Books Read in 2024

  1. Scythe by Neal Shusterman, A
  2. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar, B+
  3. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary, A-
  4. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, B
  5. Music Theory (Idiot’s Guides) by Michael Miller, B+
  6. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, A+
  7. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume, A
  8. Piano Lessons: Music, Love, & True Adventures by Noah Adams, A-
  9. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, A+
  10. Thunderhead by Neil Shusterman, A
  11. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, A
  12. The Toll by Neil Shusterman, B+
  13. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew #17) by Carolyn Keene, B
  14. The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2) by Carolyn Keene, reread
  15. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, B+
  16. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, A+
  17. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion (Nancy Drew #18) by Carolyn Keene, B
  18. The Secret in the Old Attic (Nancy Drew #21) by Carolyn Keene, B
  19. The Twits by Roald Dahl, A
  20. Toms’ Midnight Garden by Philipa Pearce, A-
  21. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Book 2 of Emily Wilde) by Heather Fawcett, A
  22. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, A+
  23. Constellation Route by Matthew Olzmann (poetry, so not graded)
  24. Watchers by Dean R. Koontz, good as always
  25. A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher, A-
  26. Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman, A-
  27. Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill, A
  28. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, C+
  29. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, A-
  30. Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, A
  31. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cippola, A