1. Mansfield Park – Jane Austen
2. Marley and Me – John Grogan
3. The Listener – Terri Blackstock
4. The Ultimate Gift – Jim Stovall
5. Letters For Emily – Camron Wright
6. The Gifted – Terri Blackstock
7. Keeping Faith – Jodi Picoult
8. Ella Minnow Pea – Mark Dunn
9. Lost Horizon – James Hilton
10. My Name is Asher Lev – Chiam Potok
11. Uglies – Scott Westerfeld
12. Elsewhere – Gabrielle Zevin
13. A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens
14. Pretties – Scott Westerfeld
15. Specials – Scott Westerfeld
16. Extras – Scott Westerfeld
17. The Host – Stephenie Meyers
18. I Heard the Owl Call My Name – Margaret Craven
19. The Giver – Lois Lowry
20. Gathering Blue – Lois Lowry
21. Messenger – Lois Lowry
22. The Guardian – Nicholas Sparks
23. Perfect Match – Jodi Picoult
24. Forever in Blue – Ann Brashares
25. Pope Joan – Donna Woolfolk Cross
26. Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen
27. The Last Summer (of You and Me) – Ann Brashares
28. The Secret – Rhonda Byrne
29. The Red Badge of Courage – Stephen Crane
30. The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck
31. Oxygen – Carol Cassella
32. The Magician’s Nephew – C. S. Lewis
33. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe – C. S. Lewis
34. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyers
35. The Horse and His Boy – C. S. Lewis
36. Prince Caspian – C. S. Lewis
37. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – C. S. Lewis
38. Poppy and Rye – Avi
39. The Silver Chair – C. S. Lewis
40. The Last Battle – C. S. Lewis
41. Gossamer – Lois Lowry
42. Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky
43. Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
44. The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
45. The Homework Machine – Dan Gutman
46. Beautiful Boy – David Sheff
47. A Thread of Grace – Mary Doria Russell
48. The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield
49. The Worst Best School Year Ever – Barbara Robinson
50. The Quiet Little Woman: A Christmas Story – Louisa May Alcott
51. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J. K. Rowling
52. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J. K. Rowling
53. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J. K. Rowling
54. No Talking – Andrew Clements
55. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J. K. Rowling
Some were read alouds with the kids. Some were for book club. I think my favorite one this year was, The Grapes of Wrath. I have never read it before and I really enjoyed it. So sad, SO SAD, but really good.
