To Kill a Mockingbird

Book #108 (Unique books)
Book #9 in 2010

To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

"Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 6-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up."

April 21st to April 26th - 6 days - 323 pages

120 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

The Tomato Soup Chronicles (Re-read)

Book #8 in 2010

The Tomato Soup Chronicles
by Zephyr Goza

"The story of Raymond C. Hayes, a man who accidentally orders his own assassination, is a sarcastic and scathing dark comedy by 18 year old author Zephyr Goza. Written out of order, the tale follows the increasingly unfortunate Ray in his transition from an office number cruncher at a job he hates to being the target of a mysterious and poorly operated hit organization known only as Adventures, Inc."

April 12th to April 20th - 9 days - 195 pages

119 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Book #107 (Unique books)
Book #7 in 2010

The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J.K. Rowling

"The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales."

February 21st to March 11th - 19 days - 111 pages


118 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

The Giver

Book #106 (Unique books)
Book #6 in 2010

The Giver
by Lois Lowry

"Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."

February 8th to February 23rd - 18 days - 180 pages

117 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

A Lifetime of Secrets

A Lifetime of Secrets
complied by Frank Warren

PostSecret.

February 17th to February 21st - 5 days

I Can't Keep My Own Secrets

Book #105 (Unique books)
Book #5 in 2010

I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six Word Memoirs By Teen Famous & Obscure
edited by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith

"This is a book with nearly 800 authors (all aged thirteen to nineteen) and 800 characters (all real, as far as we know) and 800 stories (which can be read in any order). What every story has in common is that each was written about the author's own life, and that each is the exact same length: six words."

February 13th - 1 day - 184 pages

116 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

The Vampire is Just Not That Into You

Book #104 (Unique books)
Book #4 in 2010

The Vampire is Just Not That Into You
by Vlad Mezrich

"Are you in love with a vampire? Are you worried that you might not be his (blood) type? Do you wonder whether that cold stare means he isn’t interested . . . or if it’s because he’s been dead for three centuries (nothing personal)? Have you tried to coax him out of his crypt with a flash of your neck or a near-death situation that requires him to save you at the very last possible moment? Have you ever considered what it will be like to introduce him to your mother? Even though your vampire’s skin is transfixingly translucent, he can still be very hard to read. Sometimes he’s simply holding back his true feelings, resisting the urge to bite you in the chance that one day you will truly love him. And other times . . . well, he’s just not that into you. "

February 6th to February 8th - 3 days - 176 pages

115 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Love, Stargirl (Re-read)

Book #3 in 2010

Love, Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli

"Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes 'the world's longest letter' to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania."

January 25th to February 5th - 12 days - 274 pages

114 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
♥ ♥ ♥

Stargirl (Re-read)

Book #2 in 2010

Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli

"In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever."

January 22nd to January 23rd - 2 days - 186 pages

113 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
♥ ♥ ♥

The School of Essential Ingredients

Book #103 (Unique books)
Book #1 in 2010

The School of Essential Ingredients
by Erica Bauermeister

"Eight students gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen as Chef Lillian, a woman whose connection with food is both soulful and exacting, helps them to create dishes whose flavor and techniques expand beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of her students' lives."

January 9th to January 21st - 13 days - 240 pages

112 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))