Thursday, January 1, 2009

A ~ Z Reading Challenge 2009




TITLES
A - Agatha Raisin & the Witch of Wyckhadden - M.C. Beaton 2/11/09
B - Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer 12/8/09
C - Christmas Cookie Murder - Leslie Meier 1/27/09
D - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron & Bret Witter 9/15/09
E - Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer 10/31/09
F - Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead - Livia J. Washburn 6/7/09
G - Graveyard Book, The - Neil Gaiman 8/4/09
H - Heartbeat - Sharon Creech 9/4/09
I - If You're Reading This, It's Too Late - Pseudonymous Bosch 7/21/09
J - Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake - Barbara Park 8/16/09
K - Killer Cruise - Laura Levine 7/16/09
L - Love That Dog - Sharon Creech 9/1/09
M - Multiple Bles8ings: Surving to Thriving with Twins & Sextuplets - Jon & Kate Gosselin 6/09
N - New Moon - Stephenie Meyer 1/28/09
O - On Strike for Christmas 10/25/09
P - Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich 8/14/09
Q - Q & A (Slumdog Millionaire) - Vikas Swarup 8/9/09
R - Ruby Holler - Sharon Creech 8/31/09
S - Stuff White People Like - Christian Lander 2/25/09
T - Tell Me Where It Hurts - Dr. Nick Trout 1/28/09
U - UR - Stephen King 2/26/09
V - Valentine for Ms. Vanilla, A - Pictures by Martha Gradisher 1/9/09
W - Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 11/25/09
X
Y - Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, The - Lewis Buzbee 2/16/10
Z - Zoe Rising - Pam Conrad 2/25/09

AUTHORS

A
B - Beaton, M.C. - Agatha Raisin & the Wizard of Evesham 1/12/09
C - Conrad, Pam - Stonewords: A Ghost Story 1/27/09
D - DiCamillo, Kate - The Tale of Despereaux 2/10/09
E - Evanovich, Janet - Visions of Sugar Plums 8/17/09
F - Frischmann, Carol - Conures 2/24/09
G - Grace, Margaret - Mayhem in Miniature 4/22/09
H - Harris, Charlaine - Dead Until Dark 9/29/09
I - Irving, Washington - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 11/27/09
J - Joosse, Barbara M. - Dead Guys Talk 11/9/09
K - Kelley, Emily - Christmas Around the World 11/7/09
L - Lee, Quinlan B. - Dora the Explorer: Dance with Dora 1/09
M - Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight 1/13/09
N - Niles, Steve & Sala, Richard - Little Book of Horror: Dracula 1/11/09
O - Ogburn, Jacqueline K. - The Bake Shop Ghost 10/27/09
P - Park, Barbara - Junie B. Jones Has A Monster Under Her Bed 8/17/09
Q
R - Rowling, J.K. - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 10/8/09
S - Shannon, David - David Gets in Trouble 1/09
T
U
V - Vincent, Ali - Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life 6/10/10
W - Winkler, Henry & Oliver, Lin - Hank Zipzer: A Tale of Two Tails 11/5/09
X
Y - Young, Wm. Paul - The Shack 3/2/09
Z - Zappa, Ahmet - The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless 12/12/09

Books Read in 2009

1. Dora the Explorer: A Great Day for Soccer - Quinlan B. Lee 1/1/09
2. Dora the Explorer: Dance with Dora - Quinlan B. Lee 1/1/09
3. Dora the Explorer: Super Spies - Quinlan B. Lee 1/1/09
4. Dora the Explorer: Zoom to the Moon - Quinlan B. Lee 1/1/09
5. Dora the Explorer: Through the Woods - Quinlan B. Lee 1/1/09
6. Dora the Explorer: Baby Bird Rescue - Quinlan B. Lee 1/1/09
7. David Gets in Trouble - David Shannon 1/1/09
8. Max and Buddy Go to the Vet - Adria F. Klein 1/1/09
9. Crazy Christmas Angel Mystery, The - Beverly Lewis 1/6/09 61 p. (0/5)
10. A Valentine for Ms. Vanilla - Pictures by Martha Gradisher 1/9/09
11. Little Book of Horror: Dracula - Steve Niles & Richard Sala 1/11/09
12. Agatha Raisin & the Wizard of Evesham - M.C. Beaton 1/12/09 272 p. (4/5)
*13. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer 1/13/09 498 p. (5/5)

