Three Quarters of the Way Through

• Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
Still conflicted on this book. It just wasn't quite what I wanted. 

• Rumors - Anna Godbersen
I LOVED this series. I am DYING for the last one to come out! 

• Envy - Anna Godbersen
This one is not quite as good as the first two, but still fun. 

• Fire - Kristin Cashore
This is one of the best books I've read so far this year.

• Academy 7 - Anne Osterlund
Still Star-Warsy. 

• This Lullaby - Sarah Dessen
I will never stop loving Sarah Dessen 

• Keeping the Moon - Sarah Dessen
Probably my least favorite of her books, except maybe That Summer. 

• Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Ockler
  
This book was a crushing disappointment. 

• The Finishing Touches - Hester Browne
Fine, but forgettable. 

• One Lonely Degree - C.K. Kelly Martin
Bleck, too depressing. 

• Catching Fire - Suzanne Cullins
There are not words to show my devotion. 

• Feathers -Jacqueline Woodson
This book fell a bit flat for me; I need to read one of her other books. 

• The Lemonade War - Jacqueline Davies
Not my favorite either. The Massachusetts Children's Book Award and I got off to a bit of a rocky start. 

• Another Faust - Daniel Nayeri
Too weird. Just. . .too weird. 

• When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
A book I meant to write about - funny, smart, and completely engrossing. Clearly, I never did, though. 

• The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
This one deserved the hype. I feel oddly awesome to have finally read it. 

• Small Steps - Louis Sachar
This is a rather flat follow-up to the absolutely amazing Holes. 

• The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Han
Another one that had me frantically Googling the release date of the sequel. 

• Fairy Tale - Cyn Balog
Tried too hard. 

• Life with Picasso - Francoise Gilot
I still cannot believe I managed to read this whole book. 

• Downtown Chic: Designing Your Dream Home: from Wreck to Ravishing - Robert Novogratz
I want a garage door in my kitchen.

• Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella
Maybe my favorite Sophie Kinsella now. I kept forcing Bart to listen to me read parts aloud, while I HOWLED with laughter. 

• Practice Makes Perfect - Julia James
Romance. Definitely romance. 

• Banker - Dick Francis
I need to read something else by him, since this book was phenomenal. 

• Valley of Fire - Janet Cox
Total Mormon chick-lit. Loved every page. 

• Radiant Darkness - Emily Whitman
Surprisingly memorable. 

• Fade to Blue - Sean Beaudoin
This book was so weird. As in, I literally had no idea what had happened when I closed the book. I was just so glad it was done. 

• The Hunger Games - Suzanne Cullins
Just as good the second time. I can't wait to read Catching Fire to Bart. 

• Hate List - Jennifer Brown
  
This book was just marvelous. It deserves the hype it's getting. 

• Once Was Lost - Sara Zarr
A terrific Sara Zarr book - maybe my favorite so far. 

• Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
Bless you people who tuld me you hated this book too. I feel so much less alone. 

• On the Wings of Heroes - Richard Peck
Richard Peck, your books are just too good for words. Not that that stops me. I forgive you for telling teachers to pass out vocab lists when they read aloud.

• Princess Ben: Being a Wholly Truthful Account of her Various Discoveries and Misadventures, Recounted to the Best of her Recollection, in Four Parts - Catherine Gilbert Murdock
This book dragged on and on. It gave me no hint of how awesome her other books would be. 

• Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie - David Lubar
A fun audio book. Kind of cheesy. 

• Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Holy cow, I loved this book (pun unintended but appreciated). 

• Swindle - Gordon Korman
My students LOVED this book. A total winner. 

• The Off Season - Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Even BETTER than the first one. I am shaking with excitement about the third one. 

• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
So lovely. So glad to have read it. 

• Judy Moody - Megan McDonald
I can see why these are popular - very cute and fun. 

• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo
I was biased against this book going in, but it won me over in spite of myself. Darling. 

• Billy the Fish - Charlie James
Funnyish but too weird and didn't have a strong enough plot. 

• Flygirl - Sherri L. Smith
Great YA historical fiction. 

• Goldengrove - Francine Prose
Much different and better than I expected. 

• Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus - Barbara Park
Having been around elementary schoul students for a month now, this book rings pretty true. 

• The Fairy-Tale Detectives - Michael Buckley
I so wanted to love this. Instead I just liked it. 

• The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein
  
Bizarre, but semi-charming.