books i've read january 2012

1.2.12

• Heartless by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.3.12

• The Secret Box by Barbara Lehman (PB)
• When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little Understood by Lauren Kaelin & Sophia Fraioli (A-NF)
• Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen (A)

1.4.12

• Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems (PB)
• I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems (PB)
• My Friend Is Sad by Mo Willems (PB)
• Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• The Littlest Evergreen by Henry Cole (PB)
• If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley (PB)
• My Mom Has X-Ray Vision by Angela McAllister & Alex T. Smith (PB)
• The Jewel Fish of Karnak by Graeme Base (PB)
• Fox in Love by Edward Marshall & James Marshall (PB)
• Arachne Speaks by Kate Hovey & Blair Drawson (PB)
• Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla & Amy Cordova (PB)
• What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla & Amy Cordova (PB)
• Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou & Jean-Michel Basquiat (PB)
• Eloise by Kay Thompson & Hilary Knight (PB)
  
• Bleach #37 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Power Lunch: First Course by J. Torres & Dean Trippe (GN)
• A Very Babymouse Christmas by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

1.6.12

• Little Miss Austen: Pride & Prejudice by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Little Master Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)

1.7.12

• Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees by Nancy Ross Hugo & Robert Llewellyn (A-NF)
• iZombie: Dead to the World by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)

1.8.12

• The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book by Rufus Butler Seder (PB)
• Camilla the Cupcake Fairy by Tim Bugbird & Lara Ede (PB)
• Dog Parade by Barbara Joosse & Eugene Yelchin (PB)
• Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook, & Jay Johnson (PB)
• Love the Beastie by Henrik Drescher (PB)
• Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat, Jose Aruego, & Ariane Dewey (PB)
• Letters to Anyone and Everyone by Toon Tellegen & Jessica Ahlberg (Y)
• Mr. Prickles: A Quill-Fated Love Story by Kara LaReau & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis & Jan Fearnley (PB)
• Everyone Says I Love You by Beegee Tolpa (PB)
• Big Hugs, Little Hugs by Felicia Bond (PB)
• Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid (PB)

1.11.12

• iZombie: uVampire by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)
• Jack of Fables: The End by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Tony Akins, Andrew Pepoy, Russ Braun, Dan Green, & Bill Reinhold (GN)
• That's Not My Elephant by Fiona Watt & Rachel Wells (PB)
• A Gift from Zeus: Sixteen Favorite Myths by Jeanne Steig & William Steig (Y)

1.12.12

• Sweet Tooth: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire (GN)

1.13.12

• Biscuit's Valentine's Day by Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Pat Schories (PB)
• The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey & Peter Gross (GN)

1.14.12

• Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Story by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
• Stoner Coffee Table Book by Steve Mockus (A-NF)
• Just Because You're Mine by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Frank Endersby (PB)

1.15.12

• The Witch's Heart: The Magick of Perfect Love & Perfect Trust by Christopher Penczak (A-NF)

1.16.12

• Dawn of the Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley (GN)

1.17.12

• Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Howard Fine (PB)
• Tom's Tweet by Jill Esbaum & Dan Santat (PB)

1.18.12

• Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (A)

1.20.12

• Sweet Tooth: Animal Armies by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Sweet Tooth: In Captivity by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler & Maira Kalman (YA)
• The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plot by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)
• The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)

1.21.12

• How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell (Y)
• Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Michael B. Kaplan & Stephane Jorisch (PB)
• OK Go by Carin Berger (PB)
• Little Old Big Beard and Big Young Little Beard by Remy Charlip & Tamara Rettenmund (PB)
• Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems (PB)
• Star Wars: A Scanimation Book by Rufus Butler Seder (PB)
• Smartypants (Pete in School) by Maira Kalman (PB)
• And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman (A-NF)
• Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison, Sean Murphy, Dave Stewart, & Todd Klein (GN)

1.22.12

• Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.25.12

• The Squirrel's Birthday and Other Parties by Toon Tellegen & Jessica Ahlberg (Y)
• Wanted by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.28.12

• School of Fear: The Final Exam by Gitty Daneshvari (YA)
• Dogs on Rocks by William Wegman (A-NF)
• Wet Cats by stuffonmycat.com (A-NF)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future for You by Brian K. Vaughn, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon & George Jeanty (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #5: Slayer Interrupted by Andrew Chambliss, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)

1.29.12

• Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn (A)

1.30.12

• The Books of Elsewhere: Spellbound by Jacqueline West (Y)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate by Drew Goddard, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)

1.31.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Time of Your Life by Joss Whedon, Karl Moline, & Jeph Loeb (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg, Jim Krueger, Doug Petrie, & Georges Jeanty (GN)
  

01.12 total: 83

5 young adult fiction; 42 picture books; 7 adult non fiction; 4 adult fiction; 1 manga; 18 graphic novels; 5 youth fiction; 1 comic

book summary for 2011!

