I Did It!

If you remember in January I set a goal to read 12 books by the end of the year. I reached that goal yesterday when I finished my 12th book (The Star Garden by Nancy E. Turner). If you count Scott's Grandma Jensen's personal history book Faces, that I also finished this year, its 13! I think that's the most books that I've read since middle school when all the R.L. Stine books came out. I'm so glad I did this, I feel so accomplished that I already made the goal. I liked nearly every book that I read, and I'm glad that so many good books exist. In case you're wondering, this isn't the end. I'm going to continue reading, but I don't think I'll do all the reviews anymore. I'm also going to take some time off to work on my kids scrapbooks because I'm almost two years behind. Thanks for all the recommendations and inspiration. Here's the complete list and their scores on the scale of 1 to 10 and the letter grade for Scott's mom, Marde.

The Face by Dean Koontz

6 1/2 or C-

Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom

10 or A

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

10 or A

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

7 or c+

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

7 or C

These is My Words by Nancy E. Turner

10 or A-

The History of Love by Nicole Kraus

7 or C

I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

7 or C

What I Thought I knew by Alice Eve Cohen

0 or F (I know I said 1 to 10, but really it doesn't deserve a 1)

The Floor of the Sky by Pamela Carter Joern

9 or A

Sarah's Quilt by Nancy E Turner

10 or A

The Star Garden by Nancy E Turner

10 or A

*BONUS*

Faces by Mary White Jensen

10 or A (even though I know Marde has already read it)

I didn't review Star Garden, but it was the last in the Sarah Agnes Prine books. I loved it just like the others, if you like the first two, just assume you'd also like this one.