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Monday, December 26, 2011

Top Books of 2011

Hosted at The Broke and Bookish
Top Ten Tuesday: 
The favorite books I read in 2011 (in alphabetical order)
  • Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson---the best romance/travel book of the year. (YA)
  • Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery---Everyone told me that I would love this classic and they were right. (YA)
  • Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys---I will be shocked if this book doesn't win some YA Book award this year it is that good. (YA)
  • The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan---of all the books I read this year I had more activities around this book which included three book club discussions and attending a program where the author spoke about the book. This was my husbands favorite book of the year. (Nonfiction)
  • Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese---this is the book I tell my friends to read if they ask me for a recommendation.
  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor---this is clutch-the-book-to-chest good. (YA)
  • A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett---this is the first book I have read in the Discworld series and my first by this amazing author. (YA)
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglass Adams---this book is seriously one of the funniest books I have ever read in my life; a natural for a cult following. I am now in that cult!
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot---this book and the topic of immortal cells is fascinating. (Nonfiction)
  • Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey---this coming-of-age, mystery, historical, romance has it all. Not an easy book to read but so rewarding.
  • The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan---written in the style of a dictionary I was captivated by it's style and sparseness.
  • A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness---this book defies categorization.  Just read it and you'll see why it is n my list of top books for the year.
  • Mudbound by Hillary Jordan---similar to the very popular The Help, this book looked racism square in the eyes. It was an excellent book club selection.
  • Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster---I know the target audience for this book is a lot younger than me, but I am seriously in love with this book and think everyone should read every five years or so for life. (Junior)
  • Stolen by Lucy Christopher---this was a Printz Honor book winner. Something about this book grabbed me and wouldn't let go. (YA)

What were your favorite books of 2011?
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