Taking Stock - December

Total posts: 28

Total books read this month: 54

Total books read this year: 456 (Completed my Goodreads Challenge for 2013)

Challenges:

Audio Books: 2/ 65

Debut Author: 2/ 28

Mount TBR Challenge: 1/ 18

Picture Books: 33/ 133

The Good: Considering the last five months and its health challenges, I did pretty well reading-wise.

The Bad: Only 2 audiobooks this month.

The Resolutions for 2014: There was a time when I "reviewed" every book I read. Then, I amped up my reading goals and reviews sort of fell by the wayside because I write so durn slow. Now my review output is rather pitiful, so I'd like to review more of what I read in 2014. 

December (54)
403. Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt (12/1)
404. Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNepal (12/1)
405. Hide and Seek Science: animal camouflage by Emma Stevenson (12/1)
406. We Were Liars by e. lockhart (12/1)*
407. Play Makers by Mike Lupica (Game Changers #2) (12/3)
408. Cold Hands Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson (12/4)
409. Day of the Night Crawlers by Troy Cummings (12/4)
410. Attack of the Shadow Smashers by Troy Cummings (12/4)
411. Sydney, Stella and the Moon by Emma Yarlet (12/6)
412. Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Nosy Crow (12/6)
413. A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant (12/6)*
414. Puss in Boots by Jerry Pinkney (12/6)
415. How not to be a Dick by Meghan Doherty (12/7)
416. Wipeout of the Campfire Weenies by David Lubar (12/8)
417. Michael Hague's Read-to-Me Book of Fairy Tales (12/10)
418. Lockwood & Co.: the screaming staircase by Jonathan Stroud (audio reread) (12/12)*
419. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage (12/14)*
420. Romeo and Juliet adapted & illustrated by Gareth Hinds (12/15)
421. The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. by Greg Pincus (12/17)
422. Oh, Snap! (Cruisers #4) by Walter Dean Myers (12/19)
423. Spike: Ugliest Dog in the Universe by Debra Frasier (12/20)
424. Five, Six, Seven, Nate by Tim Federle (12/22)
425. Hope is a Ferris Wheel by Robin Herrera (12/25)
426. Friends by Eric Carle (12/26)
427. Santiago Stays by Angela Dominguez (12/ 26)
428. Little Owl's Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney (12/26)
429. The Mischievians by William Joyce (12/ 26)
430. It's about a Little Bird by Jessica Lange (12/26)
431. Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre (12/26)
432. Bluebird by Bob Staake (12/ 26)
433. Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom by John Rocco (12/ 26)
434. Carnivore by Aaron Reynolds (12/26)
435. A Pirate's Guide to Recess by James Preller (12/26)
436. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (12/28)
437. God Got a Dog by Cynthia Rylant (12/29)
438. Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow & Anne Wilsdorf (12/ 29)
439. Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner (12/29)*
440. Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter (12/29)
441. Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber (12/29)
442. Wild Animal Neighbors: sharing our urban world by Ann Downer (12/29)
443. Fossil by Bill Thomson (12/29)
444. Ivy + Bean Take the Case by Annie Barrows (12/29)
445. Squish: Captain Disaster by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (12/30)
446. Sky Color by Peter Reynolds (12/30)
447. Tree Lady: The true story of how one tree-lovinb woman changed a city forever by H. Joseph Hopkins (12/30)
448. Little Naomi, Little Chick by Avirama Golan (12/30)
449. A Single Pebble: a story of the Silk Road by Bonnie Christensen (12/30)
450. Splat and the Cool School Trip by Rob Scotton (12/30)
451. The Message of the Birds by Kate Westerlund (12/30)
452. Off We Go! A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hellenbrand (12/30)
453. Martin & Mahalia: his words/ her song by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney (12/30)
454. What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms and Blessings by Joyce Sidman (12/31)
455. Stardines Swim High across the Sky and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky (12/31)
456. The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 1 Chews Your Destiny by Rhode Montijo (12/31)

2013 Picture Books

My motto is, one is never too old for picture books. When I worked for 10 years in a K - 8 school, I shared picture books with the upper grades as well as the lower grades. I also kept up with them better than I do now that I'm in a middle school setting. In 2012, I made a conscious effort to read more picture books. This year, I am making a separate list for them.

