2016 Books

I have set no lofty goals for myself this year! No 75 books in a year.  Nope.   I do plan to read books.  I'll pick up what interests me at the library or book stores and review them on my blog.  This will be the ultimate home to my list of books for this year.  I'm looking forward to a year of finding new friends on the library shelves this year!

(While I don't promise 75 books, I do promise an eclectic year of reading... from history, to biography, to fantasy, I promise to cover a lot of ground!)

1) A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Author: Jimmy Carter
My Review: A Full Life 


2) The Repurposed Library: 33 Craft Projects That Give Old Books New Life
Author: Lisa Occhipinti
My Review: A Repurposed Library


3) Empire of Tea: The Asian Leaf that Conquered the World
Author: Markman Ellis, Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger
My Review: Empire of Tea


4) Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
My Review: Divergent


5) Born of Betrayal
Author: Sherilynn Kenyon
My Review: Born of Betrayal

6) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
My Review: Harry Potter

7) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author: J.K. Rowling

8) House of Cards
Author: Michael Dobbs
My Review: House of Cards

19) The Sleeper and the Spindle
Author: Neil Gaiman
Illustrator: Chris Riddell
My Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle

20) Not Your Mother's Make Ahead and Freeze Cookbook
Author: Jessica Fisher
My Review: Not Your Mother's Make Ahead and Freeze Cookbook

21) The Curious Cat Spy Club
Author: Linda Joy Singleton
I posted this review on my "Books for Teens" blog.
The link is here:  The Curious Cat Spy Club

22) Supernotes, A Thriller
Author: Agent Kasper and Luigi Carletti
My Review: Supernotes

23) The Jedi Doth Return
Ian Doescher 
My Review: The Jedi Doth Return

24) The Dinosaur Hunter's Handbook
(Children's Book)
Scott Forbes
My Review: The Dinosaur Hunter's Handbook


25) The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
(Children's Book)
Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick
My Review: The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

26) The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
My Review:  The Name of the Wind

27) My Near Death Adventures (99% True!)
Alison DeCamp
My Review on my Books for Teens Blog: My Near Death Adventures

28) How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
Eugenia Cheng
My Review: How to Bake Pi

29) I Am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban.
Author: Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
My Review: I Am Malala

30) Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow
Author: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
My Review: Growing up in Hitler's Shadow

31) Vegan Bowl Attack!  More than 100 Main Dish Meals Packed With Plant Based Power
Author: Jackie Sobon

32) Skullduggery Pleasant
Author: Derek Landy

33) Tricky Twenty Two
Author: Janet Evanovich

34) Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Author: Kate DiCamillo

35) The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Author: Tom Angleberger

36) Brown Girl Dreaming
Author: Jacqueline Woodson

37) Girl on a Train
Author: A.J. Waines
My Review: Girl on a Train

38) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Author: Alan Bradley

39) The Map Trap
Author: Andrew Clements

40) Gone Crazy in Alabama
Author: Rita-Williams Garcia

41) The Girl on the Train
Author: Paula Hawkins
My Review: The Girl on the Train


42) Ellie's Story: A Dog's Purpose Novel
Author: W. Bruce Cameron

43) Took: A Ghost Story
Author: Mary Downing Hahn

44) The War that Saved My Life
Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

45) Fuzzy Mud
Louis Sachar

46) The Crossover
Author: Kwame Alexander

47) Cosmic
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce

48) I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be your Class President
Author: Josh Leib

49) Zoobreak
Author: Gordon Korman

50) The Detective's Assistant
Author: Kate Hannigan

51) Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon
Author: Kate DiCamillo

52) The Cure for Catastrophe
Author: Robert Muir Wood

53) The Mason Jar Cookbook: 60 Healthy and Portable Meals
Author: Amy Fazio

54) The Underground Railroad
Author: Colson Whitehead
My Review: The Underground Railroad

55) Stella by Starlight
Author: Sharon Draper
My Review: Stella by Starlight

56) Bone Gap
Author: Laura Ruby
My Review on my Books for Teens Blog:  Bone Gap 

57) The Year Without a Purchase
Author: Scott Dannemiller

58) Captain Nobody
Author: Dean Pitchford

59) Outlander
Author: Diana Gabaldon