Thursday, January 1, 2009

100 Books in 2009 Challenge

1. Testimony by Anita Shreve
2. Personal Days by Ed Park
3. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
4. The Bible Salesman by Clyde Edgerton
5. Knit Too by Kate Jacobs
6. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
7. How Starbucks Saved My Life by Micheal Gill Gates
8. Elizabeth I
9. Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
10. The Bloody History of England
11. Holy Fools by Joanne Harris
12. The Wise Woman by Philippa Gregory
13. Things that Are by Andrew Clements
14. Disquiet by Julia Leigh
15. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
16. All That is Gone by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
17. The Fattening Hut by Pat Lowery Collins
18. What the Dickens by Gregory Maguire
19. Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
20. The Queens Fool by Philippa Gregory
21. The Bloody Tower
22. After by Francis Chalifour
23. On Hitlers Mountain by Irmgard Hunt
24. Still Alice by Lisa Genova (april 2nd)
25. Shrink to Fit by Dona Sarkar
26. Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
27. Why I'm Like This by Cynthia Kaplan
28. Manic by Terri Cheney
29. Elizabeth and her Conquests by Margaret Simpson
30. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
31. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
32. Body with Soul by Randy Jackson
33. When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson
34. The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys
35. Mr. Darcy's Dream by Elizabeth Aston
36. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
37. Here's the Story by Maureen McCormick
38. Mary Queen of France by Jean Plaidy
39. Fieldy by Laura Morton
40. Theory of Relativity by
41. Jabez by Thom Lemmons
42. Keeper by Mal Peet
43. Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox
44. The Help by Kathyrn Stockett (BEST BOOK OF 2009)
45. Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris
46. Offsides by Erik Eckilson
47. Unquiet Mind by Kay
48. Scat by Scott Hiaasson
49. True to Form by Elizabeth Berg
50. The Glass Castle
51. Hurry Down Sunshine
52. The Memory Keepers Daughter
53. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
54. South of Broad by Pat Conroy
55. Gods in Alabama
56. The Curious Incident with the Dog in the Nighttime
57. The Philosophers Apprentice by James Morrow
58. The Usual Rules
59. Velva Jean learns to Drive by Susan Nivin (Sept 30)
60. Say Your One of Them (oprah's 2009 book) by Uwem Akpan
61. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
62. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
63. Heroic Measures, by Jill Ciment
64. The Presidents Therapist
65. Around the Next Corner by Elizabeth Wrenn
66. Shelter Me by Juliet Fay
67. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
68. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
69. Secrets She Left Behind by Diane Chamberlain
70. The Last Summer of Her Other Life by Jean Reynolds Page
71. The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
72. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
73. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
74. Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
75. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
76. Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf
77. The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
78. The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman
79. No Time to Wave Goodbye by Jacqueline Mitchard
80. Shanghai Girls by
81. Pope Joan by Donna Wolfolk Cross
82. The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Ericson
83. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
84. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson

Young Adult Challenge (12)

1. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
2. The Bloody History of England
3. Things that Are by Andrew Clements
4. The Fattening Hut by Pat Lowery Collins
5. What the Dickens by Gregory Maguire
6. The Bloody Tower
7. After by Francis Chalifour
8. Shrink to Fit by Dona Sarkar
9. Elizabeth and her Conquests by Margaret Simpson
10. Keeper by Mal Peet
11. Offsides by Erik Eckilson
12. Scat by Scott Hiaasson
13. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
14. Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf
15. The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Library Book Challenge (50)

1. Testimony by Anita Shreve
2. Personal Days by Ed Park
3. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
4. The Bible Salesman by Clyde Edgerton
5. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
6. Elizabeth I
7. Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
8. Holy Fools by Joanne Harris
9. The Wise Woman by Philippa Gregory
10. Things that Are by Andrew Clements
11. Disquiet by Julia Leigh
12. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
13. All That is Gone by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
14. The Fattening Hut by Pat Lowery Collins
15. What the Dickens by Gregory Maguire
16. After by Francis Chalifour
17. Still Alice by Lisa Genova (april 2nd)
18. Shrink to Fit by Dona Sarkar
19. Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
20. Manic by Terri Cheney
21. Why I'm Like This by Cynthia Kaplan
22. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
23. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
24. Body with Soul by Randy Jackson
25. When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson
26. The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys
27. Mr. Darcy's Dream by Elizabeth Aston
28. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
29. Here's the Story by Maureen McCormick
30. Mary Queen of France by Jean Plaidy
31. Fieldy by Laura Morton
32. Jabez by Thom Lemmons
33. Keeper by Mal Peet
34. Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox
35. The Help by Kathyrn Stockett (BEST BOOK OF 2009)
36. Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris
37. Offsides by Erik Eckilson
38. Unquiet Mind by Kay
39. Scat by Scott Hiaasson
40. True to Form by Elizabeth Berg
41. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2nd best book)
42. The Curious Incident with the Dog in the Nighttime
43. The Philosophers Apprentice
44. The Usual Rules
45. Velva Jean Learns to Drive by Susan Nivin
46. Say Your One of Them (oprah's 2009 book) by Uwem Akpan
47. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
48. Heroic Measures, by Jill Ciment
49. Around the Next Corner by Elizabeth Wrenn
50. Shelter Me by Juliet Fay
51. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
52. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
53. Secrets She Left Behind by Diane Chamberlain
54. The Last Summer of Her Other Life by Jean Reynolds Page
55. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
56. Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
57. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
58. Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf
59. The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
60. The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman
61. No Time to Wave Goodbye by Jacqueline Mitchard
62. Shanghai Girls