Miserly Moms

by Jonni McCoy.

My preparation for living on a single income continues.

Raising Raul

by Maria Hinojosa.

I was super excited about this book, and it really is very good... even though it sort of drags after a while.

Don't Spend Your Raise

And 59 Other Money Rules You Can't Afford to Break

by Dara Duguay.

Financial planning. Seemed like a good book with which to start the new year.

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

by Bruce Coville.

If only I were a 10 year old boy, I might have found this a lot more enjoyable.

Each Little Bird That Sings

by Deborah Wiles

This was nice. That's all I can say.

SAHM I Am

by Meredith Efken.

I pushed my prejudices aside and enjoyed this, despite the genre.

Good-Enough Mother

by Rene Syler with Karen Moline.

A lovely parenting book/memoir type read.

Bye Bye Black Sheep

by Ayelet Waldman.

I expected the same formula as before, and when I did not get it, I was strangely disappointed.

Looking for Alaska

by John Green.

I read this because The Rock Star Librarian said I should. She was not wrong.

All I Want is Everything

by Cecily von Ziegesar.

My addiction to teen trash is satiated.

For now.

Classical Deities and Heroes

by Morgan J. Roberts.

An overview of Greek mythology.

You had to have seen this one coming.

Juliet Dove, Queen of Love

by Bruce Coville.

Another book tied heavily into Greek mythology. Dragged a bit in the middle, but it was pretty cute overall.

You Know You Love Me

by Cecily von Ziegesar

Another Gossip Girl novel.

The shame, the shame.

Time Train

by Paul Fleischman.

I refuse to believe that on a field trip back in time to see dinosaurs there wouldn't be at least one child eaten.

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan.

This REALLY made me want to re-read my books on Greek Mythology, and SORT OF made me want to track down the sequel.

Lunch Money

by Andrew Clements.

Why was this nominated for an award? Because it teaches a lesson about math?

Wing Nut

by MJ Auch.

This was pretty good, if somewhat distressing. It had a believably uplifting ending.

The Naked Mole Rat Letters

by Mary Amato.

I really enjoyed this combination of e-mails and diary entries, even though the diary included copious amounts of dialog which always annoys me because no one ACTUALLY writes dialog in their diaries.

First Boy

by Gary Schmidt.

One of my class mates thought this was just wonderful. I was bored, annoyed and disappointed.

Joey Pigza Loses Control

by Jack Gantos.

This was really hard for me to read, and really hard to separate myself from when I was done. I guess I can relate to severe ADD?

Suviving the Applewhites

by Stephanie S. Tolan.

I'd kind of like to live with this family for a while.

Number the Stars

by Lois Lowry.

This is a book about the Holocaust. Sort of. I'm supposed to like it for that reason. It was alright.

Saint George and the Dragon

Retold by Margaret Hodges, Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

Beautifully illustrated. I would have enjoyed this more had it been read TO me. Until it got to the gross part where the dragon's tail and arm are cut off. Because, yuck.

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg.

How have I not read this before? It is beautiful illustrated and just overall lovely.

Holes

by Louis Sachar

I'd heard this was good. And it was REALLY good. I stayed up way past my bedtime to finish it, and that never happens.

The Midwife's Apprentice

by Karen Cushman

Seriously? The Newberry Award? This was rather dull.

Gossip Girl

by Cecily Von Ziegesar.

Deliciously decadent. Must read more.

The Rhetoric of Rhetoric

by Wayne C. Booth

Sounds awful, doesn't it? It was actually fascinating, but a very slow read.

Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies

by Carolyn Crimi, Illustrated by John Manders

Books save the day! Hooray!

Yellow Umbrella

by Jae Soo Liu, Music by Dong Il Sheen

Cool concept, sure, but this was way to slow for my sugared-up short attention span. We are not impressed.