dear blog,
in the past i haven't been a big reader (except of blogs) but this year i was bitten by the library bug and i just can't get enough. i though i'd make a list of all the books i've read this year (that i can remember):
the giver- lois lowry
gathering blue- lois lowry
the messenger- lois lowry
the son- lois lowry
the hunger games- suzanne collins
catching fire- suzanne collins
mockingjay- suzanne collins
cry, the beloved country- alan paton
wings- aprilynne pike
spells- aprilynne pike
illusions- aprilynne pike
destined- aprilynne pike
matched- ally condie
crossed- ally condie
night- elie wiesel
the goose girl- shannon hale
enna burning- shannon hale
river secrets- shannon hale
forest born- shannon hale
austenland- shannon hale
midnight in austenland- shannon hale
the secret life of bees- sue monk kidd
the actor and the housewife- shannon hale
brave new world- aldous huxley
borrowed light- carla kelly
enduring light- carly kelly
princess academy- shannon hale
palace of stone- shannon hale
escape- carolyn jessop
bossypants- tina fey
water for elephants- sara gruen
unorthodox- deborah feldman
rumors of war- dean hughes
far from home- dean hughes
the only book i wouldn't recommend is water for elephants. other than that i mostly loved all of these books! i love how reading opens your mind to new possibilities and to other points of view. yay for reading!
love,
rochelle
p.s. i'm open to suggestions if you've read anything good lately!
I picked The Goose Girl off your list and read it in two days. I'm excited to read the rest of the books in that series. I forgot how much fun it is to read novels, and I really like Shannon Hale's writing style. I'm also going to try to read the Matched books soon. How did you like those?
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