Book List for 2011!

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Last year's list here

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

handy dandy calendar

Newbery Medal and Honor Books

I had the best year ever with 80 81(!) in 2010 - largely thanks to David Tennant and his Doctor Who audiobooks. I FINALLY completed this 2008 challenge:

"At least 5 more of these books" Challenge 2008 but I hope to keep adding titles from it, since these are supposedly good books.

And I am tacking on the rest of them to this year, as always.

It's always daunting starting this list over again, but this year, after tucking 80 under my belt, it's even worse!

Once again I give myself the freedom to not finish books that I do not like and books that I cannot get into (but I probably won't utilize it), and I urge myself to complete all these half-finished books that lie neglected around my house (and the library) (you know, like I wanted to last year and the year before). I think I can significantly boost my count if I just finished these ones that are mid-stream. I want to read diversely and well, and I want to come out in 2012 (HOMIGAWD!) with a sense of accomplishment. You know, before the world ends. Lawls.

Like always, I am going to post my book list here, keep it in Memories, and update as necessary.
"What's in a Name" Challenge 2008
"What's in a Name 2" Challenge 2010

Without further ado, I give to you, my:

Books I've Read in 2011
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1. Late Late at Night, by Rick Springfield, audiobook completed 1/4/2011 (re-read)
2. Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life, by Sean Payton and Ellis Henican, 295 completed 1/4/2011
3. The Happiest Days of Our Lives, by Wil Wheaton, audiobook completed 1/6/2011 (re-read) (sort of)
4. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood, by Ann Brashares, audiobook completed 1/11/2011
5. The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives, by Michael Buckley, audiobook completed 1/13/2011
6. Give a Boy a Gun, by Todd Strasser, audiobook completed 1/14/2011
7. Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, by Larry Levin, audiobook completed 1/19/2011
8. Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, audiobook completed 1/20/2011 1988 Newbery Honor Book
9. Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry, audiobook completed 1/22/2011
10. The Sisters Grimm: The Unusual Suspects, by Michael Buckley, audiobook completed 1/25/2011
11. The Sisters Grimm: The Problem Child, by Michael Buckley, audiobook completed 1/28/2011
12. The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime, by Michael Buckley, audiobook completed 2/4/2011
13. The Sisters Grimm: Magic and Other Misdemeanors, by Michael Buckley, audiobook completed 2/11/2011
14. Just After Sunset, by Stephen King, audiobook completed 2/17/2011
15. The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, audiobook completed 2/23/2011
16. UR, by Stephen King, audiobook completed 2/25/2011
17. Under the Dome, by Stephen King, audiobook completed 3/11/2011
18. American On Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot, by Craig Ferguson, audiobook completed 3/24/2011
19. The Sisters Grimm: Tales From the Hood, by Michael Buckley, 274 completed 4/16/2011
20. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, audiobook completed 4/26/2011
21. HMS Surprise, by Patrick O'Brian, audiobook completed 4/30/2011
22. Called to Coach: Reflections on Life, Faith, and Football, by Bobby Bowden with Mark Schlabach, 276 completed 5/1/2011
23. Scat, by Carl Hiassen, audiobook completed 5/1/2011
24. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger, audiobook completed 5/9/2011
25. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis, 256 completed 5/20/2011 (re-read)
26. Princess Ashley, by Richard Peck, 208 completed 5/22/2011
27. Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine, audiobook completed 5/26/2011 1998 Newbery Honor Book
28. On Writing: Memoir of a Craft, by Stephen King, audiobook completed ?/??/2011 (re-read)
29. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, audiobook completed 5/26/2011
30. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, by Annabell Pitcher, audiobook completed 5/29/2011
31. Doctor Who: The Sontaran Games, by Jacqueline Rayner, 98 completed 6/30/2011
32. The Audio Collection (The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish -- The Wolves In The Walls -- Cinnamon -- Crazy Hair -- Interview With Neil Gaiman), by Neil Gaiman, audiobook completed 7/9/2011 (not really counting, just keeping track)
33. The Year Without Michael, by Susan Beth Pfeffer, 164 completed 7/16/2011
34. Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, audiobook completed 7/19/2011
35. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman, audiobook completed 7/20/2011
36. Wayside School is Falling Down, by Louis Sachar, 179 completed 7/22/2011
37. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business By Being Remarkable, by Seth Godin, 145 completed 8/4/2011 (re-read)
38. Peter & Max: A Fables Novel, by Bill Willingham, audio completed 8/5/2011 (read by Wil Wheaton)
39. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West, by Dee Brown, 445 completed 8/8/2011
40. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin, audiobook completed 8/10/2011 Newbery Medal Honor Book 2010
41. Who's Been Sleeping in Your Head: The Secret World of Sexual Fantasy, by Brett Kahr, 493 completed 8/19/2011
42. The Secret of Zoom, by Lynne Jonell, 291 completed 8/24/2011
43. Notes from the Dog, by Gary Paulsen, 132 completed 8/24/2011
44. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, by James Patterson, audiobook completed 8/28/2011
45. The Song of the Lark, by Willa Cather, 734 completed 8/31/2011
46. Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever, by James Patterson, audiobook completed 9/7/2011
47. The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, audiobook completed 9/11/2011 Newbery Medal Winner 2009
48. The Ginger Man, by J.P. Donleavy, 347 completed 9/11/2011
49. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, by James Patterson, audiobook completed 9/12/2011
50. Maximum Ride: The Final Warning, by James Patterson, audiobook completed 9/15/2011
51. The Sisters Grimm: The Everafter War, by Michael Buckley, 306 completed 9/17/2011
52. "Mile 81", by Stephen King, 80 completed 9/29/2011 (not really counting, just keeping track)
53. Catch-22, by Joseph Heller, audiobook completed 10/3/2011
54. A Year Down Yonder, by Richard Peck, audiobook completed 10/3/2011 (re-read)


55. Sounder, by William H. Armstrong, audiobook completed 10/4/2011 Newbery Medal Winner 1970
56. Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell, audiobook completed 10/16/2011
57. Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, audiobook completed 10/18/2011 Newbery Medal Winner 1995
58. Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli, audiobook completed 10/26/2011 Newbery Medal Winner 1991
59. The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis, audiobook completed 11/1/2011 1996 Newbery Honor Book