2011 book total: 703

WOO HOO! I made my GoodReads goal of 500 books. :) Let's see what the break down is...

242 picture books
117 adult non fiction
91 graphic novels
81 young adult fiction
66 adult fiction
44 youth fiction
30 manga
24 youth non fiction
6 comics
2 young adult non fiction

for comparison...

2010 book total: 498

123 young adult fiction
121 picture books
100 adult non fiction
50 graphic novels
44 youth fiction
35 adult fiction
16 manga
7 young adult non fiction
2 youth non fiction

What should my 2012 goal be? I think maybe...650. :)

books i've read december 2011

12.3.11

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett (A)

12.4.11

• Sea by Mark Laita (A-NF)
• Snowed Under and Other Christmas Confusions by Serge Bloch (A)

12.6.11

• By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters (YA)

12.9.11

• An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)
• Night of the Pumpkinheads by Michael J. Rosen & Hugh McMahon (PB)
• Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn (A)

12.10.11

• Jack and Jill Went Up to Kill: A Book of Zombie Nursery Rhymes by Michael P. Spradlin (A)
• If You Give a Kid a Cookie, Will He Shut the F**k Up? by Marcy Roznick & Miranda Lemming (A)
• Advice from Dead Celebrities by A.J. Barnes & Aaron Waite (A)
• Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found by Sophie Blackall (A-NF)

12.12.11

• Spellbinder by Helen Stringer (YA)
• Grave Sight Book Two by Charlaine Harris, William Harms, & Denis Medri (GN)

12.13.11

• Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd (PB)
• The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories by hitRECord & Joseph Gordon-Levitt (A)
• Star Trek Book of Opposites by David Borgenicht (Y-NF)
• There's No Place Like Space!: All About Our Solar System, Revised Edition by Tish Rabe & Aristides Ruiz (Y-NF)
• I Wish that I Had Duck Feet by Dr. Seuss/Theo. LeSieg & B Tobey (PB)
• Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss/Theo. LeSieg & George Booth (PB)
• Habibi by Craig Thompson (GN)

12.14.11

• Strangely Familiar: Acrobats, Athletes, and Other Traveling Troupes by Michal Chelbin (A-NF)
• Bandit by Karen Rostoker-Gruber & Vincent Nguyen (PB)
• God Bless the Gargoyles by Dav Pilkey (PB)
• My Two Uncles by Judith Vigna (PB)
• The Moonglow Roll-o-Rama by Dav Pilkey (PB)
• Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh (PB)
• The Loud Book! by Deborah Underwood & Renata Liwska (PB)
• I Am So Strong by Mario Ramos (PB)
• Jingle-Jingle by Nicola Smee (PB)
• Redheads by Uwe Ditz (A-NF)
• Kiss Me! (I'm a Prince!) by Heather McLeod & Brooke Kerrigan (PB)
• What Dat?: The Great Big Uglydoll Book of Things to Look at, Search for, Point to, and Wonder About by David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim (PB)
• Gilbert the Goldfish Wants a Pet by Kelly DiPucchio & Bob Shea (PB)
• I for Imagine by Marc Riboud & Catherine Chaine (A-NF)
• The Boys from Ipanema by Frank Waldecker (A-NF)
• Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton (PB)
• The Wallflower #26 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Wallflower #27 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• Polaroids: Maplethorpe by Sylvia Wolf (A-NF)
• Sidekicks by Dan Santat (GN)

12.15.11

• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (PB)
• Shelter Puppies by Michael Kloth (A-NF)
• The Lying Game by Sara Shepard (YA)
• Vampire Knight #7 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Vampire Knight #8 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• The Small-Town Pagan's Survival Guide: How to Thrive in Any Community by Bronwen Forbes (A-NF)
• Blood Work by Kim Harrison, Pedro Maia, & Gemma Magno (GN)

