Since 2002, I’ve read a lot — a little over 400+ books — most of them middle-grade or young adult titles. I keep track of them in a spreadsheet and during a procrastination tactic I sorted them and I noticed that I’ve read a book title that almost covers the whole alphabet (I’m missing Y and X titles — I may need to work on that, LOL).
So just for fun, I thought I would share a list containing some of the single-title books that I’ve read in alphabetical order:
A
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
B
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
C
Contents Under Pressure by Laura M. Zeises
D
Desert Crossing by Elise Broach
E
East by Edith Pattou
F
Fresh Girl by Jaira Placide
G
Girl, 15 Charming But Insane by Sue Limb
H
Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger
I
I Hadn’t Mean to Tell You This by Jacqueline Woodson
J
Jade Green by Phyllis Naylor
K
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
L
Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
M
Many Stones by Carolyn Coman
N
Notes from a Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer Choldenko
O
Off-Color by Janet McDonald
P
Pucker by Melanie Gideon
Q
(The) Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti
R
Ruined by Paula Norris
S
Shug by Jenny Han
T
Teach Me by R.A. Nelson
U
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
V
(The) Valley of Secrets by Charmian Hussey
W
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
X
Y
Z
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’Brien
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Anna
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am
Hi book twin! What an interesting list. I’ve read about a third of the ones you mentioned, and others have been on my reading list for a while. There are also a couple I’m not familiar with - I’ll have to check them out!
Karen
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Hey Anna! We are definitely book twins. Some of these books I read several years ago, but I think it’s a well-rounded list. It’s good to know that I don’t read all sci-fi and fantasy. You should definitely check some of them out.