Jaxon loves books.
My rating system
10 - Loved it!! Couldn't put it down!!
9 - Excellent!
8 - Very Good
7 - Good
6 - Above Average
5 - Average
Anything lower - Nah
* DNF - Did Not Finish
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| January favorite (#8) |
JANUARY
1. Salvage the Bones ~ by Jesmyn Ward, 2011, fiction (Mississippi), 9/10
* The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus ~ by Amy-Jill Levine, 2006, religion, DNF
2. 11/22/63 ~ by Stephen King, 2011, fiction (Maine, Texas), 9/10
3. The Paper Bag Princess: The Story Behind the Story ~ by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko, 2005 (25th anniversary edition), 9/10
4. Kindred ~ by Octavia E. Butler, 1979, fiction (Maryland), 9/10
5. Winston of Churchill: One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming ~ by Jean Davies Okimoto, 2007, children's picture book, 10/10
6. Together Alone ~ by Barbara Delinsky, 1995, fiction (Massachusetts), 8/10
7. Because of Winn-Dixie ~ by Kate DiCamilla, 2000, middle grade fiction (Florida), 8/10
8. Zeitoun ~ by Dave Eggers, 2009, history (Louisiana), 10/10
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| February favorite (#19) |
FEBRUARY
9. Room ~ by Emma Donoghue, 2010, fiction, 9/10
10. Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China ~ by Ed Young, 1989, children's fairy tale (China), 8/10
11. Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Richest Queen in Medieval Europe ~ by David Hilliam, 2005, YA biography, 7/10
12. A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver ~ by E. L. Konigsburg, 1973, YA fiction, 9/10
13. The House on Olive Street ~ by Robyn Carr, 1999, fiction, 9/10
14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ~ by Sherman Alexie, 2001, YA fiction (Washington state), 9/10
15. Defending Jacob ~ by William Landay, 2012, fiction (Massachusetts), 8/10
16. Ninety Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life ~ by Don Piper, 2004, memoir, 7/10
17. Ninth Ward ~ by Jewell Parker Rhodes, 2010, YA fiction (Louisiana), 9/10
18. Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs ~ by James Rumford, 2000, children's biography, 7/10
19. Deadline ~ by Chris Crutcher, 2007, YA fiction (Idaho), 10/10
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| March favorite (#27) |
MARCH
20. A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty ~ by Joshilyn Jackson, 2012, fiction (Mississippi), 8/10
21. The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem ~ by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, 2006, religion, 9/10
22. Betsy Red Hoodie ~ by Gail Carson Levine, 2010, children's, 7/10
23. Happily Ever After ~ by Anna Quindlen, 1997, children's, 8/10
24. Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived ~ by Rob Bell, 2011, religion, 9/10
25. Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty is the New Fifty ~ by Tracey Jackson, 2011, psychology/aging, 7/10
26. Ashfall ~ by Mike Mullin, 2011, YA fiction (Iowa, Illinois), 9/10
27. Lone Wolf ~ by Jodi Picoult, 2012, fiction, 10/10
28. Miss Rumphius ~ by Barbara Cooney, 1982, children's, 10/10
29. Before I Go to Sleep ~ by S. J. Watson, 2011, fiction, 9/10
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| April favorite (#44) |
APRIL
30. Girl Meets God ~ by Lauren F. Winner, 2002, memoir, 8/10
31. Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis ~ by Lauren F. Winner, 2012, memoir, 8/10
32. Island Boy ~ by Barbara Cooney, 1988, children's, 8/10
33. Hattie and the Wild Waves: A Story from Brooklyn ~ by Barbara Cooney, 1990, children's, 9/10
34. Kali's Song ~ by Jeanette Winter, 2012, children's, 9/10
35. Mrs. Peachtree and the Eighth Avenue Cat ~ by Erica Silverman, illustrations by Ellen Beier, 1994, children's, 9/10
36. Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea ~ by Julie Andrews Edwards, illustrated by Henry Cole, 1999, children's, 10/10
37. Last Tree in the City ~ by Peter Carnavas, 2010, children's, 8/10
38. Patience, Princess Catherine ~ by Carolyn Meyer, 2004, YA fiction (England), 9/10
39. Mary, Bloody Mary ~ by Carolyn Meyer, 1999, YA fiction (England), 9/10
40. Catalyst ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson, 2002, YA fiction, 9/10
41. I Could Tell You Stories: Sojourns in the Land of Memory ~ by Patricia Hampl, 1999, memoir writing, 8/10
42. God Is No Laughing Matter: An Artist's Observations and Objections on the Spiritual Path ~ by Julia Cameron, 2000, religion, 8/10
43. The Age of Grief ~ by Jane Smiley, 1987, fiction, 7/10
44. The Breath of God ~ by Jeffrey Small, 2011, fiction (Bhutan, India, USA), 9.5/10
45. Timothy Tugbottom Says No! ~ by Anne Tyler, illustrated by Mitra Modarressi, 2005, children's, 7/10
46. Into the Tangle of Friendship: A Memoir of the Things That Matter ~ by Beth Kephart, 2000, memoir, 8/10
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| May favorite (#60) |
MAY
47. Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings ~ edited by Marcus Borg, 1997, religion, 7/10
48. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant ~ by Anne Tyler, 1982, fiction (Maryland), 8/10
49. The Beginner's Goodbye ~ by Anne Tyler, 2012, fiction (Maryland), 8/10
50. Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt ~ by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Gary Kelley, 2009, children's biography, 9/10
51. We the Children (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School series #1) ~ by Andrew Clements, 2010, children's, 10/10
52. Fear Itself (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School series #2) ~ by Andrew Clements, 2011, children's, 9/10
53. One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages ~ by Rafe Martin, illustrated by Junko Morimoto, 1995, YA religion, 9/10
