2009 Books

1. Posy by Linda Newbery and Catherine Rayner
2. Snow Show by Carolyn Fisher
3. The Snow Globe Family by Jane O’Connor
4. 42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
5. Along Came Spider by James Preller
6. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
7. Fourteen Bears Summer and Winter by Evelyn Scott
8. Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
9. The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester
10. Masterpiece by Elaine Broach
11. Put It on the List! by  Kristen Darbyshire
12. I Want to Be Free by Joseph Slate
13. March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World by Christine King Farris
14. Shoot the Moon by Francis O’Roark Dowell
15. Princess Peepers by Pam Calvert
16. A is for Art : An Abstract Alphabet by Stephen T. Johnson
17. Ida B. …and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
18. Invisible by Pete Hautman
19. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
20. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
21. Gone by Michael Grant
22. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
23. Hunger by Michael Grant
24. The Gecko and Sticky: Vilian’s Lair by Wendelin Van Draanen
25. A Principal’s Guide to Leadership to Teaching Writing by Lucy Calkins and Laurie Pessah
26. A Quick Guide to Making Your Teaching Stick K-5 by Shanna Schwartz
27. Oogie Cooder by Sarah Weeks
28. Scat by Carl Hiaasen
29. A Quick Guide to Teaching Second-Grade Writers with Units of Study by Lucy Calkins
30. Graceling by Kristen Cashore
31. Leepike Ridge by N. D. Wilson
32. The Calder Games by Blue Balliet
33. The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
34. A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
35. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
36. Paper Towns by John Green
37. Tunnels by Brian Williams and Roderick Gordon
38. Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
39. Superfudge by Judy Blume
40. Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume
41. Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
42. Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
43. The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Recipes from the World-Famous Bakery by Jennifer Appel and Allysa Torrey
44. The Art of Teaching Reading by Lucy Calkins (have I mentioned that I think ALL teachers need to read this book!)
45. The Problem with the Puddles by Kate Feiffer and Tricia Tusa
46. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters by Lenore Look
47. What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
48. Lucky by Rachel Vail
49. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
50. Kyla May miss. behaves around the world by kyla may
51. Mudshark by Gary Paulsen
52. Edward’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan
53. The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
54. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart
55. The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greek Myths Retold by Cynthia Rylant
56. The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti
57. Also Known as Harper Lee by Ann Haywood Leal
58. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
59. The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson (review)
60. 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy in Collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah
61. Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks
62. The Bat Boy & His Violin by Gavin Curtis
63. Lilly’s Chocolate Heart by Kevin Henkes
64. Shelia Rae’s Peppermint Stick by Kevin Henkes
65. Owen’s Marshmallow Chick by Kevin Henkes
66. Wemberly’s Ice-Cream Star by Kevin Henkes
67. Julius’s Candy Corn by Kevin Henkes
68. The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden
69. The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
70. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (sequel to Hunger Games)
71. Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff
72. Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney
73. Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
74. Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix
75. Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino
76. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
77. Launching the Writing Workshop by Lucy Calkins & Marjoire Martinelli
78. Crow Calls by Lois Lowry
79. Indigo by Alice Hoffman
80. The Guernsey Literary Society and Potato Peel Pie Society by Schaffer & Barrows
81. Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech
82. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
83. 4 Kids in 5e & 1 Crazy Year by Virginia Schwartz
84. The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff
85. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
86. When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon (review)
87. Wimpy Kid #4-Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
88. Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom by Eric Wright
89. Hardy Boy books galore (My son is obsessed! My husband and I take turns reading them aloud each night to him.)
90. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
91. RTI from All Sides by Mary Howard
92. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
93. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
94. The Differentiated School by Carol Ann Tomlinson
95. Annie Glover is Not A Tree Lover by Darleen Bailey Beard
96. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
97. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
98. My Life in France by Julia Child
99. Going Bovine by Libba Bray (is that her real name?)
100. if I stay by gayle forman
101. along for the ride by Sarah Dessen
102. Graceling by Kristen Cashore
103. Babymouse: Dragonslayer by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm
104. What Really Matters in Response to Intervention by Richard L. Allington
105. Fire by Kristen Cashore
106. The Day My Mother Left by James Prosek
107. The Pioneer Woman’s Cooks by Ree Drummond
108. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare