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(c) = contemporary fiction
(h) = historical
(f) = fantasy
(df) = dark fantasy
(sf) = science fiction
(gn) = graphic novel
(nf) = nonfiction
(ah) = alternate history
(hor) = horror
(th) = thriller

Teen/Intermediate Reader Books

• WORLDWEAVERS: GIFT OF THE UNMAGE by Alma Alexander (f)
• TWISTED by Laurie Halse Anderson (c)
• WHITTINGTON by Alan Armstrong (f)
• 13 REASONS WHY by Jay Asher (c)
• THE SHIELD OF STARS by Hilari Bell (f)
• THE NIXIE’S SONG by Holly Black & Tony diTerlizzi (f)
• CURSE AS DARK AS GOLD, A by Elizabeth Bunce (f) (pub.: 3/08)
• GLASS HOUSES by Rachel Caine (hor)
• GRACELING by Kristin Cashore (f) (pub.: 10/08)
• LOOKING FOR JJ by Anne Cassidy (c)
• DRAMACON 1, 2 by Svetlana Chmakova (gn)
• LAMPLIGHTER by D. M. Cornish (pub.: 2008)

• SKIN HUNGER by Kathleen Duey

• INTO THE WILD by Sarah Beth Durst (f)
• OUT OF THE WILD by Sarah Beth Durst (f) (pub.: 6/08)
• HALF MAGIC by Edward Eager (f) (I still love it!)
• THE COURAGEOUS PRINCESS by Roy Espinoza (f, gn)
• THE LAND OF SILVER APPLES by Nancy Farmer (f)
• NOBODY’S PRINCESS by Esther Friesner (f)
• WHAT HAPPENED TO CASS McBRIDE by Gail Giles (c)
• SALOME by Beatrice Gormley (h)
• DOUBLE IDENTITY by Margaret Peterson Haddix (sf)
• THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS by Shannon Hale (f)
• THE SECRET LIFE OF SPARROW DELANY by Suzanne Harper (f)
• 13 (short stories) edited by James Howe (c)
• SPLIT SCREEN by Brent Hartinger (c)
• THE GAME by Diana Wynne Jones (f)
• THE PINHOE EGG by Diana Wynne Jones (f)
• FREAKS by Annette Curtis Klause (f)
• KISSING THE BEE by Kathe Koja (c)
• FAIREST by Gail Carson Levine (f)
• THE TWO PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE by Gail Carson Levine (f) (I re-read it!)
• WICKED LOVELY by Melissa Marr (f)
• THE ICE DRAGON by George R. R. Martin (f)
• UN LUN DUN by China Miéville (f)
• HERO by Perry Moore (f)
• BREATHE MY NAME by R. A. Nelson (c)
• ON THE GAME by Monique Polak (c)
• VIKING WARRIOR by Judson Roberts (h)
• DON’T DIE, DRAGONFLY by Linda Joy Singleton (f)
• FIRST LIGHT by Rebecca Stead (f)
• INSIDE OUT by Terry Trueman (c)
• CRUISE CONTROL by Terry Trueman (c)
• TRIGGER by Susan Vaught (c)
• JACKAROO by Cynthia Voigt (f) (re-read)
• SIGHT by Anna Maria Vrettos (f)
• THE THEFT AND THE MIRACLE by Rebecca Wade (f)
• THE BLACK MIRROR by Nancy Werlin (c)
• LEEPIKE RIDGE by N. D. Wilson (f)
• GRACIE’S GIRL by Ellen Wittlinger (c) yes, it was the year I found Ellen Wittlinger!
• LOMBARDO’S LAW by Ellen Wittlinger (c)
• THE LONG NIGHT OF LEO AND BREE by Ellen Wittlinger (c)
• RAZZLE by Ellen Wittlinger (c)

Adult Reader Books

• BEGUILEMENT (The Sharing Knife) by Lois McMaster Bujold (f)
• TERRITORY by Emma Bull (f)
• UNQUIET, THE by John Connolly (hor)
• 1901 by Robert Conroy (ah)
• LAST DAYS OF DOGTOWN, THE by Anita Diamant (h)
• 1632 by Eric Flint (ah) (re-read)
• 1812 by Eric Flint (ah)
• TERM LIMITS by Vince Flynn (th)
• CITY OF SHADOWS by Ariana Franklin (h/th)
• QUEEN’S FOOL, THE by Philippa Gregory (h)
• RESPECTABLE TRADE, A by Philippa Gregory (h)
• CONSPIRACY THEORY by Jane Haddam (th)
• HARDSCRABBLE ROAD by Jane Haddam (th)
• HEADMASTER’S WIFE by Jane Haddam (th)
• SKELETON KEY, THE by Jane Haddam (th)
• PERFECT ROYAL MISTRESS, THE by Diane Haeger (h)
• GRAVE SIGHT by Charlaine Harris (f/th) (re-read)
• GRAVE SURPRISE by Charlaine Harris (f/th) (re-read)
• ICE COLD GRAVE, AN by Charlaine Harris (f/th)
• YSABEL by Guy Gavriel Kay (f)
• IN THE EYE OF HEAVEN by David Keck (f)
• GREEN MILE, THE by Stephen King (hor) (re-read)
• THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND, THE by Stephen King (hor)
• CANDLES BURNING by Tabitha King and Michael McDowell (hor)
• BROTHER ODD by Dean Koontz (hor)
• TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY by John LeCarre (c) (re-read)
• COLD AS DEATH by T. J. MacGregor (hor)
• TO THE TOWER BORN by Robin Maxwell (h)
• FIELD OF BLOOD by Denise Mina (th)
• DIRTY JOB by Christopher Moore (df)
• WICKED SNOW, A by Gregg Olsen (th)
• SHE’S SUCH A GEEK by Annalee Newitz & Charlie Anders (nf)
• GOOD GIRL MESSAGES by Deborah O’Keefe (nf)
• THOUSAND BONES, A by P. J. Parrish (th)
• PICTURE PERFECT by Jodi Picoult (c)
• SECOND GLANCE by Jodi Picoult (c)
• VANISHING ACTS by Jodi Picoult (c)
• FOUR AND TWENTY BLACKBIRDS by Cherie Priest (hor)
• NOT FLESH NOR FEATHERS by Cherie Priest (hor)
• MAN ON FIRE by A. J. Quinnell (th)
• TESTAMENT: AKEDAH by Mark Rushkoff & Liam Sharp (gn)
• FAIRY TALES FOR WRITERS by Lawrence Schimel (nf)
• 18 SECONDS by George D. Shuman (th)
• TRIPTYCH by Karin Slaughter (th)
• TRASH SEX MAGIC by Jennifer Stevenson (f)
• CHRISTIAN SCIENCE by Mark Twain (nf)
• PRIDE OF BAGHDAD by Brian K. Vaughn & Niko Henrichon (gn)
• FARTHING by Jo Walton (ah)
• HA’PENNY by Jo Walton (ah)
• BASEMENT, THE by Bari Wood (hor)
• DOLL’S EYES by Bari Wood (hor)
• AMERICAN-BORN CHINESE by Gene Luen Yang (gn)

Oh, I love ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies)!

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