Final Book List 2007
Here is the final list of books for 2007. I highlighted the highest rated ones (and all the ones I rated 9 were read within a five week time period. I must have been in a very good mood in July or something!):
1. Prisoner of Trebekistan: Harris, Bob; 328; rating: 8
2. Queen Esther & the Second Graders of Doom; Pleiter, Allie; 281; rating: 7
3. Life is Short – Wear Your Party Pants ; LaRoche, Loretta; 187; rating: 7 (dionne’s rec)
4. Savannah by the Sea; Hildreth, Denise; 314; rating: 7
5. Notes from a Small Island; Bryson, Bill; 321; rating: 7
6. for one more day; Albom, Mitch; 120; rating: 5 (I quit in the middle of this book. My stomach hurt with all the sappy, sugary words in it. Too much.)
7. 8 Men and a Duck; Thorpe, Nick; 236; rating: 8
8. The Unusual Suspect; Baldwin, Stephen; 281; rating: 7
9. A Woman’s Place; Austin, Lynn; 446; rating: 7
10. Balancing Act; Stuart, Kimberly; 225; rating: 7
11. The Hound of the Baskervilles; Holmes, Sherlock 246; rating: 9
12. The Discipline of Grace; 231; Bridges, Jerry; rating: not sure yet, have to digest!
13. Discours de la Methode; DesCartes, Rene 65; rating: 7
14. Lost Women of the Bible; James, Carolyn Custis; 231; rating: 8
15. Eve’s Daughters; Austin, Lynn; 428; rating: 8; 2/23
16. Everything’s Coming Up Josey; 243; rating: 7; 2/25
17. London is the Best City in America; Dave, Laura; 246; rating: 8; 3/1
18. Shopaholic & Baby; Kinsella, Sophie; 358; rating: 8; 3/2
19. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy; Birdsall, Jeanne; 262; rating: 6; 3/4
20. What Every Mom Needs; Morgan, Elisa and Kuykendall, Carol; 224; rating: 8; 3/4
21. Follow My Leader; Garfield, James; 191; rating: 6; 3/7 (Chloe’s 1st grade book)
22. Wonders Never Cease; Callaway, Phil; 272; rating: 8; 3/8
23. Fame Junkies; Halpern, Jake; 198; rating: 8; 3/20
24. The Purpose Driven Life; Warren, Rick; 325 rating: 6; 3/27
24. The Kindness of Strangers; Kittle, Katrina; 393; rating: 8; 3/23
25. I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This; Newhart, Bob; 239; rating: 7; 4/3
26. Made to Stick; Heath, Chip and Dan; 252; rating: 7; 4/10
27. Little Earthquakes; Weiner, Jennifer; 417; rating: 7; 4/11
28. The Birth Order Book; Leman, Kevin; 356; rating: 8; 4/24
29. I Heard That Song Before: Clark, Mary Higgins; 318; rating: 7; 4/26
30. The Twins of TriBeca; Pine, Rachel; 371; rating: 5; 5/11
31. Split Ends; Billerbeck, Kristin; 314; rating: 6; 5/26
32. Double Shot; Davidson, Diane Mott; 296; rating: 6; 5/30
33. Menfreya in the Morning, Holt, Victoria; 256; rating: 7; 5/31
34. Blind Dates Can Be Murder; Clark, Mindy Starns; 312; rating: 7; 6/6
35. Elementary, My Dear Watkins; Clark, Mindy Starns; 312; rating: 8; 6/9
36. The Non Runner’s Marathon Guide For Women; Dais, Dawn; 245; rating: 8; 6/9
37. Prayer; Yancey, Philip; 324; rating: 9; 6/17
38. True Devotion; Henderson, Dee; 325; 6; 6/20
39. Two Little Girls; Reid, Theresa; 279; 8; 6/29
40. The Dip; Godin, Seth; 76; rating: 8; 7/3
41. Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington; Brookhiser, Richard; 199; rating: 8; 7/7
42. Under the Tuscan Sun; Mayes, Frances; 288; rating: 9; 7/12
43. Maisie Dobbs; Winspear, Jacqueline; 294; rating: 8; 7/14
