I read 83 books in 2010, less than usual, but that happens sometimes.
In honor of my spare year, I’m doing likewise with my round-up, because the cream really rose to the top.
Here are the highlights. Happy reading, and Happy New Year!
My favorite book of 2010:
The Boys of My Youth by Joann Beard
Honorable mentions for 2010, in no particular order:
Petty Magic by Camille DeAngelis
Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Captain America, and the New Face of American War by Evan Wright
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Favorite character of the year?
Miranda from When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
(Links from book titles will bring you to purchase details through IndieBound.org, which supports independent bookstores. I’m an IndieBound affiliate and could potentially receive a small kickback from your purchase, but trust me, that never happens. You should support your community anyway. Links from author’s name will bring you to author’s websites, or the next best thing.)
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Great collection. Thanks! A friend of mine told me about The Immortal Life and said it was wonderful. I’ll add it to my library list… which I figure supporting the library is as good as supporting local. Yes?
Happy Merry everything to you!
Of course! The library is the best possible choice! I could talk all day abt my passion for libraries! Exclamations!
Happy New Year! I’m taking note of your favs. I thoroughly enjoyed Petty Magic and trust your recommendations across the board. Er, I mean…”across the shelf”.
The book links are giving me a Google documents permission error. I sent a request (did that go to you?).