54. Close to Famous ~ by Joan Bauer, 2011, YA fiction (West Virginia), 8/10
55. The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels ~ by Thomas Cahill, 1998, history (Middle East), 9/10
56. The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade ~ by Ann Fessler, 2006, history, 9/10
57. Dead Asleep ~ by Jennifer B. White, 2011, fiction (Massachusetts), 9/10
58. Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back ~ by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent, 2010, memoir, 7/10
59. The Lady and the Unicorn ~ by Tracy Chevalier, 2004, fiction (France and Belgium), 9/10
60. Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story ~ by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor, 2009, memoir (Greece, Turkey, South Carolina, France), 9/10
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| June favorite (#68) |
JUNE
61. The Happy Room ~ by Catherine Palmer, 2002, fiction (Missouri, Kenya), 8/10
62. Nop's Trials ~ by Donald McCaig, 1984, fiction (Virginia), 9/10
63. Murder and the First Lady ~ by Elliott Roosevelt, 1984, mystery (District of Columbia), 8/10
64. I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way ~ by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins, 2009, children's, 10/10
65. That Cat Can't Stay ~ by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins, children's, 10/10
66. Carla's Sandwich ~ by Debbie Herman, illustrated by Sheila Bailey, children's, 10/10
67. The Only One Club ~ by Jane Naliboff, illustrated by Jeff Hopkins, 2004, children's, 10/10
68. Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus ~ by Robin R. Meyers, 2009, religion, 10/10
69. Victricia Malicia: Book-Loving Buccaneer ~ by Carrie L. Clickard, illustrated by Mark Meyers, 2012, children's, 9/10
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| July favorite (#72) |
JULY
70. Ten Things Your Minister Wants to Tell You (But Can't, Because He Needs the Job) ~ by Oliver "Buzz" Thomas, 2007, religion, 9/10
71. Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening ~ by Diana Butler Bass, 2012, religion, 9/10
72. So Far Away ~ by Meg Mitchell Moore, 2012, fiction (Massachusetts), 10/10
73. Embracing an Adult Faith: Marcus Borg on What it Means to Be Christian ~ by Marcus J. Borg, 2010, religion, 8/10
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| August favorite (#74) |
AUGUST
74. Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power — and How They Can Be Restored ~ by Marcus J. Borg, 2011, religion, 10/10
75. The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why ~ by Phyllis Tickle, 2008, religion, 9/10
76. The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus ~ by Robin R. Meyers, 2012, religion, 9/10
77. Proverbs of Ashes: Violence, Redemptive Suffering, and the Search for What Saves Us ~ by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker, 2001, religion, 9/10
78. A Christianity Worth Believing: Hope-Filled, Open-Armed, Alive-and-Well Faith for the Left Out, Left Behind, and Let Down in Us All ~ by Doug Pagitt, 2008, religion, 9/10
79. If the Church Were Christian: Rediscovering the Values of Jesus ~ by Philip Gulley, 2010, religion, 9/10
80. Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell ~ by John Shelby Spong, 2009, religion, 9/10
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| September favorite (#85) |
81. Word After Word After Word~ by Patricia MacLachlan, 2010, children's chapter book, 9/10
82. Grandfather's Dance ~ by Patricia MacLachlan, 2006, children's chapter book, 8/10
83. Making the World ~ by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Yoshi and Hibiki Miyazaki, 1998, children's, 9/10
84. Northwoods Cradle Song: From a Menominee Lullaby ~ by Doublas Wood, illustrated by Lisa Desimini, 1996, children's, 8/10
85. Grandad's Prayers of the Earth ~ by Douglas Wood, illustrated by P. J. Lynch, 1999, children's, 10/10
86. Miss Little's Gift ~ by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Jim Burke, 2009, children's, 9/10
87. The Secret of Saying Thanks ~ by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Greg Shed, 2005, children's, 8/10
88. A Quiet Place ~ by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Dan Andreasen, 2002, children's, 9/10
89. No One But You ~ by Douglas Wood, illustrated by P. J. Lynch, 2011, children's, 9/10
90. God, Can You Hear Me? ~ by Justine Simmons, paintings by Robert Papp, 2007, children's, 8/10
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| October favorite (#91) |
OCTOBER
91. Toes ~ by Tor Seidler, 2004, chapter book, 10/10
92. I Never Saw Paris: A Novel of the Afterlife ~ by Harry I. Freund, 2007, fiction, 9/10
NOVEMBER
93. Between the Lines ~ by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, 2012, YA fiction, 8/10
94. The Light Between Oceans ~ by M. L. Stedman, 2012, fiction (Australia), 9/10
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| November favorite (#95) |
96. A Year Without Autumn ~ by Liz Kessler, 2011, MG (middle grade) fiction, 7/10
97. Puff the Magic Dragon (with 4-song CD) ~ by Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton, illustrated by Eric Puybaret, 2007, children's, 9/10
DECEMBER
98. As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda ~ by Gail Collins, 2012, politics, 8/10
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| December favorite (#101) |
100. The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World ~ by E. L. Konigsburg, 2007, YA fiction (Florida), 7/10
101. Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about Faith, Churches, and Well-Meaning Christians ~ by Jim Henderson and Matt Casper, 2007, religion, 9/10
102. Humanism for Parents: Parenting without Religion ~ by Sean P. Curley, 2007, philosophy, 8/10