The Perfect Wife: The Life and Choices of Laura Bush – Ann Gerhart
The Day Diana Died – Christopher P. Anderson
Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
Criss Cross – Lynne Rae Perkins
What Do You Do All Day – Amy Scheibe
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood – Anne Brashares
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America – Barbara Ehrenreich
Princess Academy – Shannon Hale
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou
The Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls
Shopaholic and Baby – Sophie Kinsella
Some Like it Haute – Julie K.L. Dam
The Men I Didn’t Marry – Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger
The Botox Diaries – Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger
Peter and the Star Catchers – Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Little Lady Agency – Hester Browne
Little Lady, Big Apple – Hester Browne
Peter and the Shadow Thieves – Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Higher Power of Lucky – Susan Patron
The Wish – Gail Carson Levine
A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L’Engle
Jacob Have I Loved – Katherine Paterson
A Single Shard – Linda Sue Park
Walk Two Moons – Sharon Creech
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – EL Konigsburg
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
Gathering Blue – Lois Lowry
The Truth (with Jokes) – Al Franken
Dedication – Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Miss American Pie: A Diary of Love, Secrets, and Growing Up in the 1970s – Margaret Sartor
London is the Best City in America – Laura Dave
Reinventing Mona – Jennifer Coburn
The Joy of Doing Things Badly: A Girl’s Guide to Love, Life and Foolish Bravery – Veronica Chambers
Cocktails for Three – Madeline Wickham
To Say Nothing of the Dog – Connie Willis
The Two Princesses of Bamarre – Gail Carson Levine
Freak the Mighty -Rodman Philbrick
The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield
Time Stops for No Mouse – Michael Hoeye
How to be Lost – Amanda Eyre Ward
The Mysterious Benedict Society – Trenton Lee Stewart
Enchantment – Orson Scott Card
Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature – Robin Brande
Project Everlasting: Two Bachelors Discover the Secrets of Americas Greatest Marriages – Mathew Boggs and Jason Miller
Rachel and Leah – Orson Scott Card
Sarah – Orson Scott Card
The Cinderella Pact – Sarah Strohmeyer
Slumming – Kristen D. Randle
Rebekah – Orson Scott Card
Almost French – Sarah Turnbull
Project Mulberry – Linda Sue Park
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal – Sarah Strohmeyer
The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives – Sarah Strohmeyer
Down the Rabbit Hole – Peter Abrahams
Bella at Midnight – Diane Stanley
Speaker for the Dead – Orson Scott Card
Double Identity – Margaret Peterson Haddix
Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery – Peter Abrahams
Crown Duel – Sherwood Smith
A Time Apart – Diane Stanley
Uglies – Scott Westerfeld
Stone Tables – Orson Scott Card
Pretties – Scott Westerfeld
Specials – Scott Westerfeld
The Amulet of Samarkand – Jonathan Stroud
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You keep track? Amazing. I love Orson Scott Card.. have you read his newest? Empire (not super-new) and…and..shoot. What’s it called? Invasive Procedures. Both really good books.
You astound me with your reading volume. Do the links mean you recommend them?
I am beyond impressed. You rock. I’m guessing your list is in the order you read them–are you going to order the list again by favorites? Because you should.
I started keeping a notebook of books I’ve read (got tired of getting part way into a book to realize I’d already read it!) I thought I read a lot, but I think you have me beat for the year! (just finished The Thirteenth Tale, like you – I liked it, but not sure I’d risk suggesting it at one of my book clubs! Twilight has caused enough controversy that I think I’m better off playing it safe!)
Oh, wow! You read a lot of books! I should really try to read more 🙂
Wow! I haven’t even heard of some of the books you read. Will look for them. About “A Wrinkle in Time” – it was written during the cold war/anticommunism era – unmistakable parallelism.
you might like the website goodreads.com
Wow, so many books! I’m impressed with how many you have got through already. I found some good suggestions to put on my Amazon list too! You’re the best!
Janssen, I’m totally impressed with your vast list of books read in 2007. You must be a speed reader! But then what else would I expect from a woman with your major?
I’m sure you don’t mind my making a hard copy of your list. I’m always looking for recommendations from people I respect and have good taste and judgment.
Quite impressive! We’ve got a little crossover in our reading lists. I’m reading The Little Lady Agency now.
You are INCREDIBLE!! I’ve read 7 books over the past 4 years…Harry Potter. I can’t believe how much you read! That’s awesome!
I feel a little dizzy now…wow.
Janssen – aren’t blogs great? I sneaked a peek at yours through Will and Julie Becks, and I am so excited! It sounds like we share the same taste in many books, and I’ve been looking for new recommendations! Hope you don’t mind the intrusion – and here are some good ones I’ve read recently (if you haven’t already read them – I haven’t seen your 2006 list…): East by Edith Pattou (my absolute favorite), Piratica and Priatica II by Tanith Lee, Gregor the Overlander and sequals by Suzzanne Collins (not as sophisticated but entertaining). Happy reading and thanks for letting me in:)