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