JANUARY
1. Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan ~ by Jeanette Winter, 2009, children's (Afghanistan), 8/10
2. Donut Days ~ by Lara Zielin, 2009, YA fiction, 8/10
3. The Breadwinner ~ by Deborah Ellis, 2001, YA fiction (Afghanistan), 10/10
4. Parvana's Journey ~ by Deborah Ellis, 2002, YA fiction, 9/10
5. Mud City ~ by Deborah Ellis, 2003, YA fiction, 9/10
6. Paula Bunyan ~ by Phyllis Root, 2009, children's, 7/10
7. Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt ~ by Patricia C. McKissack, 2008, children's, 7/10
8. The War Against Women ~ by Marilyn French, 1992, women's studies, 8/10
9. The Gate to Women's Country ~ by Sheri S. Tepper, 1988, fiction, 8/10
10. When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present ~ by Gail Collins, 2009, women's studies, 10/10
11. Women's Rights ~ by Janet Stevenson, 1972, women's studies, 7/10
12. The Report Card ~ by Andrew Clements, 2004, children's, 9/10
13. Thank You, Amelia Bedelia ~ by Peggy Parish, 1964, children's, 7/10
14. Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying ~ by Barbara Park, 1994, children's, 7/10
15. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream ~ by Tanya Lee Stone, 2008, YA history, 8/10
16. A Room of One's Own ~ by Virginia Woolf, 1929, women's studies, 9/10
17. Amanda/Miranda ~ by Richard Peck, 1980 and 1999, fiction, 9/10
18. Remarkable Creatures ~ Tracy Chevalier, 2010, fiction, 9/10
FEBRUARY
19. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide ~ by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, 2009, women's studies, 8/10
20. Falling Angels ~ by Tracy Chevalier, 2001, fiction, 7/10
21. The Invisible Mountain ~ by Carolina de Robertis, 2009, fiction, 8/10
22. Margaret Knight: Girl Inventor ~ by Marlene Targ Brill, 2001, children's, 9/10
23. The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir ~ by Patricia Harman, 2008, memoir, 7/10
24. Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson, 2002, children's, 10/10
25. Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea ~ Sy Montgomery, 2006, children's (New Guinea), 8/10
26. Eve's Daughters: The Forbidden Heroism of Women ~ by Miriam F. Polster, 1992, psychology
27. Father Melancholy's Daughter ~ by Gail Godwin, 1991, fiction
28. Evensong ~ by Gail Godwin, 1999, fiction, 10/10
MARCH
29. Beezus and Ramona ~ by Beverly Cleary, 1955, children's, 8/10
30. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon ~ by Grace Lin, 2009, children's, 9/10
31. Extracts from Adam's Diary: Translated from the original MS. ~ by Mark Twain, 1904, fiction, 8/10
32. Eve's Diary: Translated from the original MS. ~ by Mark Twain, 1906, fiction, 8/10
33. When You Reach Me ~ by Rebecca Stead, 2009, YA fiction
34. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1) ~ by Carolyn Keene, 1930 (1987 edition), YA fiction
35. The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew) ~ by Carolyn Keene, 1930 (1959 edition), YA fiction
36. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson, 2008, children's, 7/10
37. Wait for Me ~ by An Na, 2006, YA fiction
38. Olive Kitteridge ~ by Elizabeth Strout, 2008, fiction
39. The Help ~ by Kathryn Stockett, 2009, fiction
40. The American Heiress ~ by Dorothy Eden, 1980, fiction, 6/10
41. The Wives of Henry Oades ~ by Johanna Moran, 2010, fiction
42. Out of My Mind ~ by Sharon M. Draper, 2010, YA fiction, 9/10
APRIL
43. The Glass Castle ~ by Jeannette Walls, 2005, memoir
44. My Name is Phillis Wheatley: A Story of Slavery and Freedom ~ by Afua Cooper, 2009, historical fiction
45. Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel ~ by Jeannette Walls, 2009, historical fiction
46. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith ~ by Deborah Heiligman, 2009, history, 9/10
47. Robert's Snowflakes ~ by Grace Lin, 2005, children's
48. Kite Flying ~ by Grace Lin, 2002, children's
49. Fortune Cookie Fortunes ~ by Grace Lin, 2004, children's
50. The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale ~ by Grace Lin, children's, 9/10
51. Lissy's Friends ~ by Grace Lin, 2007, children's, 9/10
52. Robert's Snow ~ by Grace Lin, 2004, children's
53. Bringing in the New Year ~ by Grace Lin, 2008, children's
54. The Ugly Vegetables ~ by Grace Lin, 1999, children's
55. The Writing on My Forehead ~ by Nafisa Haji, 2009, fiction
56. Change Baby ~ by June Spence, 2004, fiction
57. Keeping Corner ~ by Kashmira Shath, 2007, fiction
58. The Postmistress ~ by Sarah Blake, 2010, fiction
59. House Rules ~ by Jodi Picoult, 2010, fiction, 10/10
60. Trial by Journal ~ by Kate Klise, ill. by M. Sarah Klise, 2001, YA fiction, 6/10
MAY
61. Full, Full, Full of Love ~ by Trish Cooke, 2003, children's, 10/10
62. Bare Your Soul: The Thinking Girl's Guide to Enlightenment ~ edited by Angela Watrous, 2002, essays/women's studies
