2008

February ~ Teacher Man ~ by Frank McCourt, 2005
June ~ Thinking about Memoir ~ by Abigail Thomas, writing
June ~ Safekeeping ~ by Abigail Thomas, memoir
June ~ A Three Dog Life ~ by Abigail Thomas, memoir
June ~ Forgive Me ~ by Amanda Eyre Ward

Read for Book Buddies
Sep 2008 ~ The Freedom Writers Diary (FWD) ~ by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell, 1999
Aug 2008 ~ Suite Française (SF) ~ by Irène Némirovsky
Jul 2008 ~ Jim the Boy (JTB) ~ by Tony Earley
Jun 2008 ~ The Devil in the White City (DWC) ~ by Erik Larson
May 2008 ~ Windfalls ~ by Jean Hegland
Apr 2008 ~ The Camel Bookmobile ~ by Masha Hamilton
Mar 2008 ~ People of the Book ~ by Geraldine Brooks
Feb 2008 ~ In Lucia's Eyes ~ by Arthur Japin
Jan 2008 ~ Pictures of Hollis Woods ~ by Patricia Reilly Giff

I found this list of books I read at the end of 2008.  The photos show my favorites, though not all were ever reviewed:

Dec. 15 ~ Catherine Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman, young adult historical fiction, 1994

Dec. 16 ~ One True Thing, by Anna Quindlen, fiction, 1994
Dec. 17 ~ The Secret School, by Avi, young adult fiction, 2001

Dec. 19 ~ Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel, by Michio Kaku, physics, 2008

Dec. 21 ~ Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really DO Make a Difference, by Lynne Truss, punctuation, 2006
Dec. 24 ~ The Alpine Christmas ~ by Mary Daheim, mystery, 1993
Dec. 25 ~ Maxine: Yelling It Like It Is ~ by John M. Wagner, humor, 2001
Dec. 26 ~ Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah ~ by Richard Bach, fiction, 1977
Dec. 27 ~ We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy ~ by Maurice Sendak, children's (sort of), 1993

Dec. 28 ~ Too Bad, Ahab: Naboth's Vineyard, by Marilyn Lashbrook, children's Bible story, 1990
Dec. 29 ~ The Reincarnationist, by M. J. Rose, fiction, 2007

The lists below are in my 2007 post on Traveling in Books:

Essencia Island
2008
January ~ The Secret River ~ by Kate Grenville ~ Australia
February ~ Teacher Man ~ by Frank McCourt ~ New York, USA
March ~ The Kite Runner ~ by Khaled Hosseini ~ Afghanistan
April ~ The Hours ~ by Michael Cunningham ~ London, NYC, L.A.
May ~ The Holding ~ by Merilyn Simonds ~ Canada