Books Read in 2014

Jan 1, 2014 My goals this year are to not read too many kids books in Jan and Feb and give myself a recharge that way. At some point as an adult, it gets hard for me to suspend reality over and over again and then I don't enjoy them as much. I also plan on reading books that I own, which is a perennial problem for me. Here's to continuing to use audiobooks as bait for running.

update Jan 1, 2015 Well those were my goals- from a quick scan I only read nine books that I actually own. that's awful. 57/123 were audiobooks, so there could be the argument that I don't actually *Read*-- I still don't understand how I only read one book in May. Also, this count only includes books that took me 20 minutes or longer to read. It does not include the picture books that I read. Maybe this year I can be more consistent in writing up little reviews? or not.

I'd love to give you any kind of feedback I can on these titles if you have any questions or want recommendations. I also keep track here.

January (8)
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman- A
Feed by M.T. Anderson - A, YA
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf-  O
Dogs of War by Sheila Keenan - J, G
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman- A
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein- J
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Ferderle- A, J
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster- A, J

February (25)
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle, J, P
Paul Goes Fishing by Michel Rabagliati- G
Cute Girl Network by Means, Reed and Flood- YA, G
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett - A
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Sáenz - YA, A
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster- O
Joe the Barbarian by Morrison and Murphy - G, YA
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - A, YA
Paper Towns by John Green - A, YA
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff - GN, YA
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley - GN
Yaqui Delgado wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina - YA
Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myers - YA, A
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas  by Ottaviani and Wicks- GN, J
Cardboard by Doug TenNapel- GN, J, YA
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis- J, A
The Surrender Tree by Engle- P, J
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me by Forney- GN
Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington- J
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba by Engle-P, J
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson- A, YA
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
Bad Island by Doug Tennapel- GN, YA, J
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman- YA, J, A
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - YA, A

March (18)
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson- A, YA
The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba by Engle - J, P
Pastrix: the cranky, beautiful faith of a sinner & saint by Nadia Bolz-Weber -T, O
Cinder by Marissa Meyer - A, YA, J
Hurricane Dancers by Margarita Engle- J, P
The Mark of the Dragon Fly by Jaleigh Johnson - J
Between Shades of Grey by  Ruta Sepetys-YA
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Margarita Engle- J, P
Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament by Enns - T, O
The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook by Eleanor Davis - J,  G
Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier- J, A
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - YA, A
The Year of Billy Miller by Henkes - J, A
Scumble by Ingrid Law - J, A
M.C. Higgins the great by Virginia Hamilton - J, YA, A
City of Ember by Jeanne DePrau - J, YA, A
Spy Catchers of Maple Hill by Blakemore- J
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh- YA or Adult

April (14)
145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers- YA
Divergent by Veronica Roth- YA, A
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper - YA
Floors by Patrick Carman- J, A
Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm- YA
Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and it's Legacy by Marrin -J
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley- A
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin -J, YA
The Maze Runner by James Dashner - YA, A
Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina by Rodman Philbrick - J
Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende- A, YA
Hoop Dreams by Lorna Schultz Nicholson - YA
Wild by Cheryl Strayed - A
Here and Now by Ann Brasheres - YA

May (1)
Chronicle of  Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez-  O

June (10)
Odd, Weird and Little by Jennings- J
The Pretenders by Charlaine Harris - GN
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd -A, J
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde - A
Al Capone does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko - A, J
This book is overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians can save us all by Marilyn Johnson
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender  by Leslye Walton -YA
Circle of Quiet by Madelyn L'Engle -T, O
Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bussey -T, O
Redefining Girly: how parents can fight the stereotyping and sexualizing of girlhood, from birth to tween by Wardy and Newsom

July (2)
Above World by Jenn Reese- A
Transatlantic by Colum McCann - A

August (5)
How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden - GN
All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior - A
Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage- A, J
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud and Blood by Nathan Hale- G, J
Jinx by Sage Blackwood- J (eh, skimmed)

September (7)
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal- A, T, O
Can't we Talk about Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast - G
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll- YA, G
Attachements by Rainbow Rowell- A, YA
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines- A, O
Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community and the world by Thich Nhat Hanh- T
Dune by Frank Herbert- A

October (6)
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier - G, YA, J
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord - A, J
El Deafo by Cece Bell - G, J
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki- YA, G
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce - J, A
Eggs by Spinelli - A, J

November (15)
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff - A, YA
Above the Dreamless Dead: World War I in Poetry and Comics by Chris Duffy -G, YA
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King -A  (kinda graphic as it talks about racism in the south)
The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth by Ian Lendler -GN, J
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by Maxwell - A
We were Liars by Lockhart - A, YA
One More Thing by B.J. Novak - A
West of the Moon by Preus - A, Older Juvenile (ugh. not my favorite book)
Fourteenth Goldfish by Holm- A, J
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff- A, J
Noggin by John Corey Whaley - A, YA
Bonk by Mary Roach - A
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy - A, J
Rain Reign by Martin - J
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson- J, A (read by author)

December (12)
Revolution by Deborah Wiles - J, A
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz- J, A
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier -J
Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon - J
The Romanovs by Candace Fleming- J, A (so informative! nonfic)
How to be Happy by Eleanor Davis - G
Jasper John Dooley: Not in Love by Caroline Adderson - J
Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids: His Life and Ideas by  Kathleen Thorne-Thompson - J
10 Percent Happier by Dan Harris - A
Green Glass House by Kate Milford - J
Landline by Rainbow Rowell - A
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - A



total: 123

Categories A-Audiobook, G- Graphic Novel, YA-Young Adult, J-Juvenile, T-Theology, P-Poetry, O-own