14. Stonewords: A Ghost Story - Pam Conrad 1/27/09 130 p. (4/5)
15. Christmas Cookie Murder - Leslie Meier 1/27/09 250 p. (4/5)
16. Tell Me Where It Hurts - Dr. Nick Trout 1/28/09 459 p. (4/5)
*17. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer 1/28/09 563 p. (5/5)
***JANUARY TOTAL - 2233***
18. The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo 2/10/09 270 p. (4.5/5)
19. Agatha Raisin & the Witch of Wyckhadden - M.C. Beaton 2/11/09 196 p. (4.5/5)
20. 204 Rosewood Lane - Debbie Macomber 2/12/09 504 p. (4.5/5)
21. Conures - Carol Frischmann 2/24/09 107 p. (4/5)
22. Zoe Rising - Pam Conrad 2/25/09 131 p. (3/5)
23. Stuff White People Like - Christian Lander 2/25/09 211 p. (2/5)
24. UR - Stephen King 2/26/09 approx. 200 p. (4/5)
***FEBRUARY TOTAL - 1619***
25. The Shack - Wm. Paul Young 3/2/09 248 p. (3/5)
***MARCH TOTAL - 248***
26. Mayhem in Miniature - Margaret Grace 4/22/09 277 p. (2/5)
***APRIL TOTAL - 277***
27. The Name of This Book is Secret - Pseudonymous Bosch 5/29/09 360 p. (5/5)
***MAY TOTAL - 360***
28. Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead - Livia J. Washburn 6/7/09 217 p. (4.5/5)
29. Multiple Bles8ings: Surving to Thriving with Twins & Sextuplets - Jon & Kate Gosselin 6/09 208 p. (5/5)
30. The Duggars: 20 and Counting - Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar 6/26/09 234 p. (5/5)
***JUNE TOTAL - 659***
31. Killer Cruise - Laura Levine 7/16/09 251 p. (5/5)
32. If You're Reading This, It's Too Late - Pseudonymous Bosch 7/21/09 385 p. (5/5)
***JULY TOTAL - 636***
33. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 8/4/09 312 p. (3/5)
34. Q & A (Slumdog Millionaire) - Vikas Swarup 8/9/09 336 p. (4.5/5)
35. Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich 8/14/09 309 p. (5/5)
36. Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake - Barbara Park 8/16/09 71 p. (3/5)
37. Visions of Sugar Plums - Janet Evanovich 8/17/09 149 p. (5/5)
38. Junie B. Jones Has A Monster Under Her Bed - Barbara Park 8/17/09 69 p. (3/5)
39. Plum Lovin' - Janet Evanovich 8/19/09 228 p. (5/5)
40. Agatha Raisin & the Fairies of Fryfam - M.C. Beaton 8/28/09 213 p. (5/5)
41. A Giant Problem - Beyond Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black 8/29/09 154 p. (4.5/5)
42. Ruby Holler - Sharon Creech 8/31/09 336 p. (5/5)
***AUGUST TOTAL - 2177***
43. Love That Dog - Sharon Creech 9/1/09 86 p. (4/5)
44. Heartbeat - Sharon Creech 9/4/09 180 p. (4/5)
45. Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich 9/7/09 310 p. (5/5)
46. The Good Neighbors: Book One: Kin - Holly Black & Ted Naifeh 9/11/09 117 p. (4/5)
47. Coraline - Neil Gaiman 9/14/09 208 p. (4.5/5)
48. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron & Bret Witter 9/15/09 277 p. (4/5)
49. Pleasing the Ghost - Sharon Creech 9/19/09 89 p. (4/5)
50. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown 9/24/09 528 p. (5/5)
51. Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library! - Vicki Myron & Bret Witter 9/26/09 (5/5)
52. Superfudge - Judy Blume 9/29/09 178 p. (5/5)
53. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris 9/29/09 292 p. (5/5)
***SEPTEMBER TOTAL - 2265***
54. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling 10/8/09 309 p. (5/5)
55. Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger 10/19/09 406 p. (5/5)
56. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 10/20/09 288 p. (4.5/5)
57. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great - Judy Blume 10/24/09 154 p. (4.5/5)

58. L.T.'s Theory of Pets - Stephen King 10/24/09 audio (4.5/5)
59. On Strike for Christmas - Sheila Roberts 10/25/09 319p. (5/5)
60. The Bake Shop Ghost - Jacqueline K. Ogburn 10/27/09 30 p. (4/5)
61. The Perfect Christmas - Debbie Macomber 10/29/09 232 p. (5/5)
62. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer 10/31/09 640 p. (5/5)
63. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling 10/31/09 352 p. (5/5)
***OCTOBER TOTAL - 2090***
64. Hank Zipzer: A Tale of Two Tails - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 11/5/09 155 p. (4.5/5)

64. Tigers at Twilight - Mary Pope Osborne 11/6/09 76 p. (2/5)
65. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume 11/6/09 120 p. (4.5/5)
66. Christmas Around the World - Emily Kelley 11/7/09 48 p. (3/5)
67. Agatha Raisin & the Love From Hell - M.C. Beaton 11/7/09 347 p. (5/5)
68. Dead Guys Talk - Barbara M. Joosse 11/9/09 100 p. (4/5)
69. Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! - Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver 11/25/09 152 p. (4.5/5)
70. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving 11/27/09 105 p. (0/5)
71. Double Fudge - Judy Blume 11/28/09 213 p. (5/5)
***NOVEMBER TOTAL - 1316***
72. This Book is Not Good For You - Pseudonymous Bosch 12/7/09 394 p. (5/5)
73. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer 12/8/09 756 p. (5/5)
74. Fudge-a-mania - Judy Blume 12/10/09 146 p. (5/5)
75. Niagara Falls, Or Does It? - Henry Winkler 12/12/09 133 p. (5/5)
76. The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless - Ahmet Zappa 12/12/09 217 p. (3/5)
77. Junie B., First Grader - Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.) - Barbara Park 12/12/09 118 p. (4/5)
78. The Autobiography of Santa Claus - Jeff Guinn 12/25/09 290 p. (4/5)
79. Hank Zipzer: I Got a "D" in Salami - Henry Winkler 12/31/09 167 p. (5/5)
***DECEMBER TOTAL - 2221***
***2009 TOTAL - 16,101***

Unfinished Book for 2009
1. Scent of Danger - Doranna Durgin (gave up 9/26/09) 80 p.


2009 Statistics:
Books Read: 79
Pages Read: 16,101

Favorite Books of 2009:
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
The Name of This Book is Secret - Pseudonymous Bosch
Q & A (Slumdog Millionaire) - Vikas Swarup
Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich
The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling
Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger
On Strike for Christmas - Sheila Roberts