped. Scholastic. Completed November 4, 2012. My review.
  44. Christopher Golden: Body Bags (Body of Evidence, #1). Simon Pulse. Completed December 1, 2012.
  45. Laura Buzo: Love and Other Perishable Items. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed December 2, 2012. My review.
  46. Robin Brande: Replay. Ryer Publishing. Completed December 9, 2012, on Kindle.
  47. John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle: Let It Snow. Speak. Completed 12/12/12 for my annual holiday season re-read. Reviewed (previously) here.
  48. Caroline B. Cooney: The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson). Random House. Completed December 18, 2012.
  49. Ally Carter: Heist Society. Hyperion. Completed December 18, 2012
  50. Diana Peterfreund: For Darkness Shows the Stars. Balzer + Bray. Completed December 20, 2012.
  51. Saundra Mitchell: Shadowed Summer. Young Adult. Delacorte Press. Completed December 26, 2012.
  52. Caroline B. Cooney: Whatever Happened to Janie? (Janie Johnson). Random House. Completed December 26, 2012.

Adult Books

  1. Stephen Hunter: Soft Target. Simon & Schuster. Completed January 1, 2012, on iPad.
  2. Ada Madison: The Square Root of Murder (Sophia Knowles mystery). Berkley. Completed January 7, 2012.
  3. Taylor Stevens: The Informationist: A Vanessa Michael Monroe Novel. Broadway. Completed January 18, 2012.
  4. Taylor Stevens: The Innocent: A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel. Crown. Completed January 23, 2012.
  5. Carol O'Connell: The Chalk Girl (A Mallory Novel). Putnam Adult. Completed January 27, 2012.
  6. Michael Connelly: The Drop (a Harry Bosch novel). Little, Brown and Company. Completed February 9, on MP3.
  7. Deborah Crombie: No Mark Upon Her. William Morrow. Completed February 14, on Kindle.
  8. Janet Evanovich: Explosive Eighteen (A Stephanie Plum Novel). Bantam. Completed February 25, 2012.
  9. Jo Dereske: Index to Murder (A Miss Zukas Mystery). Avon. Completed March 2, 2012.
  10. Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity Down Under. Penguin. Completed March 7, 2012. Library copy.
  11. Barry Maitland: Dark Mirror (Brock and Kolla Mysteries). Minotaur Books. Completed March 7, 2012. Library copy.
  12. Craig Johnson: Hell is Empty. Viking. Completed March 7, 2012. Library copy.
  13. Barry Maitland: Chelsea Mansions (Brock and Kolla Mysteries). Minotaur Books. Completed March 11, 2012. Kindle ebook.
  14. Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity's Death. Penguin. Completed March 15, 2012.
  15. Elizabeth George: This Body of Death. Harper. Completed March 20, 2012.
  16. Anne Holt: 1222: A Hanne Wilhelmsen novel. Scribner. Completed March 23, 2012.
  17. Victoria Thompson: Murder on Sisters' Row. Berkley. Completed March 24, 2012.
  18. Orson Scott Card: Shadows in Flight. Tor. Completed March 29, 2012.
  19. Jacqueline Winspear: Elegy for Eddie. Harper. Completed April 23, 2012.
  20. Nancy Atherton: Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree. Penguin. Completed April 28, 2012.
  21. D. E. Stevenson: Miss Buncle's Book. ISIS Audiobooks. Completed May 16, 2012, on MP3. Note sourcebooks is releasing a new paperback edition in September 2012.
  22. Thomas Perry: Poison Flower: A Jane Whitefield Novel. Mysterious Press. Completed June 1, 2012 (on Kindle).
  23. D. E. Stevenson: Miss Buncle Married. ISIS Audiobooks. Completed June 2, 2012, on MP3.
  24. D. E. Stevenson: The Two Mrs. Abbotts. ISIS Audiobooks. Completed June 13, 2012, on MP3.
  25. Elizabeth George: Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley #17). Dutton. Completed June 24, 2012. Library copy.
  26. Jenn McKinlay: Books Can Be Deceiving. Berkley Prime Crime. Completed July 22, 2012.
  27. Craig Johnson: As the Crow Flies: A Walt Longmire novel. Viking Adult. Completed July 23, 2012.
  28. Lee Child: Second Son (Kindle Single). Delacorte Press. Completed August 4, 2012, on Kindle from library.
  29. Jenn McKinlay: Due or Die: A Library Lovers Mystery. Berkley Prime Crime. Completed August 12, 2012.
  30. Victoria Thompson: Murder on Fifth Avenue (Gaslight Mystery). Berkley. Completed September 5, 2012, on MP3.
  31. Louise Penny: The Beautiful Mystery. Minotaur. Completed September 8, 2012, on Kindle.
  32. Lisa Lutz: The Trail of the Spellmans. Simon & Schuster. Completed September 21, 2012, on MP3.
  33. Ada Madison: The Probability of Murder (Professor Sophie Knowles). Berkley. Completed October 13, 2012.
  34. Lee Child: A Wanted Man. Delacorte Press. Completed October 23, 2012, on MP3 from Audible.
  35. Paul Tough: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Completed November 11, 2012, on Kindle.
  36. Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner: SuperFreakonomics. William Morrow. Completed November 25, 2012, on Kindle.
  37. Melissa Taylor: Book Love: Help Your Child Grow from Reluctant to Enthusiastic Reader. Imagination Soup, LLC. Completed November 26, 2012. My review.
  38. Emma Walton Hamilton: Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment. Beech Tree Books. Completed November 30, 2012. My review.
  39. Janet Evanovich: Notorious Nineteen (A Stephanie Plum novel). Bantam. Completed December 5, 2012, on MP3.
  40. T. Jefferson Parker: Storm Runners. Harper. Completed December 29, 2012.

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