Books Read 2008

December

60. The Phantom Tollbooth: Norton Juster
59. The Zookeeper's Wife-A War Story: Diane Ackerman

November

58. Fire Study: Maria Snyder
57. A Prayer for Owen Meany: John Irving

October

56. Sushi for One: Cami Tang
55. The Ottoman Cage: Barabara Nadel

September

54. The Devil's Arithmetic: Jane Yolen
53. Veronica Decides to Die: Paulo Coelho
52. American Gods: Neil Gaiman

August

51. Like Water for Chocolate: Laura Esquivel
50. The Joy Luck Club: Amy Tan
49. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Mark Haddon
48. The Rasputin Relic: William Valtos
47. Fieldwork: Mischa Berlinski

July

46. The Sixteen Pleasures: Robert Hellenga
45. a long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier: Ishmael Beah
44. The Secret Garden: Frances Hodgson Burnett
43. The Thieves of Heaven: Richard Doetsch
42. Pig Island: Mo Hayder
41. Murder on the Orient Express: Agatha Christie
40. Ella Minnow Pea: Mark Dunn
39. Decipher: Stel Pavlou

June

38. A Piece of Cake: Cupcake Brown
37. The Shadow of the Wind: Carlos Zafon
36. Number the Stars: Lois Lowry
Ozma of Oz: L. Frank Baum (audio book)
35. The $64 Tomato: William Alexander
34. The Awakening: Kate Chopin
33. Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone: J. K. Rowling
32. Parasite Rex: Carl Zimmer
31. The Things They Carried: Tim O'Brien

May

30. When We Were Gods a Novel of Cleopatra: Colin Falconer
29. I, Mona Lisa: Jeanne Kalogridis
28. Magic Study: Maria Snyder
27. Uglies: Scott Westerfeld
The Marvelous Land of Oz: L. Frank Baum (audio book)
26. The Blind Assassin: Margaret Atwood
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: L. Frank Baum (audio book)

April

25. Bel Canto: Ann Patchett
24. The House of the Spirts: Isabel Allende
Dracula: Bram Stoker (audio book)
23. Prentice Alvin: Orson Scott Card
22. Messenger: Lois Lowry
21. Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil: Deborah Rodriquez
20. The God of Small Things: Arundhati Roy

March

19. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Betty Smith
18. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: John Boyne
17. Rosemary's Baby: Ira Levin
16. Cruel & Unusual: Patricial Cornwell
15. The Burn Journals: Brent Runyon
14. Red Prophet: Orson Scott Card
13. Flowers for Algernon: Daniel Keyes
12. The Silver Rose: Susan Carroll


February

11. Gathering Blue: Lois Lowry
10. White Oleander: Janet Fitch
9. Lost Name: Richard E. Kim
8. Veil of Roses: Laura Fitzgerald
7. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal: Christopher Moore
6. The Glass Castle: Jeannette Walls

January

5. The Reckoning (The Blood of the Lamb): Thomas Monteleone
4. The Giver: Lois Lowry
3. Middlesex: Jeffrey Eugenides
2. Seventh Son: Tales of the Alvin Maker: Orson Scott Card
1. The Girls: Lori Lansens