Welcome to my personal reading log for 2013. Every book changes our brains somehow--connections, emotions, insights, new worlds. This is very simply a log of what I've read for two purposes: so I can remember! and to share with anyone who is looking for recommendations.
The short entries will usually include a synopsis of the story, my reactions, a quick evaluation and what grade levels for whom it might be appropriate.
This |home page is just a list of titles. Full reviews are on each month's page Again, thanks to the middleschooler who said, "That should be a blog.".
January 2013
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage Legend by Marie Lu Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Clouds of Witness by Dorthy L Sayers The Red Blazer Girls: The Secret Cellar by Michael Beil Hideout by Gordan Korman (netgalley) Anything but Ordinary by Lara Avery Here There Be Dragons by James Owens
February 2013 Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Deal by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall Defiance by C.K. Redwine Crash : Visions Book One by Lisa McMann The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine Navigating Early by Claire Vanderpool Scarlet: the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter Slob by Ellen Potter Fire in the Streets by kekla magoon
March 2013 A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson Prodigy: a Legend Novel. by Marie Lu Hugo Pepper: a Far Flung Adventure by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin where i live by Eileen Spinelli The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy by Nikki Loftin Bomb: the race to Build-and steal- the wolrd's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell their Stories edited by Megan Kelley Hall and Carrie Jones Blizzard of Glass: the Halifax Explosion of 1817 by Sallly M Walker Almost Home by Joan Bauer (CCBA - 2014) King George: What was His Problem:The whole Hilarious Story of the American Revolution by Steve Sheinkin Close to Famous by Joan Bauer Can I see your I.D.? : true stories of false identities by Chris Barton The Runaway King by Jennifer Nielsen Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar by James Patterson and Lisa Papademetriou the Danger Box by Blue Balliett
April Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli The girl who circumnavigated Fairyland in a ship of her own making by Catherynne Valente The Lives We Lostby Megan Crewe The Wake of the Lorelei Lee (Bloody Jack #8) by L.A. Meyer The Mark of the Golden Dragon (Bloody Jack #9) by L. A. Meyer When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly willis Holt Viva Jacquelina! by L. A. Meyer Which Way to the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
MAY Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst illus by Lane Smith Fox Forever by Mary E Pearson The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin Hold Fast by Blue Balliott Fearless by Cornelia Funke
JUNE Far Far Away by Tom McNeal The Selection by Kiera Cass One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Will in Scarlett by Matthew Cody Trash Can Days by Teddy Steinkellner Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall The Moon and Beyond by Sarah Dessen The Elite by Kiera Cass House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini Bad Kitty School Daze by Nick Bruel (CCBA nominee) The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell The Legend of Diamond Lil: a JJ Tully Mystery by Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell (CCBA nominee) Wings of Fire; the Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T Sutherland will grayson, will grayson by John Green and David Levithan
JULY Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Spy School by Stuart Gibbs Middle School: How I survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill. By James Patterson (yea right) and Chris Tebbetts The Help by Kathryn Stockett How to Train Your Dragon Book 10: How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel. By Cressida Cowell Twerp by Mark Goldblatt Every Day by David Levithan Who done it? : an investigation of murder most foul by Jon Scieszka Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass I'll be There, a novel by Holly Goldberg Sloan Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi Fake Friend: Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters by Marissa Moss Doll Bones by Holly Black The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Captain Awesome to the Rescue by Stand Kirby illus by George O'Connor The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg The Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough
Sophia's War by Avi
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
I Q. The White House by Roland Smith
August I Q. The White House by Roland Smith Never Say Die by Will Hobbs Adaptation by Malinda Lo Spy Camp by Stuart Gibbs The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett by Tom Angleberger Junonia by Kevin Henkes Partials by Dan Wells
September Fragments : Book Two in the Partials Sequence by Dan Wells Rescuing the Children: the Story of the Kindertransport by Deborah Hodge Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin Lulu Walks the Dogs by Judith Viorst and Lane Smith W.A.R.P. The Reluctant Assassin. by Eoin Colfer Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr The Raft by S.A. Bodeen Curveball: The Year I Lost my Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick Zero Tolerance by Claudia Mills Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko Bitter Kingdom (Conclusion to The Girl of Fire and Thorns) by Rae Carson
OCTOBER the shade of the moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer The Case That Time Forgot: Book 3 of The Sherlock Files by Tracy Barrett Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi United We Spy by Ally Carter All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry SYLO by D.J. MacHale Delirium by Lauren Oliver Mister Max by Cythia Voight Chupacabra by Roland Smith NOVEMBER Boston Jacky by M. A. Meyer Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket UnSouled by Neal Shusterman Hold the Pickles by Vicki Grant. (overdrive) Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson Champion by Marie Lu The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math by Sean Connolly The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney a stranger at home: a True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 byLauren Tarshis
Obsidian Mirror by Catherine Fisher Abandonby Meg Cabot
December
Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman The Curse of the Blue Figurine: a John Bellairs Mystery by Bellairs Mr and Mrs Bunny--Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs Bunny. translated by Polly Horvath Road Trip by Gary Paulsen and Jim Paulsen Gingersnap by Patricia Reilly Giff Theodore Boone: the activist by John Grisham The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Confessions: The Private School Murders by James Patterson The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz The Hypnotist by Gordon Korman Eve and Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate
The short entries will usually include a synopsis of the story, my reactions, a quick evaluation and what grade levels for whom it might be appropriate.