January (9)
1. This is Not My Hat by John Klassen
2. Life in the Ocean: the story of oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola
3. How the Gods Created the Finger People by Elizabeth Moore
4. A Full Moon is rising by Marilyn Singer
5. Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight? by Mary Kay Carson
6. Fifty Cents and a Dream by Jabari Asim. 
7.  Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey by Gary Golio
8. Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
9. Crankenstein by Samantha Berger

February (6)
10. Harlem's Little Blackbird by Renée Watson
11. Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall
12. ! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld
13. Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson 
14. Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson 
15. Lucky Ducklings by Eva Moore 

March (13)
16. The Price of Freedom by Dennis and Judith Fradin
17. Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek
18. Phoebe & Digger by Tricia Springstubb
19. Survival at 120 Above by Debbie S. Miller
20. Monsieur Marceau: actor without words by Leda Schubert
21. Follow, Follow: a book of reverso poems by Marilyn Singer
22. Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
23. The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins
24. Light in the Darkness: a story about how slaves learned in secret by Lesa Cline-Ransome
25. Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt, pioneering woman astronomer by Robert Burleigh
26. Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest
27. The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett 
28. Brick by Brick Charles R. Smith

April (3)
29. Paul Thurlby's Wildlife 
30. Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares
31. Mommy's Little Monster by Dawn McNiff

May (2)
32. Red Hat by Lita Judge
33. Uh-oh, Dodo by Jennifer Sattler

June (3)
34. The Favorite Daughter by Allen Say
35. The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague
36. Queenie: one elephant's story by Corinne Fenton

July (15)
37. As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela M. Tuck 
38. Muhammad Ali: the people's champion by Walter Dean Myers 
39. The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman 
40. Ball by Mary Sullivan 
41. Splish Splash Splat by Rob Scotton 
42. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems 
43. That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems 
44. A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant and Piggie) by Mo Willems 
45. Again! by Emily Gravett 
46. The Frazzle Family Finds a Way by Ann Bonwill 
47. The World is Waiting for You by Barbara Kerley
48. This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
49. Pug and Other Animal Poems by Valerie Worth
50. Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming
51. Night Boat to Freedom by Margot Theis Raven

August (0)

September
52. Fox Forgets by Suzanne Bloom (9/24)
53. How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton (9/24)
54. Mitchell Goes Bowling by Hallie Durand (9/24)
55. The Cart That Carried Martin by Eve Bunting (9/24)
56. See What a Seal Can Do by Chris Butterworth (9/24)
57. Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock (9/24)

October (11)
58. Trouper by Meg Kearney (10/2)
59. Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World by 60. Elizabeth Rusch (10/7)
61. Train by Elisha Cooper (10/23)
62. Here I am by Patti Kim (10/23)*

63. Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett (10/28)*

64. Beekle: the unimaginary friend by Dan Santat (10/31)

66. Dog Vs. Cat by Chris Gall (10/31)

67. This is a Moose by Richard T. Morris (10/31)

68. No Nap! Yes, Nap by Margie Palatini (10/31)

69. It's Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr (10/31)

November (33) Happy Picture Book Month
70. A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes (11/2)

71. A Long Way Away by Frank Viva (11/2)

72. Stick by Andy Pritchett (11/2)

73. Downpour by Emily Martin (11/2)

74. Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack (11/2)

75. I am Cat by Jackie Morris (11/2)

76. Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett (11/2)

77. Picture Day Perfection by Deborah Diesen (11/2)

78. A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel (11/2)

79. Merry Christmas Splat by Rob Scotton (11/2)

80. An Otis Christmas by Loren Long (11/2)

81. Digby Differs by Miriam Koch (11/2)
82. The Race for the Chinese Zodiac by Gabrielle Wang (11/12)

83. Journey by Aaron Becker (11/12)
84. Bobo the Sailor Man! by Eileen Rosenthal (11/15)

85. The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney (11/15)

86. This is the Rope: a story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson (11/15)

87. Daisy Gets Lost by Chris Raschka (11/15)

88. Hello, My Name is Ruby by Philip C. Stead (11/15)
89. Eight Dolphins of Katrina by Janet Wyman Coleman (11/16)
90. Is It Big or Is It Little? by Claudia Rueda (11/17)
91. Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb (11/21)
92. And the Cars Go... by William Bee (11/21)
93. Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes (11/23)
94. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (11/24)

95. Moonday by Adam Rex (11/24)

96. Red Knit Cap Girl to the Rescue by Naoko Stoop (11/24)

97. The Nowhere Box by Sam Zuppardi (11/24)

98. Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills (11/24)

99. When Lions Roar by Robie Harris (11/24)
100. Lifetime: the amazing numbers in animal lives by Lola M. Schaefer (11/28)
101. How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens (11/28)
102. Once Upon a Northern Light by Jean E. Pendziwol (11/28)

December (30)
103. Sydney, Stella and the Moon by Emma Yarlet (12/6)

104. Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Nosy Crow (12/6)

105. A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant (12/6)

106. Puss in Boots by Jerry Pinkney (12/6)
107. Spike: Ugliest Dog in the Universe by Debra Frasier (12/20)
108. Friends by Eric Carle (12/26)

109. Santiago Stays by Angela Dominguez (12/ 26)

110. Little Owl's Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney (12/26)

111. The Mischievians by William Joyce (12/ 26)

112. It's about a Little Bird by Jessica Lange (12/26)

113. Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre (12/26)

114. Bluebird by Bob Staake (12/ 26)

115. Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom by John Rocco (12/ 26)

116. Carnivore by Aaron Reynolds (12/26)

117. A Pirate's Guide to Recess by James Preller (12/26)
118. God Got a Dog by Cynthia Rylant (12/29)

119. Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow & Anne Wilsdorf (12/ 29)

120. Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner (12/29)

121. Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter (12/29)

122. Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber (12/29)

123. Wild Animal Neighbors: sharing our urban world by Ann Downer (12/29)

124. Fossil by Bill Thomson (12/29)
125. Tree Lady: The true story of how one tree-lovinb woman changed a city forever by H. Joseph Hopkins (12/30)
126. Little Naomi, Little Chick by Avirama Golan (12/30)
127. A Single Pebble: a story of the Silk Road by Bonnie Christensen (12/30)
128. Splat and the Cool School Trip by Rob Scotton (12/30)
129. The Message of the Birds by Kate Westerlund (12/30)
130. Off We Go! A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hellenbrand (12/30)
131. Martin & Mahalia: his words/ her song by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney (12/30)

132. What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms and Blessings by Joyce Sidman (12/31)
133. Stardines Swim High across the Sky and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky (12/31) 

2013 Books

The number I chose for my Goodreads goal back on January 1, was 450 books.

January (35)
1. 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad (1/1)
2. This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (1/1)
3. Classic Hikes of North America by Peter Potterfield (1/4)
4. Life in the Ocean: the story of oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola  (1/4)
5. How the Gods Created the Finger People by Elizabeth Moore (1/4)
6. A Full Moon is Rising by Marilyn Singer (1/4)
7. Butter by Erin Jade Lange (1/6)
8. Reached by Ally Condie (1/6)
9. Splintered by A. G. Howard (1/7)
10.Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson (1/8)
11. Bomb: the race to build - and steal - the world's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin (1/11)
12. Altered by Jennifer Rush (1/12)
13. Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight?: and other questions about the American Revolution by Mary Kay Carson (1/13)
14. Last Airlift: a Vietnamese orphan's rescue from war (1/14)
15. Charles Darwin by Kathleen Krull (1/14)
16. Fifty Cents and a Dream: young Booker T. Washington  by Jabari Asim(1/14)
17. Diego Rivera: an artist for the people by Susan Goldman Rubin (1/15)
18. Temple Grandin: how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world by Sy Montgomery (1/16)
19. Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey by Gary Golio (1/17)
20. Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger (1/18)
21. Goblin Secrets by William Alexander (1/18)
22. Haunted Histories by J. H. Everett (1/19)
23. Scrivener's Moon by Philip Reeve (1/20)
24. The Secret Life of a Snowflake by Kenneth Libbrecht (1/20)
25. Oceans by Johnna Rizzo (1/20)
26. I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson (1/21)
27. Wild Horse Scientists by Kay Frydenborg (1/22)
28. The Second Life of Abigail Walker by Frances O'Roark Dowell (1/22)
29. Iceman by Chris Lynch (1/23)
30. Angry Young Man by Chris Lynch (1/24)
31. The Center of Everything by Linda Urban (1/29)
32. Arlene, the Rebel Queen by Carol Liu (1/29)
33. Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds (1/29)
34. Crankenstein by Samantha Berger (1/29)
35. Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli (1/31)

