January (24)
1. Princess Tales by Grace Maccarone (1/1)
2. Poached by Stuart Gibbs (Reviewing for SLJ) (1/2)
3. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (1/4)
4. Heaven is Paved with Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch (1/7)
5. I Even Funnier by James Patterson (1/9)
6. The Sound of Your Voice...only Really Far Away by Frances O'Roark Dowell (1/10)
7. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (1/12)
8. Extreme Oceans by Seymour Simon (1/12)
9. Who Counts Penguins? Working in Antarctica by Mary Meinking (1/13)
10. I, too, am America by Langston Hughes (1/13)
11. Double Dribble by W. C. Mack (1/15)
12. Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman (1/16)
13. The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson (1/18)*
14. The President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by James L. Swanson (1/18)
15. The Snow Baby: the Arctic Childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary's Daring Daughter by Katherine Kirkpatrick (1/18)
16. Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays (1/20)
17. The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech (1/21)
18. Plastic Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman (1/24)
19. Better Nate Than Ever! by Tim Federle (audio reread)(1/25)*
20. Dog Days of School by Kelly S. Dipucchio (1/28)
21. Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan (1/28)
22. Superworm by Julia Donaldson (1/28)
23. When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket (1/30)
24. Imprisoned: the betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II by Martin W. Sandler (1/30)*
February (28)
25. Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Making Money by Tommy Greenwald (2/1)
26. Juvie by Steve Watkins (2/1)
27. Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick (2/2)
28. Switched at Birthday by Natalie Standiford (2/2)
29. Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord (2/5)
30. Foul Trouble by John Feinstein (2/10)
31. The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen (2/14)
32. Parrots over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore (2/14)
33. My Dog: the paradox: a lovable discourse about man's best friend by Matt Inman (2/15)
34. National Geographic Kids Myths Busted by Emily Krieger (2/16)
35. March (Book One) by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell (2/17)
36. Extreme Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (2/17)
37. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (2/17)
38. The Mad Potter George E. Ohr: eccentric genius by Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan (2/17)
39. The Titan's Curse: the graphic novel adapted by Robert Venditti (2/18)
40. When the Beat was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill (2/20)
41. Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee (2/21)
42. Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake by Julie Sternberg (2/22)
43. The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer (2/22)
44. Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History by Lois Miner Huey (2/23)
45. Junkyard by Mike Austin (2/23)
46. Fall Ball by Peter McCarty (2/23)
47. Speeding Down the Spiral: an artful adventure by Deborah Goodman Davis (2/23)
48. A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley (2/24)
49. The Good-Pie Party by Liz Garton Scanlon (2/24)
50. Elvis and the Underdogs: Secrets, Secret Service and Room Service by Jenny Lee (2/25)
51. Chomp of the Meat-eating Vegetables by Troy Cummings (2/25)
52. The Living by Matt de la Peña (2/28)
March (41)
53. Odin's Ravens by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr (3/4)
54. A Bunny in the Ballet by Robert Beck (3/5)
55. The End (Almost) by Jim Benton (3/5)
56. Clara and Davie by Patricia Polacco (3/5)
57. Stage Fright (Looniverse #4) by David Lubar (3/5)
58. The Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jim Gownley (3/6)
59. Spinning Through the Universe by Helen Frost (3/7)
60. Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson (3/7)
61. Face to Face with Penguins by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott (3/7)
62. Hi, Koo! by Jon Muth (3/7)
63. Discover More Dolphins by Penelope Arlon (3/7)
64. Rump by Liesl Shurtliff (3/8)
65. Kung Pow Chicken: Bok! Bok! Boom! by Cyndi Marko (3/12)
66. Hot Rod Hamster: Monster Truck Mania by Cynthia Lord (3/12)
67. A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd (3/13)*
68. Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (3/13)
69. Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue by Tom Angleberger (3/14)
70. The Romans: Gods, Emperors and Dormice by Marcia Williams (3/16)
71. Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham (3/16)
72. Hunter Moran Hangs Out by Patricia Reilly Giff (3/19)
73. The Great Big Green by Peggy Gifford (3/19)
74. Big Pigs by Leslie Helakoski (3/19)
75. The Streak: how Joe DiMaggio became America's Hero by Barb Rosenstock (3/19)
76. Mysterious Patterns: finding fractals in nature by Sarah C. Campbell (3/19)
77. The Secret Life of the Woolly Bear Caterpillar by Laurence Pringle (3/19)
78. Are We Out of the Driveway Yet? by Jerry Scott (3/20)
79. Babe Conquers the World by Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace (3/21)
80. Schools of Hope: how Julius Rosenwald helped change African American education by Noman H. Finkelstein (3/21)
81. Aphrodite: goddess of love by George O'Connor (3/28)
82. Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld (3/29)
83. Olivia and the Fairy Princess by Ian Falconer (3/29)
84. Elephants Cannot Dance by Mo Willems (3/29)
85. The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson (3/29)
86. Penguin in Love by Salina Yoon (3/29)
87. The Big, Bad Wolf Goes on Vacation by Delphine Perret (3/29)
88. How to Lose a Lemur by Fran Preston-Gannon (3/29)
89. When Elephant Met Giraffe by Paul Gude (3/29)
90. Henny by Elizabeth Rose Stanton (3/29)
91. Chick 'n' Pug by Jennifer Gordon Sattler (3/29)
92. Wild Born (Spirit Animals #1) by Brandon Mull (3/30)
93. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee (3/30)
94. Dear Mr. Rosenwald by Carole Boston Weatherford (3/31)
April (30)
95. Who Says Women Can't be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone (4/1)
96. Scowler by Daniel Kraus (4/1)
97. Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly and James Dean (4/2)
98. Titanic by Sean Callery (4/2)
99. Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin (4/2)
100. A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell (4/2)
101. Digger Dozer Dumper by Hope Vestergaard (4/3)
102. The Crocodile and the Scorpion by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley (4/3)
103. Hidden Like Anne Frank by Marcel Prins (4/4)
104. Treasury of Egyptian Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli (4/4)
105. The Prank List by Anna Staniszewski (Reviewed for SLJ) (4/5)
106. The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern (4/6)
107. How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson (4/7)
108. Fossil Fish Found Alive by Sally Walker (4/8)
109. The Chicken Squad: the first misadventure by Doreen Cronin (4/9)
110. Babar on Paradise Island by Laurent de Brunhoff (4/9)
111. Jasmine and Maddie by Christine Pakkala (4/10)
112. I Will Save You by Matt de la Peña (4/10)
113. Lulu and the Cat in the Bag by Hilary McKay (4/11)
114. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett (4/12)
115. The Magic Trap by Jacqueline Davies (4/16)
116. Hunted (Spirit Animals #2) by Maggie Stiefvater (4/17)
117. The Savage Fortress by Sarwat Chadda (4/18)
118. Mira in the Present Tense by Sita Brachmachari (4/19)
119. Nerd Camp 2.0 by Elissa Brent Weissman (4/21)
120. Blood Ties (Spirit Animals #3) by Garth Nix and Sean Williams (4/28)
121. Starring Jules, Super-secret Spy-girl by Beth Ain (4/28)
122. The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the Civil Rights Movement (4/29)
123. Girl, Stolen by April Henry (4/29)
124. We Were Here by Matt de la Peña (4/30)
May
125. Angel Island: gateway to Gold Mountain by Russell Freedman (5/1)
126. Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (5/2)
127. Odd Duck by Cecil Castalucci and Sara Varon (5/3)
128. Jasper John Dooley Left Behind by Caroline Adderson (5/4)
129. Beyond Magenta: transgender teens speak out by Susan Kuklin (5/4)
130. Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell (5/7)
131. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams (5/8)
132. Weird Insects by Michael Worek (5/8)
133. The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer (5/9)
134. Before the World was Ready: stories of daring genius in science by Claire Eamer (5/10)
135. The City of Death (Ash Mistry Adventure #2) by Sarwat Chadda (5/11)
136. The Qwikpick Papers: Poop Fountain! by Tom Angleberger (5/14)
137. Does It Really Rain Frogs? by Thomas Canavan (5/16)
138. Pam Allyn's Best Books for Boys (K-8) (5/18)
139. Connecting Boys with Books 2 by Michael Sullivan (5/18)
140. The Guy-friendly YA Library by Rollie James Welch (5/18)
141. Patti Cake and Her New Doll by Patricia Reilly Giff (5/19)
142. The Secrets of Stonehenge by Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom (5/19)
143. Missy's Super Duper Royal Deluxe Field Trip by Susan Nees (5/19)
144. Champion by Marie Lu (5/20)*
145. Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems (5/20)
146. First Team by Tim Green (5/21) (Reviewing for SLJ)
147. My Life as a Joke by Janet Tashjian (5/25)
148. Discover More: Ancient Egypt by Penelope Arlon (5/27)
149. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey (5/30)
June (28)
150. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Mutant Mosquitoes From Mercury (Book 2) (6/1)
151. Kenny Wright Superhero by James Patterson and Chris Tebbits (6/3)
152. Hello Moon by Francesca Simon (6/5)
153. Cleopatra in Space Book 1: Target Practice by Mike Maihack (6/5)
154. Discover More: Birds by Penelope Arlon (6/6)
155. The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland (6/6)
156. A Pet for Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold (6/6)
157. The Tree House That Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg and Mark Teague (6/6)
158. Mighty Dads by Diane Holub (6/6)
159. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Page (6/6)
160. The Magic School Bus Presents Sea Creatures (6/7)
161. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (6/8)*
162. Zoe's Jungle by Bethanie Deeney Murguia (6/11)
163. Naughty Kitty! by Adam Stower (6/11)
164. Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody (6/14)
165. The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney (6/15)
166. Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner (6/15) (audio reread)*
167. Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan (6/16)
168. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper (6/20)
Summer vacation counting - I told my students that I plan on reading 100 books this summer. That's 72 days to read 100.
169. (1) Formerly Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham (6/21)
170. (2) Ricky Ricotta's Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus by Dav Pilkey (6/21)
171. (3) Ricky Ricotta's Robot vs. the Mecha-monkeys from Mars by Dav Pilkey (6/21)
172. (4) Revenge of the Flower Girls by Jennifer Ziegler (6/20)*
173. (5) The Time Hackers by Gary Paulsen (6/22)
174. (6) Sir Charlie: the funniest man in the world by Sid Fleischman (6/23)
175. (7) Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (6/24) (audio reread)
176. (8) Fire and Ice (Spirit Animals #4) by Shannon Hale (6/29)
177. (9) Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #2) (6/30)*
July (30)
178. (10) The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders Book 1) by Peter Lerangis (7/1)
179. (11) A Medal for Leroy by Michael Morpurgo (7/1)
180. (12) Hades Speaks by Vicky Alvear Shecter (7/4)
181. (13) The School is Alive! (Eerie Elementary #1) (7/4)
182. (14) Ben Franklin's Big Splash by Barb Rosenstock (7/5)
183. (15) This Orq (he cave boy) by David Elliott (7/5)
184. (16) The Problem with Not being Scared of Monsters by Dan Richards (7/5)
185. (17) Alone Together by Suzanne Bloom (7/5)
186. (18) By Day, By Night by amy Gibson (7/5)
187. (19) Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson (7/7)
188. (20) Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana (7/9)
189. (21) The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (7/9)*
190. (22) The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine: Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg (7/10)
191. (23) The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods (7/12)
192. (24) Whatever After: Bad Hair Day by Sarah Mlynowski (7/13)
193. (25) Whatever After: Dream on by Sarah Mlynowski (7/13)
194. (26) Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes (7/15)
195. (27) Tony Baloney: Buddy Trouble by Pam Muñoz Ryan (7/16)
196. (28) Monkey Me and the New Neighbor by Timothy Roland (7/16)
197. (29) Katie Woo Rules the School by Fran Manushkin (7/16)
198. (30) One Came Home by Amy Timberlake (7/20)
199. (31) Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter (7/21)
200. (32) The Final Descent by Rick Yancey (7/24)
201. (33) Best Hikes with Dogs: New Jersey by Mary Jasch (7/24)
202. (34) Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle by George Hagen (7/25)*
203. Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell (7/26)
204. (35) Fly Guy Presents: firefighters by Tedd Arnold (7/27)
205. (36) Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka (7/28)
206. (37) Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken by Elise Gravel (7/28)
207. (38) Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myers (7/29)
August (25)
208. (39) Swim, Duck, Swim! by Susan Lurie (8/5)
209. (40) Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (8/6)*
210. (41) The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson (8/7)
211. (42) Allegiant by Veronica Roth (8/9)
212. (43) Perry's Killer Playlist by Joe Schreiber (8/9)*
213. (44) The Magic School Bus Presents: The Human Body by Johanna Cole (8/10)
214. (45) The Magic School Bus Presents: Our Solar System by Johanna Cole (8/10)
215. (46) The Magic School Bus Presents: Wild Weather by Johanna Cole (8/11)
216. (47) The Magic School Bus Presents: Planet Earth by Johanna Cole (8/11)
217. (48) All Different Now: Juneteenth, the first day of freedom by Angela Johnson (8/11)
218. (49) Invasion by Walter Dean Myers (8/14)
219. (50) Tito Puente: Mambo King/ Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown (8/14)
220. (51) Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty (8/15)
221. (52) Abuelo by Arthur Dorros (8/15)
222. (53) Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson (8/15)
223. (54) Secrets of the Sky Caves: danger and discovery on Nepal's Mustang Cliffs by Sandra K. Athans (8/16)
224. (55) Loot: how to steal a fortune by Jude Watson (8/17)*
225. (56) Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer (8/18)*
226. (57) Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood by Nathan Hale (8/18)
227. (58) Strike! the farm workers' fight for their rights by Larry Dane Brimner (8/19)*
228. (59) Swim the Fly by Don Calame (8/22)*
229. (60) Polar Animals (Scholastic Discover More series) by Susan Hayes and Tory Gordon-Harris (8/23)
230. (61) Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater (8/24)
231. (62) The War That Saved My Life (8/28) (Reviewing for SLJ)
232. (63) Beat the Band by Don Calame (8/31)*
September
233. (64) What's New? The Zoo! by Kathleen Krull (9/1)
234. (65) Discover More: Reptiles by Penelope Arlon (9/1)
End of summer (65 books read over summer vacation)
235. Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan (9/2)*
236. Maria Had a Little Llama by Angela Dominguez (9/5)
237. Discover More: Human Body by Steve Setford (9/5)
238. Odd Weird & Little by Patrick Jennings (9/5)
239. Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (9/6)
240. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (9/7)*
241. The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: a scientific mystery by Sandra Markle (9/8)
242. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (9/11)*
243. Positive: a memoir by Paige Rawl (9/12)
244. The Program by Suzanne Young (9/13)
245. Last-But-Not-Least Lola and the Wild Chicken (9/15)
246. Mix it up! by Hervé Tullet (9/17)
247. She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott (9/19)
248. He's So Not Worth It by Kieran Scott (9/20)
249. This is So Not Happening by Kieran Scott (9/21)
250. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (9/22)
251. Face to Face with Polar Bears by Norbert Rosing with Elizabeth Carney (9/23)
252. Face to Face with Manatees by Brian Skerry (9/23)
253. Cheetahs: the race to save Africa's fastest cat by Sy Montgomery (9/24)
254. One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington (9/26) (Reviewing for ALAN Picks)
255. The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett (9/28)
256. Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin (9/28)
257. Sisters by Reina Telgemeier (9/30)
October (30)
258. Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and how he came to be by Jane Sutcliffe (10/2)
259. The Grasshopper & the Ants by Jerry Pinkney (10/2)*
260. The Little Shop of Monsters by R.L. Stine (10/2)
