Everything I've read so far this year
It's about halfway through 2005 so I'm taking count. Where applicable I tried to link reviews as well.
- Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer Chrissy's Review
- Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Chrissy's Review
- Forever : a novel by Judy Blume
- Here's to You, Rachel Robinson by Judy Blume
- Running with Scissors : a memoir by Augusten Burroughs Chrissy's Review Leila's Review
- Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Leila's Review
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Buce Coville
- The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher Leila's Review
- The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
- Boy : Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
- Going Solo : [the thrilling sequel to Boy] by Roald Dahl
- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Chrissy's Review
- Kick Me : Adventures in Adolescence by Paul Feig Chrissy's Review Leila's Review
- The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman Chrissy's Review
- The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
- Head Games by Mariah Fredricks Chrissy's Review Leila's Review
- Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos
- Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos Chrissy's Review
- Playing in Traffic by Gail Giles Chrissy's Review
- Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Geography Club by Brent Hartinger Chrissy's Review Leila's Review
- The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger
- Margaux with an X by Ron Koertge
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry Chrissy's Review
- Anastasia Again! by Lois Lowry
- Anastasia at Your Service by Lois Lowry
- Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry
- Taking Care of Terrific by Lois Lowry
- The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy Chrissy's Review
- The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty Chrissy's Review
- Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay
- Sunshine by Robin McKinley Chrissy's Review Leila's Review
- Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers
- The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit
- Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix
- The Other Side of Dark by Joan Lowery Nixon
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Chrissy's Review
- The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
- Bill Peet : an Autobiography by Bill Peet
- Sweet Miss Honeywell's revenge : a ghost story by Kathryn Reiss
- Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez Chrissy's Review Leila's Review
- Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka Chrissy's Review
- Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
- The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding Chrissy's Review
posted by Chrissy at 7/10/2005 08:10:00 PM
5 Comments:
You've been blowing through the Anastasia books, huh? I loved them so much when I was in elementary school. (Still do, of course).
What did you think of the Tolan book? I wasn't all that into it for some reason but it's been a while since reading it so I don't remember why...
Actually I can't believe how good the Anastasia books are. Anyone who bans them is a complete moron. They're well written, Anastasia's a pip, her family is really cool and functional, her parents are actual characters in the story, not just background. I mean, how much better could they be?
I dug Surviving the Applewhites. I really enjoyed the concept of a kid who always used overly dramatic action to push people away who was suddenly thrown in with a family who were ALL over dramatic and therefore he had no ability to shock them. That's a serious simpification of the story, but I enjoyed it a bit more than other adoption/foster kid stories which try to explain away anti-social behavior instead of ignoring the reasons behind it and just redirecting the attention and energy.
That's a nice take on Applewhites -- nice enough that I think I should re-read it.
I don't think that the Anastasia books could get any better. Now I want to re-read them again.
Bill Peet rules.
The Year of Ice was a great read. Though it left me wanting more...but in a good way. Like I want the next book. LOL.
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