52 Books in 52 Weeks
The goal is to read and review 52 books in 52 weeks. One book for each week of the year. Since 52 books was a little to easy for me, I have challenged myself to read 52 books in each of the following categories: Fiction/Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Juvenile/Middle Grade Fiction. This is a list of all the books I’ve read in each category this year thus far. Click on a link to be taken to my review.
Fiction
- The Romantics by Galt Niederhoffer
- The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
- Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
- The Best Place to Be by Lesley Dorman
- Capote in Kansas by Kim Powers
- Janeology by Karen Harrington
- The Last Beach Bungalow by Jennie Nash
- When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Leper Compound by Paula Nangle
- The First Hurt, Stories by Rachel Sherman
- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
- Saturday by Ian McEwan
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (and quotes from The Alchemist)
- The Smart One by Ellen Meister
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
- Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
- Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
- The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- Sky Burial by Xinran
- The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
- Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
- Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
- The Fiction Class by Susan Breen
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
- Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee
- Austenland by Shannon Hale
- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency byAlexander McCall Smith
- What is the What by Dave Eggers
- Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Everyman by Philip Roth
- The Gift by Richard Paul Evans
- Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans
Non-Fiction
- We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch
- Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast
- I Am a Mother by Jane Clayson Johnson
- Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents by Perry W. Buffington
- Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Young Adult)
- Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine (Middle Grade)
- The Sudan Project: Rebuilding with the People of Darfur, A Young Person’s Guide by Melissa Leembrugeen (Middle Grade)
- The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur by Brian Steidle
- Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival by Jen Marlowe
- Genocide in Darfur by Janey Levy (Young Adult)
Memoir
- Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall
- Apples and Oranges, My Brother and Me, Lost and Found by Marie Brenner
- The Road of Lost Innocence, The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam
- Tears of the Desert, A Memoir of Survival in Darfur by Halima Bashir with Damien Lewis
- Of Beetles and Angels, One Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom (Juvenile)
- The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
- Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist’s Wife by Irene Spencer
- Escape by Carolyn Jessop
- Admit One: A Journey Into Film by Emmett James
- Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway
- Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer & Damiel Lewis
- We Are On Our Own by Miriam Katin
- I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson (young adult)
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
- The Translator: A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari
- Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood by Ibtisam Barakat
- Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza
- Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Young Adult Fiction
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kristen Miller
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
- The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante
- Identical by Ellen Hopkins
- Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
- I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear
- This is What I Did by Ann Dee Ellis
- Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale
- The Thirteenth Reality by James Dashner
- Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
- Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
- Messenger by Lois Lowry
- The Debs by Susan McBride
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
- Katarina by Kathryn Winter
- Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
- Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
- Sweethearts by Sara Zarr
- If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
- Behind You by Jacqueline Woodson
- Madapple by Christina Meldrum
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
- The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
- Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
- I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
- Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
- Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
- Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
- Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- My Brother’s Keeper by Patricia McCormick
- Cut by Patricia McCormick
- Sold by Patricia McCormick
Juvenile/Middle Grade Fiction
- The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis
- Quake by Joe Cottonwood
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
- A Thousand Never Evers by Shauna Burg
- The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones by Helen Hemphill
- As if Being 12 3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough My Mother is Running for President by Donna Gephart
- T4 by Ann Clare LeZotte
- The Witches by Roald Dahl
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Scwartz
- The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
- Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida
- What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman
- Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
- Clementine’s Letter by Sara Pennypacker
- The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
- Where I Live by Eileen Spinelli
- A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
- A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
- Second Grade Pig Pals by Kirby Larson
- Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman
- Are You There Go? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahlzzz
- Jimmy’s Stars by Mary Ann Rodman
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
- The Willoughby’s by Lois Lowry
- Libertad by Alma Fullerton
- Far World, Water Keep by J. Scott Savage
- The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
- The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
- Horns & Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson
- Mud City by Deborah Ellis
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
- Criss Cross by Lynn Rae Perkins
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schiltz
- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
- Sirens and Spies by Janet Taylor Lisle
- Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
- Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
- Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis
- Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
- Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
- The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
- The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
- Penny From Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
- Rules by Cynthia Lord
- The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Picture/Board Books
- The Raucous Royals by Carlyn Beccia (non-fiction)
- This is the Feast by Diane Z. Shore (non-fiction)
- Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt
- A Very Marley Christmas by John Grogan
- Santa Claus, The Worlds Number One Toy Expert by Marla Frazee
- Mrs. Claus Explains it All (At Last) Answers to Questions Real Kids Ask! by Elisabeth Claus
- Amadi’s Snowman by Katia Novet Saint-Lot
- There’s No Such Thing as Ghosts by Emmanuelle Eeckhout
- Board Books by Leslie Patricelli
- The Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery
- The Magic Kerchief by Kirby Larson
- Walk On! A Guide for Babies of All Ages by Marla Frazee
Abandoned Books
- Keeper and Kid by Edward Hardy
- X-Indian Chronicles by Thomas Yeahpau


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