Saturday, January 21, 2012

Happy New Year and my 2011 Good Reads List

Hello, and a happy belated New Year! Unless you're celebrating the Chinese New Year -then I'm right on time. It's the year of the dragon. A year meant for great deeds, big ideas and even bigger projects. My big project is on hold for the moment. School is fairly all consuming - there's not much time for anything else. But come June 2nd, my writing is back at the top of the project list.  I wish you all a wonderful new year full of successes and big surprises!

I'm going to leave you today with my 2011 Good Reads List:

  • LIAR'S MOON, Elizabeth C. Bunce
  • CLOCKWORK PRINCE, Cassandra Clare
  • ASHFALL, Mike Mullin
  • THE DRAGON HEIR, Cinda Chima
  • THE WIZARD HEIR, Cinda Chima
  • THE GRAY WOLF THRONE, Cinda Chima
  • THE WARRIOR HEIR, Cinda Chima
  • RIPPLE, Mandy Hubbard
  • BUT I LOVE HIM, Amanda Grace
  • OVERBITE, Meg Cabot
  • SAVVY, Ingrid Law
  • WILD MAGIC, Tamora Pierce
  • RANGER'S APPRENTICE: THE RUINS OF GORLAN, John Flanagan
  • THE UNDERNEATH, Kathi Appelt
  • INSATIABLE, Meg Cabot
  • CRYER'S CROSS, Lisa McMann
  • SUGAR AND ICE, Kate Messner
  • CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS, Cassandra Clare
  • DON'T DIE DRAGONFLY, Linda Joy Singleton
  • BEASTLY, Alex Finn
  • GOING BOVINE, Libbra Bray
  • SHIPBREAKER, Paolo Bacigalupi
  • STAR GIRL, Jerry Spinelli
  • MOON OVER MANIFEST, Clare Vanderpool
  • THE REPLACEMENT, Brenna Yovanoff
  • DARKEST MERCY, Melissa Marr
  • FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS, Karen S. Wiesner
  • WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, Sara Gruen
  • THE DELTA ANOMALY, Rick Barba
  • THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX, Mary E. Pearson
  • THE GIVER, Lois Lowry
  • PARANORMALCY, Kiersten White
  • CLOCKWORK ANGEL, Cassandra Clare
  • AS YOU WISH, Jackson Pearce

Books I've Read in 2010
Books I've Read in 2009
Books I've Read in 2008

7 comments:

Anne Higgins said...

Thanks for this list! I teach college students, but I love YA literature. I recommend The Book Thief to my college students, as well as The Giver, and some others.
Your list gives me , personally, more books to read!

Best wishes from Anne

Nora MacFarlane said...

Thanks, Anne! Happy reading!

SweetTaters said...

Thank you for this! I tried to read alot last year (I failed miserably), but I am really encouraged by this list!

Nora MacFarlane said...

You're welcome! Life gets crazy busy sometimes, but I always try to find time to read. Best escape ever!

Christina Farley said...

What a great list! There are so many books that I love, it's hard to know where to start.

Adrienne said...

Thanks for the recommendations :)

Carlo Sushant Chari said...

Hey Nora,
As a matter of finding my way, it was my 3rd grade teacher who let me know I could write.
I would really appreciate your thoughts on some of the stuff I've been working on.
Like this for example: http://collectedwordsofsushantchari.blogspot.in/2012/04/cover-your-name.html