Waiting on Wednesday - The Hunted by Matt de la Peña

WoW is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, in which we share the titles whose release we are eagerly anticipating.

The Hunted by Matt de la Peña. 384 p. Random House Children's Books, May 12, 2015. 9780375984365.

Publisher synopsis: The sequel to The Living, Matt de la Peña’s The Hunted is a high-energy, action-packed survival story.
 
   When the Big One hit, Shy was at sea in style. The Paradise Cruise luxury liner he worked on was a hulking specimen of the best money could buy. And now it's at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, along with almost all of its passengers.
   Shy wasn't the only one to survive, though. Addie, the rich blond daughter of a mysterious businessman, was on the dinghy he pulled himself into. But as soon as they found the rest of the survivors, she disappeared. 
The only thing that filled the strange void of losing her was finding Carmen, his hot coworker, and discovering a way to get back home. But Shy's luck hasn't turned. Not yet. 
   Back on the dinghy, Addie told him a secret. It's a secret that people would kill for--have killed for--and she has the piece that could turn everything on its ear. The problem? Shy has no idea where Addie is. Back home in California seems logical, but there are more ways to die back home then Shy could ever have guessed. 
   And thanks to what Shy now knows, he's a moving target.

2014 Debuts

January (0)

February (0)

March (1)
1. A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd (3/13)*

April (1)
2. The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern (4/6)

May (1)
3. The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer (5/9)

June (1)
4. Cleopatra in Space Book 1: Target Practice by Mike Maihack (6/5)

July (2)
5. Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana (7/9)
6. Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle by George Hagen (7/25) (Children's debut)

August (0)

September (1)
7. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (9/22)

October (1)
8. Nest by Esther Ehrlich (10/19)

Well, this challenge was a bit of a bust except that I enjoyed each and every one of these and look forward to each author's next book.

2014 Picture Books

January (3)
1. Dog Days of School by Kelly S. Dipucchio (1/28)
2. Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan (1/28)
3. Superworm by Julia Donaldson (1/28)

February (8)
4. Parrots over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore (2/14) 
5. My Dog: the paradox by Matthew Inman (2/15)
6. When the Beat was Born: DJ Cool Herc and the creation of Hip-Hop by Laban Carrick Hill (2/20)

7. Junkyard by Mike Austin (2/23)

8. Fall Ball by Peter McCarty (2/23)

9. Speeding Down the Spiral: an artful adventure by Deborah Goodman Davis (2/23)

10. A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley (2/24)

11. The Good-Pie Party by Liz Garton Scanlon (2/24)

March (17)

12. A Bunny in the Ballet by Robert Beck (3/5)

13. The End (Almost) by Jim Benton (3/5)

14. Clara and Davie by Patricia Polacco (3/5)

15. Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson (3/8)

16. Hi, Koo! by Jon Muth (3/7)

17. The Great Big Green by Peggy Gifford (3/19)

18. Big Pigs by Leslie Helakoski (3/19)

19. Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld (3/29)

20. Olivia and the Fairy Princess by Ian Falconer (3/29)

21. Elephants Cannot Dance by Mo Willems (3/29)

22. The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson (3/29)

23. Penguin in Love by Salina Yoon (3/29)

24. The Big, Bad Wolf Goes on Vacation by Delphine Perret (3/29)

25. How to Lose a Lemur by Fran Preston-Gannon (3/29)

26. When Elephant Met Giraffe by Paul Gude (3/29)

27. Henny by Elizabeth Rose Stanton (3/29)

28. Chick 'n' Pug by Jennifer Gordon Sattler (3/29)

April (6)

29. Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly and James Dean (4/2)

30. Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin (4/2)

31. A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell (4/2)

32. Digger Dozer Dumper by Hope Vestergaard (4/3)

33. The Crocodile and the Scorpion by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley (4/3)

34. Babar on Paradise Island by Laurent de Brunhoff (4/9)

May (3)

35. Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (5/2)

36. Patti Cake and Her New Doll by Patricia Reilly Giff (5/19)

37. Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems (5/20)*

June (8)

38. Hello Moon by Francesca Simon (6/5) 

39. The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland (6/6)

40. A Pet for Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold (6/6)

41. The Tree House That Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg and Mark Teague (6/6)

42. Mighty Dads by Diane Holub (6/6)

43. Zoe's Jungle by Bethanie Deeney Murguia (6/11)

44. A Pet for Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold (6/11)

45. Naughty Kitty! by Adam Stower (6/11)

July (5)

46. Ben Franklin's Big Splash by Barb Rosenstock (7/5)

47. This Orq (he cave boy) by David Elliott (7/5)

48. The Problem with Not being Scared of Monsters by Dan Richards (7/5)

49. Alone Together by Suzanne Bloom (7/5)

50. By Day, By Night by amy Gibson (7/5)

August (6)

51. Swim, Duck, Swim! by Susan Lurie (8/5)

52. All Different Now: Juneteenth, the first day of freedom by Angela Johnson (8/11)

53. Tito Puente: Mambo King/ Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown (8/14)

54. Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty (8/15)

55. Abuelo by Arthur Dorros (8/15)

56. Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson (8/15)

September (3)

57. What's New? The Zoo! by Kathleen Krull (9/1)

58. Maria Had a Little Llama by Angela Dominguez (9/5)

59. Mix it up! by Hervé Tullet (9/17)

October (14)

60. Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and how he came to be by Jane Sutcliffe (10/2)

61. The Grasshopper & the Ants by Jerry Pinkney (10/2)*

62. The Little Shop of Monsters by R.L. Stine (10/2)

63. Wild about Bears by Jeannie Brett (10/6)

64. Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle by Cheryl Bardoe (10/6)

65. Imani's Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood (10/7)

66. Old Manhattan Has Some Farms by Susan Lendroth (10/7)

67. Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade (10/8)

68. Telephone by Mac Barnett

69. Ivan: the remarkable true story of the shopping mall gorilla by Katherine Applegate (10/14)

70. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak (10/14)

71. Fractions in Disguise: a math adventure by Edward Einhorn (10/16)

72. Gus & Me by Keith Richards (10/17)

73. Outstanding in the Rain by Frank Viva (10/17)

November (13)

74. Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood (11/4)

75. Firefly July: a year of very short poems by Paul B. Janeczko (11/4)

76. My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown (11/4)

77. Quest by Aaron Becker (11/4)

78. The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee (11/4)

79. Sparky! by Jenny Offill & Chris Applehaus (11/4)

80. Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole (11/9)

81. Beautiful Moon: a child's prayer by Tonya Bolden (11/13)

82. Santa Clauses: short poems from the North Pole by Bob Raczka (11/19)

83.Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman (11/19)

84. Glamourpuss by Sarah Weeks (11/29)

85. Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony (11/29)

86. Should You Be a River: a poem about love by Ed Young (11/30)

December (8)

87. Noodle Magic by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (12/4)

88. I Know and Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz (12/14)

89. My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Alesworth (12/4)

90. Buried Sunlight by Molly Bang & Penny Chislholm (12/4)

91. The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf and Grandma by Diane and Christyan Fox (12/4)

92. Max and the Won't Go to Bed Show by Mark Sperring (12/4)

93. If Kids Ran the World by leo & Diane Dillon (12/11)

94. Roc and Roe's Twelve Days of Christmas (12/11)

I read 133 picture books last year so I'm down a bit. Didn't celebrate picture book month with one every day. Boo. 

2014 Audiobooks

January (4)
1. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (1/12)
2. The President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by James L. Swanson (1/18)
3. Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle (audio reread)* (1/25)
4. When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket (1/30)

February (4)
5. Foul Trouble by John Feinstein (2/10)
6. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (2/17)
7. The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer (2/22)*
8. The Living by Matt de la Peña (2/28)

March (3)
9. Rump by Liesel Shurtliff (3/8)
10. Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham (3/16)
11. Wild Born (Spirit Animals #1) by Brandon Mull (3/30)

April (7)
12. Scowler by Daniel Kraus (4/1)
13. I Will Save You by Matt de la Peña (4/10)

14. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett (4/12)
15. Hunted (Spirit Animals #2) by Maggie Stiefvater (4/17)
16. The Savage Fortress by Sarwat Chadda (4/18)* 
17. Girl, Stolen by April Henry (4/29)
18. We Were Here by Matt de la Peña (4/30)*

May (3)
19. Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell (5/7)
20. The City of Death (Ash Mistry Adventure #2) by Sarwat Chadda (5/11)*
21. Champion by Marie Lu (5/20)*

June (8)
22. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Page (6/6)
23. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (6/8)
24. Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody (6/14)
25. Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner (6/15) (audio reread)
26. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper (6/20)
27. The Time Hackers by Gary Paulsen (6/22)
28. Sir Charlie: the funniest man in the world by Sid Fleischman (6/23)
29. Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (6/24) (audio reread)
30. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #2)* (6/30)

July (10)
31. The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders Book 1) by Peter Lerangis (7/1)
32. Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson (7/7)
33. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (7/9)*
34. The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods (7/12)
35. Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes (7/15)
36. One Came Home by Amy Timberlake (7/20)
37. Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter (7/21)
38. The Final Descent by Rick Yancey (7/24)
39. Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell (7/26)
40. Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myers (7/29)

August (7)
41. Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers (8/6)
42. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (8/9)

43. Perry's Killer Playlist by Joe Schreiber (8/9)*
44. Invasion by Walter Dean Myers (8/14)
45. Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer (8/18)*
46. Swim the Fly by Don Calame (8/22)
47. Beat the Band by Don Calame (8/31)

September (4)
48. Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (9/6)
49. She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott (9/19)
50. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (9/22)
51. Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin (9/28)

October (5)
52. The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud (10/3)
53. The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (10/9)
54. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (10/14)
55. W.A.R. P. Book 1: the reluctant assassin by Eoin Colfer (10/18)
56. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (10/25)

November (7)
57. Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross (11/7)
58. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (11/8)
59. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy (11/9)
60. The Iron Trials by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (11/21)
61. Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis (11/21)
62. The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel (11/24)
63. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld (11/29)

December (5)
64. The Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine (12/10)
65. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (12/10)
66. Rain, Reign by Ann M. Martin (12/18)
67. Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen (12/25)
68. Agent Q, or the Smell of Danger by M.T. Anderson (12/27)

I mentioned in yesterday's TTT that I read fewer books with my ears this year. It felt like I did fewer. In fact, I read three more than last year!

2014 Reads

I scaled my Goodreads goal back to 400 books for 2014.

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.