Books read in 2012

For my own record, here we go again. Just solidifying my reputation as a bookworm. I believe my favorites this year were These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner, Vienna Prelude by Bodie and Brock Thoene, and Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax. I surprised myself that two of these are historical fiction. I never thought of myself as much of a history buff, but I guess if you cloak it in right story? It was also a privilege to read Little Sun, the first draft of the first novel written by my sister-in-law. She's currently looking for an agent, and I'm rooting for her. I also had a good experience last school year helping Marissa prepare for the battle of the books. She is very much not like me when it comes to books, so the only way I could get her to read what she needed to was to get up early every morning before school and take turns reading out loud. As a confirmed night-owl, this wasn't always my favorite thing, but very positive for both of us. Read on, now, if you care to. 

• The Book of Mormon
• The Host by Stephenie Meyer
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
• These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
• Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
• No Apology by Mitt Romney
• All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
• A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years #2) by Jan Karon
• With Child by Laurie R. King
• Partials by Dan Wells
• Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
• The Final Warning (Maximum Ride #4) by Jamaes Patterson
• All But My Life by Gerda Weissman Klein
• Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride #3) by James Patterson
• Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders #2) by Brandon Mull
• School's Out--Forever (Maximum Ride #2) by James Patterson
• Little Sun by Ashley S.
• Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
• The Scorcerer of the North (Ranger's Apprentice #5) by John Flanagan
• Vienna Prelude (Zion Covenant #1) by Bodie and Brock Thoene
• The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice #4) by John Flanagan
• The Icebound Land (Ranger's Apprentice #3) by John Flanagan
• Strangely Normal by J Kevin Morris
• Night by Elie Wiesel
• The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice #2) by John Flanagan
• Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
• The White Mountains by John Christopher
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
• Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
• My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
• The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice #1) by John Flanagan
• Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
• Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax
• Villette by Charlotte Bronte