February (39)
36. Nic Bishop Snakes by Nic Bishop (2/1)
37. Harlem's Little Blackbird by Renée Watson (2/1)
38. The Skull in the Rock: how a scientist, a boy and Google Earth opened a new window on human origins by Marc Aronson and Lee Berger (2/1)
39. Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall (2/3)
40. Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (2/3)
41. Pathways to the Common Core by Lucy Calkins (2/4)
42. The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Neilsen (2/5)
43. Like Bug Juice on a Burger by Julie Sternberg (2/6)
44. Choosing to Read by Joan S. Kindig (2/6)
45. The Midnight Charter by David Whitley (2/6)
46. Electric Ben: the amazing life and times of Benjamin Franklin by Robert Byrd (2/7)
47. Iva Honeysuckle Meets Her Match by Candice Ransom (2/9)
48. Zom-B by Darren Shan (2/10)
49. Desmond and the Very Mean Word by Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2/11)
50. Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald by Roxanne Orgill (2/11)
51. Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner (2/11)
52. Eternal: Zachary's Story by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2/11)
53. Middle School: My Brother is a Big, Fat Liar by James Patterson (2/15) (Reviewed for SLJ)
54. In the Line of Fire: presidential lives at stake by Judith St. George (2/15)
55. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (2/16)
56. A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff (2/16)
57. Loki's Wolves by K.L. Armstrong and M. A. Marr (2/19)
58.  Ungifted by Gordon Korman (2/19)
59. Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel by Diana Lopez (2/19)
60. How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor (2/20)
61. The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O'Connor (2/20)
62. Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson (2/22)
63. Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson (2/22)
64. Lucky Ducklings by Eva Moore (2/22)
65. Aces Wild by Erica Perl (2/23)
66. True...Sort of by Katherine Hannigan (2/23)
67. After: nineteen stories of apocalypse and dystopia edited by Ellen Datlow (2/24)
68. Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the dawn of liberty by Tonya Bolden (2/25)
69. America the Beautiful: together we stand by Katharine Lee Bates (2/25)
70. The Granddaughter Necklace by Sharon Dennis Wyeth (2/25)
71. Dogs on Duty: soldier's best friends on the battlefield and beyond by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (2/27)
72. The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen (2/27)
73. The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech (2/28)
74. Free-Fire Zone (Vietnam #3) by Chris Lynch (2/28)

March (36)
75. George Bellows: Painter with a punch! by Robert Burleigh (3/1)
76. Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout by Megan McDonald (3/1)
77. How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen (3/3)
78. The Price of Freedom by Dennis and Judith Fradin (3/4)
79. Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass (3/5)
80. Zombie Makers: true stories of nature's undead by Rebecca L. Johnson (3/7)
81. Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek (3/7)
82. Phoebe & Digger by Tricia Springstubb (3/7)
83. Sophia's War by Avi (3/8)
84. My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald (3/10)
85. The Long, Long Journey: the Godwit's amazing migration by Sandra Markle (3/11)
86. Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going (3/14)
87. What Really Matters for Struggling Readers by Richard Allington (15)
88. Ashfall by Mike Mullen (3/17)
89. Voices of Ancient Egypt by Kay Winters (3/17)
90. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (3/17)
91. FaceSpace by Adrian Chamberlain (3/18)
92. Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight by Marthe Jocelyn (3/18)
93. Survival at 120 Above by Debbie S. Miller (3/18)
94. Lulu and the Duck in the Park by Hilary McKay (3/18)
95. Monsieur Marceau: actor without words by Leda Schubert (3/19)
96. Peanut by Ayun Halliday (3/21)
97. His Name was Raoul Wallenberg by Louise Borden (3/22)
98. BZRK by Michael Grant (3/22)
99. Follow, Follow: a book of reverso poems by Marilyn Singer (3/22)
100. Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier (3/23)
101. Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater (3/23)
102. The Templeton Twins have an Idea by Ellis Weiner (3/24)
103. The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins (3/25)
104. Hide and Seek by Kate Messner (3/27)
105. Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass (3/30)
106. Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn (3/31)
107. Light in the Darkness: a story about how slaves learned in secret by Lesa Cline-Ransome (3/31)
108. Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt, pioneering woman astronomer by Robert Burleigh (3/31)
109. Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily Maclahlan Charest (3/31)
110. The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett (3/31)
111. Brick by Brick Charles R. Smith (3/31)

April (35)
112. Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker (4/2)
113. A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson (4/2)
114. Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It by Gail Carson Levine (4/3)
115. Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers: the life of Marc Chagall in verse by J. Patrick Lewis & Jane Yolen (4/4)
116. The Girl Guide: finding your place in a mixed-up world by Christine Fonseca (4/5) (SLJ)
117. The Marble Queen by Stephanie J. Blake (4/5)
118. Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee (4/5)
119. National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis (4/6)
120. Sidetracked by Deb Loughead (4/8)
121. A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix (4/8)*
122. Rotten by Michael Northrop (4/9)
123. The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin (4/10)
124. All the Right Stuff by Walter Dean Myers (4/10)
125. Reel Culture: 50 classic movies you should know about (so you can impress your friends) by Mimi O'Connor (4/11)
126. Pip and the Twilight Seekers by Chris Mould (4/11)
127. Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg (4/12)
128. The New Normal by Ashley Little (4/13)
129. What Came from the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt (4/14)
130. Wild Boy by Mary Losure (4/14)
131. Paul Thurlby's Wildlife (4/14)
132. Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares (4/15)
133. Jackie Robinson: American Hero by Sharon Robinson (4/15)
134. Mommy's Little Monster by Dawn McNiff (4/15)
135. Puffins by Ruth Owen (4/18)
136. Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool (4/20)*
137. Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie (audio reread) (4/21)*
138. Sports Illustrated Kids Full Count: Top 10 Lists of Everything Baseball (4/22)
139. Snowy Owl by Ruth Owen (4/22)
140. It's Not You, It's Me by Kerry Cohen Hoffman (4/23)
141. Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (4/24)
142. A Summer of Sundays by Lindsay Eland (4/24) (SLJ)
143. The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (4/25)
144. Get the Scoop on Animal Poop by Dawn Cusick (4/25)
145. God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant (4/25)
146. The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman(4/25)
147. Speechless by Hannah Harrington (4/26)
148. Falling Down the Page: a book of list poems compiled by Georgia Heard (4/29)   

