Best of the Best: Book 1

It's one week into my 2012 Best of the Best Reading Challenge (read about it here), and I just finished my first book. During last year's challenge I blogged at the end of every month, but not about each individual book. This year, I'd like to keep a better record of what I've read, and I'd like to be able to share these books with you; so I'm going to attempt to post a blog entry about each one. At the same time, I don't feel like I'll have the time to write a full review over each and every book I read, so I'm going to follow the trend of SMITH Magazine's popular six-word memoirs (Here's a great explanation of how these memoirs came about and how they can be used in the classroom.), and write six-word book reviews for each book I read. Basically, that means I have to condense my review of the book into exactly six words--no more, no less.

So, here's my first attempt:



The Night CircusThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Foes discover love beneath enchanted tents.



I'm counting this book as my School Library Journal Best Adult Books 4 Teens of 2011 read, although it's also on several other lists, so I may end up shifting it if I need to!

What I read in 2011...

Mrs. G's 2011 Reads

The Trouble With Chickens
Clever Jack Takes the Cake
Crocodaddy
One Crazy Summer
Seabiscuit: The Wonder Horse
Wonder Horse: The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy
Crunch
Zen Shorts
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella
Gracias / Thanks
Turtle in Paradise
Henry in Love
Meeow and the Little Chairs
In a Blue Room
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale
Cool Dog, School Dog
Frédéric
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
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Over the River and Through the Wood: The New England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day
When Life Gives You O.J.
Hansel and Gretel
The Splatters Learn Some Manners
Max's Castle
Countdown
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Merry Christmas, Mouse!
The Friendship Doll
Curious George Goes Fishing
Little Baa
Jefferson's Sons
The Money We'll Save
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Hound Dog True
Wake Up, It's Spring!
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Inside Out and Back Again
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