Wednesday, December 26, 2007

READING LOG

JANUARY

1. THE LINE by Teri Hall (January 2, 2010)
2. BIRTHMARKED by Caragh M. O'Brien (January 5, 2010)
3. SOME GIRLS ARE by Courtney Summers (January 7, 2010)
4. FIRE by Kristin Cashore (January 16, 2010) AUDIO
5. CHASING BROOKLYN by Lisa Schroeder (January 17, 2010) NOOK BOOK
6. RADIANT SHADOWS by Melissa Marr (January 22, 2010)
7. FATE VAMPIRE by Adam Rex (January 25, 2010)
8. THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy (January 25, 2010) AUDIO
9. SOULLESS by Gail Carriger (January 31, 2010) NOOK BOOK
10. BLUE MOON by Alyson Noel (January 31, 2010) AUDIO


FEBRUARY

11. I KISSED A ZOMBIE, AND I LIKED IT by Adam Selzer (February 4, 2010) NOOK BOOK
12. THE CHRISTOPHER KILLER by Alane Ferguson (February 9, 2010) REREAD
13. DARKLIGHT by Lesley Livingston (February 9, 2010) AUDIO

14. HOW I LIVE NOW by Meg Rosoff (February 12, 2010) AUDIO

15. INCARCERON by Catherine Fisher (February 13, 2010)
16. DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS by C.J. Omololu (February 14, 2010)
17. STORY OF A GIRL by Sara Zarr (February 17, 2010) 
AUDIO

18. GEMX by Nicky Singer (February 22, 2010)
19. CANDOR by Pam Bachorz (February 26, 2010) 
REREAD
20. PERCHANCE TO DREAM by Lisa Mantchev (February 27, 2010)
MARCH
21. SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane (March 3, 2010) AUDIO
22. HOURGLASS by Claudia Gray (March 6, 2010)
23. STILL SUCKS TO BE ME by Kimberly Pauley (March 9, 2010)
24. THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan (March 19, 2010) 
AUDIO
25. THE SECRET UNDER MY SKIN by Janet McNaughton (March 17, 2010)
26. THE RISE OF RENEGADE X by Chelsea Campbell (March 25, 2010)
27. MY INVISIBLE BOYFRIEND by Susie Day (March 27, 2010)
28. YOU by Charles Benoit (March 30, 2010)
29. FADE OUT by Rachel Caine (March 31, 2010) 
AUDIO
APRIL
30. IRON DAUGHTER by Julie Kagawa (April 4, 2010) NOOK BOOK
31. NOTHING by Janne Teller (April 6, 2010) NOOK BOOK
32. PRISM by Faye and Aliza Kellerman (April 7, 2010) AUDIO
33. EPITAPH ROAD by David Patneaude (April 12, 2010)
34. SOMETHING ROTTEN by Alan Gratz (April 13, 2010) 
REREAD
35. TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN by John Marsden (April 15, 2010) AUDIO
36. THE DARK OF NIGHT by John Marsden (April 19, 2010) AUDIO

37. WINTER’S END by Jean-Claude Mourlevat (April 21, 2010)
38. GIRL IN THE ARENA by Lise Haines (April 26, 2010)
39. THE KILLING FROST by John Marsden (April 28, 2010) 
AUDIO

40. WAYFARER by R.J. Anderson (April 30, 2010)

Saturday, December 22, 2007

ABOUT


My name is Karin and I’m a middle school librarian by day and an English Comp professor by night.  I’m almost finished with my disseration for my Ph.D. and hope to be able to call myself Dr. by the end of summer.  Of course, I’ll only make my husband call me that! We live in Oklahoma on 40 acres and own Longhorn cattle. Even though we’ve been married 15 years, the only children we have are Ellie (a fourteen-year-old mutt) and Max (a 3-month-old Chihuahua).








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WISHLIST


These books are in no particular order of preference.  I just listed them as they popped into my mind.
Updated 5-2-10
SPIRIT BOUND by Richelle Mead
THE RECKONING by Kelley Armstrong
THE CLOCKWORK ANGEL by Cassandra Clare
RUNAWAY (AIRHEAD #3) by Meg Cabot
CRESCENDO by Becca Fitzpatrick
TORMENT by Lauren Kate
PASSING STRANGE by Daniel Waters
WIRED by Robin Wasserman
BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS by Kami Garcia and Margie Stohl
SHIP BREAKER by Paolo Bacigalupi
SPELLS by Aprilynne Pike
FLU by Wayne Simmons
ROT & RUIN by Jonathan Maberry
FEED by Mira Grant
ACCOMPLICE by Eireann Corrigan
RAISED BY WOLVES by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
INFINITY by Sherrilyn Kenyon
NOMANSLAND by Lesley Hauge
TRANCE by Linda Gerber
LIES by Michael Grant
BANISHED by Sophie Littlefield
FALLOUT by Ellen Hopkins
NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer

CHALLENGES

Making connections between the books you read is something a good reader does.  As a teacher/librarian it is a comprehension strategy I try to teach the kids.  After reading WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead I started thinking about another book I read years ago.  The second book made me think of a third book and so on and so forth.

So, I introduce The Chain 2010 Reading Challenge.  When I read, like most of you, I can't help but be reminded of other books I've read.  Perhaps the books share a setting, a plot, or something as simple as a character's name.

This challenge is meant to challenge you to search out connections between the books you read in 2010.  There are two ways to go about this challenge.  1 - you can either make a list of books ahead of time that link together or 2 - you can create the list as you go throughout the year starting with one book and building your links from it.

Here is an example of a 4 Link Chain of books:

WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead involving time travel like...
THE POWER OF UN by Nancy Etchemendy involving a brother and sister like...
GREGOR THE OVERLANDER by Suzanne Collins involving people living underground like...
THE CITY OF EMBER by Jeannie DePrau

Grab the button for your site.



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Guidelines:
1.  Anyone can join.  You don't need to have a blog.  Non-bloggers can post their information in the comment section of this post.

2.  Any book format counts.

3.  Challenge runs from January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010.

4.  You can list your books in advance or decide on them one at a time.

5.  There are four levels to choose from:





  • 4 Links
  • 8 Links
  • 12 Links
  • 16 Links

6.  The books you read for this challenge can overlap with books for other challenges.

7.  When you sign up with Mr. Linky, please use your direct URL to the post about The Chain 2010 Reading Challenge so others can visit your blog and check out your book links and reviews.

8. Follow this link to post the reviews to your Book Links for The Chain 2010 Reading Challenge.  POST YOUR BOOK REVIEWS HERE

REVIEWS


# A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Stay Awake Award

#

A

ACADEMY 7 by Anne Osterlund
THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX by Mary E. Pearson *
AFTER by Amy Efaw – REVIEW
AIRHEAD
by Meg Cabot
ALIS by Naomi Rich
AN OPEN VEIN
by J.M. Warwick
ANGEL OF DEATH by Alane Ferguson
ANGELS ON SUNSET BOULEVARD by Melissa de la Cruz
ANOTHER FAUST by Daniel and Dina Nayeri
THE ASK AND THE ANSWER by Patrick Ness *
THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF FANBOY AND GOTH GIRL by Barry Lyga
AUDREY, WAIT! by Robin Benway
THE AWAKENING by Kelley Armstrong

B

BAD GIRLS DON'T DIE by Katie Alender
BEASTLY by Alex Flinn
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl *
BEAUTY
by Nancy Butcher
BECAUSE I AM FURNITURE by Thalia Chaltas
BEING
by Kevin Brooks
BLACKLISTED by Gena Showalter
BLOOD WATER by Dean Vincent Carter – REVIEW
BLISS by Lauren Myracle
BONES OF FAERIE by Janni Lee Simner
BOOT CAMP by Todd Strasser
BOY PROOF by Cecil Castellucci
BOY TOY by Barry Lyga
BREATHE MY NAME by R.A. Nelson
BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, I'LL BE DEAD by Julie Anne Peters

C

CANDOR by Pam Bachorz *
THE CARBON DIARIES 2015 by Saci Lloyd *
CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins *
CHIBI VAMPIRE by Yuna Kagesaki
CHOICES
by Deborah Lynn Jacobs
THE CHOSEN ONE by Carol Lynch Williams
THE CHRISTOPHER KILLER by Alane Ferguson
CITY OF ASHES by Cassandra Clare *
CITY OF BONES by Cassandra Clare *
CITY OF GLASS by Cassandra Clare *
COFFEEHOUSE ANGEL by Suzanne Selfors *
THE COFFIN CLUB: VAMPIRE KISSES 5 by Ellen Schreiber
THE COMPOUND by S.A. Bodeen
CORALINE (Graphic Novel) by Neil Gaiman
CRACKED UP TO BE by Courtney Summers
CRASH INTO ME by Albert Borris
CRASHED by Robin Wasserman

D

DANIEL X: ALIEN HUNTER (Graphic Novel) by James Patterson
DANIEL X: WATCH THE SKIES
by James Patterson and Ned Rust
THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
THE DEAD AND THE GONE
by Susan Pfeffer *
DEAD GIRLS' DANCE by Rachel Caine *
DEAD IS A STATE OF MIND by Marlene Perez
DEAD IS SO LAST YEAR
by Marlene Perez
DEAD IS THE NEW BLACK by Marlene Perez
DEADLY LITTLE SECRET
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
THE DECLARATION by Gemma Malley *
DEMON'S LEXICON by Sarah Rees Brennan
DREAMING ANASTASIA by Joy Preble
DULL BOY by Sarah Cross *

E

ECHO by Kate Morgenroth
EIGHTH GRADE BITES by Heather Brewer
ELPHAME'S CHOICE by P.C. Cast
ENDER’S GAME by Orson Scott Card – REVIEW
EPIC by Conor Kostick
ETERNAL by Cynthia Leitich Smith *
THE ETERNAL SMILE by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim – REVIEW
EVERMORE by Alyson Noel
EVERYTHING IS FINE by Ann Dee Ellis
EXTRAS by Scott Westerfeld
EYES LIKE STARS by Lisa Mantchev

F

FADE by Lisa McMann
FADE TO BLUE
by Sean Beaudoin
FAERY REBELS: SPELL HUNTER
by R.J. Anderson
FAIRY TALE by Cyn Balog *
FANGS 4 FREAKS
by Serena Robar
FAKE BOYFRIEND by Kate Brian
FAR FROM YOU by Lisa Schroeder
FEAST OF FOOLSby Rachel Caine *
FINAL WARNING: MAXIMUM RIDE 4 by James Patterson
FLAWLESS by Sara Shepard (PLL#2)
FLIRTIN' WITH THE MONSTER edited by Ellen Hopkins
THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH by Carrie Ryan *
FRAGILE ETERNITY by Melissa Marr
FREAK SHOW by James St. James *

G

GAMES by Carol Gorman
GEEK HIGH by Piper Banks
GENERATION DEAD by Daniel Waters *
GENESIS: A NOVEL by Bernard Beckett
GIRLS THAT GROWL by Mari Mancusi
GONE by Michael Grant
THE GOOD GHOULS' GUIDE TO GETTING EVEN by Julie Kenner
THE GOOD NEIGHBORS (Graphic Novel) by Holly Black
GOTH GIRL RISING by Barry Lyga
GRACELING by Kristin Cashore

H

HATE LIST by Jennifer Brown *
HATE THAT CAT by Sharon Creech
HECK: WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO by Dale E. Basye
HELL PHONE
by William Sleator
HELL WEEK by Rosemary Clement-Moore
HIGHWAY TO HELL by Rosemary Clement-Moore
THE HOLLOW by Jessica Verday
THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
HOW TO BE BAD by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle
HOW TO DITCH YOUR FAIRY by Justine Larbalestier
HUNGER by Michael Grant
HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins *
HUNTED by P.C. and Kristin Cast
HUSH, HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick – REVIEW

I

I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME by Lisa Schroeder
IDENTICAL by Ellen Hopkins *
IMPULSE by Ellen Hopkins *
IN THE SMALL (Graphic Novel) by Michael Hague
INSIDE OUT by Maria V. Snyder
INTO THE WILD by Sarah Beth Durst
THE INFERIOR by Peadar O. Guilin
INK EXCHANGE by Melissa Marr
THE INVISIBLE by Mats Wahl

J

JANES IN LOVE by Cecil Castellucci
JENNIFER'S BODY
by Audrey Nixon
JESSICA'S GUIDE TO DATING ON THE DARK SIDE by Beth Fantaskey *
THE JUVIE THREE by Gordon Korman

K

KISS OF LIFE by Daniel Waters *
THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO
by Patrick Ness *

L

LAMENT by Maggie Stiefvater *
LET IT SNOW
by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle
LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfeld
LIFE AS WE KNEW IT
by Susan Pfeffer *
LIVING DEAD GIRL by Elizabeth Scott *
THE LOOKING GLASS WARS by Frank Beddor
LOOKS by Madeleine George
LORD OF MISRULE by Rachel Caine *
LOVE YOU, HATE YOU, MISS YOU by Elizabeth Scott
LUNA by Julie Anne Peters
THE LUXE by Anna Godbersen

M

THE MARKET by J.M. Steele
MAXIMUM RIDE VOL.1 (Graphic Novel) by James Patterson
MAZE OF BONES: 39 CLues #1 by Rick Riordan
THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner – REVIEW
MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC by Gabrielle Zevin
MERGERS by Steven Layne
MIDNIGHT ALLEY by Rachel Caine *
MIDNIGHT TWINS by Jacqueline Mitchard
MOBY CLIQUE by Cara Lockwood
MUST LOVE BLACK by Kelly McClymer
MY FAMILIAR by Jenine Wilson
MY ROTTEN LIFE by David Lubar – Review