May 
149. Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko (5/1)
150. Goblins! An UnderEarth Adventure by Royce Buckingham (5/2)   
151. Red Hat by Lita Judge (5/3)
152. Hoop Genius: how a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball by John Coy (5/3)
153. Pieces by Chris Lynch (5/4)  
154. My Name is Not Easy by Debbie Dahl Edwardson (5/4)
155. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (5/5)
156. Awesome Blossom by Lauren Myracle (5/6)
157. The Bronte Sisters: the brief lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne by Catherine Reef (5/6)
158. I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb (5/8)
159. Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun by Liz Kessler (5/11)
160. Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation by Tommy Greenwald (5/12)
161. 33 Minutes by Josh Hasak-Lowy (5/13)
162. Hero by Mike Lupica (5/14)
163. Matilda and Hans by Yokoco (5/14)
164. This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh (5/15)*
165. Uh-oh, Dodo! by Jennifer Sattler (5/15)
166. Bats: Biggest, Littlest by Sandra Markle (5/15)
167. The Mystery of Darwin's Frog by Marty Crump (5/15)
168. Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle (5/17)
169. The Bully Book by Eric Kahn Gale (5/19)
170. Poseiden: Earthshaker (Olympians #5) by George O'Connor (5/20)
171. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (5/21)
172. Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos (5/22)
173. Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit (audio reread) (5/24)
174. Hero on a Bicycle by Rosemary Wells (5/25)
175. Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi (5/25)
176. The Year of the Baby by Andrea Cheng (5/26)
177. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (5/26)
178. Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo by Nancy Bo Flood (5/26)
179. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina (5/28)*
180. Dear Life, You Suck by Scott Blagden (5/28)*

June
181. Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh (6/1)
182. Chickenhare by Chris Grine (6/2)
183. Are You Experienced? by Jordan Sonnenblick (6/2)
184. The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague (6/3)
185. The Favorite Daughter by Allen Say (6/3)
186. Revolutionary Friends by Selene Castrovilla (6/3)
187. Queenie: one elephant's story by Corinne Fenton (6/4)
188. Stranger Things (Looniverse #1) by David Lubar (6/4)
189. Rogue by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (6/4)
190. As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela M. Tuck (6/5)
191. Poison by Bridget Zinn (6/8)
192. Grumbles Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist by Jane Yolen & Rebecca Kai Dotlich (6/9)
193. Twerp by Mark Goldblatt (6/10)
194. Now by Morris Gleitzman (6/14)
195. Casualties of War (Vietnam: book four) by Chris Lynch (6/15)
196. Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs (6/15)
197. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (6/16)
198. Fat Angie by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo (6/18)

First Day of Summer Reading
199. (1) Hush: an Irish princess' tale by Donna Jo Napoli (6/22)
200. (2)Texting the Underworld by Ellen Booraem (6/23)
201. (3) Break Point by Kate Jaimet (6/23)
202. (4) Alien Deep: Revealing the Mysterious Living World at the Bottom of the Ocean by Bradley Hague (6/24)
203. (5) Too Cool for (This) School by Kristen Tracy (6/25)
204. (6) Son by Lois Lowry (6/26)
205. (7) Tony Baloney: School Rules by Pam Muñoz Ryan (6/26)
206. (8) The Sea of Monsters (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan (6/27)
207. (9) Primates: the Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani (6/27)