261. Tomboy by Liz Prince (10/2)
262. Tooling Around by Ella Jackson (10/2)
263. The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud (10/3)*
264. Wild about Bears by Jeannie Brett (10/6)
265. Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle by Cheryl Bardoe (10/6)
266. Imani's Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood (10/7)
267. Old Manhattan Has Some Farms by Susan Lendroth (10/7)
268. Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade (10/8)
269. Saber-Toothed Cat by Sarah L. Thomson (10/8)
270. Ricky Ricotta and His Robot #5 by Dav Pilkey (10/9)
271. The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (10/9)
272. Sydney & Simon: Full Steam Ahead by Paul Reynolds (10/10)
273. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (10/14)*
274. Telephone by Mac Barnett
275. Ivan: the remarkable true story of the shopping mall gorilla by Katherine Applegate (10/14)*
276. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak (10/14)
277. Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus by Tom Angleberger (10/15)
278. Fractions in Disguise: a math adventure by Edward Einhorn (10/16)
279. Face to Face with Wolves by Jim and Judy Brandenburg (10/16)
280. Park Scientists: gila monsters, geysers, and grizzly bears in America's own backyard by Mary Kay Carson (10/16)
281. Gus & Me by Keith Richards (10/17)
282. Death Coming Up the Hill by Chris Crowe (10/17)*
283. Outstanding in the Rain by Frank Viva (10/17)
284. W.A.R. P. Book 1: the reluctant assassin by Eoin Colfer (10/18)
285. Nest by Esther Ehrlich (10/19)
286. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (10/25)
287. Voices from the March on Washington by J. Patrick Lewis & George Ella Lyon (10/26)
November (31)
288. El Deafo by Cece Bell (11/2)*
289. Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood (11/4)
290. Firefly July: a year of very short poems by Paul B. Janeczko (11/4)
291. My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown (11/4)
292. Quest by Aaron Becker (11/4)
293. The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee (11/4)
294. Sparky! by Jenny Offill & Chris Applehaus (11/4)
295. Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell (11/5)
296. Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross (11/7)
297. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (11/8)
298. Tequila Mockingbird by Tim Federle (11/9)*
299. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy (11/9)
300. Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole (11/9)
301. The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney (11/11)
302. Beautiful Moon: a child's prayer by Tonya Bolden (11/13)
303. The Swift Boys and Me by Kody Keplinger (11/16)
304. Popular: a memoir, vintage wisdom for a modern geek by Maya Van Wegenen (11/17)*
305. Poisoned Apples: poems for you, my pretty by Christine Heppermann (11/18)*
306. Santa Clauses: short poems from the North Pole by Bob Raczka (11/19)
307.Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman (11/19)
308. The Iron Trials by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare (11/21)*
309. Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis (Seven Wonders #2) 11/21
310. Honey by Sarah Weeks (11/23)*
311. The Categorical Universe of Candace McPhee by Barry Jonsberg (11/23)*
312. The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel (11/24)*
313. Return of the Padawan by Jeffrey Brown (11/28)
314. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld (11/29)*
315. Glamourpuss by Sarah Weeks (11/29)
316. Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony (11/29)
317. Should You Be a River: a poem about love by Ed Young (11/30)
318. Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka (audio reread)
December
319. The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown (12/1)*
320. 1001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom: take your practice beyond the mat by Liz Lark (12/1)
321. Should You Be a River by Ed Young (12/1)
322. Noodle Magic by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (12/4)
323. I Know and Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz (12/14)
324. My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Alesworth (12/4)
325. Buried Sunlight by Molly Bang & Penny Chislholm (12/4)
326. The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf and Grandma by Diane and Christyan Fox (12/4)
327. Max and the Won't Go to Bed Show by Mark Sperring (12/4)
328. Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff (12/6)*
329. Yin Yang Yogini by Katheryn E. Livingstone (12/6)
330. Katie Friedman Gives Up Texting by Tommy Greenwald (12/8)
331. At Home in Her Tomb by Christine Liu-Perkins (12/8)
332. Stubby the War Dog by Ann Bausum (12/9)
333. Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine (12/10)
334. Hope for Winter by David Yates, et al. (12/10)
335. Hickory Daiquiri Dock by Tim Federle (12/10)
336. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (12/10)
337. If Kids Ran the World by leo & Diane Dillon (12/11)
338. Roc and Roe's Twelve Days of Christmas (12/11)
339. The Tapper Twins Go to War (with each other) by Geoff Rodkey (12/1)(SLJ review)
340. Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel (12/15)
341. Rain, Reign by Ann M. Martin (12/18)
342. Hit Count by Chris Lynch (12/21)*
343. Hidden by Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo (12/21)
344. Aviary Wonders Inc. by Kate Samworth (12/21)
345. Gravity by Jason Chin (12/22)
346. Hissy Fitz by Patrick Jennings (12/24)
347. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett (12/24)*
348. Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen (12/25)
349. The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart (12/26)
350. Dog Shaming by Pascale Lemire (12/26)
351. Agent Q, or the Smell of Danger by M.T. Anderson (12/27)
352. Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth (12/29)
353. The Popularity Papers: the less-than-hidden secrets and final revelations of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang. (12/30)
354. Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson & Sean Qualls. (12/30)
355. Ashley Bryan's Puppets by Ashley Bryan (12/30)
I read a hundred more books in 2013. Even with scaling back my GR goal to 400, didn't make my goal. Still, I'm celebrating what I read because this was an amazing year for non-fiction and middle grade fiction.
