Walklover's 75 Books Challenge 2012

My goal last year was 60 books - and I made it to 70. So, I want to up the challenge to myself.




January, 2012
1 The Last Word byEllery Adams
2. Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 by Garrison Keillor
3. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
4. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
February, 2012
1. Monument to Murder by Margaret Truman
2. Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson
3. The Walking Dead Vol. 15 by Robert Kirkman
4. Llama, Llama, Red Pajamas by Anna Dewdney
5. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
6. Dragonwell Dead by Laura Childs
7. Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
8. Henry and the Valentine Surprise by Nancy Carlson
9. Little Dog Lost by Monica Carnesi
10. Happy Birthday in Dragon Wood by Timothy Knapman
11. My Mother is So Smart by Tomie dePaola
12. Baby Max and Ruby by Rosemary Wells
13. Can I Keep My Jersey? by Paul Shirley
14. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
March, 2012
1. Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
2. Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott
3. Pirate King by Laurie R. King
April, 2012
1. Paper Towns by John Green
2. The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
3. Ashfall by Mike Mullin
4.Trail of the Spellmansby Lisa Lutz
5. Sweet Tooth - Animal Armies by Jeff Lemire
6. Dark Life by Kat Falls
7. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
8. Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs
May, 2012
1. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
2. Fire by Kristin Cashore
3. Death of a Kitchen Diva by LeeHollis
4. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
5. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
June, 2012
1.The Silver Needle Murder by Laura Childs
2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
3. Skeleton Letters by Laura Childs
4.Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott
5. The Wedding Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
6. Wild Goose Chase by Terri Thayer
7.Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?by Jeanette Winterson
8. Swim by Jennifer Weiner
9. Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
10. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
July, 2012
1. Corpse Pose by Diana Killian
2. A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris
3. Pinned for Murder by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
4. Death by Inferior Design by Leslie Caine
5. Homestead on the Hillside by Mary Jane Holmes
6. Mortar and Murder by Jennie Bentley
7. Nursery Crimes by Ayelet Waldman
8. Murder Past Due by Miranda James
9. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
10. The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
August, 2012
1. XO by Jeffery Deaver
2. Design on a Crime by Ginny Aiken
3. Sweet Tooth - Endangered Species by Jeff Lemire
4. Dollhouse - Epitaphs by Joss Whedon
5. The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews
September, 2012
1. Wedding Cake by Lynne Hinton
2. As Always, Julia by Joan Reardon
3. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
4. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
October, 2012
1. Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs
2. A Dangerous Talent by Aaron Elkins and Charlotte Elkins
3. The Man in the Empty Boat by Mark Salzman
4. Death on a High Floor by Charles Rosenberg
5. Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng
6. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
November, 2012
1. Bad Faith by Robert K. Tannenbaum
2. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
3. Private Lives by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan
4. Pet Sitter: A Jenna Stack Mystery by Amy Eyrie & Alix Sloan
5. The Gathering Dead by Stephen Knight
December, 2012
1. 11th Hour by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
2. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
3. Loose Screw by Rae Davies and Lori Devoti
4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
5. Blood Orange Brewing by Laura Childs
6. So B. It by Sarah Weeks
7. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
8. To Have and To Kill by Mary Jane Clark

Welcome! Glad you decided to join us.

FYI, we've added a couple of wikis to the mix this year. The first is where we keep important threads. The second is the Threadbook where we have a directory to all the members' threads. Both help keep a handle on the chaos! :)

Welcome Mom! So glad you're doing this with Dad and me!

Cool beans, walklover mama! This should be fun!

Glad to have you in the LT family!

Welcome!!!

Thanks! Looking forward to being a part of this group.

Delighted to meet the whole family, welcome Walklover!

Thanks, Judy! It's going to be fun to have the three of us doing this.

Hi Debbie- Welcome to the 75 and Happy New Year! I've been pals with Joe for awhile now and of course I live in the Chicago area too! Enjoy!

Thanks, Mark. Joe has told me all about you. I hope you're staying warm today - it's pretty bitter here in Chicago. Happy New Year!

welcome! I have you starred now :)

Hey, Walklover! Don't forget to post your reading here and tell us about it! :-)

Welcome, Walklover! I'd love to see what you are reading. I hope Joe isn't keeping you too busy in the kitchen at Joe's Cafe. ;-)

Hi Donna and Chelle - thanks for the welcome. No need to worry. The only thing I do in Joe's Cafe is enjoy his cooking. Sorry I've taken so long to post my books, but here they are -

January, 2012
1 The Last Word by Ellery Adams
2. Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 by Garrison Keillor
3. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
4. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

February, 2012
1. Monument to Murder by Margaret Truman
2. Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson
3. The Walking Dead Vol. 15 by Robert Kirkman
4. Llama, Llama, Red Pajamas by Anna Dewdney
5. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
6. Dragonwell Dead by Laura Childs
7. Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

Becca and I are doing an online reading program through We Give Books to help a school where she student taught get 500 new books for their library. So here's what I read today -
Henry and the Valentine Surprise by Nancy Carlson
Little Dog Lost by Monica Carnesi
Happy Birthday in Dragon Wood by Timothy Knapman
My Mother is So Smart by Tomie dePaola
Baby Max and Ruby by Rosemary Wells

Also, Joe gave me a wonderful book for my birthday - 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Julia Eccleshare. It's terrific - has given me lots of ideas for books to read, has reminded me of wonderful books I've already read - and the reproductions of the covers are amazing!

I have 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up, and I love it too. I use it for ideas when we're on our way to the library (although there are a lot of books in there that my library doesn't have).

What did you think of The Violets of March? It keeps popping up as a book that other people bought when they were buying some of my recent purchases.

Hi Amy - Sorry for the delay in my response. I've been using 100Books... to find ones I haven't read yet - lots of fun.

I enjoyed the The Violets of March. I thought the characters were very well developed and I loved the setting. Let me know what you think after you've read it. Just started The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - recommended by my writing group and well reviewed everywhere.

Can't wait to hear what you think of The Fault in Our Stars, Ms. D. How are things going getting ready for the "Louder Than A Bomb" events?

Finished The Fault in Our Stars last night, Mr. J. I really liked it. I thought the dialogue was very authentic - and liked the way the characters dealt with their "fates". I would definitely recommend it.

Things are very busy at Louder Than a Bomb - will be volunteering there most of Fridy and Saturday - all events those two days are at the Cultural Center in downtown Chicago.

Ah, glad to hear you liked The Fault in Our Stars. It sounds intriguing. Of course, now I've gotten myself tied up in other books, but I look forward to reading that one.

I forgot you'll be at LTAB on Saturday - we'll discuss. Maybe I'll swing by the Cultural Center after work.

>20 walklover: Glad TFiOS found another fan. :)

I really did, Micky. Joe says we have some more John Green in our personal library, so I'm going to give them a try at some point soon.

My second favourite after TFiOS is An Abundance of Katherines but really, they're all good. :)

I'm slowly working my way through 1001 Children's Books, and enjoying it very much!

Yay Mom!

Yay Debbi!

Just finished my second John Green - Paper Towns - and loved it. Plan to read more of his work in the next month or two.

Yay! If you like John Green's novels, you might want to try the vlog he does with his brother, Hank. Vlogbrothers is thoroughly entertaining. :)

Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely check it out.

Hmm, someone hasn't been here for a while. But I know she's reading a ton. Not sure what to make of it.

Sort of caught up - have a bit more to do/

Happy anniversary!

Same to you - one day later!!

#20: I have The Fault in Our Stars home from the library now. I hope that I like it as much as you did, Debbi!

Nice walking with you, young lady!

Okay, I just made the connection that you are Joe's wife!! :)

It's so awesome that LT is a family affair for you guys.
I'm just a bit curious since I'm married to a guy who doesn't think reading is a hobby..haha! Do you and Joe share similar reading tastes or are they very different?

That I am! Joe and I both love to read mysteries (he actually introduced me to my first mystery), but he enjoys reading those set in other countries much more than I do. As well, we share a love of YA. I'm not a very big sci fi or fantasy reader - and you know how much he loves his sci fi and fantasy.

Hey, there she is! Good to see you on Librarything. That husband of yours sounds like a great guy.

So, what have you been reading and liking lately?

LOL, you guys remind me of when I was working in the same company with my husband. We would message each other throughout the day, even though we saw each all day and then went home together...haha!

It's nice you share some common books and then it's nice to like completely different things as well. Keeps the conversations lively. ;)

One of the books I'm reading right now is Navaho Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng. As Joe knows, I have always been fascinated by the subject and

the people. Not sure what else I'm going to read along with it - probably Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff.

Hi Debi- I haven't been by in awhile. I see you are reading some interesting books. The Navajo Code Talkers sounds like something I would like and I loved Lost in Shangri-La.

Waves to Joe and Valerie!

Hey there - I really liked the Navajo Code Talkers - very well written and I learned a lot I didn't already know. Still working on Lost in Shangri-La - not

an easy book to take places - a bit too heavy.