July (58)
208. (10) Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins (7/1)
209. (11) Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli (audio reread) (7/1)
210. (12) Gone Fishing: a novel in verse by Tamera Will Wissinger (7/2)
211. (13) Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (7/3)*
212. (14) The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau (7/4)
213. (15) How I survived bullies, broccoli and Snake Hill by James Patterson (Middle School #4) (SLJ review) (7/5)
214. (16) The Boy Who Loved Math: the improbable life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman (7/5)*
215. (17) Henry and the Cannons by Don Brown (7/5)
216. (18) Frog Song by Brenda Z. Guidberson (7/5)
217. (19) Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel (7/5)
218. (20) On a Beam of Light: a story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne (7/5)*
219. (21) Toys in Space by Mini Grey (7/5)
220. (22) Crankee Doodle by Tom Angleberger (7/5)
221. (23) Dozens of Cousins by Shutta Crum (7/5)
222. (24) P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia (7/6)*
223. (25) Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington (7/7)*
224. (26) That's a Possibility! A book about what might happen by Bruce Goldstone (7/8)
225. (27) Vader's Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown (7/9)
226. (28) Splintered by A.G. Howard (7/9) (audio reread)
227. (29) Annexed by Sharon Dogar (7/9) (audio reread)
228. (30) The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (7/10) 
229. (31) Muhammad Ali: the people's champion by Walter Dean Myers (7/11)
230. (32) The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman (7/11)*
231. (33) Ball by Mary Sullivan (7/11)
232. (34) Splish Splash Splat by Rob Scotton (7/11)
233. (35) Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (7/11)
234. (36) That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems (7/11)
235. (37) A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant and Piggie) by Mo Willems (7/11)
236. (38) Again! by Emily Gravett (7/11)
237. (39) Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown (7/12)
238. (40) Courage Has No Color by Tanya Lee Stone (7/13)*
239. (41) The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson (7/13)
240. (42) Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown (7/14)
241. (43) The Thing about Luck by Cynthia Kadohata (7/14) 
242. (44) Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes (7/15)*
243. (45) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (7/16)*
244. (46) Hypnotize Me (The Hypnotists #1) by Gordon Korman (7/17)
245. (47) Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larsen (7/17)
246. (48) Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls (7/18)
247. (49) Zero Tolerance (The Odd Squad #2) by Michael Fry (7/18)
248. (50) Zits: Chillax: a novel by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (7/19)
249. (51) Menace from the Deep (Killer Species #1) by Michael P Spradlin (SLJ review) (7/21)
250. (52) If Stones Could Speak: unlocking the secrets of Stonehenge by Marc Aronson (7/22)
251. (53) The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy (7/23)*
252. (54) The Garden of My Imaan by Farhana Zia (7/24)
253. (55) Doll Bones by Holly Black (7/25)
254. (56) There is No Dog by Meg Rosoff (7/25)
255. (57) The Frazzle Family Finds a Way by Ann Bonwill (7/26)
256. (58) The World is Waiting for You by Barbara Kerley (7/26)
257. (59) This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers (7/26)
258. (60) Pug and Other Animal Poems by Valerie Worth (7/26)
259. (61) If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth (7/27)*
260. (62) Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives by Elizabeth Rusch (7/28)*
261. (63) Hurricane Heat by Steven Barwin (7/29)
262. (64) Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer (7/29) 
263. (65) Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming (7/30)
264. (66) Night Boat to Freedom by Margot Theis Raven (7/30)
265. (67) Nerd Girls: the rise of the dorkasaurus by Alan Lawrence Sitomer (7/31)

August (22)
266. (68) The Real Boy by Anne Ursu (8/1)
267. (69) Extremities by David Lubar (8/4)
268. (70) In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz (8/4)
269. (71) Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (8/6)*
270. (72) The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin (8/7)*
271. (73) Jessica Darling's It List #1: the (totally not) guaranteed guide to popularity, prettiness & perfection by Megan McCafferty (8/9)*
272. (74) I'm with Stupid by Geoff Herbach (8/9)
273. (75) Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka (8/11)
274. (76) Antsy Does Time by Neal Shusterman (8/11)
275. (77) Disasters: a close-up look at nature's biggest disasters by David Burnie (8/12)
276. (78) Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz (8/12)
277. (79) Duke by Kirby Larson (8/13)
278. (80) Out of This Place by Emma Cameron (8/14)
279. (81) Lockwood & Co.: the screaming staircase by Jonathan Stroud (8/17)*
280. (82) Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac (8/19)*
281. (83) Winter of the Robots by Kurtis Scaletta (8/20) (SLJ)
282. (84) Second Impact by David Klass and Perri Klass (8/22)
283. (85) Bone: quest for the spark (book #3) by Tom Sniegoski (8/22)
284. (86) Playing with Fire by Bruce Hale (8/23)
285. (87) The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (8/23)*
286. (88) Oblivion by Anthony Horowitz (8/29)
287. (89) Zero Tolerance by Claudia Mills (8/31)
288. (90) Fallout by Todd Strasser (8/31)

