75 Books 2012

Note: Each book can count for more than one challenge, and these reads are technically from 12/20/2011 – 12/20/2012.

75 Books in 2012

(Yikes, this looks like a big number! I didn’t count graphic novels in 2011, but I will be counting them in 2012.)

1.) 5 Very Good Reasons To Punch A Dolphin in the Face by The Oatmeal (Matthew Inman)

2.) All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin

3.) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

4.) Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

5.) Real Live Boyfriends: Yes, Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren’t Complicated — I Wouldn’t Be Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart

6.) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

7.) The Watch That Ends The Night by Allan Wolf

8.) Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol

9.) Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming

10.) Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

11.) Crossed by Ally Condie

12.) Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

13.) Unwind by Neal Schusterman

14.) Empress of the World by Sara Ryan

15.) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

16.) The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

17.) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

18.) The Red Blazer Girls by Michael Beil

19.) The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

20.) Waiter Rant: Thanks For The Tip – Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter

21.) It Looked Better on the Model: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy by Laurie Notaro

22.) Iceberg Right Ahead: The Tragedy of the Titanic by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

23.) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

24.) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

25.) Alice in April by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

26.) Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

27.) Alice In-Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

28.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

29.) Alice The Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

30.) Alice In Lace by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

31.) Outrageously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

32.) Achingly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

33.) Alice on the Outside by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

34.) The Grooming of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

35.) Bunheads by Sophie Flack

36.) The Good, The Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll’s History and Her Impact on Us by Tanya Lee Stone

37.) Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

38.) The Selection by Kiera Cass

39.) The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

40.) The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Man in the World by AJ Jacobs

41.) Explorer: The Mystery Boxes (Graphic Novel) Edited by Kazu Kibuishi

45 YA Novels

1.) All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin

2.) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

3.) Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

4.) Real Live Boyfriends: Yes, Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren’t Complicated — I Wouldn’t Be Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart

5.) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

6.) The Watch That Ends The Night by Allan Wolf

7.) Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

8.) Crossed by Ally Condie

9.) Unwind by Neal Schusterman

10.) Empress of the World by Sara Ryan

11.) The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

12.) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

13.) The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

14.) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

15.) The Alice Series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (counting as one book)

16.) Bunheads by Sophie Flack

17.) The Selection by Kiera Cass

18.) The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

30 E-Books

1.) 5 Very Good Reasons To Punch A Dolphin in the Face by The Oatmeal (Matthew Inman)

2.) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

3.) Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

4.) Crossed by Ally Condie

5.) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy

6.) Waiter Rant: Thanks For The Tip – Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter

7.) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

8.) Bunheads by Sophie Flack

9.) The Selection by Kiera Cass

10.) The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

11.) The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Man in the World by AJ Jacobs

20 Audio Books

1.) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

2.) Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

3.) The Red Blazer Girls by Michael Beil

4.) It Looked Better on the Model: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy by Laurie Notaro

5.) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

6.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

7.) Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

10 Legit Adult Non-Fiction Books

1.) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

2.) Waiter Rant: Thanks For The Tip – Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter

3.) It Looked Better on the Model: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy by Laurie Notaro

4.) Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

5.) The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Man in the World by AJ Jacobs

10 Adult Fiction Books

1.) Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

2.) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

3.) Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

8 Re-Reads

1.) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

2.) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

3.) The Alice Series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (counting as one book)

4.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

5 Classics


  1. Sounds great! There are quite a few of these that I want to read as well!

  2. What are your five classics?

    • I’m no sure yet. I’m having trouble figuring out what exactly defines a classic. I only post the titles here after I finish the book.

      • I ran a Margarita and a Classics book club for quite a while, and yeah we had the same issue of what exactly is a Classic. No one seems to know for certain. We went with books that were at least 50 years old and most people had heard of them.

  3. I love your blog and it has given me some great ideas for books that I want to read thank you. x

  4. Here are some thoughts on books you can add to your classics list. I really like the link from the PBS American Novel series:

    http://charleneoldham.com/2012/04/30/southerners-we-cant-win-a-war-but-we-can-write/

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