June - Six Month Postmortem

Here we are, at the halfway point. I'm having a hard time keeping up with my various goals, but then I always knew that what I'd laid out for myself was practically impossible. So far, I've read 80 books. I'm completely on track for YA and short story collections. I'm only behind one for Poetry thanks to my decision to count novels in verse.  I've only read about half the adult novels I need to at this point and I'm woefully behind in nonfiction. All in all, I've read 23, 515 pages of text.

As far as the writing goes, I've been inconsistent with the blog. I'm going to work on stepping that up and adding my creative writing time in which so far practically hasn't happened at all.

YA Literature (15,912 total pages)

1. Yummy: The Last  Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri (1/1/2017) - 96 pages
2. El Deafo by Cece Bell (1/1/2017) -248 pages
3. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (1/2/2017) -320 pages
4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (1/6/2017) -550 pages
5. Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney (1/12/2017) - 195 pages
6. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (1/14/2017) - 304 pages
7. *Crewel by Gennifer Albin (1/15/2017) - 353 pages
8. Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (1/21/2017) -136 pages
9. On the Devil's Court by Carl Deuker (1/22/2017) - 201 pages
10. *All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely (1/26/2017)- 315 pages
11. *Altered by Gennifer Albin (1/27/2017) - 387 pages
12. *Unraveled by Gennifer Albin (1/28/2017) -288 Pages
13. Tangerine by Edward Bloor (2/8/2017) - 303 pages
14. Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans by Don Brown* (GN) (2/13/2017) - 93 pages
15. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (2/19/2017) -485 pages
16. The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring by John Bellairs (2/18/2017) - 188 pages
17. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (3/1/2017) - 453 pages
18. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (3/3/2017)  - 541 pages
19. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (3/4/2017) - 424 pages
20. *City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare (3/8/2017) - 533 pages
21. Masterpiece by Elise Broach (3/9/2017) - 288 pages
22. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (3/22/2017) - 182 pages
23. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (3/25/2017) - 476 pages
24. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (3/27/2017) - 502 pages
25. *Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (3/28/2017) - 568 pages
26. The Maze Runner by James Dashner (4/25/2017) - 384 pages
27. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (5/3/2017) - 362 pages
28. The Death Cure by James Dashner (5/5.2017) - 325 pages
29. Mister Monday by Garth Nix (5/8/2017) - 384 pages
30. Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix (5/8/2017) - 336 pages
31. Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix (5/15/2017) - 389 pages
32. Sir Thursday by Garth Nix (5/23/2017) - 344 pages
33. Lady Friday by Garth Nix (5/27/2017) - 320 pages
34. Superior Saturday by Garth Nix (5/29/2017) - 336 pages
35. Lord Sunday by Garth Nix (5/30/2017) - 320 pages
36. Hope was Here by Joan Bauer (5/30/2017) - 186 pages
37. Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix (5/31/2017) - 128 pages
38. Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac (6/1/2017) -224 pages
39. Looking For Alaska by John Green (6/2/2017) - 221 pages
40. Whip It by Shauna Cross (6/5/2017) - 234 pages
41. How to Train Your Dragon: Book 1 (Special Collector's Edition with Brand-New Short Stories) by Cressida Cowell (6/8/2017) - 407 pages
42. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (6/9/2017) - 382 pages
43. Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury (6/12/2017) - 246 pages
44. The Fall by Garth Nix (6/15/2017) - 208 pages
45. Castle by Garth Nix (6/16/2017) - 224 pages
46. Aenir by Garth Nix (6/16/2017) - 240 pages
47. Above the Veil by Garth Nix (6/17/2017) - 256 pages
48. Into Battle by Garth Nix (6/18/2017) - 208 pages
49. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by Norman Juster (6/18/2017) - 80 pages
50. The Violet Keystone by Garth Nix (6/18/2017) - 233 pages
51. Bearstone by Will Hobbs (6/24/2017) - 154 pages
52. Spud by John van de Ruit (6/30/2017) - 352 pages

Short Story Collections (1,230 total pages)

1. Confessions of a High School Word Nerd edited by Arianne Cohen & Colleen Kinder (1/3/2017) -168 pages
2.  The Case Against Tomorrow by Frederik Pohl (3/20/2017) - 150 pages
3. Across the Wall by Garth Nix (3/30/2017) - 305 pages
4. To Hold the Bridge by Garth Nix (4/7/2017) - 432 pages
5. Twelve Impossible things Before Breakfast by Jane Yolen (6/20/2017) - 175 pages

Adult Literature (5,514 total pages)

1. Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff (1/4/2017) -227 pages
2. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (1/21/2017) - 350 pages
3. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (1/25/2017) -386 pages
4. Animal Man by Grant Morrison (GN)
1. Volume 1 (1/29/2017) - 240 pages
2. Volume 2: Origin of the Species (1/30/2017) - 224 pages
3. Volume 3: Deus ex Machina (1/30/2017) - 232 pages
5. Sabriel by Garth Nix (2/12/2017) - 491 pages
6. Lirael by Garth Nix (2/27/2017) - 488 pages
7. Abhorsen by Garth Nix (3/11/2017) - 358 pages
8. Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (3/13/2017) - 373 pages
9. *Clariel by Garth Nix (3/15/2017) - 382 pages
10. *Goldenhand by Garth Nix (3/18/2017) - 344 pages
11. Marvels by Kurt Busiek (GN 4/7/2017) - 216 pages
12. Kick-Ass #1 by Mark Millar (GN 4/8/2017) - 216 pages
13. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers (4/17/2017) - 240 pages
14. Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett (6/4/2017) - 377 pages
15. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett (6/24/2017) - 373 pages

Poetry/Novel in Verse (719 pages)

1. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein (2/13/2017) - 169 pages
2. Above the Dreamless Dead edited by Chris Duffy (6/4/2017) - 144 pages
3. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom (6/19/2017) -169 pages
4. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (6/25/2017) - 237 pages

Professional and Nonfiction (140 total pages)

1. A Mathematician's Lament by Paul Lockhart (6/6/2017) - 140 pages