Nose in a Book

January

• Girlfriend in a Coma – Douglas Coupland (288 pages) Canadian Book Challenge 3
• Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (336 pages)
• The Pursuit of Happyness – Chris Gardner (302 pages) (book club)
• The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle – L. J. Smith (492 pages)
• 206 Bones – Kathy Reichs (303 pages)
• Total Pages = 1721
• Total Books = 5

February

• The Ask and the Answer – Patrick Ness (519 pages)
• A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini (367 pages) (book club)
• The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion – L. J. Smith (520 pages)
• The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson (503 pages)
• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie – Alan Bradley (292 pages) CBC3
• A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L’Engle (232 pages) (reread)
• When You Reach Me – Rebecca Stead (197 pages)
• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate - Jacqueline Kelly (338 pages)
• Left to Tell – Immaculée Ilibagiza (210 pages)
• Total Pages = 3178
• Total Books = 9

March

• Stones into Schools – Greg Mortenson (448 pages)
• The Unbearable Lightness of Scones - Alexander McCall Smith (344 pages)
• The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (375 pages)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Jonathan Safran Foer (326 pages) (book club)
• Midnight Magic – Avi (247 pages)
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon – Grace Lin (278 pages)
• Saving CeeCee Honeycutt - Beth Hoffman (306 pages)
• A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L’Engle (240 pages) (reread)
• Generation A – Douglas Coupland (297 pages) CBC3
• Total Pages = 2861
• Total Books = 9

April

• Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan (279 pages)
• The Weed That Strings that Hangman’s Bag - Alan Bradley (343 pages) CBC3
• NutureShock – Po Bronson and Ashely Merryman (239 pages)
• Still Alice – Lisa Genova (292 pages) (book club)
• A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeleine L’Engle (256 pages)
• The Cellist of Sarajevo – Steven Galloway (258 pages) CBC3
• Total Pages = 1667
• Total Books = 6

May

• Many Waters – Madeleine L’Engle (224 pages) (reread)
• The Sparrow – Mary Doria Russell (408 pages)
• Sloppy Firsts – Megan McCafferty (297 pages)
• Second Helpings - Megan McCafferty (349 pages)
• Would You – Marthe Jocelyn (165 pages) CBC3
• The Seven Year Bitch – Jennifer Belle (336 pages)
• The Titan’s Curse – Rick Riordan (312 pages)
• The Alexandria Letter – George R. Honig (325 pages)
• Charmed Thirds - Megan McCafferty (360 pages)
• Fourth Comings – Megan McCafferty (307 pages)
• Total Pages = 3083
• Total Books = 10

June

• Perfect Fifths – Megan McCafferty (255 pages)
• Beatrice and Virgil – Yann Martel (213 pages) CBC3
• Blood Oath – Christopher Farnsworth (390 pages)
• The Battle of the Labyrinth – Rick Riordan (361 pages) (read to Isaiah)
• Doomsday Book – Connie Willis (578 pages)
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – Michael Chabon (636 pages)
• Just Listen – Sarah Dessen (371 pages)
• Paper Towns – John Green (305 pages)
• Heart of the Matter – Emily Giffin (368 pages)
• Total Pages = 3477
• Total Books = 9

July

• Twenties Girl – Sophie Kinsella (435 pages)
• Promises to Keep – Jane Green (337  pages)
• The Last Olympian – Rick Riordan (381 pages)(read to Isaiah)
• This Lullaby – Sarah Dessen (345 pages)
• Looking for Alaska – John Green (221 pages)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future – Michael J. Fox (100 pages) CBC4
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – Stieg Larsson (563 pages)
• An Abundance of Katherines – John Green (215 pages)
• Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher – Bruce Coville (148 pages)(read to Isaiah)
• Suite Scarlett – Maureen Johnson (353 pages)
• Lock and Key – Sarah Dessen (422 pages)
• Leviathan – Scott Westerfeld (440 pages)
• Maus I – Art Spiegelman
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney
• Total Pages = 3960
• Total Books = 14

August

• Blackout – Connie Willis (491 pages)
• Maus II – Art Spiegelman
• The White Queen – Philippa Gregory (408 pages)
• Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi
• Persepolis II – Marjane Satrapi
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J. K. Rowling (223 pages) (reread – read to Isaiah)
• The Help – Kathryn Stockett (444 pages)
• Peeps – Scott Westerfeld (304 pages)
• Total Pages = 1870
• Total Books = 8

September

• Cleopatra’s Daughter – Michelle Moran (411 pages)
• The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (374 pages) (reread)
• Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins (391 pages) (reread)
• Mockingjay – Suzanne Collins (390 pages)
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson – John Green and David Levithan (310 pages)
• Skulduggery Pleasant – Derek Landy (392 pages)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J. K. Rowling (251 pages) (read to Isaiah)
• Going Bovine – Libba Bray (480 pages)
• The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton (549 pages)
• Total Pages = 3548
• Total Books = 9

October

• Along for the Ride – Sarah Dessen (383 pages)
• Ysabel – Guy Gavriel Kay (416 pages) CBC4
• Practical Jean – Trevor Cole (294 pages) CBC4, Green Books Campaign
• Fablehaven – Brandon Mull (351 pages) (read to Isaiah)
• Cutting for Stone – Abraham Verghese (534 pages) book club, Global Reading Challenge
• Player One – Douglas Coupland (214 pages) CBC4
• The Disappearing Spoon – Sam Kean (346 pages)
• Total Pages = 2538
• Total Books = 7

November

• The Truth About Forever – Sarah Dessen (374 pages)
• Savvy – Ingrid Law (342 pages)
• The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid – Bill Bryson (375 pages)
• Spider Bones – Kathy Reichs (302 pages)
• Half Brother – Kenneth Oppel (377 pages) CBC4
• Secret Daughter – Shilpi Somaya Gowda (339 pages) Book club, CBC4
• Mini Shopaholic – Sophie Kinsella (418 pages)
• Silverwing – Kenneth Oppel (272 pages) CBC4
• Ape House – Sara Gruen (300 pages) CBC4
• The Lotus Eaters – Tatjana Soli (386 pages)
• Total Pages = 3485
• Total Books = 10

December

• All Clear – Connie Willis (641 pages)
• The Wednesday Wars - Gary D. Schmidt (264 pages)
• Monsters of Men – Patrick Ness (603 pages)
• Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison – Brandon Mull (588 pages)
• The House at Riverton – Kate Morton (468 pages)
• Left Neglected – Lisa Genova (322 pages)
• The House of the Scorpion – Nancy Farmer (380 pages)
• Total Pages = 3266
• Total Books = 7

2010 Stats

• Total Pages = 34 654
• Average pages per month = 2888
• Total Books = 103
• Average books per month = 8.6
• Total books reviewed = 60