2012 Books

1. The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill
2. Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
3. Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4. The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
5. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
6. Red Glove (Curse Workers Book 2) by Holly Black
7. Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
8. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
9. Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
10. The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer Holm
11. The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results by Donald Reeves
12. Case Studies for Educational Leadership: Solving Administrative Dilemmas by Stephen Midlock
13. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
14. The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell
15. Lonely Planet West Africa
16. Everything on Dakar, Senegal, and West Africa that I have been able to get my hands on through inner-library loan.
17. Accountability for Learning: How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge by Douglas Reeves
18. Wonder by R. J. Palocio
19. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
20. Professional Development What Works by Sally Zepeda
21. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
22. Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
23. Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Aneroxia by Harriet Brown
24. Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan
25. Divergent by Veronica Roth
26. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
27. Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
28. The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
29. May B. by Caroline Starr Rose
30. Things Left Behind by
31. Secrets in the Fire by Henning Mankell
32. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances by Lenore Look
33. Promise the Night by Michaela MacColl
34. Influencer by Kerry Patterson
35. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
36.  Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
37. A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen
38. Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit by Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal
39. Halfway to Each Other: How a Year in Italy Brought Our Family Home by Susan Pohlman
40. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
41. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsen
42. The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsen
43. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsen
44. Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight by
45.  Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
46. As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto
47. Don’t Let’s Go the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
48. Reached by Allie Condie
49. The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
50. Outpost by Ann Aguirre
51. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
52. The Night Circus by Erin Morgernstern
53. The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John
54. Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfeld