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Friday, December 31, 2010

Top 10 of 2010

in no particular order

1. The Golden Compass
2. Into the Forest
3. Disney War
4. Sister Spider Knows All
5. If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend
6. Flashforward
7. Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet?
8. Hotel Honolulu
9. Beauty
10. The Secret History

Top 10 of 2010

2010 books

I've been slacking on my book blog this year. Here's a list of the books I read this year, followed by a post of my top 10. I didn't get to read as much as I would have like to this year but I hope to have a better reading year in 2011!

January
1. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
2. The Quality of Life Report by Megan Daum

February
3. Idlewild by Mark Lawson
4. Sister Spider Knows All by Adrian Foglelin
5. The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sisters by Timothy Schaffert
6. Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
7. Carry Me Across the Water by Ethan Canin

March
8. If Andy Warhol had a Girlfriend by Alison Pace
9. Lucy's E-Journal by Jane Harrington

April
10. The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place by Michael Dolan
11. Into the Forest by Jean Hegland
12. The Orphan and Doll by Tracy Friedman
13. Blasting into the Past by M. Spenser
14. Beauty Queen Blowout: Miss Adventure #2 by Lilia Zuckerman

May
15. Disney War by James B. Stewart

June
15. Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer
16. Twice Upon a Time #2: Sleeping Beauty, the One that Took a Really Long Nap by Wendy Mass
17. Elegant Gathering of White Snow by Kris Radish
18. The Dolls' House by Rumer Godden
19. Little America by Rob Swigart
20. The Lost Girls by Laurie Fox

July
21. The Meanest Doll in the World by Ann M. Martin
22. Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? by Charlene Baumbich
23. Sibling Rivalry:How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Too by Adele Faber
24. Dearest Dorothy, Slow Down You're Wearing Us out by Charlene Baumbich

August
25. Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux

September
26. Gentlemen of Space by Ira Sher
37. The Ship Hotel: A Grand View Along the Lincoln Highway by Brian Butko
38. Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World by Davy Rothbart
39. The Year of Plenty by Rebecca Brammer
40. P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danzinger
41. Snail Mail No More by Paula Danzinger

October
42. Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freeman
43. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

November
44. 8.4 by Peter Hernon
45. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
46. Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard by Neal Thompson

December
47. The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich
48. The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurty
49. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

re-reads
50. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
51. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
52. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
 
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