2026 Reading Challenge discussion

CLEAR MY BOOKSHELF 2016

4/71 Complete


1.Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
2.Under the Dome by Stephen King
2.American Gods by Neil Gaiman
4.A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
5.The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
6.Empire Falls by Richard Russo
7.Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
8.The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank
9.Lone Wolfby Jodi Picoult
10.Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
11.Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
12.Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
13.What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
14.Crossed by Ally Condie
15.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
16.Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
17. It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
18. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
19. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
20. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
21. Townie: A Memoir by Andre Dubus III
22. The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band
23. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
24. Shootin' the Shit with Kevin Smith: The Best of the SModcast by Kevin Smith
25. Thin Is the New Happy by Valerie Frankel
26. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
27. Assholes Finish First by Tucker Max
28. The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
29. Notes from the Underwire: Adventures from My Awkward and Lovely Life by Quinn Cummings May 24
30. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
31. I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks
32. Columbine by Dave Cullen - May 16
33. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
34. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
35. In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy by Adam Carolla
36. Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson
37. Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? Volume Two by Steve Lowe
38. Shut Up & Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America by Laura Ingraham
39. Somebody's Gotta Say It by Neal Boortz
40. Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System by Sharon Waxman
41. Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy by Peter Schweizer
42. A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
43. Late, Late at Night by Rick Springfield
44. Bossypants by Tina Fey
45. Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith
46. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
47. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
48. The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year by Andy Cohen
49. My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living As a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests by A.J. Jacobs
50. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
51. I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You by Bill Green
52. Turkey Soup For The Sarcastic Soul Vol 1 by Mike Williams
53. No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL by Mark Owen
54. Hilarity Ensues by Tucker Max
55. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
56. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
57. Phantom by Jo Nesbo
58. Hands Off My Gun: Defeating the Plot to Disarm America by Dana Loesch
59. Ronald Reagan by James B. Sutherland
60. Love Life by Rob Lowe
61. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
62. Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
63. Fantasy Life: The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fan tasy Sports from the Guy Who's Lived It by Matthew Berry
64. May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes
65. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
66. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
67. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
68. Twisted Sisters by Jen Lancaster
69. Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons
70. Bratfest at Tiffany's by Lisi Harrison
71. Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard
72. Babyhood by Paul Reiser - May 31

good luck!

Love your title, Melissa!

Summer reads from my School Library
Media Assistant, Elementary School

1. The BFG by Roald Dahl
2. Matilda by Roald Dahl
3. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
4. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
5. Centerburg Tales by Robert McCloskey
6. Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
7. Boy by Roald Dahl
8. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Books Recommended/Lent to Me

1. The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese
2. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
3. Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
4. Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David Dosa

Sunshine State Young Readers Awards
Grade 3-5: 2016-2017

4/15 Complete

1 . Gabby Duran and the Unsittables by Elise Allen
2. All Four Stars by Tara Dairman
3. Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord
4. The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett
5. Seagulls Don't Eat Pickles by Erica Farber
6. Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
7. Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley
8. Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
9. Dinosaur Boy by Cory Putman Oakes June 15
10. Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells
11. The Pet War by Allan Woodrow June 20
12. Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures by Jackson Pearce
13. Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood June 11
14. Serafina's Promise by Ann E. Burg June 16
15. The Worm Whisperer by Betty Hicks