Books Read in 2019

  1. 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, A-
  2. A Book of Ogres and Trolls by Ruth Manning-Sanders, A
  3. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, B+
  4. Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card, A-
  5. The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson, B
  6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney, A (reader’s grade) and F (parent’s grade)
  7. Early Riser by Jasper Fforde, A-
  8. Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, A+
  9. Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, B+
  10. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, good as always (reread)
  11. The Fireman by Joe Hill, B+
  12. The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst, A-
  13. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, B+
  14. Here by Wislawa Szymborska
  15. Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction by  Chris D. Thomas, C
  16. Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill, A-
  17. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor, B
  18. The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo, A+
  19. Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith
  20. Lucifer at the Starlite, Kim Addonizio
  21. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan, B+
  22. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan, B+
  23. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, B+
  24. No Judgments by Meg Cabot, B
  25. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, A
  26. Ordinary Genius by Kim Addonizio, A-
  27. The Pandora Box by Christopher Golden, B-
  28. A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver, C+
  29. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, B+
  30. The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms edited by Ron Padgett, A
  31. Time and the Art of Living by Robert Grudin, A-
  32. Whiskey in a Teacup by Reese Witherspoon, B-
  33. Word by Word by Kory Stamper, A