2. Poached by Stuart Gibbs (Reviewing for SLJ) (1/2)
3. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (1/4)
4. Heaven is Paved with Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch (1/7)
5. I Even Funnier by James Patterson (1/9)
6. The Sound of Your Voice...only Really Far Away by Frances O'Roark Dowell (1/10)
7. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (1/12)
8. Extreme Oceans by Seymour Simon (1/12)
9. Who Counts Penguins? Working in Antarctica by Mary Meinking (1/13)
10. I, too, am America by Langston Hughes (1/13)
11. Double Dribble by W. C. Mack (1/15)
12. Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman (1/16)
13. The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson (1/18)*
14. The President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by James L. Swanson (1/18)
15. The Snow Baby: the Arctic Childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary's Daring Daughter by Katherine Kirkpatrick (1/18)
16. Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays (1/20)
17. The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech (1/21)
18. Plastic Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman (1/24)
19. Better Nate Than Ever! by Tim Federle (audio reread)(1/25)*
20. Dog Days of School by Kelly S. Dipucchio (1/28)
21. Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan (1/28)
22. Superworm by Julia Donaldson (1/28)
23. When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket (1/30)
24. Imprisoned: the betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II by Martin W. Sandler (1/30)*
February (28)
25. Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Making Money by Tommy Greenwald (2/1)
26. Juvie by Steve Watkins (2/1)
27. Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick (2/2)
28. Switched at Birthday by Natalie Standiford (2/2)
29. Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord (2/5)
30. Foul Trouble by John Feinstein (2/10)
31. The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen (2/14)
32. Parrots over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore (2/14)
33. My Dog: the paradox: a lovable discourse about man's best friend by Matt Inman (2/15)
34. National Geographic Kids Myths Busted by Emily Krieger (2/16)
35. March (Book One) by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell (2/17)
36. Extreme Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (2/17)
37. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (2/17)
38. The Mad Potter George E. Ohr: eccentric genius by Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan (2/17)
39. The Titan's Curse: the graphic novel adapted by Robert Venditti (2/18)
40. When the Beat was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill (2/20)
41. Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee (2/21)
42. Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake by Julie Sternberg (2/22)
43. The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer (2/22)
44. Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History by Lois Miner Huey (2/23)
45. Junkyard by Mike Austin (2/23)
46. Fall Ball by Peter McCarty (2/23)
47. Speeding Down the Spiral: an artful adventure by Deborah Goodman Davis (2/23)
48. A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley (2/24)
49. The Good-Pie Party by Liz Garton Scanlon (2/24)
50. Elvis and the Underdogs: Secrets, Secret Service and Room Service by Jenny Lee (2/25)
51. Chomp of the Meat-eating Vegetables by Troy Cummings (2/25)
52. The Living by Matt de la Peña (2/28)
March (41)
53. Odin's Ravens by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr (3/4)
54. A Bunny in the Ballet by Robert Beck (3/5)
55. The End (Almost) by Jim Benton (3/5)
56. Clara and Davie by Patricia Polacco (3/5)
57. Stage Fright (Looniverse #4) by David Lubar (3/5)
58. The Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jim Gownley (3/6)
59. Spinning Through the Universe by Helen Frost (3/7)
60. Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson (3/7)
61. Face to Face with Penguins by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott (3/7)
62. Hi, Koo! by Jon Muth (3/7)
63. Discover More Dolphins by Penelope Arlon (3/7)
64. Rump by Liesl Shurtliff (3/8)
65. Kung Pow Chicken: Bok! Bok! Boom! by Cyndi Marko (3/12)
66. Hot Rod Hamster: Monster Truck Mania by Cynthia Lord (3/12)
67. A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd (3/13)*
68. Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (3/13)
69. Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue by Tom Angleberger (3/14)
70. The Romans: Gods, Emperors and Dormice by Marcia Williams (3/16)
71. Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham (3/16)
72. Hunter Moran Hangs Out by Patricia Reilly Giff (3/19)
73. The Great Big Green by Peggy Gifford (3/19)
74. Big Pigs by Leslie Helakoski (3/19)
75. The Streak: how Joe DiMaggio became America's Hero by Barb Rosenstock (3/19)
76. Mysterious Patterns: finding fractals in nature by Sarah C. Campbell (3/19)
77. The Secret Life of the Woolly Bear Caterpillar by Laurence Pringle (3/19)
78. Are We Out of the Driveway Yet? by Jerry Scott (3/20)
79. Babe Conquers the World by Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace (3/21)
80. Schools of Hope: how Julius Rosenwald helped change African American education by Noman H. Finkelstein (3/21)
81. Aphrodite: goddess of love by George O'Connor (3/28)
82. Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld (3/29)
