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Reading List 2005

December 2005
5 stars The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
5 stars The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
4 stars The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
5 stars The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
5 stars Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
5 stars The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
5 stars Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
4 stars Rumors of Spring by Richard Grant
5 stars The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
5 stars Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
5 stars Graphics for Business by John McWade
4 stars Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels & Stories, Vol. 2 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4 stars Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

November 2005
3 stars Threshold by Sara Douglass
3 stars Should We Burn Babar? by Herbert Kohl
5 stars Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
4 stars The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
3 stars Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
3 stars To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
4 stars Russian Fairytales, translated by Paul Williams
5 stars Miserable on Purpose by Jackie Jernigan

October 2005
5 stars Ursula, Under by Ingrid Hill
5 stars The World According to Mimi Smartypants
2 stars Zoë's Cats by Zoë Stokes
5 stars Zeee by Elizabeth Enright
3 stars The Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
3 stars Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
3 stars A Live Coal in the Sea by Madeleine L'Engle
4 stars Camilla by Madeleine L'Engle
3 stars Notes From an Island Life by Marilyn Maciel
5 stars gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
1 stars Certain Women by Madeleine L'Engle
3 stars The PowerBook by Jeanette Winterson

September 2005
5 stars Sunshine by Robin McKinley
1 stars Friend of the Earth by T.C. Boyle (2/3 read, then gave up)
4 stars What's So Great About America by Dinesh D'Souza
5 stars The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

August 2005
3 stars Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
3 stars The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin
3 stars Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende
4 stars So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson
3 stars Cheaper by the Dozen by F. Gilbreth Jr. and E.G. Carey
3 stars Aramaya by Jane Routley
4 stars Fire Angels by Jane Routley
3 stars Mage Heart by Jane Routley

July 2005
2 stars O Master Caliban! by Phyllis Gotlieb
3 stars Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel by Susanna Clarke
4 stars The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
4 stars Dorm Room Feng Shui by K. Olaksen, E. MacCrellish, M. Donahue
5 stars The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
5 stars By Honor Betray'd by D. Doyle & J. Macdonald
5 stars Starpilot's Grave by D. Doyle & J. Macdonald
5 stars The Price of the Stars by D. Doyle & J. Macdonald
5 stars The Gathering Flame by D. Doyle & J. Macdonald

June 2005
5 stars Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
5 stars The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
5 stars Moving Target by Elizabeth Moon
5 stars Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
2 stars The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams
5 stars Life of Pi by Yann Martel (re-read for book club)
5 stars The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint
5 stars Summer of Glorious Madness by Christy Yorke
3 stars Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll
0 stars Shadow of the Lion by Merceds Lackey, D. Freer (1/5, gave up)

May 2005
3 stars The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts
5 stars The Stars Dispose by Michaela Roessner
5 stars Fifty Acres and a Poodle by Jeanne Marie Laskas
2 stars Jason's Seven Magical Night Rides by Grace Chetwin
4 stars Rantus Dark & the Unspoken Children by Verian Thomas
0 stars Lamb by Christopher Moore
5 stars The Witch Queen by Jan Siegel
3 stars The Dragon Charmer by Jan Siegel
5 stars Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel

April 2005
5 stars The Companions by Sheri S. Tepper
5 stars Angel-Seeker by Sharon Shinn
4 stars The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
5 stars The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
3 stars Peter & the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
4 stars The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
3 stars Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

March 2005
5 stars Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
5 stars The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb
5 stars Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb
4 stars Spiderwick Chronicles #5: The Wrath of Mulgarath by DiTerlizzi and Black
4 stars Spiderwick Chronicles #4: The Ironwood Tree by DiTerlizzi and Black
4 stars Spiderwick Chronicles #3: Lucinda's Secret by DiTerlizzi and Black
2 stars A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
2 stars A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
2 stars A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
5 stars Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels & Stories, Vol. 1 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

February 2005
4 stars Possession by A.S. Byatt
2 stars Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin
5 stars Lionboy by Zizou Corder
5 stars The Dragon Queen by Alice Borchardt
3 stars Dragon's Kin by Anne and Todd McCaffrey
4 stars The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
3 stars April Witch by Majgull Axelsson

January 2005
5 stars Bread and Chocolate by Philippa Gregory
4 stars Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History by Richard Shenkman
4 stars Whispering to Witches by Anna Dale
4 stars Spiderwick Chronicles #2: The Seeing Stone by DiTerlizzi and Black
4 stars Caught in Crystal by Patricia C. Wrede
4 stars Spiderwick Chronicles #1: The Field Guide by DiTerlizzi and Black
4 stars The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
5 stars The Last Treasure by Janet S. Anderson
5 stars The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
5 stars All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown by Sydney Taylor
5 stars All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown by Sydney Taylor
5 stars More All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
3 stars Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm

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