Here's a list of my top 10 favorite books that I read this year (no particular order)

1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith

2. Boy in Striped Pajamas - John Boyne

3. Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult

4. The Lost Mother - Mary McGarity Morris

5. Ava's Man - Rick Bragg

6. The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo

7. Invisible - Pete Hautman

8. Other Voices, Other Rooms - Truman Capote

9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer

10. Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer