The Hanson Family: brothers and sisters...

we tried to get some photos of all us kids together, but we were rushed and the lighting wasn't all that great...

I salvaged a few and here is my favorite....the Hamilton kids in all their glory...

Michelle's 2011 Books

The Brothers: A Novel (The Great and Terrible, Volume 1 -- Prologue) by Chris Stewart (Good)
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (Good)
One Day by David Nicholls (Skip)
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (Good)
The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull (Good)
Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (Good)
Bossypants by Tina Fey (Skip)
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (Skip)
Ender's Game by Orsen Scott Card (Good)
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Skip)
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (Good)
Fire by Kristin Cashore (Good)
Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares (Good)
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Good)
3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares (Skip)
True Colors by Kristin Hannah (Good)
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran (Good)
The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper (Must)
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Must)
Shanghai Girls: A Novel by Lisa See (Good)
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Good)

Michelle's 2010 Books

Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (Good)
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (Good)
The Girl from Junchow by Kate Furnivall (Good)
The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall (Good)
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (Skip)
Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Skip)
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Skip)
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory (Good)
Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin (Good)
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (Good)
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Good)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Good)
My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares (Good)
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer (Skip)
Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg (Good)
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (Good)
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee (Skip)
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Must)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Must)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Must)
Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory (Skip)
The Titans Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 3) by Rick Riordan (Good)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 2) by Rick Riordan (Good)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 1) by Rick Riordan (Good)
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (Good)
Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand (Good)
The Island by Victoria Hislop (Good)

Michelle's 2009 Books

Michelle's 2008 Books

Michelle's 2007 Books

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Good)
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Must)
The Pact by Jodi Picoult (Skip)
Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity by John Stossel (Good)
The Ladies Auxiliary by Tova Mirvis (Must)
Peony In Love by Lisa See (Skip)
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (Good)
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Must)
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Good)
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Must)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling (Must)
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling (Must)
The Secret Diary of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum (Good)
Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella (Good)
Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella (Good)
Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella (Good)
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella (Good)
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (Must)
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (Skip)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Must)
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (Good)
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth (Must)
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser (Skip)
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (Skip)
Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antionette by Sena Jeter Naslund (Must)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Good)
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood (Good)
Forever In Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (Good)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Must)

Wednesday, May 20, 2009