52 in 52: The Skinny.

What a year! I'll be honest. I'm more than a little relieved to be finished with this 52 in 52 challenge. Thanks for your interest, your sweet comments, and your book suggestions throughout the year!

Here's a roundup of (gulp) all 52 books...
 

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The 52:
1. The 3 Wise Women: A Christmas Reflection by Christin Ditchfield
2. The Murder Room by Michael Capuzzo
3. The Ezekiel Option by Joel C. Rosenberg
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
6. Long Journey Home by Os Guinness
7. Between Two Worlds, Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam by Zainab Salbi
8. C.S. Lewis: Letters to Children edited by Lyle W. Dorsett and Marjorie Lamp Mead
9. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
10. Staying True by Jenny Sanford
11. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
12. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
13. Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story by Ree Drummond
14. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
15. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
16. Midwives: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian
17. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
18. Lunch in Paris: A Love Story with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
19. The Copper Scroll by Joel C. Rosenberg
20. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
21. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
22. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
23. Dead Heat by Joel C. Rosenberg
24. Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard A. Swenson, M.D.
25. The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
26. Quiet Time by InterVarsity Press Connect
27. Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald
28. Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices by Mosab Hassan Yousef (with Ron Brackin)
29. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
30. In the Evening of No Warning by Kevin Clark
31. Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
32. The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
33. The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery by David G. Benner
34. Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life by John McCain (with Mark Salter)
35. Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
36. You Are Special by Max Lucado
37. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
38. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt
39. Real Sex: The Naked Truth About Chastity by Lauren F. Winner
40. Let’s Take the Long Way Home by Gail Caldwell
41. The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
42. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
43. Boundaries in Dating: Making Dating Work by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
44. Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren F. Winner
45. Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption by Katie Davis (with Beth Clark)
46. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
47. One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp
48. The 23rd Psalm for the 21st Century: A Jewish Shepherd’s Story by Lon Solomon
49. Boundaries: When to say yes, how to say no to take control of your life by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
50. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
51. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
52. Generous Justice by Timothy Keller

And some other numbers:
11 autobiographies
4 young adult novels
3 books by Suzanne Collins
3 books by Joel Rosenberg
2 Pulitzer Prize winners and
1 Newberry Medal winner


Speaking of 52 in 52, my friend Bre is planning to cook 52 new recipes in 2012! Our small group has enjoyed Bre's delicious cooking on numerous occasions...I can't wait to see what she'll have up her sleeve in this new year!