This |home page is just a list of titles. Full reviews are on each month's page Again, thanks to the middleschooler who said, "That should be a blog.".
January 2013
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Legend by Marie Lu
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Clouds of Witness by Dorthy L Sayers
The Red Blazer Girls: The Secret Cellar by Michael Beil
Hideout by Gordan Korman (netgalley)
Anything but Ordinary by Lara Avery
Here There Be Dragons by James Owens
February 2013
Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Deal by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall
Defiance by C.K. Redwine
Crash : Visions Book One by Lisa McMann
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
Navigating Early by Claire Vanderpool
Scarlet: the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean
The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter
Slob by Ellen Potter
Fire in the Streets by kekla magoon
March 2013
A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson
Prodigy: a Legend Novel. by Marie Lu
Hugo Pepper: a Far Flung Adventure by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin
where i live by Eileen Spinelli
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy by Nikki Loftin
Bomb: the race to Build-and steal- the wolrd's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin
The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker
Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell their Stories edited by Megan Kelley Hall and Carrie Jones
Blizzard of Glass: the Halifax Explosion of 1817 by Sallly M Walker
Almost Home by Joan Bauer (CCBA - 2014)
King George: What was His Problem:The whole Hilarious Story of the American Revolution by Steve Sheinkin
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Can I see your I.D.? : true stories of false identities by Chris Barton
The Runaway King by Jennifer Nielsen
Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar by James Patterson and Lisa Papademetriou
the Danger Box by Blue Balliett
April
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli
The girl who circumnavigated Fairyland in a ship of her own making by Catherynne Valente
The Lives We Lostby Megan Crewe
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee (Bloody Jack #8) by L.A. Meyer
The Mark of the Golden Dragon (Bloody Jack #9) by L. A. Meyer
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly willis Holt
Viva Jacquelina! by L. A. Meyer
Which Way to the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
MAY
Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst illus by Lane Smith
Fox Forever by Mary E Pearson
The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin
Hold Fast by Blue Balliott
Fearless by Cornelia Funke
JUNE
Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
The Selection by Kiera Cass
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Will in Scarlett by Matthew Cody
Trash Can Days by Teddy Steinkellner
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
The Moon and Beyond by Sarah Dessen
The Elite by Kiera Cass
House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini
Bad Kitty School Daze by Nick Bruel (CCBA nominee)
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell
The Legend of Diamond Lil: a JJ Tully Mystery by Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell (CCBA nominee)
Wings of Fire; the Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T Sutherland
will grayson, will grayson by John Green and David Levithan
JULY
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
Middle School: How I survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill. By James Patterson (yea right) and Chris Tebbetts
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
How to Train Your Dragon Book 10: How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel. By Cressida Cowell
Twerp by Mark Goldblatt
Every Day by David Levithan
Who done it? : an investigation of murder most foul by Jon Scieszka
Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass
I'll be There, a novel by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Fake Friend: Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters by Marissa Moss
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Captain Awesome to the Rescue by Stand Kirby illus by George O'Connor
The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
The Girl With Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti
Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike
The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal
Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough
Sophia's War by Avi
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
I Q. The White House by Roland Smith
August
I Q. The White House by Roland Smith
Never Say Die by Will Hobbs
Adaptation by Malinda Lo
Spy Camp by Stuart Gibbs
The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett by Tom Angleberger
Junonia by Kevin Henkes
Partials by Dan Wells
September
Fragments : Book Two in the Partials Sequence by Dan Wells
Rescuing the Children: the Story of the Kindertransport by Deborah Hodge
Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin
Lulu Walks the Dogs by Judith Viorst and Lane Smith
W.A.R.P. The Reluctant Assassin. by Eoin Colfer
Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
The Raft by S.A. Bodeen
Curveball: The Year I Lost my Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick
Zero Tolerance by Claudia Mills
Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko
Bitter Kingdom (Conclusion to The Girl of Fire and Thorns) by Rae Carson
OCTOBER
the shade of the moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Case That Time Forgot: Book 3 of The Sherlock Files by Tracy Barrett
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
United We Spy by Ally Carter
All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
SYLO by D.J. MacHale
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Mister Max by Cythia Voight
Chupacabra by Roland Smith
NOVEMBER
Boston Jacky by M. A. Meyer
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket
UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
Hold the Pickles by Vicki Grant. (overdrive)
Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson
Champion by Marie Lu
The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math by Sean Connolly
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
a stranger at home: a True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 by Lauren Tarshis
Obsidian Mirror by Catherine FisherAbandon by Meg Cabot
December
Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman
The Curse of the Blue Figurine: a John Bellairs Mystery by Bellairs
Mr and Mrs Bunny--Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs Bunny. translated by Polly Horvath
Road Trip by Gary Paulsen and Jim Paulsen
Gingersnap by Patricia Reilly Giff
Theodore Boone: the activist by John Grisham
The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Confessions: The Private School Murders by James Patterson
The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz
The Hypnotist by Gordon Korman
Eve and Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate