At the beginning of the year, I had grand plans for this challenge. I was going to read all the books, first off. It was going to be great. As it was, I barely finished (well, mostly, anyway) my 11 just in time for the end of the year. Lesson? Don’t plan big.
Corinne‘s list for me:On Fortune’s Wheel by Cynthia Voigt
Precious Bane by Mary Webb
The Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
Pastwatch or Wyrms by Orson Scott Card
Bonus: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
Of these, I liked A Tree Grows in Brooklyn best. It was a bout time I read that one. Pastwatch comes in a close second, though.
Tricia’s list for me:
The Lincolns ~ Candace Fleming
Unwind ~ Neal Shusterman
Crossing to Safety ~ Wallace Stegner
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie ~ Jordan Sonnenblick
The Power of One ~ Bryce Courtenay (I didn’t finish this one…)
Of these, Crossing to Safety gets my favorite vote, hands down. It’s a gorgeous novel.
The Book Nut 
I wanted to read them all too! I was happy to finish my ten though and enjoyed doing this. Glad you loved Crossing to Safety.
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This was so fun. Like you both, I had grand plans to read everyone's but at least I finished what I was assigned, right? I loved it 🙂
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I had to extend my version of this to later in 2012… I did well in the beginning, but then my reading slowed down.
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