83. Olivia and the Fairy Princess by Ian Falconer (3/29)
84. Elephants Cannot Dance by Mo Willems (3/29)
85. The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson (3/29)
86. Penguin in Love by Salina Yoon (3/29)
87. The Big, Bad Wolf Goes on Vacation by Delphine Perret (3/29)
88. How to Lose a Lemur by Fran Preston-Gannon (3/29)
89. When Elephant Met Giraffe by Paul Gude (3/29)
90. Henny by Elizabeth Rose Stanton (3/29)
91. Chick 'n' Pug by Jennifer Gordon Sattler (3/29)
92. Wild Born (Spirit Animals #1) by Brandon Mull (3/30)
93. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee (3/30)
94. Dear Mr. Rosenwald by Carole Boston Weatherford (3/31)
April (30)
95. Who Says Women Can't be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone (4/1)
96. Scowler by Daniel Kraus (4/1)
97. Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly and James Dean (4/2)
98. Titanic by Sean Callery (4/2)
99. Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin (4/2)
100. A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell (4/2)
101. Digger Dozer Dumper by Hope Vestergaard (4/3)
102. The Crocodile and the Scorpion by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley (4/3)
103. Hidden Like Anne Frank by Marcel Prins (4/4)
104. Treasury of Egyptian Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli (4/4)
105. The Prank List by Anna Staniszewski (Reviewed for SLJ) (4/5)
106. The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern (4/6)
107. How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson (4/7)
108. Fossil Fish Found Alive by Sally Walker (4/8)
109. The Chicken Squad: the first misadventure by Doreen Cronin (4/9)
110. Babar on Paradise Island by Laurent de Brunhoff (4/9)
111. Jasmine and Maddie by Christine Pakkala (4/10)
112. I Will Save You by Matt de la Peña (4/10)
113. Lulu and the Cat in the Bag by Hilary McKay (4/11)
114. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett (4/12)
115. The Magic Trap by Jacqueline Davies (4/16)
116. Hunted (Spirit Animals #2) by Maggie Stiefvater (4/17)
117. The Savage Fortress by Sarwat Chadda (4/18)
118. Mira in the Present Tense by Sita Brachmachari (4/19)
119. Nerd Camp 2.0 by Elissa Brent Weissman (4/21)
120. Blood Ties (Spirit Animals #3) by Garth Nix and Sean Williams (4/28)
121. Starring Jules, Super-secret Spy-girl by Beth Ain (4/28)
122. The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the Civil Rights Movement (4/29)
123. Girl, Stolen by April Henry (4/29)
124. We Were Here by Matt de la Peña (4/30)
May
125. Angel Island: gateway to Gold Mountain by Russell Freedman (5/1)
126. Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (5/2)
127. Odd Duck by Cecil Castalucci and Sara Varon (5/3)
128. Jasper John Dooley Left Behind by Caroline Adderson (5/4)
129. Beyond Magenta: transgender teens speak out by Susan Kuklin (5/4)
130. Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell (5/7)
131. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams (5/8)
132. Weird Insects by Michael Worek (5/8)
133. The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer (5/9)
134. Before the World was Ready: stories of daring genius in science by Claire Eamer (5/10)
135. The City of Death (Ash Mistry Adventure #2) by Sarwat Chadda (5/11)
136. The Qwikpick Papers: Poop Fountain! by Tom Angleberger (5/14)
137. Does It Really Rain Frogs? by Thomas Canavan (5/16)
138. Pam Allyn's Best Books for Boys (K-8) (5/18)
139. Connecting Boys with Books 2 by Michael Sullivan (5/18)
140. The Guy-friendly YA Library by Rollie James Welch (5/18)
141. Patti Cake and Her New Doll by Patricia Reilly Giff (5/19)
142. The Secrets of Stonehenge by Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom (5/19)
143. Missy's Super Duper Royal Deluxe Field Trip by Susan Nees (5/19)
144. Champion by Marie Lu (5/20)*
145. Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems (5/20)
146. First Team by Tim Green (5/21) (Reviewing for SLJ)
147. My Life as a Joke by Janet Tashjian (5/25)
148. Discover More: Ancient Egypt by Penelope Arlon (5/27)
149. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey (5/30)
June (28)
150. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Mutant Mosquitoes From Mercury (Book 2) (6/1)
151. Kenny Wright Superhero by James Patterson and Chris Tebbits (6/3)
152. Hello Moon by Francesca Simon (6/5)
153. Cleopatra in Space Book 1: Target Practice by Mike Maihack (6/5)
154. Discover More: Birds by Penelope Arlon (6/6)
155. The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland (6/6)
156. A Pet for Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold (6/6)
157. The Tree House That Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg and Mark Teague (6/6)
158. Mighty Dads by Diane Holub (6/6)
159. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Page (6/6)
160. The Magic School Bus Presents Sea Creatures (6/7)
161. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (6/8)*
162. Zoe's Jungle by Bethanie Deeney Murguia (6/11)
163. Naughty Kitty! by Adam Stower (6/11)
164. Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody (6/14)
165. The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney (6/15)
166. Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner (6/15) (audio reread)*
167. Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan (6/16)
168. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper (6/20)
Summer vacation counting - I told my students that I plan on reading 100 books this summer. That's 72 days to read 100.
