April reading wrap-up

My top book of the month (April)

Books completed in April

64.  Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books ~ by Paul Collins, 2003, memoir (Wales), 8/10
65.  The Red Judge ~ by Pauline Fisk, 2005, YA fiction (Wales), 6/10
66.  The Secret of Sabrina Fludde ~ by Pauline Fisk, 2001, YA fiction (Wales), 6/10
67.  Steal Away Home ~ by Lois Ruby, 1994, YA fiction (Kansas), 9/10
68.  The Dive from Clausen's Pier ~ by Ann Packer, 2002, fiction (Wisconsin and New York), 8/10
69.  How Do I Love You? ~ by Marion Dane Bauer, 2009, children's, 9/10
70.  California Blue ~ by David Klass, 1994, YA fiction (California), 9/10
71.  Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough ~ by Ruth Pennebaker, 2011, fiction (Texas), 7/10
72.  The Grand Inquisitor ~ by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1880 (translated by Constance Garnett, 1956 edition), fiction (Spain), 8/10
73.  The Grand Inquisitor ~ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1880 (translated by David McDuff, 1993), fiction (Spain), 8/10
74.  Leeway Cottage ~ by Beth Gutcheon, 2005, fiction (Maine and Denmark), 9/10
75.  Whale Rider ~ by Witi Tame Ihimaera, 2003, YA fiction (New Zealand), 9/10
76.  Winter's Bone ~ by Daniel Woodrell, 2006, fiction (Missouri Ozarks), 8/10
77.  My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World ~ by Gilles Bachelet, 2004, children's, 10/10
78.  Raining Cats and Dogs ~ by Jane Yolen, 1993, children's, 7/10
79.  The Shell Woman and the King: A Chinese Folktale ~ by Laurence Yep, 1993, children's, 9/10
80.  Six Months to Live ~ by Lurlene McDaniel, 1985, YA fiction (Ohio), 8/10
81.  Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! : Voices from a Medieval Village ~ by Laura Amy Schlitz, 2007, children's (England), 10/10
82.  The White Darkness ~ by Geraldine McCaughrean, 2005, YA fiction (Antarctica), 8/10
83.  Domestic Pleasures ~ by Beth Gutcheon, 1991, fiction (New York), 9/10
84.  Still Missing ~ by Beth Gutcheon,  1981, fiction (Massachusetts), 9/10

By the numbers, for April and (year-to-date)

9 fiction (42)
6 YA fiction (15)
5 children's (11)
0 essays (book collection) (1)
0 graphic novels (2)
0 history (4)
1 memoir (2)
0 philosophy (1)
0 religion (4)
0 women's studies (1)
0 writing (1)
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Total =21 in April, for a total of (84) in 2011

My top book of the year (so far)

Only seven merited 10/10 ratings or 9.5/10 ratings, so far this year:

14.  If I Stay ~ by Gayle Forman, 2009, YA fiction, 10/10

23.  The Art of Racing in the Rain ~ by Garth Stein, 2008, fiction, 10/10

28.  The Year of Pleasures ~ by Elizabeth Berg, 2005, fiction (Illinois), 9.5/10

38.  Children Make Terrible Pets ~ by Peter Brown, 2010, children's picture book, 10/10

49.  Sing You Home ~ by Jodi Picoult, 2011, fiction (Rhode Island), 9.5/10

77.  My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World ~ by Gilles Bachelet, 2004, children's, 10/10

81.  Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! : Voices from a Medieval Village ~ by Laura Amy Schlitz, 2007, children's (England), 10/10

If you want to see all the titles for the year, averaging 21 books a month, click here, where I'll continue to collect that data.

MY BOOK RATING GUIDE

10 - Loved it!! Couldn't put it down!!
9 - Excellent!
8 - Very Good
7 - Good
6 - Above Average
5 - Average

Anything lower: Nah