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Friday, January 8, 2016

Books Read in 2015

My goals this year include, as usual, reading books I already own, which is tough to do because they are older and I often am reading new books in order to know about what is currently trending. I commit to reading at least 12 of them.

I'm not going to stress out about how many books I read this year, and am going to continue trying to prioritize people over books.
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So how did it really go? I only read 4 books that I actually own. 3 in the first month of my resolution. ha. I read some great stuff but I still ignored people sometimes. I read Anna Karenina for the first time and the first book in the Wheel of Time series. I think both of those should count for extra since they were sooo long. Can't wait to see how many award books I read, so on January 11th I'll be watching the ceremony from my computer...

A- Audio
G/GN-Graphic Novel
O-own

January (18)
Small Victories by Anne Lamott- O
3 Sections by Vijay Seshadri- Poetry
In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman- G
Tomboy by Liz Prince -G
An Age of License by Lucy Kniseley -G
The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation by Mishkin -G
How the World Was by Guibert -G
The Hospital Suite by Porcellino -G
What If? by XKCD -A......
This is How you Lose her by Junot Diaz - A
Living Nonviolent Communication by Rosenberg
Whose Body? by Sayers - O
Anatomy for Runners: Unlocking your athletic potential for Health, speed, and injury prevention by Dicharry
The Zimzum of Love: A new way of understanding marriage by Rob and Kristen Bell
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith -YA
The Love Bunglers by Hernandez - G
True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh - A
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg - O

February (10)
Home by Marilynne Robinson- A
Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with your favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg
Finder, Vol 4: Talisman by Carla McNeil
When I was the greatest by Jason Reynolds - A, YA
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion- A
And we Stay by Jenny Hubbard - A, YA
Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley - GN
If I stay by Gayle Foreman- A, YA
French Milk by Lucy Knisley- GN
You are a badass: How to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life by Jen Sincero

March (6)
I'll give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson - A, YA
More Than This by Patrick Ness - A, YA
Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (sp?)- A, YA
Ungifted by Gordon Korman- A, Juv
The Natural Mind: A revolutionary approach to the drug problem by Dr. Andrew Weil
Adventure Time: Volume 6 by North

April (5)
The Young Elites by Marie Lu- A, YA
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline- A
Dodger by Terry Pratchett-A, J/YA
Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman- YA
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Nivens- A, YA

May (2)
Climb with Power: Strength and Conditioning for Rock Climbers by Sean Mapoles- O
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard-A

June (4)
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan- JUV, A
Gulp by Mary Roach- A
Moonwalking with Einstein by Foer- A
Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! by   - Juv, A

July (7)
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the making of the Princess Bride by Elwes- A
The Key that Swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos-  A
Lumberjanes by Stevenson- GN, JUV/YA
Roller Girl by Jamieson- GN, Juv/YA
I Funny: A Middle School Story by James Patterson - A
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void- A
The True Meaning of Smek Day by Adam Rex - A, Juv

August (6)
Possession by A.S. Byatt - A
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead- YA
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson-  A
Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg -
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach your Potential by John Maxwell
The Strongest Librarian in the World: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne - A

September (8)
All the Answers by Kate Messner -Juv
Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss -GN (the cover glowed in the dark!!)
Meb for Mortals: How to Run, Thing, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner by Meb Keflezighi
Baba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoola- Juv, GN, YA
The Language of Flowers by Diffenbaugh - A
Sunny Side Up by Holm - GN, Juv
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez - A
Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff - Juv

October (7)
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste -A
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson - A
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy - A
Lila by Marilynne Robinson - A
The Age of Miracles by Karen Walker - A, YA
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - A
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America by Bartoletti

November (7)
Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley -A
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff - A
The War that Saved My life by Bradley- A
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by NPH- A
Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've been, where I'm going, and where the hell are my keys by Billy Crystal- A
Monster by Walter Dean Myers- A, YA
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy- A

December (31)
The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time Series) by Robert Jordan -A
Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre -GN
Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre- GN
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer Nielsen - A, YA
Make Play ROCK Plan for People Play by Fern Sussman
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - A
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia- A
The Battle of Jericho by Sharon Draper- A
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon -A
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Thrash - YA, GN
Diary of  a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney -Juv
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown - GN
George by  Alex Gino -A, Juv
Crenshaw by Applegate - A, Juv
Fish in a Tree by Linda Mullay Hunt - A, Juv
Completely Clementine by Sara Pennypacker - A, Juv
Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai - A, Juv
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel - A, Juv
The Julian Chapter by R.J. Palacios - A, Juv
Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas - (nonfic book the new movie is based on)
Inside out and back again by Thanhha Lai- Juv
Ruby on the Outside by Nora Raleigh Baskin - Juv
A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen - Juv, A
Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin - Juv
Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton- Juv
Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord - Juv, A
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1 by Ryan North- GN
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar - Juv, A
Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson - GN, Juv
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling - A
The Great Cake Mystery by Alexander McCall Smith - A, Juv

total: 111