Tuesday, December 30, 2014

My 2014 Book List


January
  1:  1984 by George Orwell
  2:  All Woman and Springtime by Brandon W. Jones
  3:  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  4:  Next by Michael Crichton
  5:  The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
  6:  Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
  7:  The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
  8:  Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
  9:  Escape from Camp 14:  One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden
10:  The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle series) by Maggie Stiefvater
11:  The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss


February
12:  Junie B. First Grader:  Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) by Barbara Park
13:  The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
14:  The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle series) by Maggie Stiefvater
15:  The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

March
16:  Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich & Dorien Kelly
17:  Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum series) by Janet Evanovich
18:  Pippi on the Run by Astrid Lindgren
19:  Iced (Fever series) by Karen Marie Moning

April
20:  Penny From Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
21:  Frozen:  Anna's Icy Adventure by Walt Disney Company
22:  Something Real by Heather Demetrios
23:  Kirsten Learns a Lesson (American Girls) by Janet Beeler Shaw
24:  Kirsten Saves the Day (American Girls) by Janet Beeler Shaw
25:  Junie B. First Grader:  Dumb Bunny by Barbara Park
26:  Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
27:  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
28:  Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
29:  Unhinged (Splintered series)  by A.G. Howard
30:  Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
31:  Unicorn Valley by Rosie Banks

May 
32:  Destiny, Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
33:  Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
34:  The Little Prince by
35:  Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dae
36:  Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer
37:  A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
38:  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
39:  Persian Girls by Nahid Rachlin
40:  Dreams of Gods and Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone series) by Laini Taylor
41:  Enchanted Palace by Rosie Banks
42:  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
43:  The Strain (The Strain Trilogy) by Guillermo del Toro

June
44:  And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
45:  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
46:  The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
47:  Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
48:  The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
49:  The Fall (The Strain Trilogy) by Guillermo del Toro
50:  The Gates by John Connolly
51:  Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris
52:  Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin
53:  China Dolls by Lisa See
54:  Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
55:  Pompeii by Robert Harris

July
56:  Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
57:  The Night Eternal (The Strain Trilogy by Guillermo del Toro)
58:  The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
59:  The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
60:  Junie B. First Grader:  Jingle Bells, Batman Smells by Barbara Park
61:  Point Blank Protector by Stephanie Newton
62:  Gloria's Way by Ann Cameron
63:  The Lost Daughters of China by Karin Evans
64:  Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
65:  Ruin and Rising (Grisha series) by Leigh Bardugo 
66:  The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
67:  The Moon Pearl by Ruthanne Lum McCunn
68:  Cloud Island by Rosie Banks
69:  The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
70:  Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
71:  Full Scoop by Janet Evanovich 
72:  A Rancher's Pride by Barbara White Daille
73:  The Strangers (The Books of Elsewhere series) by Jacqueline West
74:  Cemetery Girl by David J. Bell

August
75:  In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
76:  The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler
77:  Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum series) by Janet Evanovich
78:  Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
79:  Night Film by Marisha Pessl
80:  The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
81:  Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (adapted version) by Kate Douglas Wiggin
82:  Mermaid Reef by Rosie Banks 
83: Without You, There Is No Us:  My Time With the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim
84: Girl in Reverse by Barbara Stuber
85: Where'd You Go, Bernadette?  by Maria Semple
86: Idlewild by Nick Sagan
87: The Case of the Missing Mummy by Francess Lin Lantz 
88: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
89:  Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts
90:  Animal Farm by George Orwell

September
91:  Horns by Joe Hill
92:  Saige (American Girls) by Jessie Haas
93:  Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
94:  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
95:  Bunk 3, Teddy & Me by Cathy East Dubowski
96:  The Case of the Rock & Roll Mystery by Lisa Eisenberg

October
97:  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
98:  The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
99:  The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
100:  Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
101:  Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry
102:  Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

November
103:  Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle series) by Maggie Stiefvater 
104:  Dear Enemy by Jack Cavanaugh
105:  Sounder by William H. Armstrong
106:  Water Buffalo Days by Quang Nhuong Hyunh
107:  Barakamon, Vol 1 by Satsuki Yoshino
108:  Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
109:  Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis
110:  Snowy the Surprise Puppy by Jenny Dale
111:  A Wonderlandiful World by Shannon Hale
112:  Stone Mattress:  Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood 
113:  Before I Go to Sleep by S.J Watson

December
114:  Black Wings (Black Wings series) by Christina Henry 
115:  The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World by Susan Veness
116:  Wreck-It Ralph Junior Novelization by Irene Trimble


My goal was originally 75 but I surpassed that by a long shot!  Next year I think I am going more for quality over quantity and I bought a ton of LARGE classic novels to start.  I also really want to hold off on the library and try to make it through my overstuffed bookcases a little.  My goal is to only check out books that are part of any series that I am already reading.  I am going to try not to buy any books either.  I might use my library bookstore though since they're all around 50 cents apiece.  My local used bookstore is going out of business in a few months and she's promised me a large discount since I'm a frequent shopper so I might have to pick up a few ones from there, too!

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