Kristen's 50+ in 2009

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Kristen's 50+ in 2009

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1kgramer
Edited: Jan 26, 2009, 6:34 am

I read over 100 books last year! That was only because I read while I nursed, and for the first few months, I nursed a lot! This year I think 50 is a realistic goal. The baby is now running and keeps me very busy, as does the 4 year old. I read as much as I can, but sometimes it's hard to make the time.

January 2009

1. The double bind - Chris Bohjalian (book club)
2. Testing Kate - Whitney Gaskell
3. Girl most likely to - Poonam Sharma
4. Accidentally engaged - Mary Carter
5. Celebutantes - Amanda Goldberg

2AMQS
Jan 6, 2009, 10:01 pm

Good luck with your challenge! I actually found that I pretty much stopped reading when I had my first, then found the time again when I had the second. At about age 1, she would not settle down for a nap unless I was there (she'd get up and play), so when I put her down for a nap I would read in her room. Then as my girls got a bit older (beyond "within arm's length", but not "out of the room"), I would read in the bathroom while they were in the bath together.

3kgramer
Edited: Feb 27, 2009, 6:35 am

February 2009

6. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (book club)
7. Plum spooky - Janet Evanovich
8. New moon - Stephenie Meyer
9. The dead of summer - Camilla Way
10. Breaking dawn - Stephenie Meyer
11. Almost home - Pam Jenoff
12. Making Minty Malone - Isabel Wolff
13. What I did for love - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

4girlunderglass
Feb 2, 2009, 10:44 am

what did you think of Twilight? I'm planning on starting it soon!
good luck with the challenge!

5kgramer
Feb 9, 2009, 4:33 pm

It took me a little while to get into Twilight. I'm now reading New Moon and it's pretty good. I'm a sucker for a series and will probably read the next one too.

6Edwardrocks95
Feb 9, 2009, 5:16 pm

TWILIGHT IS AN AWSOME BOOK!!! I think u will really like it...it is like my own little world...haha! Im done with all of them! YAY!

8kgramer
Edited: Jun 16, 2009, 6:38 am

April 2009

20. No angel: my harrowing undercover journey to the inner circle of the Hells Angels - Jay Dobyns
21. Ever - Gail Carson Levine
22. Super in the city - Daphne Ulliver
23. Good girls - Laura Ruby
24. Plain truth - Jodi Picoult (book club)
25. Path of the assassin - Brad Thor
26. My lurid past - Lauren Henderson

10kgramer
Edited: Jul 11, 2009, 8:04 pm

June 2009

32. Resistance - Owen Sheers
33. Perfect fifths - Megan McCafferty
34. Still Alice - Lisa Genova (book club)
35. The family man - Elinor Lipman
36. Barefoot - Elin Hilderbrand
37. Love stories in this town - Amanda Eyre Ward
38. The passion of Mary-Margaret - Lisa Samson

11kgramer
Edited: Aug 2, 2009, 8:26 pm

July 2009

39. Getting personal - Chris Manby
40. The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund - Jill Kargman
41. The diary - Eileen Goudge (book club)
42. Finger lickin' fifteen - Janet Evanovich
43. Nothing but a smile - Steve Amick
44. Good luck - Whitney Gaskell
45. Fourplay - Jane Moore

12kgramer
Edited: Sep 2, 2009, 3:08 pm

August 2009

46. Sarah's key - Tatiana de Rosnay (book club)
47. The Genesis secret - Tom Knox
48. The penalty box - Deirdre Martin
49. See Jane score - Rachel Gibson

14kgramer
Edited: Oct 23, 2009, 4:48 pm

October 2009

56. Remember the time - Annette Reynolds
57. The help - Kathryn Stockett (book club)
58. This is where I leave you - Jonathan Tropper

15kgramer
Edited: Nov 24, 2009, 6:00 pm

November 2009

59. My best friend's girl - Dorothy Koomson
60. Plan b - Jonathan Tropper
61. The girl with the dragon tattoo - Stieg Larsson (book club)
62. You don't know jack - Erin McCarthy

16kgramer
Edited: Dec 31, 2009, 11:32 am

December 2009

63. Best friends forever - Jennifer Weiner
64. Strength in what remains - Tracy Kidder (book club)