N

NEED by Carrie Jones
NEPTUNE'S CHILDREN
by Bonnie Dobkin
NEVER SLOW DANCE WITH A ZOMBIE
by E. Van Lowe
THE NEW KID by Temple Mathews
NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST
by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
NIGHT ROAD by A.M. Jenkins
NIGHT RUNNER by Max Turner
NINTH GRADE SLAYS: VLAD CHRONICLES #2 by Heather Brewer
NOW YOU SEE HER by Jacquelyn Mitchard

O

ORDINARY GHOSTS by Eireann Corrigan
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND by Allegra Goodman

P

PAPER TOWNS by John Green
PENDRAGON: MERCHANT OF DEATH – GRAPHIC NOVEL by D.J. MacHale
PERFECT
by Sara Shepard (PLL#3)
POISON INK by Christopher Golden
POP! by Aury Wallington
POWERS by Deborah Lynn Jacobs
PRETTY DEAD by Francesca Lia Block
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS by Sara Shepard
PREY by Lurlene McDaniel
PROJECT 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz
PROM DATES FROM HELL by Rosemary Clement-Moore
PURGE by Sarah Darer Littman
THE PURLOINED BOY by Mortimus Clay

Q

R

RASH by Pete Hautman
RAMPANT by Diana Peterfreund
RAVEN by Allison Van Diepen
RED HANDED by Gena Showalter
THE REFORMED VAMPIRE SUPPORT GROUP by Catherine Jinks
REMEMBERING RAQUEL by Vivian Vande Velde
REPOSSESSED by A.M. Jenkins *
THE RESISTANCE by Gemma Malley
REVENGE OF THE HOMECOMING QUEEN by Stephanie Hale
ROAD OF THE DEAD by Kevin Brooks
THE ROAR by Emma Clayton
ROYAL BLOOD by Ellen Schreiber
THE RULE OF WON by Stefan Petrucha
RUNAWAYS VOL. 1 by Brian K. Vaughn

S

SAGA by Conor Kostick
SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREME SPORTS: MAXIMUM RIDE 3
by James Patterson
THE SCARLET LETTERMAN by Cara Lockwood
SEA CHANGE by Aimee Friedman *
THE SECRET YEAR by Jennifer Hubbard
SEEING REDD by Frank Beddor
SHADOW KISS by Richelle Mead *
THE SHADOW WITHIN by Jenine Wilson
SHIVER by Maggie Stiefvater *
SKINNED by Robin Wasserman *
SLAM by Nick Hornby
THE SLEEPER CONSPIRACY by Tom Sniegoski
SOMETHING ROTTEN: A HORATIO WILKES MYSTERY by Alan Gratz
SOULLESS by Christopher Golden
STAKE THAT! by Mari Mancusi
STARGAZER by Claudia Gray *
STREET LOVE by Walter Dean Myers
SUCH A PRETTY GIRL by Laura Wiess
SUCKS TO BE ME by Kimberly Pauley
THE SUMMONING by Kelley Armstrong
SURVIVING ANTARCTICA: REALITY TV 2083 by Andrea White
SWITCH by Carol Snow
SWOON by Nina Malkin

T

TANTALIZE by Cynthia Leitich Smith
TATTOO by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
TENTH GRADE BLEEDS: VLAD CHRONICLES #3 by Heather Brewer *
TEST by William Sleator
THIS SIDE OF PARADISE by Steven Layne
THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN by Susan Pfeffer – REVIEW
TIM: DEFENDER OF THE EARTH by Sam Enthoven
TIME OF THE WITCHES by Anna Myers
TRICKS by Ellen Hopkins

U

UNINVITED by Amanda Marrone
UNLEASHED by Kristopher Reisz
UNTAMED by P.C. and Kristin Cast
UNWIND by Neal Shusterman *

V

VAMPIRE DREAMS: A SAT VOCABULARY NOVEL by Author Unknown
VAMPIRE KISSES: BLOOD RELATIVES (Graphic Novel) by Ellen Schreiber
VIBES by Amy Kathleen Ryan

W

WAKE by Lisa McMann *
THE WARRIOR HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima – REVIEW *
WICKED LOVELY by Melissa Marr *
WICKED LOVELY: DESERT TALES VOL.1 - SANCTUARY by Melissa Marr
WINGS by Aprilynne Pike *
WINTERGIRLS by Laurie Halse Anderson *
WITCH AND WIZARD by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
THE WIZARD HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima – Review *
THE WOLF by Stephen Herrick
WONDROUS STRANGE by Lesley Livingston
WUTHERING HIGH by Cara Lockwood

X

Y

YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME by Stacey Jay

Z

ZOMBIE BLONDES by Brian James *
ZOMIE QUEEN OF NEWBURY HIGH
by Amanda Ashby
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