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Book Rankings of 2006. In 2006, in addition to my book awards, I also ranked all books I read on a scale of 1-10.

Awesome (10-9)
Dear Brutus, by JM Barrie
Farewell, Miss Julie Logan: A Wintry Tale, by JM Barrie
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer
Our Only May Amelia, by Jennifer L. Holm
Boys: Stories and a Novella, by David Lloyd
Autumn Street, by Lois Lowry
Looking Back: A Book of Memories, by Lois Lowry
The Dogs of Babel, by Carolyn Parkhurst
Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris

Above Average (8-7)
The Boy David, by JM Barrie
Shall We Join the Ladies: Four Plays, by JM Barrie
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood, by Ann Brashares
When the Wind Blows, by Raymond Briggs
Hook Man Speaks, by Matt Clark
Matilda Bone, by Karen Cushman
Because of Winn-Dixie, by KateDiCamillo
Sees Behind the Trees, by Michael Dorris
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, by EL Konigsburg
Anastasia Again, by Lois Lowry
Anastasia Krupnik, by Lois Lowry
See You Around, Sam, by Lois Lowry
A Summer to Die, by Lois Lowry
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, by David Sedaris
Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare
Othello, the Moor of Venice, by William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare
In the Shadow of No Towers, by Art Spiegelman
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History, by Art Spiegelman
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman
A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams

Average (6-5)
My Brother Tom, by James Aldridge
Echoes of the War, by JM Barrie
Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Morning Girl, by Michael Dorris
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories, by James Herriot
My Louisiana Sky, by Kimberly Willis Holt
Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
All About Sam, by Lois Lowry
Anastasia, Absolutely, by Lois Lowry
Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst, by Lois Lowry
Anastasia at Your Service, by Lois Lowry
Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
Little Miss Stoneybrook ... and Dawn, by Ann M. Martin
Mary Anne and the Great Romance, by Ann M. Martin
Alice in April, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Kindergarten, by Peter Rushforth
Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez
Naked, by David Sedaris
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare
King Lear, by William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
Meet Kit: An American Girl, 1934, by Valerie Tripp
Briar Rose, by Jane Yolen

Below Average (4-3)
Hide-and-Seek with Angels: A Life of JM Barrie, by Lisa Chaney
A Child's War: World War II Through the Eyes of Children, by Kati David
Love Medicine, by Louise Erdrich
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, by Kimberly Willis Holt
Arthur Rimbaud, by Benjamin Ivry
Anastasia on Her Own, by Lois Lowry
Anastasia's Chosen Career, by Lois Lowry
Attaboy, Sam, by Lois Lowry
The Ghost at Dawn's House, by Ann M. Martin
Introducing Kafka, by David Zane Mairowitz
Magritte, by Pierre Passeron
The King of the Golden River, by John Ruskin
Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare
The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare
The City and the Pillar, by Gore Vidal

Crappy (2-1)
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip K. Dick
The Woman in the Wall, by Patrice Kindl
Peter Pan in Scarlet, by Geraldine McCaughrean
Red Stick Men, by Tim Parrish
The Last Safe Place on Earth, by Richard Peck

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All Books of 2006. Since 2003, I have kept lists of all the books I read each year. Here's the round-up for 2006. There are 80 altogether, arranged by author's last name. I wish I had read more.

1. My Brother Tom, by James Aldridge.
2. The Boy David, by JM Barrie.
3. Dear Brutus, by JM Barrie.
4. Echoes of the War, by JM Barrie.
5. Farewell, Miss Julie Logan: A Wintry Tale, by JM Barrie.
6. Shall We Join the Ladies: Four Plays, by JM Barrie.
7. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood, by Ann Brashares.
8. When the Wind Blows, by Raymond Briggs.
9. Hide-and-Seek with Angels: A Life of JM Barrie, by Lisa Chaney.
10. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin.
11. Hook Man Speaks, by Matt Clark.
12. Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis.
13. Matilda Bone, by Karen Cushman.
14. A Child's War: World War II Through the Eyes of Children, by Kati David.
15. Because of Winn-Dixie, by KateDiCamillo.
16. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip K. Dick.
17. Morning Girl, by Michael Dorris.
18. Sees Behind the Trees, by Michael Dorris.
19. Love Medicine, by Louise Erdrich.
20. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer.
21. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon.
22. James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories, by James Herriot.
23. Our Only May Amelia, by Jennifer L. Holm.
24. My Louisiana Sky, by Kimberly Willis Holt.
25. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, by Kimberly Willis Holt.
26. Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston.
27. Arthur Rimbaud, by Benjamin Ivry.
28. The Woman in the Wall, by Patrice Kindl.
29. Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, by EL Konigsburg.
30. Boys: Stories and a Novella, by David Lloyd.
31. All About Sam, by Lois Lowry.
32. Anastasia, Absolutely, by Lois Lowry.
33. Anastasia Again, by Lois Lowry.
34. Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst, by Lois Lowry.
35. Anastasia at Your Service, by Lois Lowry.
36. Anastasia Krupnik, by Lois Lowry.
37. Anastasia on Her Own, by Lois Lowry.
38. Anastasia's Chosen Career, by Lois Lowry.
39. Attaboy, Sam, by Lois Lowry.
40. Autumn Street, by Lois Lowry.
41. Gossamer, by Lois Lowry.
42. Looking Back: A Book of Memories, by Lois Lowry.
43. See You Around, Sam, by Lois Lowry.
44. A Summer to Die, by Lois Lowry.
45. Introducing Kafka, by David Zane Mairowitz.
46. The Ghost at Dawn's House, by Ann M. Martin.
47. Little Miss Stoneybrook ... and Dawn, by Ann M. Martin.
48. Mary Anne and the Great Romance, by Ann M. Martin.
49. Peter Pan in Scarlet, by Geraldine McCaughrean.
50. Alice in April, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
51. Alice on the Outside, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
52. Including Alice, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
53. Starting with Alice, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
54. The Dogs of Babel, by Carolyn Parkhurst.
55. Red Stick Men, by Tim Parrish.
56. Magritte, by Pierre Passeron.
57. The Last Safe Place on Earth, by Richard Peck.
58. The King of the Golden River, by John Ruskin.
59. Kindergarten, by Peter Rushforth.
60. Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez.
61. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, by David Sedaris.
62. Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris.
63. Naked, by David Sedaris.
64. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare.
65. Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare.
66. Kig Lear, by William Shakespeare.
67. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare.
68. Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare.
69. The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare.
70. Othello, the Moor of Venice, by William Shakespeare.
71. Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare.
72. The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare.
73. The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare.
74. In the Shadow of No Towers, by Art Spiegelman.
75. Maus I: My Father Bleeds History, by Art Spiegelman.
76. Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman.
77. Meet Kit: An American Girl, 1934, by Valerie Tripp.
78. A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams.
79. The City and the Pillar, by Gore Vidal.
80. Briar Rose, by Jane Yolen.

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