Another year of reading fabulous books! I’m happy to share the list of books I read and enjoyed, but because I’m pressed for time this year, I won’t be providing my two-sentence summaries this year. I’ll provide links so you can see what each book is about and make purchases, though! And as always, I’m happy to hear your favorites from the past year.
By the Numbers:
77: total books
27: YA
21: chapter books/MG
12: picture books
17: adult
UNIDENTIFIED SUBURBAN OBJECT by Mike Jung MG fiction
HOUSE ARREST by K.A. Holt MG fiction
SEE HOW THEY RUN by Ally Carter YA fiction
WEBSTER: TALE OF AN OUTLAW by Ellen Emerson White MG fiction
RHYME SCHEMER by K.A. Holt MG fiction
HOW TO PUT YOUR PARENTS TO BED by Mylisa Larsen (illust. by Babette Cole) picture book fiction
ECHO by Pam Muñoz Ryan MG fiction
KEEP ME POSTED by Liza Beazley adult fiction
THICKER THAN WATER by Kelly Fiore YA fiction
A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU (Firebird Book 1) by Claudia Gray YA fantasy/sci-fi
THE INCIDENT ON THE BRIDGE by Laura McNeal YA fiction
FOOTER DAVIS PROBABLY IS CRAZY by Susan Vaught MG fiction
THE MYSTERIOUS MOONSTONE (The Key Hunters Book 1) by Eric Luper chapter book fiction
TEN THOUSAND SKIES ABOVE YOU (Firebird Book 2) by Claudia Gray YA fantasy/sci-fi
THE SPY’S SECRET (The Key Hunters Book 2) by Eric Luper chapter book fiction
THE QUICKEST KID IN CLARKSVILLE by Pat Zietlow Miller (illus by Frank Morrison) picture book
23 MINUTES by Vivian Vande Velde YA fiction
THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYONE by Joshilyn Jackson adult fiction
SURF’S UP by Kwame Alexander (illus by Daniel Miyares) picture book
THE MEMORY OF LIGHT by Francisco X. Stork YA fiction
FOREST OF WONDERS (Wing & Claw Book 1) by Linda Sue Park MG fantasy
CALVIN by Martine Leavitt YA fiction
THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE by Christina Baker Kline adult fiction
WHY NOT ME? by Mindy Kaling adult autobiography/humor
THE LOONEY EXPERIMENT by Luke Reynolds MG fiction
THE SUMMERTIME GIRLS by Laura Hankin adult fiction
NOBODY’S SECRET by Michaela MacColl YA fiction
COYOTE MOON by Maria Gianferrari (illus by Bagram Ibatoulline) picture book nonfiction
THE WINNER’S KISS (The Winner’s Trilogy Book 3) by Marie Rutkoski YA fantasy
ELIGIBLE by Curtis Sittenfeld adult fiction
FINDING PERFECT by Elly Swartz MG fiction
AMERICAN WIFE by Curtis Sittenfeld adult fiction
THE LAST BOY AND GIRL IN THE WORLD by Siobhan Vivian YA fiction
RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE by Kate DiCamillo MG fiction
SWING SIDEWAYS by Nanci Turner Steveson MG fiction
OUTRUN THE MOON by Stacey Lee YA fiction
EVERY EXQUISITE THING by Matthew Quick YA fiction
SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY by Mary Robinette Kowal adult fantasy
FLAMECASTER (Shattered Realms Book 1) by Cinda Williams Chima YA fantasy
TWO SUMMERS by Aimee Friedman YA fiction
THE STORY I’LL TELL by Nancy Tupper Ling, illust by Jessica Lanan picture book
LOVE AND GELATO by Jenna Evans Welch YA fiction
THE BOOK THAT MATTERS MOST by Ann Hood adult fiction
THE SEVENTH WISH by Kate Messner MG fiction
BURN BABY BURN by Meg Medina YA fiction
TRULY MADLY GUILTY by Lianne Moriarty adult fiction
THE BEAUTY OF DARKNESS (The Remnant Chronicles Book 3) by Mary E. Pearson YA fantasy
TINY PRETTY THINGS by Sona Charaiportra and Dhonielle Clayton YA fiction
FALLING by Jane Green adult fiction
FLYING by Carrie Jones YA fantasy
A CRACK IN THE SEA by H.M. Bouwman (ARC – due out Jan 2017) MG fantasy
WISH by Barbara O’Connor MG fiction
MOO by Sharon Creech MG fiction
INK AND ASHES by Valynne E. Maetani YA fiction
LEAVE ME by Gayle Foreman adult fiction
BELGRAVIA by Julian Fellowes adult historical fiction
THE SUNDAY PHILOSOPHY CLUB by Alexander McCall Smith adult mystery
CRAZY RICH ASIANS by Kevin Kwan adult fiction
CLOUD AND WALLFISH by Anne Nesbett MG fiction
GERTIE’S LEAP TO GREATNESS by Kate Beasley MG fiction
SOME WRITER!: The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet nonfiction autobiography
MONSTER TRUCKS by Anika Denise (illus by Nate Wragg) picture book fiction
LUCY’S LOVEY by Betsy Devany (illus by Christopher Denise) picture book fiction
COMMONWEALTH by Ann Patchett adult fiction
THE NIAN MONSTER by Andrea Wang (illus by Alina Chau) picture book fiction
PARIS FOR ONE AND OTHER STORIES by Jojo Moyes adult fiction
LIKE MAGIC by Elaine Vickers MG fiction
SHADOW AND BONE (Grisha Trilogy Book 1) by Leigh Bardugo YA fantasy
SIEGE AND STORM (Grisha Trilogy Book 2) by Leigh Bardugo YA fantasy
RUIN AND RISING (Grisha Trilogy Book 3) by Leigh Bardugo YA fantasy
SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo YA fantasy
CROOKED KINGDOM (Six of Crows sequel) by Leigh Bardugo YA fantasy
BAKING DAY AT GRANDMA’S by Anika Denise (illus by Christopher Denise) picture book
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING by Arthur Levine (illus by Katie Kath) picture book
THE YOUNGEST MARCHER by Cynthia Levinson (illus by Vanessa Brantley Newton) (ARC due out January 2017 picture book
LOU LOU AND PEA AND THE MURAL MYSTERY by Jill Diamond MG fiction
THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR by Nicola Yoon YA fiction
I’d also like to thank each and every one of you for faithfully reading this blog. I know your time is valuable and I appreciate your time. I promise more give-aways in 2017! Happy reading!
DEBtastic Reads! 
Wonderful and impressive as always!!
Thanks! I wish I had gotten to 100! Maybe next year! 🙂
Some of these look intriguing. Thanks for this list!
One YA novel that stands out for me this year is LEARNING TO SWEAR IN AMERICA by Katie Kennedy. Funny and thought-provoking novel about a Russian teen physics prodigy who comes to America to help divert an asteroid from crashing into California.
Adding that to my TBR list for the upcoming year! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
And just bought it! 🙂