2012 Book List

In follow-up to my last post, I've decided to post which books I'll be reading in 2012. I am eagerly awaiting the stories each has to tell or the knowledge each is ready to impart. I can hardly decide what order they should go in.
These are books currently on my shelves, just waiting to be read and reviewed.

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
• Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Dear Bully (70+ author compilation)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• Hawkes Harbor by S.E. Hinton

These are just the beginning. I frequent my local bookstore with a consistency that ought to have the salespeople asking about my family each week. I also hope to be able to reread some of my favorites of last year, such as Paper Towns and possibly the Hunger Games trilogy.
In addition, I'll be borrowing books from my brother soon enough as well. He is currently the owner of my home's only copies of the Harry Potter series (I still have to read books four through seven) and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (let's not forget the Hobbit, as well).
I can't wait to find the adventures awaiting me!

Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton

 S.E. Hinton has quickly become one of my favorite authors. Famous for her first novel, The Outsiders, she has written a number of novels for young adults. Each presents a hard-hitting plot line with a message about growing up and finding yourself.

I knew this coming in to Taming the Star Runner and I wasn't disappointed. Written in third person, unlike most of her novels, it tells the story of a teenage boy who gets himself in trouble and has to move out to the country with his uncle. The reader comes alongside the main character as he copes with the struggles of dealing with one's anger, reaching for one's dreams, and going hard for the things everyone else says can't be done.


Taming the Star Runner is just that. It's about reaching for the impossible against all odds. It's about shooting for the moon and landing among the stars.

All in all, Hinton cranked out another winner here. Well-written and beautifully insightful, Taming the Star Runner was a joy to read and a joy to have on my shelf.

 Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