63. Clone Codes ~ by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, and John McKissack, 2010, YA fiction
64. Chains ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson, 2008, YA fiction, 9/10
65. Look Again ~ by Lisa Scottoline, 2009, fiction, 9/10
66. I Am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced ~ by Nujood Ali, 2010, memoir, 8/10
67. How to Make Money with Your Garage Sale ~ by Ryan Petty, 1981, self-help
68. The Smoke Jumper ~ by Nicholas Evans, 2001, fiction, "nah"
69. Girls Will Be Girls ~ by Franklin Folger, 1963, cartoons
70. The Cougar Club ~ by Susan McBride, 2010, fiction, "nah"
JUNE
71. 75 Years: A History of East Lake United Methodist Church, 1908-1983 ~ by Bonnie Setliffe Jacobs, 1983, history
72. Shanghai Girls ~ by Lisa See, 2009, fiction, 7/10
73. Every Last One ~ by Anna Quindlen, 2010, fiction, 8/10
74. The Road Taken ~ by Rona Jaffe, 2000, fiction, 7/10
75. Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Maya ~ by Leonard Everett Fisher, 1999, children's history
76. Daughter of God ~ by Lewis Perdue, 2000, fiction, "nah"
77. Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change ~ by Elizabeth Kolbert, 2006, NF, 9/10
JULY
78. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ ~ by Philip Pullman, 2010, fiction, "nah"
79. Two Rivers ~ by T. Greenwood, 2009, fiction, 7/10
80. The Gnostic Gospels ~ by Elaine Pagels, 1979, religion, 10/10
81. Summer's End ~ by Audrey Couloumbis, 2005, YA fiction, 8/10
82. Wintergirls ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson, 2009, YA fiction
83. The Brother of Jesus and the Lost Teachings of Christianity ~ by Jeffrey J. Butz, 2005, religion
84. Ice ~ by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1995, YA fiction
85. Multiple Choice ~ by Claire Cook, 2004, fiction
86. Wildwood ~ by Drusilla Campbell, 2003, fiction, 10/10
AUGUST
87. The Patron Saint of Liars ~ by Ann Patchett, 1992, fiction
88. Summer People ~ by Brian Groh, 2007, fiction
89. Day After Night ~ by Anita Diamant, 2009, fiction
90. The Day After Tomorrow ~ by Whitley Strieber, 2004, fiction, 8/10
91. Four Souls ~ by Louise Erdrich, 2004, fiction, 7/10
92. The Secret Supper ~ by Javier Sierra, 2004, fiction
93. The Range Eternal ~ by Louise Erdrich, 2002, children's
94. Grandmother's Pigeon ~ by Louise Erdrich, 1996, children's
95. The Birchbark House ~ by Louise Erdrich, 1999, YA fiction
96. Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird ~ by Mary McDonagh Murphy, 2010, nonfiction, 7/10
97. Seven Year Switch ~ by Claire Cook, 2010, fiction
98. Secret Daughter ~ by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, 2010, fiction
99. The Game of Silence ~ by Louise Erdrich, 2005, YA fiction
OCTOBER
100. Wild Card Quilt ~ by Janisse Ray, 2003, memoir
101. Dream When You're Feeling Blue ~ by Elizabeth Berg, 2007, fiction, 6/10
102. Sophomore Switch ~ by Abby McDonald, 2009, YA fiction, 8/10
103. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ~ by Betty Smith, 1943, fiction
104. Rain Is Not My Indian Name ~ by Cynthia Leitich Smith, 2001, YA fiction
105. The History of Love ~ by Nicole Krauss, 2005, fiction
106. The Sledding Hill ~ by Chris Crutcher, 2005, YA fiction
NOVEMBER
107. Barefoot in Baghdad: A Story of Identity -- My Own and What It Means to Be a Woman in Chaos ~ by Manal M. Omar, 2010, memoir, 8/10
108. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives ~ by Lola Shoneyin, 2010, fiction, 8/10
109. Mind's Eye ~ by Paul Fleischman, 1999, YA fiction, 10/10
110. Hummingbirds ~ by Joshua Gaylord, 2009, fiction, 6/10
111. The Housekeeper and the Professor ~ by Joko Ogawa, 2003 (2009 in English), fiction
112. Princess Smartypants ~ by Babette Cole, 1986, children's, 8/10
113. The Uncommon Reader ~ by Alan Bennett, 2007, fiction, 8/10
114. The Paper Bag Princess ~ by Robert N. Munsch, 1980, children's, 9/10
115. The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove ~ by Susan Gregg Gilmore, 2010, fiction
DECEMBER
116. Putting Away Childish Things ~ by Marcus J. Borg, 2010, fiction, 9/10
117. Page from a Tennessee Journal ~ by Francine Thomas Howard, 2010, fiction
118. Sarah's Key ~ by Tatiana de Rosnay, 2007, fiction
119. In the Company of Others ~ by Jan Karon, 2010, fiction
120. The Jerusalem Scrolls ~ by Bodie and Brock Thoene, 2001, fiction, 6/10
121. Islam: A Concise Introduction ~ by Huston Smith, 2001, religion, 9/10
122. Almost There: The Onward Journey of a Dublin Woman ~ by Nuala O'Faolain, 2003, memoir
123. This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women ~ edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman, 2008, essays, 9/10
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