Taking classes this year is killing me! My leisure reading has really suffered and I’m anxious to enjoy summer vacation and having the luxury to read whatever and whatever and whenever I want! I’ve managed to do some reading, thanks to audio books and April school vacation.
Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators by Editor, Learners on the Autism Spectrum is a rare and unique collection of chapters written by leadi
The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About Raising Kids with by Denise Brodey
Finding Charlie by Annette B. Poirier
Dance Lessons by Aine Greaney
Dead and Gone: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) by Charlaine Harris
In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel by Jan Karon
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
Summer House: A Novel by Nancy Thayer
The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember by Fred Rogers
Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight by Gretchen Rubin
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy by Jon Gordon
Shelter Me by Juliette Fay
Smokin’ Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum Novels) by Janet Evanovich
Explosive Eighteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum Novels) by Janet Evanovich
in a reading slump! Booo Hisssss! It’s not that I don’t feel like reading or have given up on one of my loves but I’ve just been so busy with school (work) and school (post-grad classes) that I really haven’t had much time to read. I have managed to do a few audio books but even that has not been up to par. So far in 2012, I’ve read:
Today is the start of my winter vacation week so, hopefully I can add a few books to this list to round out January and February with a total of 10. The Secret and The Power were paper books and the rest were audio books. I just got an iPad2 but have yet to download an ebook. Will have to try that next. :-)
This year did not go as planned and I failed to meet any of my challenges but it’s been a good year of reading anyway. Since I’ve been back to school this year, things have been quite challenging. Also, I’m taking classes again so that means that most of my free time is spent reading school related things or writing papers.
Since I am committing to do some cardio every day, I’m going to use that time to up my audio book listening so hopefully 2012 will up my numbers.
My books for 2011 were:
1. The Best Kind of Different: Our Family’s Journey with Asperger’s Syndrome by Shonda Schilling, Curt Schilling
2. What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life: Ageless Secrets of Style by Kim Johnson Gross
3. Shanghai Girls: A Novel by Lisa See
4. The White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf (Random House Reader’s Circle) by Stephanie Barron
5.Hannah’s List by Debbie Macomber
6. The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson & Martin Dugard
7. House Rules by Jodie Picoult
8. Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
9. The Kind Life by Alicia Silverstone
10 Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson
11 Run to Overcome: The Inspiring Story of an American Champion’s Long-Distance Quest to Achieve a Big by Meb Keflezighi
12 Valerie: A Selection from Orchard Valley Grooms by Debbie Macomber
13 The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name Is Jennifer Love Hewitt and I’m a Love-aholic by Jennifer Love Hewitt
14 The Knitting Circle: A Novel by Ann Hood
15. The Price of Silence by Kate Wilhelm
16. The Red Thread by Ann Hood
17. Lyra’s Oxford by Philip Pullman
18. The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
19. The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
20. Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis
21. Clean by Alejandro Junger, MD
22. Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being by Andrew Weil M.D.
23. Angel Falls: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
24. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
25. Diary: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
26. 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares
27. Love the One You’re with by Emily Giffin
28. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
29. Big Fish : A Novel of Mythic Proportionsby Daniel Wallace
30. Light of the Moon by Luanne Rice
31. The Gluten-Free Vegan: 150 Delicious Gluten-Free, Animal-Free Recipes by Susan O\’Brien
32. The Silent Boy (Readers Circle) by Lois Lowry
33. The Letters by Luanne Rice, Joseph Monninger
34. The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6) by Lemony Snicket
35. Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
36. Me by Ricky Martin (Author)
37. The Postcard Killers by James Patterson, Liza Marklund
38. The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 7) by Lemony Snicket
39. The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: An American Woman’s Adventures in the Oldest City on Earth by Jennifer Steil
40. Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook
41. Sidney Sheldon’s After the Darkness by Sidney Sheldon, Tilly Bagshawe
42. A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber
43. Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1)by Charlaine Harris
44. Heaven Is High: A Barbara Holloway Novel (Barbara Holloway Novels) by Kate Wilhelm
45. Beloved of the Fallen by Savannah Kline
46. Dreams of Joy: A Novel by Lisa See
47. Beachcombers: A Novel (Random House Reader’s Circle) by Nancy Thayer
48. The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) by Lemony Snicket
49. When the Snow Flies by Laurie Alice Eakes
50. Dolci di Love: A Novel by Sarah-Kate Lynch
51, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
52. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
53. Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
54. Club Dead (Original MM Art): A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) by Charlaine Harris
55. The 30-Minute Vegan: Over 175 Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Recipes for Everyday Cooking by Mark Reinfeld, Jennifer Murray
56. Living Dead in Dallas (Original MM Art) (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)by Charlaine Harris
57. Blessed Are the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch
58. Life’s a Beach by Claire Cook
59. Harvesting the Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
60. The Peach Keeper: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
61. A Hopeless Romantic by Harriet Evans
62. Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse Series, 4) by Charlaine Harris
63. Dead as a Doornail (Original MM Art): A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) by Charlaine Harris
64. Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (3rd Edition) by Jana J. Echevarria, MaryEllen J. Vogt, Deborah J. Short
65. Don’t Blink by James Patterso
66. Definitely Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris
67. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
68. This Crazy Vegan Life: A Prescription for an Endangered Species by Christina Pirello
- Harvesting the Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
- Life’s a Beach by Claire Cook
- Blessed Are the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch
- Living Dead in Dallas (Original MM Art) (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) by Charlaine Harris
- The 30-Minute Vegan: Over 175 Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Recipes for Everyday Cooking by Mark Reinfeld, Jennifer Murray
- Club Dead (Original MM Art): A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) by Charlaine Harris
- Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
- The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
- Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- When the Snow Flies by Laurie Alice Eakes
10 books
4 paper/6 audio
2 TBR pile/8 library
- Dolci di Love: A Novel by Sarah-Kate Lynch
- The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) by Lemony Snicket
- Dreams of Joy: A Novel by Lisa See
- Beachcombers: A Novel (Random House Reader’s Circle) by Nancy Thayer
- Beloved of the Fallen by Savannah Kline
- Heaven Is High: A Barbara Holloway Novel (Barbara Holloway Novels) by Kate Wilhelm
- Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1) by Charlaine Harris
- A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber
- Sidney Sheldon’s After the Darkness by Sidney Sheldon, Tilly Bagshawe
- Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook
- The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: An American Woman’s Adventures in the Oldest City on Earth by Jennifer Steil
- The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 7) by Lemony Snicket
- The Postcard Killers by James Patterson, Liza Marklund
- The Silent Boy (Readers Circle) by Lois Lowry
- The Letters by Luanne Rice, Joseph Monninger
- The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6) by Lemony Snicket
- Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
- by Ricky Martin (Author)Me [Hardcover] by Ricky Martin (Author)
- I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
- Big Fish (movie tie-in): A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace
- Light of the Moon by Luanne Rice
21 books
6 paper/15 audio
4TBR pile/17 library
I had a great week of reading. Between listening to audio books while walking and working around the yard, I spent some time floating in the pool reading paper books. I love summer!!
It’s been an audio book bonanza! (I’ve been doing lots of walking and working in the yard so I’ve been able to multi-task and get my reading done.) Love it!!
I enjoyed them all and each was very different from one another.
I was lucky enough to have a bonus vacation at the lake this summer. I loved it and actually got some reading done. 
Links to the books take you to their pages containing reviews and summaries.
