Total Number of Books Read in 2006: 433

Picture Books
Duck and Goose written and illustrated by Tad Hills
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late written and illustrated by Mo Willems
But Excuse Me That is My Book written and illustrated by Lauren Child
The Patch written by Justina Chen Headley and illustrated by Mitch Vane

Juvenile Fiction
Shug by Jenny Han
Rules by Cynthia Lord Pieces of Georgia by Jennifer Bryant
Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown
Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M.M. Blume
Just for You to Know by Cheryl Harness
Penny From Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson

Teen Fiction
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman
The Pursuit of Happiness by Tara Altebrando
Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies) by Justina Chen Headley
A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt
Stay with Me by Garret Freymann-Weyr
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin

Juvenile Numbered Series
Fairy Realm by Emily Rodda
Disney Fairies by various authors
The Royal Ballet Diaries by Alexandra Moss

Juvenile and Teen Fiction: Series or Sequels
Two Steps Forward by Rachel Cohn (sequel to The Steps)
Alice in the Know by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (the 21st Alice McKinley novel)
A Crack in the Line and Small Eternities by Michael Lawrence (first and second in the Withern Rise Trilogy aka the Aldous Lexicon Trilogy)
Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld (third in The Midnighters trilogy)
Specials by Scott Westerfeld (third in the Uglies trilogy)
Magic Lessons by Justine Larbalestier (second in the Magic or Madness trilogy)
May Bird Among the Stars by Jodi Lynn Anderson (second in the May Bird trilogy)
Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski (second in an ongoing series)
Sleeper Code by Tom Sniegoski (the beginning of The Sleeper Conspiracy)
Sleeper Agenda by Tom Sniegoski (the conclusion of The Sleeper Conspiracy)

Adult Fiction
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (published in his native Australia as adult fiction before it came to our fair shores)
Stay with Me by Garret Freymann-Weyr

Adult Non-Fiction
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent by Anthony Rapp

Additional Notable Debuts (since the majority of my juvenile and teen fiction picks happen to be debuts)
Dancing Queen by Erin Dowling (teen comedy)
Major Crush by Jennifer Echols (teen comedy)
Goy Crazy by Melissa Schorr (teen comedy)
Girl in Development by Jordan Roter (teen dramedy)
In the Garage by Alma Fullerton (teen fiction, mix of prose and verse)
How It's Done by Christine Kole MacLean (teen fiction)
I Was a Teenage Popsicle by Bev Katz Rosenbaum (teen comedy/sci-fi)
AutumnQuest by Terie Garrison (fantasy)
Homefree by Nina Wright (sci-fi/fantasy)
Golden by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (sci-fi/fantasy)
Urchin of the Riding Stars by Margaret McAllister (juvenile fantasy)

Appealing to a New Audience (previously published authors who released their first novels for teens)
The Principles of Love by Emily Franklin
Adios to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

Spectacular Sophomore Releases (second novels)
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
The Queen of Cool by Cecil Castellucci
I would list Grist by Heather Waldorf, but I have yet to read her first novel, Fighting the Current.
I would list Sparrow by Sherri L. Smith, but I have yet to read her first novel, Lucy the Giant.

Colossal Collaborations
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (teen fiction)
The Menagerie: Stones Unturned by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski (third in an ongoing dark fantasy series)
Ghosts of Albion: Witchery by Christopher Golden and Amber Benson (historical fantasy/horror)

Graphic Novels
The Baby-Sitters Club #1: Kristy's Great Idea written by Ann M. Martin and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier