Books Read 2011

As part of the 11/11 book challenge, I thought I'd list each book here. I also want to keep track of the books I read this year, as I have a person goal of 100 books. So here's a list of each.

11/11 Challenge
(Highlighted books are ones I've completed)


  • Fiction Book with the letter K (11th letter) in title or in Author's name - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
  • Non Fiction - Raising Your Spirited Child - Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
  • Animal Book - The Beauty of the Beasts - Ralph Helfer
  • First Book in a series - Soulless - Gail Carriger
  • First Book by author - The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
  • Book released in 2011 - Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris
  • Book you've always wanted to read, but haven't - Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild
  • Book never finished - The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson
  • Something you wouldn't normally read - The Power of our Words:Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn - Paula Denton
  • Least like genre
  • Sexiest cover - Lover Unleashed - JR Ward
  • Re-read of a book - The Red Tent - Anita Diamant


Books I've read so far
  1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer   8/1
  2. Lover Avenged - JR Ward  13/1
  3. Soulless - Gail Carriger   19/1
  4. Lover Mine - JR Ward   24/1
  5. If I Stay - Gayle Forman  27/1
  6. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson  6/2
  7. The Beauty of the Beasts - Ralph Helfer  8/2
  8. Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay   12/2
  9.  The Life of Pi - Yann Martel   20/2
  10. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini    22/2
  11. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation - Lauren Willig    2/3
  12. My Blood Approves - Amanda Hocking    4/3
  13. Blood Destiny - Tessa Dawn   7/3
  14. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen   14/3 
  15. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins   19/3
  16. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins     23/3
  17. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins    4/4
  18. Lover Unleashed - JR Ward    9/4
  19. Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfield    13/4
  20. Magic in the Wind - Christine Feehan    16/4
  21. Where She Went   - Gayle Forman      16/4
  22. The Mating  - Nicky Charles      17/4
  23. The Keeping - Nicky Charles     21/4
  24. The Finding - Nicky Charles      23/4
  25. Switched  -  Amanda Hocking     24/4
  26. Torn - Amanda Hocking   27/4
  27. Ascend - Amanda Hocking   29/4
  28. Perfect Match - Jodi Picoult   8/5
  29. The Twilight Before Christmas - Christine Feehan  12/5
  30. Sing You Home - Jodi Picoult   20/5
  31. Moon Called - Patricia Briggs   26/5 
  32. Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris    4/6
  33. Oceans of Fire - Christine Feehan   12/6
  34. Dangerous Tides - Christine Feehan  17/6
  35. Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs    22/6 
  36.  The Red Tent - Anita Diamant   26/6
  37.  Safe Harbor - Christine Feehan   29/6
  38. Sisterhood Everlasting - Ann Brashares   2/7
  39.  Divergent - Veronica Roth     4/7
  40. Raising Your Spirited Child - Mary Kurcinka   5/7
  41. Sweet Valley Confidential - Francine Pascal    6/7
  42. The Daily 5 - Gail Boushey & Joan Moser   7/7 
  43. Raizel (The Fallen #1) - Kristina Douglas   10/7
  44. Go Ask Alice - Anonymous   11/7
  45. Turbulent Sea - Christine Feehan   13/7
  46. A Writer's Notebook - Ralph Fletcher   14/7
  47.  Waking the Witch - Kelley Armstrong   18/7
  48. Half Broke Horses - Jeannette Walls      19/7
  49. How to Understand and Support Children with Dyspraxia - Lois Addy   20/7
  50. The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson   25/7
  51. 101 Tips for Travelling with a Vampire - Joleene Naylor    26/7
  52. Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan   28/7
  53. Dark Legacy - Anna DeStefano    31/7
  54. The Cafe Book - Gail Boushey & Joan Moser   2/8
  55. Shades of Gray - Joleene Naylor     9/8
  56. Blood Awakening - Tessa Dawn      19/8
  57. Never Let Me Go - Kazua Ishiguro   12/9
  58. Half Way to the Grave - Jeaniene Frost    20/9
  59. The Power of our Words:Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn - Paula Denton  23/9
  60. Once Dead, Twice Shy - Kim Harrisson  24/9
  61. Room - Emma Donoghue   25/9
  62. Wayward (The Witches War Saga #1) - Ashley Girardi     16/10
  63. The Darkest Night - Gena Showalter    19/10
  64. Dark Magic - Christine Feehan     21/10
  65. One Foot in the Grave  - Jeaniene Frost    22/10
  66. About the Authors: Writing Workshop with our Youngest Writers   24/10
  67. At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost    26/10
  68. Making Thinking Visible - Ron Ritchhart    11/11
  69. Princess Stinky-Toes and the Brave Frog Robert - Leslie Elizabeth Watts   18/11
  70. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood     18/12
  71. Also Known as Rowan Pohi - Ralph Fletcher    18/12
  72. Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep      21/12
  73. Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene Frost    23/12