12.16.11

• Vampire Knight #9 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Vampire Knight #10 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #11 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World by Shahrukh Husain & Micha Archer (Y)

12.17.11

• Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Seuss/Theo. LeSieg & Roy McKie (PB)
• Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• Ouran High School Host Club #12 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #13 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #14 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Heart and Soul: The Story of American and African Americans by Kadir Nelson (Y-NF)

12.18.11

• You Are What You Eat and Other Mealtime Hazards by Serge Bloch (A)
• Safe Baby Handling Tips by David Sopp & Kelly Sopp (A-NF)
• Ouran High School Host Club #15 by Bisco Hatori (M)

12.19.11

• Ouran High School Host Club #16 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #10 by Bisco Hatori (M)

12.20.11

• All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin (YA)

12.21.11

• Does a Bear Sh*t in the Woods?: Answers to Rhetorical Questions by Caroline Taggart (A-NF)

12.22.11

• The Books of Elsewhere: The Shadows by Jacqueline West (Y)
• Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn (A)

12.23.11

• Glee: Foreign Exchange by Sophia Lowell (YA)
• Spike Vs. Dracula by Peter David, Joe Corroney, Jeff Dalou, Bill Nichols, Mike Ratera, Zach Howard, & Nicola Scott (GN)

12.24.11

• Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann (PB)
• Purplicious by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann (PB)
• Goldilicious by Victoria Kann (PB)
• Silverlicious by Victoria Kann (PB)
• Little Golden Book Christmas Favorites by Gale Wiersum, Jane Werner, & Clement C. Moore (PB)

12.25.11

• The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill (Y)

12.26.11

• The Tickle Tree by Chae Strathie & Poly Bernatena (PB)
• Hug Time by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Home Improvement: Undead Edition edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner (A)

12.27.11

• The Familiars: Secrets of the Crown by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson (Y)

12.28.11

• The Sigh by Marjane Satrapi (GN)
• Bleach #36 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Persephone by Sally Pomme Clayton & Virginia Lee (PB)
• Kimonos by Annelore Parot (PB)
• Talk, Talk, Squawk!: A Human's Guide to Animal Communication by Nicola Davies & Neal Layton (Y-NF)
• Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris (YA)

12.29.11

• A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend by Felicity Huffman & Patricia Wolff (A-NF)
• Love, Mouserella by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Three by the Sea by Mini Grey (PB)
• Sausages by Jessica Souhami (PB)
• The Hanukkah Hop! by Erica Silverman & Steven D'Amico (PB)
• Fox and Hen Together by Beatrice Rodriguez (PB)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #4: Freefall, Part Four by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• House of Night #2 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Joshua Covey (C)
• Lightweight Littermates by Sharon Montrose (A-NF)
• My Boyfriend Is a Monster #1: I Love Him to Pieces by Evonne Tsang & Janina Gorrissen (GN)

12.30.11

• My Boyfriend Is a Monster #3: My Boyfriend Bites by Dan Jolley & Alitha E. Martinez (GN)
• Brain Camp by Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, & Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
• My Boyfriend Is a Monster #2: Made for Each Other by Paul D. Storrie & Eldon Cowgur (GN)
• DogJoy: The Happiest Dogs in the Universe by the editors of The Bark (A-NF)

12.31.11

• I'll Be Dead by the Time You Read This: The Existential Life of Animals by Romeo Alaeff (A-NF)
• Hedgehug: A Sharp Lesson in Love by Dan Pinto & Benn Sutton (PB)
• I Broke My Trunk! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems (PB)
• I Am Going! by Mo Willems (PB)
• I Am Invited to a Party! by Mo Willems (PB)
• You: A Story of Love and Friendship by Stephen Michael King (PB)
• The I Love You Book by Todd Parr (PB)
• Killer by Sara Shepard (YA)
• Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renee Russell (YA)

12.11 total: 109

11 adult fiction; 15 adult non fiction; 8 young adult fiction; 5 youth non fiction; 40 picture books; 10 graphic novels; 14 manga; 4 youth fiction; 2 comics

Filled a mini journal!

I filled up another mini journal full of books I've read. This one went from 2.16.11 to 12.15.11. :) Less than a year. 569 books. :) Sweet!

