Book Lists

One of my very first posts was a list of books I enjoyed in 2007. This year it was a bit easier, since I actually kept track of everything I had read, and had already written reviews for books I loved. Here are my Top Ten books from 2008. Please note that most of these books weren't actually published in 2008. They are simply books that I read and enjoyed for the first time in 2008.

In no particular order:

The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick

A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban

The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E. Pearson

The Patron Saint of Butterflies, by Cecilia Galante

Leepike Ridge, by N.D. Wilson

The Wednesday Wars, by Gary Schmidt

Gallop, by Rufus Butler Seder

Kiki Strike, Inside the Shadow City, by Kirsten Miller

Someone Named Eva, by Joan M. Wolf

Kitten's First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes

While those were my top 10, there were other books that I enjoyed for the first time last year Here is a list of the runner's up:

Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson
the Heir trilogy (even if the last one didn't live up to my expectations)
The Time Travelers, by Linda Buckley-Archer
The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Spear

Happy New Year everyone!