Last School Year's Reads

Books From Last School Year

Last school year (2011-12), I read 104 books. Crazy, right!?! I am NOT up for reviewing them all ;), but will hopefully review some. Here is a list of most of the books, along with a quick rating from 1-10 (10=best, 1=worst), along with recommended ages of interest. They are all different genres, reading levels, and lengths. Keep in mind: I read all these books when I was eleven and twelve, so I rated some down because I was too old for them, but younger readers might enjoy           them more. Hope you get some suggestions of good novels, and look for reviews on some of the books coming soon!

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, 9, ages 11+
• The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (sequel to The Golden Compass), 8, ages 11+
• Tangerine by Edward Bloor, 4, boys ages 10-13
• Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata, 8, girls ages 9-13
• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, 9.9, ages 11+
• Ophelia by Lisa Klein, 9, girls ages 11-15
• Shipwreck, Survival, and Escape by Gordon Korman, 7.5, ages 9-12
• Airborn by Kenneth Oppel, 8, ages 11-14
• The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick, 6.5, girls ages 9-10
• Janey's Girl by Gayle Friesen, 9.5, girls ages 10-13
• Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix, 9.5, ages 10-14
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, 10, ages 11+ (see review)
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, 10, ages 11+
• Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix, 9, ages 10-14
• Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson, 3.5, girls 10-12
• The Mystery of the Third Lucretia by Susan Runholt, 9, girls 11-14
• Uglies by Scott Westerfield, 8, ages 11-14
• Moon Over Manifest  by Claire Vanderpool, 7.5, girls 10-13
• Come Juneteenth by Ann Rinaldi, 8.5, girls 12-14
• The Demon King by Cinda Williams, 9.5, ages 12-16
• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, 7, ages 11-13
• Matched by Ally Condie, 9, girls 11-16
• Crossed by Ally Condie (sequel to Matched), 8, girls 11-16
• The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams (sequel to The Demon King), 9.5, ages 12-16
• The Grey Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams (sequel to The Exiled Queen), 9.5, ages 12-16
• Pretties by Scott Westerfield (sequel to Uglies), 7, girls 11-14
• Specials by Scott Westerfield (sequel to Pretties), 4, girls 11-14
• Extras by Scott Westerfield (sequel to Specials), 7, girls 11-14
• Gateway by Sharon Shinn, 7, girls 12-15
• On the Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman, girls 11-14
• The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman (sequel to The Subtle Knife), 7.5, ages 12+
• Thirteen Days To Midnight by Patrick Carman, 6, ages 12+
• Kingdom Keepers books 1-4 by Ridley Pearson, 8, ages 8-12
• Cold Cereal by Adam Rex, 7, ages 9-12
• Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer, 8.5, girls 11-13
• Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott, 7.5, girls 11-14
• Prophency of the Sisters by Michelle Zink, 6.5, girls 12-15
• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, 4.5, girls 9-11
• The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson, 5, girls 8-11
• Miss Penegrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, 8, ages 12-15
• Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George, 9, girls 11-14
• The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson, 7.5, girls 12-16
• Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson, 6, ages 9-12
• Fever Crumb by Phillip Reeve, 8, ages 10-14
• When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, 8.5, ages 9-12
• The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy, 8, girls 10-14
• Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, 8.5, ages 11-14
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, 8.5, ages 10-15
• Enola Holmes: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer, 7, girls 8-11
• Enola Holmes Mysteries (series) by Nancy Springer, 7, girls 8-11
• Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones, 7.5, girls 10-13
• Beswitched by Kate Saunders, 8.5, girls 10-13
• Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George (sequel to Princess of the Midnight Ball), 9, girls 11-14
• Harris and Me by Gary Paulson, 2, boys 8-10
• The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, 7.5, ages 11-14
• No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman, 6, ages 9-11
• The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, 8, girls 10-14
• Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Sailsbury, 7.5, ages 10-13
• How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulson (had to read for a school project), 1, not recommended
• Cecile: Gates of Gold by Mary Casanova, 7.5, girls 9-12
• Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce, 9, girls 11-14
• The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman, 9, ages 11-14
• Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson, 9, girls 10+
• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, 8.5, girls 10+
• Aurelia by Anne Osterlund, 9, girls 11-14
• Switched by Amanda Hocking, 8.5, girls 12-16
• Radiant Girl by Andrea White, 4, girls 11-13
• Torn by Amanda Hocking (sequel to Switched), 9, girls 12-16
• Divergent by Veronica Roth, 9.5, ages 12+
• Legacy by Cayla Kluver, 9.5, girls 12-16
• Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce, 9, ages 11-15
• Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce (sequel to Wild Magic), 7.5, ages 11-15
• Allegiance by Cayla Kluver (sequel to Legacy), 9.5, girls 12-16
• A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, 8, girls 12-16
• The Season by Sarah MacLean, 9, girls 11-15
• Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, 8, girls 11-15
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner, 9, ages 11-15
• And Only To Decieve by Tasha Alexander, 7.5, ages 12+
• Ever by Gail Carson Levine, 8, girls 12-14
• Sapphique by Catherine Fisher (sequel to Incarceron), 9, ages 12-14