September
289. Zebra Forest by Adina Rishe Gewirtz (9/4)
290. Seeing Red by Kathryn Erskine (9/4)
291. The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr (9/5)
292. The Saturday Boy by David Fleming (9/7)
293. Living with Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles (9/8)
294. Of Triton by Anna Banks (9/9)
295. Bluffton by Matt Phelan (9/10)
296. Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama (9/14)
297. The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book One: Spelling Trouble by Frank Cammso (9/15)
298. Gorgeous by Paul Rudnick (9/19)
299. 15 Minutes by Steve Young (9/19)
300. The Candy Smash by Jacqueline Davies (9/20)
301. The Adventures of Jo Schmo: Shifty Business (9/21)
302. Beholding Bee by Kimberly Newton Fusco (9/22)
303. Coaltown Jesus by Ron Koertge (9/23)
304. Fox Forgets by Suzanne Bloom (9/24)
305. How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton (9/24)
306.  Mitchell Goes Bowling by Hallie Durand (9/24)
307. The Cart That Carried Martin by Eve Bunting (9/24)
308. See What a Seal Can Do by Chris Butterworth (9/24)
309. Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock (9/24)
310. Meeting Cezanne by Michael Morpurgo (9/25)
311. The Kite That Bridged Two Nations by Alexis O'Neill (9/25)
312. Scorpions! Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle (9/25)
313. Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch (9/25)
314. Grumpy Cat: a Grumpy Book (9/26)
315. True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp by Kathi Appelt (9/27)
316. Ship out of Luck by Neal Shusterman (9/28)

October
317. Trouper by Meg Kearney (10/2)
318. The Fantastic Family Whipple by Matthew Ward (10/3)
319. Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath by Lauren Childs (10/6)
320. Rotten Pumpkin by David M. Schwartz (10/7)
321. Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World by Elizabeth Rusch (10/7)
322. A Bag of Marbles by Joseph Joffo (10/8)
323. Little White Duck: a childhood in China by Na Liu (10/8)
324. Mouse Bird Snake Wolf by David Almond (10/8)
325. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry (10/10)*
326. The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (10/11)
327. The King's Equal by Katherine Paterson (10/16)
328. Tides by Betsy Cornwall (10/18)
329. From Norvelt to Nowhere by Jack Gantos (10/18)
330. The Dolphins of Shark Bay by Pamela S. Turner (10/23)*
331. Train by Elisha Cooper (10/23)
332. Here I am by Patti Kim (10/23)*
333. Dogs of War by Sheila Keenan (10/25)
334. The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey (10/27)
335. Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett (10/28)*
336. Animal Life by Jean F. Blashfield (10/28)
337. Unhinged by A.G. Howard (10/29)
338. Smash: Trial by Fire by Chris A. Bolton (10/29)
339. Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (10/31)
340. Beekle: the unimaginary friend by Dan Santat (10/31)
341. Dog Vs. Cat by Chris Gall (10/31)
342. This is a Moose by Richard T. Morris (10/31)
343. No Nap! Yes, Nap by Margie Palatini (10/31)
345. It's Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr (10/31)

November
346. Space Taxi by Wendy Mass & Michael Brawer (11/1)
347. Flora & Ulysses: an illuminated adventure by Kate DiCamillo
348. A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes (11/2)
349. A Long Way Away by Frank Viva (11/2)
350. Stick by Andy Pritchett (11/2)
351. Downpour by Emily Martin (11/2)
352. Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack (11/2)
353. I am Cat by Jackie Morris (11/2)
354. Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett (11/2)
355. Picture Day Perfection by Deborah Diesen (11/2)
356. A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel (11/2)
357. Merry Christmas Splat by Rob Scotton (11/2)
358. An Otis Christmas by Loren Long (11/2)
359. Digby Differs by Miriam Koch (11/2)
360. For the Good of Mankind? by Vicki O. Wittenstein (11/4)
361. Fourth Down and Inches by Carla Killough McClafferty (11/5)
362. I Heart Band by Michelle Shusterman (11/9) (SLJ review)
363. Jinx of the Loser (Loser List #3) by H.N. Kowitt (11/10)
364. Serafina's Promise by Ann E. Berg (11/11)
365. The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett by Tom Angleberger (11/12)
366. The Race for the Chinese Zodiac by Gabrielle Wang (11/12)
367. Journey by Aaron Becker (11/12)
368. Words with Wings by Nikki Grimes (11/13)
369. Anubis Speaks by Vicky Alvear Shector (11/14)
370. Bigger Than a Breadbox by Laurel Snyder (11/14)
371. Jack Strong Takes a Stand by Tommy Greenwald (11/14)
372. Bobo the Sailor Man! by Eileen Rosenthal (11/15)
373. The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney (11/15)
374. This is the Rope: a story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson (11/15)
375. Daisy Gets Lost by Chris Raschka (11/15)
376. Hello, My Name is Ruby by Philip C. Stead (11/15)
377. Last-But-Not-Least Lola Going Green by Christine Pakkula (11/16)
378. The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes (11/16)
379. Bomb: the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin (audio reread) (11/16)
380. Eight Dolphins of Katrina by Janet Wyman Coleman (11/16)
381. The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Sefours (11/17)
382. Is It Big or Is It Little? by Claudia Rueda (11/17)
383. The Lost Boy by Greg Ruth (11/18)
384. The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan (11/19)
385. Numbed by David Lubar (11/20)
386. Reading in the Wild by Donalyn Miller (11/21)
387. Discover More: Weather by Penelope Arlon (11/21)
388. Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb (11/21)
389. Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes (11/23)
390. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (11/24)
391. Moonday by Adam Rex (11/24)
392. Red Knit Cap Girl to the Rescue by Naoko Stoop (11/24)
393. The Nowhere Box by Sam Zuppardi (11/24)
394. Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills (11/24)
395. When Lions Roar by Robie Harris (11/24)
396. New Kid by Tim Green (11/27) (SLJ review)
397. Lifetime: the amazing numbers in animal lives by Lola M. Schaefer (11/28)
398. How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens (11/28)
399. Once Upon a Northern Light by Jean E. Pendziwol (11/28)
400. Prodigy by Marie Lu (11/29)*
401. Take Me to Your Loser (11/29)
402. Hard Luck (Wimpy Kid #8) (11/30)

