At the beginning of the year, everyone participating planned out their 40 books by genre. My plan looks like this. (The number in black is what I plan to read. The number in red is what I have actually read so far.)
- Adventure - 3 (1)
- Biography/Memoir - 3 (2)
- Dystopian - 4 (2)
- Fantasy - 4 (5)
- Graphic Novels/Manga - 2 (1)
- Historical Fiction - 3
- Humor - 0
- Mystery - 0 (1)
- Picture Books - 3 (3)
- Poetry - 1
- Realistic Fiction - 6 (5)
- Romance - 4 (4)
- Science Fiction - 5
- Sports - 0 (1)
- Thriller - 0
- Nonfiction - 2 (1)
- Classics - 0 (1)
If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, you have seen my book journey up to this point. Some books were chosen for me because I belong to a small (but enthusiastic) book club that meets once a month at the Barnes & Noble in Cedar Hill, TX. Other books I selected from a school list because the new high school TEKS are coming next year, and the English Curriculum coordinator needs help vetting new novels for our 9-12 grade English classes. A few were assigned to me by my editor at School Library Journal. The rest I have chosen on my own based upon my mood at the time I needed a new book.
Looking back at my plan, the thing that surprises me the most is my science fiction and fantasy books. I usually gravitate to science fiction over fantasy, but my actual reading journey says otherwise. Of course the dystopian genre is a sub-genre of science fiction. So that might account for the big goose egg I have next to science fiction so far. I guess it's time for some sci-fi choices.
In case you are curious about the books I have read, here is the breakdown.
Adventure
- Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
- It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Zone One by Colson Whitehead
- Internment by Samira Ahmed
- The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
- Lolly Willows by Silvia Warner
- Hello Now by Jenny Valentine
- Finding Baba Yaga by Jane Yolen
- Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Humor
Mystery
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carre
- Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
- Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin
- We are America by Walter Dean Myers
Realistic Fiction
- A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
- The Stone Boys by Michael Gurian
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- Loser's Bracket by Chris Crutcher
- The Sound of Letting Go by S. Ward
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi
- Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper
- Hometown Christmas by A.M. Williams
- The Billionaire Banker by D. Goodman
Sports
- Swing by Kwame Alexander
Nonfiction
- Mobituaries by Mo Rocca
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I have enjoyed each of my books so far, but my favorites for now are . . .
