Ink Mage’s Booklist, 2008

For my second year of blogging, I decided to publish and update a list of the books I read in 2008. It’s more for keeping track of what I’ve read than anything else, but I thought some of you might be interested in seeing what I read and don’t review.

*Rereads in GREEN text

January:
The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio, by Lloyd Alexander
I Am Rembrandt's Daughter, by Lynn Cullen
The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey, by Linda Greenlaw
The Red Queen’s Daughter, by Jacqueline Kolosov
City of Flowers, by Mary Hoffman (Stravaganza Series, book 3)
Such a Pretty Girl, by Laura Wiess
The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney, by Suzanne Harper
Remembering Raquel, by Vivian Vande Velde
This Vast Land: A Young Man’s Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, by Stephen E. Ambrose
Gym Candy, by Carl Deuker
The Rogues, by Jane Yolen & Robert J. Harris
Mistik Lake, by Martha Brooks
Secret Sacrament, by Sherryl Jordan
Time of the Eagle, by Sherryl Jordan
Beastly, by Alex Flinn
Things Change, by Patrick Jones
Uprising, by Margaret Petterson Haddix
Little (Grrl) Lost, by Charles de Lint

February:
Almost Home, by Jessica Blank
The China Garden, by Liz Berry
Red Glass, by Laura Resau
Private Peaceful, by Michael Morpurgo
Kydd, by Julian Stockwin
Hush: An Irish Princess’ Tale, by Donna Jo Napoli
The Nature of Jade, by Deb Caletti
Parade of Shadows, by Gloria Whelan
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, by Jessica Day George
Billie Standish Was Here, by Nancy Crocker
Raising the Griffin, by Melissa Wyatt
The Courtesan’s Daughter, by Priscilla Galloway (most of it)
Boot Camp, by Todd Strasser
The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London
Dragon Slippers, by Jessica Day George
The Noah Confessions, by Barbara Hall
Rockbuster, by Gloria Skurzynski
Kissing the Bee, by Kathe Koja
Artemis, by Julian Stockwin

March:
Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything, by E. Lockhart
Hurt Go Happy, by Ginny Rorby
Spanking Shakespeare, by Jake Wizner
Returnable Girl, by Pamela A. Lowell
Beast, by Donna Jo Napoli
Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens
The Final Warning: A Maximum Ride Novel, by James Patterson
Summers at Castle Auburn, by Sharon Shinn
M or F? by Lisa Papademetriou & Chris Tebbetts
A Curse Dark as Gold, by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A Posse of Princesses, by Sherwood Smith
Ordinary Ghosts, by Eireann Corrigan

April:
The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean
The Game of My Life: A True Story of Struggle, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic, by Jason "J-Mac" McElwain with Daniel Paisner
The Swan Kingdom, by Zoë Marriott
Guinevere's Gift, by Nancy NcKenzie
Repossessed, by A.M. Jenkins
Rat Life, by Tedd Arnold
The Hollow Kingdom, by Clare B. Dunkle
The Telling Pool, by David Clement-Davies
Close Kin, by Clare B. Dunkle
Cindy Ella, by Robin Palmer
In the Coils of the Snake, by Clare B. Dunkle
Carpe Diem, by Autumn Cornwall
Primavera, by Mary Jane Beaufrand
Candy, by Kevin Brooks
Nobody's Prize, by Esther Friesner
Changeling, by Delia Sherman

May:
The Swan Maiden, by Heather Tomlinson
Seaflower: A Kydd Novel, by Julian Stockwin
Newes from the Dead, by Mary Hooper
The Squad: Perfect Cover, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Song of the Sparrow, by Lisa Ann Sandell
The Boyfriend List: (15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver), by E. Lockhart
Ink Exchange, by Melissa Marr
In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story, by Carolyn Meyer
Dragon Flight, by Jessica Day George
The Opposite of Invisible, by Liz Gallagher
Undercover, by Beth Kephart
The Sky Inside, by Clare B. Dunkle
The Redheaded Princess, by Ann Rinaldi
Bewitching Season, by Marissa Doyle
Dragon of the Lost Sea, by Laurence Yep
Dragon Steel, by Laurence Yep
Dragon Cauldron, by Laurence Yep
Dragon War, by Laurence Yep
Prom, by Laurie Halse Anderson

June:
The Warrior's Daughter, by Holly Bennett
In the Forests of the Night, by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Peeled, by Joan Bauer
Juliet's Moon, by Ann Rinaldi
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart
The Squad: Killer Spirit, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
House of Dance, by Beth Kephart
Saving Juliet, by Suzanne Selfors
Madapple, by Christina Meldrum
Promise of the Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst
Climbing the Stairs, by Padma Venkatraman
Leftovers, by Laura Wiess
The Fire Eternal, by Chris d'Lacey
The Shape of Water, by Anne Spollen
Everlost, by Neal Shusterman
Demon in My View, by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Mutiny: A Kydd Sea Adventure, by Julian Stockwin

July:
The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them, by E. Lockhart (sequel to The Boyfriend List)
Poison Study, by Maria V. Snyder
Shift, by Jennifer Bradbury
Airman, by by Eoin Colfer
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohen & David Levithan
Girlwood, by Claire Dean
Impulse, by Ellen Hopkins
Teen, Inc., by Stefen Petrucha
Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
Absolutely Normal Chaos, by Sharon Creech
Stravaganza: City of Secrets, by Mary Hoffman (Stravaganza Series, book 4)

August:
Mad Kestrel, by Misty Massey
Girl, Hero, by Carrie Jones
Out of the Wild, by Sarah Beth Durst
Magic Study, by Maria V. Snyder
I'm Exploding Now, by Sid Hite
Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull, by Rick Yancey (Alfred Kropp series, book 3)
Undone, by Brooke Taylor
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War, by L.A. Meyer (Bloody Jack Adventures, book 6)
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
Sovay, by Celia Rees

September:
The Dragon Heir, by Cinda Williams Chima (the Heir Series, book 3)
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Mr. Midshipman Easy, by Frederick Marryat
Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room), by Ysabeau S. Wilce
Princess Ben: Being a Wholly Truthful Account of Her Various Discoveries and Misadventures, Recounted to the Best of Her Recollection, in Four Parts, by Catherine Gilbert Merdock
The Privilege of the Sword, by Ellen Kushner
Into the Woods, by Lyn Gardner
How to Ditch Your Fairy, by Justine Larbalestier
Schooner Sultana: Building a Chesapeake Legacy, by Drew McMullen
Storyteller, by Edward Myers
Graceling, by Kristen Cashore
Brisinger, by Christopher Paolini

October:
Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution, by Bonnie Pryor
Absolute Brightness, by James Lecesne
Sweethearts, by Sara Zarr
Gone, by Michael Grant
Boy Meets Boy, by David Levithan
Cybele's Secret, by Juliet Marillier
Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal, by Mal Peet
Wake, by Lisa McMann
General Winston's Daughter, by Sharon Shinn
La Petite Four, by Regina Scott
Quarterdeck: A Kydd Sea Adventure, by Julian Stockwin
Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
How to Be Bad, by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, & Lauren Myracle
The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E. Pearson
Boy Proof, by Cecil Castellucci
Leaving Protection, by Will Hobbs
Ten Cents a Dance, by Christine Fletcher

November:
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Keeping You a Secret, by Julie Anne Peters
Aurelia, by Anne Osterlund
The Juliet Club, by Suzanne Harper
Looks, by Madeline George