2011 YA Reading Challenge 1/1/11 – 12/31/11

I’ve now completed the 2011 YA Reading Challenge, which was to read 12 YA books within 2011. I’ve read:

• The Two Princesses of Bamarre – Gail Carson Levine – finished 11/26/11
• I, Coriander – Sallly Gardner – finished 11/24/11
• The Princetta – Anne-Laure Bondoux – finished 11/18/11
• Dark Lord of Derkholm – Diana Wynne Jones – finished 10/23/11
• The Ruby in the Smoke – Philip Pullman – finished 9/8/11
• Percival’s Angel – Anne Eliot Crompton – finished 8/24/11
• The Thief – Megan Whalen Turner – finished 8/5/11
• A String in the Harp – Nancy Bond – finished 7/19/11
• Melting Stones – Tamora Pierce – finished 7/12/11
• The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins – finished 5/20/11
• Wolf Star – Tanith Lee – finished 3/11/11
• The Grand Tour – Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer – finished 1/22/11

This year, I skewed very heavily fantasy. There was one mystery, and one dystopian/sci fi book, but the other ten all had at least some fantastical elements. I can definitely tell what kind of books I prefer to read from the list above…