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December 22, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

These Are a Few of My Favorite Reads… The 2012 Christie Edition

December 22, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

Gumdrop on trees and Whiskers on reindeer and….  that’s not the lyrics? But, wait, the song is supposed to be from an EASTER movie I’ve been told (although why the Song of Music is an EASTER movie I’ve never figured out….) And would Maria and Scarlett have a fight over the drapes if they were ever together?!??!  AHH! (this is what happens when there’s too much Christmas music in the air)…

Anyway, here are my favorite reads of 2012….  They are definitely skewed for my tastes, so your mileage may vary.  Are they going to win prizes and accolades and awards?  Some will, some won’t, and that’s OK.  Some people will be like, YES, and some will be like, REALLY, you liked THAT? And you are all entitled to your opinion. And these are the ones that I’ve read…  I have a pile of ones to be read that I haven’t gotten to yet (Diviners, Smoke and Bone) that have taken a back seat to life and committee work…  *sigh*

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Favorites of 2012

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King
Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
Starters by Lissa Price
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Butter by Erin Jade Lange

Favorite Flashbacks (older titles or re-reads)
Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Ash by Malinda Lo
Crown of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Macker
On my list to read after I’m caught up on everything
Eve and Adam by Michael Grant
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Catching up on the Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series
Soulbound: The Legacy of Tril by Heather Brewer
Croak by Gina Damico
Beta by Rachel Cohn
Son by Lois Lowry
Ashen series by Mike Mullen 
 
What I’m Looking Forward To in 2013
(not read in galley, just anticipating due to blurbs or covers or authors)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Sever by Lauren DeStefano
The Program by Suzanne Young
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
Altered by Jennifer Rush
The Dead and the Buried by Kim Harrison

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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