Books of 2012

[Rosetta]

So, since the beginning of the year, I've been documenting the books I've read. These are books I planned on reading, picked up while babysitting or read sporadically. All of them were fantastic. I was shooting for 50 books, but, if you note the months, junior year got in the way. Enjoy! I suggest them all to you all of you!

* indicates a new book that I've never read.

1. Jan. The Virgin Suicides *
2. Jan. The Fault in Our Stars *
3. Jan. Diary of Wimpy Kind: Cabin Fever *
4. Jan. Lord of the Flies *
5. Jan. Everwild *
6. Jan. Fahrenheit 451 *
7. Jan. The Hunger Games
8. Jan-Feb. Catching Fire
9. Feb. Mockingjay
10. Feb. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
11. Feb. Everfound *
12. Feb. Fight Club *
13. Feb. The Future of Us *
14. Feb. The Mockingbirds *
15. Mar. An Abundance of Katherines *
16. Mar. Variant *
17. Mar. Mrs. Peregrine’s Academy for Peculiar Children *
18. Apr. Unwind
19. Apr. Julius Caesar *
20. May. The Great Gatsby *
21. May. A Night to Remember *
22. May. The Scorpio Races *
23. June. Divergent *
24. June. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
25. June. Diary of a Young Girl: Voyage on the Titanic
26. June. The Adoration of Jenna Fox *
27. June. Go Ask Alice *
28. Jul. Brave New World *
29. Jul. Leviathan *
30. Jul. A Game of Thrones *
31. Jul. A Clash of Kings *
32. Aug. The Scarlet Letter *
33. Aug. Summer School? What Genius Thought of That? *
34. Sept. A Storm of Swords *
35. Oct. Medea *
36. Nov. A Doll’s House *
37. Dec. Ella Enchanted
38. Dec. Perfume *

Currently reading: In Cold Blood, Assorted Stories (Chekhov).


On the list for 2013: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, A Feast for Crows, A Dance With Dragons, The Time Keeper, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, etc.

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[Skylar]

these are all great!

my list includes but is not limited to:

• The Fault in Our Stars
  
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
  
• Ask the Passengers
  
• Please Ignore Vera Dietz
  
• The Perks of Being A Wallflower
  
• Stoner & Spaz
  
• The Book Thief
  
• Claws
  
• The Casual Vacancy
  
• Where Things Come Back
  
• Jasper Jones
  
• The Letter Q
  
• Legend
  
• Colin Fischer (or something of the sort)
  
• I Am The Messenger
  
• The Glass House
  

Maybe more, but that's what I could think of at 4:24 in the morning!

[ali]

I only read about 4 books this year THE SHAME and they included-

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[Oogie]

I can't remember what I've read this year (not as much as you but not too far off, I think [YAY KINDLE]) but I really like this idea and intend to employ it for 2013.

[arx!!]

I'd like to thank my wonderful kindle for being so wonderful and letting me read all these wonderful and some not so wonderful books <3 Note that I re-read a few of these for my enjoyment ^^

- Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude
- A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury
- The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen
- The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
- Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman and John Scalzi
- Fever by Lauren DeStefano
- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
- Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo
- The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
- City of Bones (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare
- Easy by Tammara Webber
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
- The Selection by Kiera Cass
- Friends Forever by Danielle Steel
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand
- The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh* (This was probably my favorite <3)
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
- Matched by Ally Condie
- Crossed by Ally Condie
- Reached by Ally Condie
- The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

SCHOOL: The Scarlet Letter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn so far

Currently reading: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Looking forward to reading: Wonder by R. J. Palacio, Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker, Requiem by Lauren Oliver, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, The Pact by Jodi Piccoult, Sever by Lauren DeStefano, omgeesh there are a lot more but if I don't stop now the list will be way too long xD

[Danny]

lllllaaattteeee.

I'm going off the top of my head here, so I apologize if I forget a few.

• The Fault in Our Stars
  
• Looking for Alaska
  
• Paper Towns
  
• An Abundance of Katherines
  
• All the Way
  
• The Future of Us
  
• The Hunger Games
  
• Catching Fire
  
• Mockingjay
  
• Divergent
  
• Matched
  
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  
• Variant
  
• Unwind
  
• Lucy in the Sky
  
• Full Tilt
  
• Tilt
  
• When Lightening Strikes
  
• Code Name Cassandra
  
• Safe House
  
• Sanctuary
  
• Miss You
  
• Tangerine
  
• Nipper
  
• Twenty and Ten
  

Yeah, probably loads and loads more, but I can't remember.

[#lincoln]

this is a list of some recent books i've read that really left an impression. so basically bad books aren't on the list and some of the books might be from before 2012.

the mysterious benedict society 1-3.
james patterson. everything.
i am number four.
to kill a mockingbird. (only good school book i've read)
the kane series.
new percy jackson series.
alex rider series. (a few years back)
the pushcart war.
john grisham. a bunch of stuff.
and probably some other things that i'm forgetting at the moment.

current reads: some more john grisham and james patterson, jeff rovin, j.a. jance, tom clancy, and ken follett, where a dobdob meets a dikdik, and a buttload of national geographic.