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books i've read november 2011

11.2.11

• ZooZical by Judy Sierra & Marc Brown (PB)
• Small Saul by Ashley Spires (PB)
• Ferret Fun by Karen Rostoker-Gruber & Paul Ratz de Tagyos (PB)
• Edwin Speaks Up by April Stevens & Sophie Blackall (PB)

11.3.11

• Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy edited by Ellen Datlow (A)

11.4.11

• Menagerie by Sharon Montrose (A-NF)
• Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Duck & Goose: It's Time for Christmas! by Tad Hills (PB)
• That's Not My Reindeer by Fiona Watts & Rachel Wells (PB)
• That's Not My Snowman by Fiona Watts & Rachel Wells (PB)
• Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs by Marcia Williams (Y-NF)
• Magic Trixie Sleeps Over by Jill Thompson (GN)
• Level Up by Gene Luen Yang & Thien Pham (GN)

11.6.11

• Wreck the Halls: Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive" by Jen Yates (A-NF)
• Hot Guys and Baby Animals by Audrey Khuner & Carolyn Newman (A-NF)
• Cat Vs. Human by Yasmine Surovec (GN)
• It's a Little Book by Lane Smith (PB)

11.7.11

• Tales of Mystery and Madness by Edgar Allan Poe & Gris Grimly (A)
• Joan of Arc by Demi (Y-NF)
• Johnny Boo and the Happy Apples by James Kochalka (GN)

11.10.11

• Blood Ties by Mari Mancusi (YA)

11.11.11

• Bent Object of My Affection: The Twists and Turns of Love by Terry Border (A)
• Unicorn Being a Jerk by C.W. Moss (A)
• More Badder Grammar! by Sharon Eliza Nichols (A-NF)
• The Night Pirates by Peter Harris & Deborah Alluright (PB)

11.13.11

• The Vampire Diaries, Stefan's Diaries, Vol. 2: Bloodlust by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson, & Julie Plec (YA)
• A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer & P.D. Eastman (PB)
• Sneakers, the Seaside Cat by Margaret Wise Brown & Anne Mortimer (PB)
• Goodnight iPad by Ann Droyd (PB)
• How 2 Be Awsum: A LOLcat Guide 2 Life by Professor Happycat & icanhascheezburger.com (A-NF)
• Awkward Family Pet Photos by Mike Bender & Doug Chernack (A-NF)

11.16.11

• Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• Shakespeare's Trollop by Charlaine Harris (A)

11.17.11

• And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, & Henry Cole (PB)

11.18.11

• The Afterlife by Gary Soto (YA)
• I'm Here by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott (PB)
• Foxy and Egg by Alex T. Smith (PB)
• The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by Margaret McNamara & Mark Fearing (PB)
• Zero by Kathryn Otoshi (PB)
• Otis and the Tornado by Loren Long (PB)
• Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan (PB)
• Bear in Long Underwear by Todd H. Doodler (PB)
• Glee: The Beginning by Sophia Lowell (YA)
• The Complete Cats in the Sun by Hans Silvester (A-NF)
• Inkfoot by Michael Dahl (Y)

11.19.11

• Destined by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)

11.20.11

• Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie (PB)
• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (PB)
• Mean Soup by Betsy Everitt (PB)
• How Not to Become a Little Old Lady by Mary McHugh (A-NF)
• House of Night #1 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Karl Kerschl (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #3: Freefall Part 3 by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)

11.22.11

• Poindexter Makes a Friend by Mike Twohy (PB)
• You Can't Eat a Princess! by Gillian Rogerson & Sarah McIntyre (PB)
• Grandpa Green by Lane Smith (PB)
• The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (YA)

11.24.11

• Planet Cat: A Cat-alog by Sandra Choron, Harry Choron, & Arden Moore (A-NF)
• Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris (A)

11.25.11

• The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney (PB)
• I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss (PB)

11.26.11

• The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle (PB)
• Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley (YA)

11.27.11

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney (Y)

11.28.11

• Beauty and the Squat Bears by Emile Bravo (PB)
• Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger (Y)
• Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave Roman (GN)

11.30.11

• Pandora Gets Angry by Carolyn Hennesy (Y)
• Binky Under Pressure by Ashley Spires (GN)
• Dungeon: Duck Heart by Joann Sfar & Lewis Trondheim (GN)
• Lark by Tracey Porter (YA)

11.11 total: 74

35 picture books; 7 adult fiction; 9 adult non fiction; 2 youth non fiction; 7 graphic novels; 8 young adult fiction; 4 youth fiction; 2 comics

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