I kept a list of most of the books I read in 2011, but some are secret projects by friends and some are non-fiction books that would give away too many details on my secret novel projects. So I figured I’d just share a random sampling of some of the 55+ books I read last year. These are among the many books I loved: Things a Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt, Hothouse by Chris Lynch, Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman, Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, Bunnicula by James Howe, Phantom Toll Booth by Norton Juster, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin, Making Waves by Tawna Fenske, Boy Toy by Barry Lyga, The Lovers by Vendela Vida, This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers, Before I Die by Jenny Downham, The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour, French Lessons by Ellen Sussman, and White Cat by Holly Black.

What did you read and love last year?