Saturday, January 3, 2015

My Must Reads in 2015

While I often record a book title in my phone so I won't forget it and mark several books as "to read" in Goodreads, I really have never made an official list. I always have a stack along with a mental list, but composing a list at the beginning of a new year is new to me!

2015 Releases

  • All the Answers by Kate Messner
  • Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
  • Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
  • Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
  • The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
  • Jack by Liesl Shurtliff (Rump was one of my favorites, and I can't wait for this one!)
  • Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
  • Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen
  • Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper (Need I say more than the author's name?)
  • The Way to Stay in Destiny by Augusta Scattergood
  • The Whisper by Aaron Starmer










Recent Books That I Missed

Next are some more recent books that I am planning to read soon!
  • The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
  • Greenglass House by Kate Milford
  • Lulu's Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst
  • The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis (I actually just started this one today!)
  • The Paper Cowboy by Kristen Levine
  • The Quirks: Welcome to Normal by Erin Soderberg
  • The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer
  • The Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner

Older Books

My last books are some older titles. I only became a librarian three years ago, and before that I taught first grade for years. My reading then consisted mostly of picture books, early-reader chapter books, and adult books. Unfortunately, I missed out on a lot of great children's books during that time. With so many new books coming out each week, it's hard to "catch up"! I have been trying to read some books that were popular (and some still are!) from prior years.

I only recently read the first Harry Potter book. When I began as a new librarian, a friend and mentor suggested to me that I only read the first book in a series, since there were so many books I would need to read. While I think that was good advice at the time, I'd like to move forward with this series.
  • Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Below are some other books from series that have been popular with several students, and I haven't read any of them! Fortunately, I have learned what type of readers to recommend most of them to, but it's not the same as having read them yourself! I am only including the first book in each set for now.
  • The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
  • 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
  • Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
  • Who Could It Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket

  • Legend by Marie Lu (This is the only book on the 2015 Rebecca Caudill List that I haven't read, as I didn't buy it for our K-5 library due to its recommended age level for readers. Still yet, I want to have read the entire list before March when the winner is announced!)


That totals 25 books! I am looking forward to all of them!

3 comments:

  1. Fantastic list! We share many titles :-) The Summer of Letting Go made my top 14 in 2014 list. Loved that title. The Boundless was a favourite read aloud with my children. Off to Goodreads to add Echo to my TBR!

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  2. Great list! There are so many new ones coming out in 2015 that look so good! I can't wait! Happy reading.

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  3. I've had The Summer Of Letting Go sitting on a shelf for ages, but haven't gotten around to it. I hope to read it this year, but I'm not adding it to my must read list as it is already to long!

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