2011 Reads

January 2011 1. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman (2007) - Mystery/Suspense 2. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (2010) - Nonfiction 3. Matched by Ally Condie (2010) - Fantasy 4. Sweetgrass Basket by Marlene Carvell (2005) - Middle Grade Historical Fiction 5. The Things a Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt (2010) - YA Realistic Fiction 6. Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods (2010) - Nonfiction 7. Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean About Her Mother's Compulsive Hoarding by Jessie Sholl (2011) - Memoir 8. Prisoners in the Palace: A Novel of Intrigue and Romance by Michaela MacColl - (2010) - YA Historical Fiction 9. The Tranformation of Things by Jillian Cantor (2010)- Women's Fiction 10. You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know by Heather Sellers (2010) - Memoir 11. Sassy: The Silver Secret by Sharon Draper(2010)-Beginning Chapter Book 12. Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler (2010)- YA Realistic Fiction 13. Sugar and Ice by Kate Messner (2010)- Middle Grade Realistic Fiction 14. The Bright Side of Disaster (2007) -Katherine Center - Women's Fiction 15. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (2010) - Chick Lit 16. The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - (1991) - MG Realistic Fiction 17. Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards (2011) - Women's Fiction 18. The Good, The Bad, and the Barbie by Tanya Lee Stone (2010)- MG Non-Fiction 19. Still Growing by Kirk Cameron (2008) - Memoir 20. Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn (2010)- YA-Realistic Fiction 21. These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner (1998) - Historical Fiction 22. Finding Family by Tonya Bolden (2010)- MG Historical Fiction 23. Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (2011) - Historical Fiction 24. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton (2010) - Fiction 25. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua (2011)- Non Fiction 26. The Girls Get Even by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1992) - MG Realistic Fiction 27. Left Neglected by Lisa Genova (2011) - Women's Fiction 28. Hush by Eishes Chayil (2010) YA In January: 15 Adult Books 13 YA/MG 4 Books from my shelf 24 Library Books 7 Non-Fiction books 21 Fiction 2 Books by Male Authors 26 Female Authors February 2011 1. Bad Apple by Laura Ruby (2010) YA 2. Wish by Joseph Monninger (2010) YA 3. Meet The Austins by Madeleine L'Engle (1960) - Middle Grade 4. Simply From Scratch by Alicia Bessette (2010) - Women's Fiction 5. Rescue by Anita Shreve (2010) - Women's Fiction 6. Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers (2010) YA 7. Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews (2006) Women's Fiction 8. My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi (2010) - Middle Grade Historical Fiction 9. Boys Against Girls by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1994)- MG Realistic Fiction 10. A Cup of Friendship by Deborah Rodriguez (2011) - Women's Fiction 11. Keeper by Kathi Appelt (2010)- Middle Grade 12. The Neighbors Are Watching by Deborah Ginsberg (2011) -Women's Fiction 13. Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein (2011) - Non -Fiction 14. Little Cricket by Jackie Brown (2004) - Middle Grade 15. Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan (2011) - Non-Fiction 16. Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt (2011)- Women's Fiction 17. Playdate by Thelma Adams (2011) - Women's Fiction 18. Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage by Hazel Rowley (2010)- Non-fiction 19. The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin (2010) Young Adult 20. The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, A Love Story by Ree Drummond (2011) -Memoir 21. The Girl's Revenge by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -Middle Grade 22. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia (2010) Middle Grade Historical Fiction 23. Shattered by Karen Robards (2010) Suspense 24. The Candy Bomber by Michael O. Tunnell (2010) - Young Adult Non Fiction 25. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (2010) - Women's Fiction 26. The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankel (2010)- Suspense 27. A Traitor Among the Boys by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1999) - Elementary Realistic Fiction 28. The Star Maker by Laurence Yep (2010)Elementary Historical Fiction 29. The Winter of Our Disconnect by Susan Maushart (2011)- Non -Fiction 14 YA/Middle Grade 15 Adult 4 Books I Own 25 Library Books 1 Kindle Book 6 Non-Fiction 23 Fiction 5 Books by Male Authors 24 Books by Female Authors March 1. Assault With a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston (2011) - Mystery 2. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen (2011) YA 3. His Perfect Wife by Elizabeth Dewbery (2005) -Women's Fiction 4. Trapped by Michael Northrop (2011) - YA 5. Up From the Blue by Susan Henderson (2010) Women's Fiction 6. The Memory Palace by Mira Bartok - (2011) - Memoir 7. The Auobiography of an Execution by David Dow (2010) Memoir 8. Eli the Good by Silas House (2009) YA Historical Fiction 9. The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris (2010)- Memoir 10. The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths (2010) Mystery 11. The Foremost Good Fortune by Susan Conley (2011) Memoir 12. I Beat the Odds by Michael Oher (2011) Memoir 13. A Spy Among the Girls by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2000) Elementary Fiction 14. West of Here by Jonathan Evison (2011)- Fiction 15. Home is Beyond the Mountains by Celia Barker Lottridge (2010) YA Historical Fiction 16. Prayers and Lies by Sherri Wood Emmons (2011) Women's Fiction 17. Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer (2011) Memoir 18. The Good Daughter by Jasmin Darznik (2011) Memoir 19. Only One Year by Andrea Cheng (2010) Elementary Fiction 20. Where The Truth Lies by Jessica Warman (2010) YA Realistic Fiction 21. White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages (2008) YA Historical Fiction 22. The Boys Return by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2001) Elementary Realistic Fiction 23. Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress (2011) Women's Fiction 24. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (2011) Historical Fiction 25. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (2011) YA Historical Fiction 26. William and Harry: Behind The Palace Walls by Katie Nicholls (2010) Non -Fiction 27. Strings Attached by Judy Blundell (2011)- YA Historical Fiction 28. Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt (2011) Middle Grade Historical Fiction 29. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (2011) Women's Fiction