44. George Washington; The Man Who Would Not Be King; Krensky, Stephen; 111; rating: 7; 7/16
45. The Gatecrasher; Wickham, Madeleine; 296; rating: 6; 7/20
46. The Grand Weaver; Zacharias, Ravi; 199; rating 9; 7/22
47. George Washington, The Forge of Experience (1732-1775); Flexner, James Thomas; rating: 9; 7/27
48. The Wheel On the School; DeJong, Meindart; 298; rating 6; 7/22 (chloe)
49. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Rowling, JK; 831; rating 9; 7/30
50. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows; Rowling, JK; 759; rating 8; 8/4
51. Doesn’t She Look Natural; Hunt, Angela; 342; rating: 7; 10/27
52. Swapping Lives; Green, Jane; 410; rating: 5; 11
53. A Penny for Your Thoughts; Clark, Mindy Starns; 348; rating: 8; 10
54. Don’t Take Any Wooden Nickels; Clark, Mindy Starns; 336; rating: 8; 10
55. A Dime a Dozen; Clark, Mindy Starns; 336; rating: 7; 11
56. A Quarter for a Kiss; Clark, Mindy Starns; 336; rating: 8; 11
57. Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy; Moran, Lindsay; 295; rating: 7; 11/3
58. 5K or 10K Running; Galloway, Jeff; 197; rating: 7; 11/6
59. Will of Wisteria; Hildreth, Denise; 342; rating: 7; 11/9
60. Birds of a Feather; Winspear, Jacqueline; 336; rating: 7; 11/19
61. The Buck Stops Here; Clark, Mindy Starns; 360; rating: 8; 11/11
62. Running for Mortals; Bingham, John & Hadfied, Jenny; 273; rating:7; 11/23
63. The Masque of the Black Tulip; Willig, Lauren; 429; rating: 7; 12/12
64. The Non Runner’s Marathon Guide For Women; Dais, Dawn; 245; rating: 8 (2nd time through); 12/16
65. More Letters from a Nut; Nancy, Ted; 208; rating: 7;12/19
66. Marathon; Higdon, Hal; 358; rating: 7; 12/30
67. Atonement; McEwan, Ian; 351;rating: 7; 12/30
68. The Trophy Wives Club; Billerbeck, Kristin; 257; rating: 7; 12/31
69. The Kid Who Climbed Everest; Grylls, Bear; 312; rating 8; 8/16
70. My Heart’s At Home; Savage, Jill; 216; rating 7; 8/21
71. These Boots Weren’t Made For Walking; Carlson, Melody; 314; rating: 6; 8/27
Total Pages 2007: 21,545
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January 3rd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
what…that’s all?
Actually, I’m very impressed! You really liked the Harry Potter books? I’ve never picked one up. I still haven’t read the Mary Higgins Clark one either…I usually get the new one for my b-day, but this year I didn’t and I keep forgetting to pick it up. It is nice to be getting back to a place where I can read again (w/o compromising too much sleep!)
January 4th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Sue – Yes, I liked Harry Potter. A couple of them were not quite as good.. but it was amazing how well she kept it going throughout the series. (I wouldn’t allow younger kids to read them for obvious reason!). If you like any sort of science fiction/fantasy at all, you might give them a try! I kept thinking I wanted you to try the Mindy Starns Clark’s books (any of them – there’s a “Tulip” series and this Million Dollar series).
I’m glad you get to read again…!
January 7th, 2008 at 1:38 am
Impressive indeed!!
I’m off to a good start though for my 50 book goal for this year. I’ve read 6 and listened to one audio book so far. I’m halfway through the 4th Stephanie Plum book and I’m almost finished with my Lincoln book.