169. (1) Formerly Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham (6/21)
170. (2) Ricky Ricotta's Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus by Dav Pilkey (6/21)
171. (3) Ricky Ricotta's Robot vs. the Mecha-monkeys from Mars by Dav Pilkey (6/21)
172. (4) Revenge of the Flower Girls by Jennifer Ziegler (6/20)*
173. (5) The Time Hackers by Gary Paulsen (6/22)
174. (6) Sir Charlie: the funniest man in the world by Sid Fleischman (6/23)
175. (7) Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (6/24) (audio reread)
176. (8) Fire and Ice (Spirit Animals #4) by Shannon Hale (6/29)
177. (9) Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #2) (6/30)*
July (30)
178. (10) The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders Book 1) by Peter Lerangis (7/1)
180. (12) Hades Speaks by Vicky Alvear Shecter (7/4)
181. (13) The School is Alive! (Eerie Elementary #1) (7/4)
182. (14) Ben Franklin's Big Splash by Barb Rosenstock (7/5)
183. (15) This Orq (he cave boy) by David Elliott (7/5)
184. (16) The Problem with Not being Scared of Monsters by Dan Richards (7/5)
185. (17) Alone Together by Suzanne Bloom (7/5)
186. (18) By Day, By Night by amy Gibson (7/5)
187. (19) Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson (7/7)
188. (20) Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana (7/9)
189. (21) The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (7/9)*
190. (22) The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine: Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg (7/10)
191. (23) The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods (7/12)
192. (24) Whatever After: Bad Hair Day by Sarah Mlynowski (7/13)
193. (25) Whatever After: Dream on by Sarah Mlynowski (7/13)
194. (26) Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes (7/15)
195. (27) Tony Baloney: Buddy Trouble by Pam Muñoz Ryan (7/16)
196. (28) Monkey Me and the New Neighbor by Timothy Roland (7/16)
197. (29) Katie Woo Rules the School by Fran Manushkin (7/16)
198. (30) One Came Home by Amy Timberlake (7/20)
199. (31) Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter (7/21)
200. (32) The Final Descent by Rick Yancey (7/24)
201. (33) Best Hikes with Dogs: New Jersey by Mary Jasch (7/24)
202. (34) Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle by George Hagen (7/25)*
203. Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell (7/26)
204. (35) Fly Guy Presents: firefighters by Tedd Arnold (7/27)
205. (36) Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka (7/28)
206. (37) Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken by Elise Gravel (7/28)
207. (38) Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myers (7/29)
August (25)
208. (39) Swim, Duck, Swim! by Susan Lurie (8/5)
209. (40) Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (8/6)*
210. (41) The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson (8/7)
211. (42) Allegiant by Veronica Roth (8/9)
212. (43) Perry's Killer Playlist by Joe Schreiber (8/9)*
213. (44) The Magic School Bus Presents: The Human Body by Johanna Cole (8/10)
214. (45) The Magic School Bus Presents: Our Solar System by Johanna Cole (8/10)
215. (46) The Magic School Bus Presents: Wild Weather by Johanna Cole (8/11)
216. (47) The Magic School Bus Presents: Planet Earth by Johanna Cole (8/11)
217. (48) All Different Now: Juneteenth, the first day of freedom by Angela Johnson (8/11)
218. (49) Invasion by Walter Dean Myers (8/14)
219. (50) Tito Puente: Mambo King/ Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown (8/14)
220. (51) Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty (8/15)
221. (52) Abuelo by Arthur Dorros (8/15)
222. (53) Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson (8/15)
223. (54) Secrets of the Sky Caves: danger and discovery on Nepal's Mustang Cliffs by Sandra K. Athans (8/16)
224. (55) Loot: how to steal a fortune by Jude Watson (8/17)*
225. (56) Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer (8/18)*
226. (57) Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood by Nathan Hale (8/18)
227. (58) Strike! the farm workers' fight for their rights by Larry Dane Brimner (8/19)*
228. (59) Swim the Fly by Don Calame (8/22)*
229. (60) Polar Animals (Scholastic Discover More series) by Susan Hayes and Tory Gordon-Harris (8/23)
230. (61) Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater (8/24)
231. (62) The War That Saved My Life (8/28) (Reviewing for SLJ)
232. (63) Beat the Band by Don Calame (8/31)*
September
233. (64) What's New? The Zoo! by Kathleen Krull (9/1)
234. (65) Discover More: Reptiles by Penelope Arlon (9/1)
End of summer (65 books read over summer vacation)
235. Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan (9/2)*
236. Maria Had a Little Llama by Angela Dominguez (9/5)
237. Discover More: Human Body by Steve Setford (9/5)
238. Odd Weird & Little by Patrick Jennings (9/5)
239. Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (9/6)
240. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (9/7)*
241. The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: a scientific mystery by Sandra Markle (9/8)
242. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (9/11)*
243. Positive: a memoir by Paige Rawl (9/12)
244. The Program by Suzanne Young (9/13)
245. Last-But-Not-Least Lola and the Wild Chicken (9/15)
246. Mix it up! by Hervé Tullet (9/17)
247. She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott (9/19)
248. He's So Not Worth It by Kieran Scott (9/20)
249. This is So Not Happening by Kieran Scott (9/21)
250. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (9/22)
251. Face to Face with Polar Bears by Norbert Rosing with Elizabeth Carney (9/23)
252. Face to Face with Manatees by Brian Skerry (9/23)
253. Cheetahs: the race to save Africa's fastest cat by Sy Montgomery (9/24)
254. One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington (9/26) (Reviewing for ALAN Picks)
255. The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett (9/28)
256. Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin (9/28)
257. Sisters by Reina Telgemeier (9/30)
October (30)
258. Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and how he came to be by Jane Sutcliffe (10/2)
259. The Grasshopper & the Ants by Jerry Pinkney (10/2)*
260. The Little Shop of Monsters by R.L. Stine (10/2)
261. Tomboy by Liz Prince (10/2)
262. Tooling Around by Ella Jackson (10/2)
