Spring Reading Thing 2009 Wrap Up Post

It is hard to believe time wise that Spring is over. It is really hot here in the Deep South so weather wise I can believe it. One of my favorite reading challenges flew by. I did okay. I did not finish my original list. I am horrible at finishing Non fiction. The original list changed some as I subsituted and added to it. I ended up with way more books than starting. My total book count is 83 finished. It is hard to pick favorites so I will tell you that I only disliked a few including Ruby Unscripted. One of my favorite books I read this year is Stealing Home by Allison Pittman. I love this challenge and I look forward to the Fall Reading Challenge. No Summer reading challenge for me. I have several reading challenges ending soon that I need to finish books for them. :)

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Spring Reading Thing 2009 Intro Post and My List

It's Time! The Spring Reading Thing 2009 is here. I am so excited to be participate in it again. Katrina at Callapidder Days is our host. She also hosts the Fall Into Reading challenge. She has a great blog at http://callapidderdays.com/ This year our graphic is the best ever. It is so pretty I look forward to looking at it all Spring!As Always my list will be mostly fiction with some nonfiction thrown in. I will be going on job interviews so not sure how that will affect me yet. I love to read. It is my absolute favorite thing to do and I love sharing about my books with others. So there will be some reviews and some giveaways too. :)

Brittanie's List:

Nonfiction:

- This is Your Brain on Joy by Dr. Earl Henslin

- Gardening Eden by Michael Abbate

- Apologetics for a New Generation by Sean McDowell

- Keys to Living Joyfully by Sheri Kaye Hoff

- Rubies in the Orchard by Lynda Resnick

- Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe by Larry Osbourne

- The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

Secular Fiction:

- The Lost Hours by Karen White

- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

- And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander

- The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

- The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

- The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig

- The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig

- The Light, Dark, and Ember Between by J. W. Nicklaus

- Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center

- Looking for Alaska by John Green

- The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

- Reunion by Therese Fowler

- The Family He Wanted by Karen Sandler

- A Weaver Wedding by Allison Leigh

- Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg

Classics:

- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

- Dracula by Bram Stoker

- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

- Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ( reread for Children's Challenge)

- A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett ( reread for Children's Challenge)

- Jessi's Secret Language by Ann M. Martin

- Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery by Ann M. Martin

- Stacey's Mistake by Ann M. Martin

- Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin

- Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin

- Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann M. Martin

- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Inspirational Fiction:

- Boo Who by Rene Gutteridge

- Boo Hiss by Rene Gutteridge

- Boo Humbug by Rene Gutteridge

- The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander

- Murder at Eagle Summitt by Virginia Smith

- Healing Waters by Nancy Rue and Stephen Arterburn

- According to Their Deeds by Paul Robertson

- City of the Dead by T. L. Higley

- If Tomorrow Never Comes by Marlo Schalesky

- Salty Like Blood by Harry Kraus

- Ulterior Motives by Mark Andrew Olson

- The Night Watch Man by Mark Mynheir

- The Reluctant CowGirl by Christine Lynxwiler

- So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones

- A Vote of Confidence by Robin Lee Hatcher

- Nothing but Trouble:PJ Sugar by Susan May Warren

- A Love to Last Forever by Tracie Peterson

- Saving Sailor by Renee Riva (reread)

- Taking Tuscany by Renee Riva

- A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick

- Blood Bayou by Karen Young

- The Moment Between by Nicole Young

- Memory's Gate by Paul McCusker

- Always Watching by Brandilyn and Amberly Sanders

- Miss Match by Sara Mills

- Taking Tuscany by Renee Riva

- Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Jones Gunn

- Beloved Counterfeit by Kathleen Y'Barbo

- Deceptive Promises by Amber Miller

- The Miracle Girls by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt (reread)

- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt

- A Bride In The Bargain by Deeanna Gist

- For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls by Nancy Mehl

- Texas Ranger Dad by Debra Clopton

- Killer Cargo by Dana Mentink

- Tides of Hope by Irene Hannon

- The Baby Bond by Linda Goodnight

- Flashover by Dana Mentink

- Twice Upon a Time by Lois Richer

- Perfect Target by Stephanie Newton

- Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Coloma

- Gold of Kings by Davis Bunn

- Plain Perfect by Beth Wiseman

- Protecting Her Child by Debby Giusti

- A Ring and a Promise by Lois Richer

- Stealing Home by Allison Pittman

- Breathe by Lisa T. Bergren

- Saints in Limbo by River Jordan

- The Note II:Taking a Chance on Love by Angela Hunt

- What Sarah Saw by Margaret Daley

- Framed! by Robin Caroll

- Cold Case Murder by Shirlee McCoy

- A Cloud of Suspicion by Patricia Davids

- Deadly Competition by Roxanne Rustard

- Never the Bride by Rene Gutteridge

- Her Last Chance by Terri Reed

- You Make me Feel Like Dancing by Allison Bottke

- Scent of Murder by Virginia Smith

- A Dream to Call My Own by Tracie Peterson

**This is not a final list. It will evolve as things are added and taken away. For the most part it will stay the same.**

**Bold means I have finished it.**