2019 is officially halfway done. Life has been zipping by, but I’ve been trying to slow it down by living additional lives through books. So far, I’ve read 42 books this year. Actually, if I included children’s picture books, the number would be much higher than that, but since most picture books take less than five minutes to read, I don’t count them toward my goals.
Here’s my list.
Title | Author | Category | Sub-Category |
The Wild Robot Escapes | Peter Brown | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo | Audio Book | 9-12 YR |
The Tiger Rising | Kate DiCamillo | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | Adult Fiction | Historical |
The Cardboard Kingdom | Chad Sell | Graphic Novel | 9-12 YR |
Lucy | Randy Cecil | Graphic Novel | 6-8 YR |
Have Sword, Will Travel | Garth Nix & Sean Williams | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
The Terrible Two’s Last Laugh | Mac Barnett & Jory John | Kids Chapter Book | 6-8 YR |
Kenny & the Dragon | Tony DiTerlizzi | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates: Magic Marks the Spot | Caroline Carlson | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Treasure Island | Robert Lewis Stevenson | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Tom Swift Inventors’ Academy: The Drone Pursuit | Victor Appleton | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Okay for Now | Gary D. Schmidt | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Cat’s Cradle | Kurt Vonnegut | Adult Fiction | Sci-Fi |
The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the Pines | Adam Gidwitz | Kids Chapter Book | 6-8 YR |
The VanderBeekers and the Hidden Garden | Karina Yan Glaser | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Trouble | Gary D. Schmidt | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Louisiana’s Way Home | Kate DiCamillo | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
The Adventurer’s Guide to Treasure (and How to Steal It) | Wade Albert White | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
The Dead Sea Squirrels: Squirreled Away | Mike Nawrocki | Kids Chapter Book | 6-8 YR |
Frogkisser! | Garth Nix | YA | Fantasy |
Abhorsen | Garth Nix | YA | Fantasy |
Let Sleeping Dragons Lie | Garth Nix & Sean Williams | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Pay Attention, Carter Jones | Gary D. Schmidt | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun | J.R.R. Tolkien | Adult Fiction | Mythology |
A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Amulet: The Stonekeeper | Kazu Kibuishi | Graphic Novel | 9-12 YR |
Jed and the Junkyard War | Steven Bohls | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker: Incognito | Shelly Johannes | Kids Chapter Book | 6-8 YR |
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets | P.G. Wodehouse | Adult Fiction | Humor |
Hello, Universe | Erin Entrada Kelly | Audio Book | 9-12 YR |
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves | M.T. Anderson | YA | Historical |
Be Prepared | Vera Brosgol | Graphic Novel | 9-12 YR |
Early Riser | Jasper Fforde | Adult Fiction | Sci-Fi |
Knights vs. Dinosaurs | Matt Phelan | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
The Heartwood Crown | Matt Mikalatos | YA | Fantasy |
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work | John M. Gottman, PH.D. | Adult Non-Fiction | Marriage |
Born to Be Postumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey | Mark Dery | Adult Non-Fiction | Biography |
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge | M.T. Anderson & Eugene Yelchin | YA | Fantasy |
The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters: Flight of the Bluebird | Kara LaReau | Kids Chapter Book | 6-8 YR |
See You in the Cosmos | Jack Cheng | Kids Chapter Book | 9-12 YR |
All Manner of Things | Susie Finkbeiner | Adult Fiction | Historical |
Why track them? I track my reading for personal edification. I track my reading so I can have an easy reminder for when I’m talking about books with a friend and I want to reference the title or author. I track my reading so I can remember where I left off in a certain book series.
How about you? What have you read this year? What are your reading goals? How do you track what you read? What book should I absolutely add to my list before 2019 is over?
Also, if you have any questions about any of the books on my list, feel free to ask me about them! Not all of them are available for sale at Baker Book House for one reason or another, and I’d be happy to tell you the backstory if you are curious.