263. The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud (10/3)*
264. Wild about Bears by Jeannie Brett (10/6)
265. Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle by Cheryl Bardoe (10/6)
266. Imani's Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood (10/7)
267. Old Manhattan Has Some Farms by Susan Lendroth (10/7)
268. Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade (10/8)
269. Saber-Toothed Cat by Sarah L. Thomson (10/8)
270. Ricky Ricotta and His Robot #5 by Dav Pilkey (10/9)
271. The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (10/9)
272. Sydney & Simon: Full Steam Ahead by Paul Reynolds (10/10)
273. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (10/14)*
274. Telephone by Mac Barnett
275. Ivan: the remarkable true story of the shopping mall gorilla by Katherine Applegate (10/14)*
276. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak (10/14)
277. Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus by Tom Angleberger (10/15)
278. Fractions in Disguise: a math adventure by Edward Einhorn (10/16)
279. Face to Face with Wolves by Jim and Judy Brandenburg (10/16)
280. Park Scientists: gila monsters, geysers, and grizzly bears in America's own backyard by Mary Kay Carson (10/16)
281. Gus & Me by Keith Richards (10/17)
282. Death Coming Up the Hill by Chris Crowe (10/17)*
283. Outstanding in the Rain by Frank Viva (10/17)
284. W.A.R. P. Book 1: the reluctant assassin by Eoin Colfer (10/18)
285. Nest by Esther Ehrlich (10/19)
286. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (10/25)
287. Voices from the March on Washington by J. Patrick Lewis & George Ella Lyon (10/26)
November (31)
288. El Deafo by Cece Bell (11/2)*
289. Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood (11/4)
290. Firefly July: a year of very short poems by Paul B. Janeczko (11/4)
291. My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown (11/4)
292. Quest by Aaron Becker (11/4)
293. The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee (11/4)
294. Sparky! by Jenny Offill & Chris Applehaus (11/4)
295. Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell (11/5)
296. Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross (11/7)
297. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (11/8)
298. Tequila Mockingbird by Tim Federle (11/9)*
299. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy (11/9)
300. Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole (11/9)
301. The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney (11/11)
302. Beautiful Moon: a child's prayer by Tonya Bolden (11/13)
303. The Swift Boys and Me by Kody Keplinger (11/16)
304. Popular: a memoir, vintage wisdom for a modern geek by Maya Van Wegenen (11/17)*
305. Poisoned Apples: poems for you, my pretty by Christine Heppermann (11/18)*
306. Santa Clauses: short poems from the North Pole by Bob Raczka (11/19)
307.Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman (11/19)
308. The Iron Trials by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare (11/21)*
309. Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis (Seven Wonders #2) 11/21
310. Honey by Sarah Weeks (11/23)*
311. The Categorical Universe of Candace McPhee by Barry Jonsberg (11/23)*
312. The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel (11/24)*
313. Return of the Padawan by Jeffrey Brown (11/28)
314. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld (11/29)*
315. Glamourpuss by Sarah Weeks (11/29)
316. Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony (11/29)
317. Should You Be a River: a poem about love by Ed Young (11/30)
318. Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka (audio reread)
December
319. The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown (12/1)*
320. 1001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom: take your practice beyond the mat by Liz Lark (12/1)
321. Should You Be a River by Ed Young (12/1)
322. Noodle Magic by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (12/4)
323. I Know and Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz (12/14)
324. My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Alesworth (12/4)
325. Buried Sunlight by Molly Bang & Penny Chislholm (12/4)
326. The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf and Grandma by Diane and Christyan Fox (12/4)
327. Max and the Won't Go to Bed Show by Mark Sperring (12/4)
328. Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff (12/6)*
329. Yin Yang Yogini by Katheryn E. Livingstone (12/6)
330. Katie Friedman Gives Up Texting by Tommy Greenwald (12/8)
331. At Home in Her Tomb by Christine Liu-Perkins (12/8)
332. Stubby the War Dog by Ann Bausum (12/9)
333. Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine (12/10)
334. Hope for Winter by David Yates, et al. (12/10)
335. Hickory Daiquiri Dock by Tim Federle (12/10)
336. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (12/10)
337. If Kids Ran the World by leo & Diane Dillon (12/11)
338. Roc and Roe's Twelve Days of Christmas (12/11)
339. The Tapper Twins Go to War (with each other) by Geoff Rodkey (12/1)(SLJ review)
340. Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel (12/15)
341. Rain, Reign by Ann M. Martin (12/18)
342. Hit Count by Chris Lynch (12/21)*
343. Hidden by Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo (12/21)
344. Aviary Wonders Inc. by Kate Samworth (12/21)
345. Gravity by Jason Chin (12/22)
346. Hissy Fitz by Patrick Jennings (12/24)
347. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett (12/24)*
348. Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen (12/25)
349. The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart (12/26)
350. Dog Shaming by Pascale Lemire (12/26)
351. Agent Q, or the Smell of Danger by M.T. Anderson (12/27)
352. Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth (12/29)
353. The Popularity Papers: the less-than-hidden secrets and final revelations of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang. (12/30)
354. Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson & Sean Qualls. (12/30)
355. Ashley Bryan's Puppets by Ashley Bryan (12/30)
I read a hundred more books in 2013. Even with scaling back my GR goal to 400, didn't make my goal. Still, I'm celebrating what I read because this was an amazing year for non-fiction and middle grade fiction.
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