December (54)
403. Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt (12/1)
404. Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNepal (12/1)
405. Hide and Seek Science: animal camouflage by Emma Stevenson (12/1)
406. We Were Liars by e. lockhart (12/1)*
407. Play Makers by Mike Lupica (Game Changers #2) (12/3)
408. Cold Hands Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson (12/4)
409. Day of the Night Crawlers by Troy Cummings (12/4)
410. Attack of the Shadow Smashers by Troy Cummings (12/4)
411. Sydney, Stella and the Moon by Emma Yarlet (12/6)
412. Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Nosy Crow (12/6)
413. A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant (12/6)*
414. Puss in Boots by Jerry Pinkney (12/6)
415. How not to be a Dick by Meghan Doherty (12/7)
416. Wipeout of the Campfire Weenies by David Lubar (12/8)
417. Michael Hague's Read-to-Me Book of Fairy Tales (12/10)
418. Lockwood & Co.: the screaming staircase by Jonathan Stroud (audio reread) (12/12)*
419. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage (12/14)*
420. Romeo and Juliet adapted & illustrated by Gareth Hinds (12/15)
421. The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. by Greg Pincus (12/17)
422. Oh, Snap! (Cruisers #4) by Walter Dean Myers (12/19)
423. Spike: Ugliest Dog in the Universe by Debra Frasier (12/20)
424. Five, Six, Seven, Nate by Tim Federle (12/22)
425. Hope is a Ferris Wheel by Robin Herrera (12/25)
426. Friends by Eric Carle (12/26)
427. Santiago Stays by Angela Dominguez (12/ 26)
428. Little Owl's Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney (12/26)
429. The Mischievians by William Joyce (12/ 26)
430. It's about a Little Bird by Jessica Lange (12/26)
431. Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre (12/26)
432. Bluebird by Bob Staake (12/ 26)
433. Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom by John Rocco (12/ 26)
434. Carnivore by Aaron Reynolds (12/26)
435. A Pirate's Guide to Recess by James Preller (12/26)
436. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (12/28)
437. God Got a Dog by Cynthia Rylant (12/29)
438. Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow & Anne Wilsdorf (12/ 29)
439. Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner (12/29)*
440. Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter (12/29)
441. Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber (12/29)
442. Wild Animal Neighbors: sharing our urban world by Ann Downer (12/29)
443. Fossil by Bill Thomson (12/29)
444. Ivy + Bean Take the Case by Annie Barrows (12/29)
445. Squish: Captain Disaster by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (12/30)
446. Sky Color by Peter Reynolds (12/30)
447. Tree Lady: The true story of how one tree-lovinb woman changed a city forever by H. Joseph Hopkins (12/30)
448. Little Naomi, Little Chick by Avirama Golan (12/30)
449. A Single Pebble: a story of the Silk Road by Bonnie Christensen (12/30)
450. Splat and the Cool School Trip by Rob Scotton (12/30)
451. The Message of the Birds by Kate Westerlund (12/30)
452. Off We Go! A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hellenbrand (12/30)
453. Martin & Mahalia: his words/ her song by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney (12/30)
454. What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms and Blessings by Joyce Sidman (12/31)
455. Stardines Swim High across the Sky and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky (12/31)
456. The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 1 Chews Your Destiny by Rhode Montijo (12/31)