My son is a pretty good reader; if he gets interested in a book, he'll read it quickly. I decided to start keeping track of the books he has read (since he doesn't), beginning this past summer. He's 11 years old now and has just started the sixth grade:
UPDATE: He turned 12 right around book 100.
The entire Redwall series ending with:
- The Rogue Crew -- Brian Jacques (M, b. 1939)
- A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning -- Lemony Snicket (M, b. 1970) {QUIT first chapter}
- The Lost Years of Merlin -- T.A. Barron (M, b. 1952)
- Poppy -- Avi (M, b. 1937)
- The White Mountains -- John Christopher (M, b. 1922)
- The Seven Songs of Merlin -- T.A. Barron
- The Fires of Merlin -- T.A. Barron
- The Mirror of Merlin -- T.A. Barron
- The Wings of Merlin -- T.A. Barron
- Silverwing -- Kenneth Oppel (M, b. 1967)
- When the Tripods Came -- John Christopher
- The City of Gold and Lead -- John Christopher
- The Pool of Fire -- John Christopher
- Sunwing -- Kenneth Oppel
- Firewing -- Kenneth Oppel
- El Deafo -- Cece Bell (F, b. 1970)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang -- Ian Fleming (M, b. 1908)
- Whittington -- Alan Armstrong (M, b. 1939)
- The Wind in the Willows -- Kenneth Grahame (M, b. 1859)
- Charlotte's Web -- E.B. White (M, b. 1899)
- Call It Courage -- Armstrong Sperry (M, b. 1897)
- The Trumpet of the Swan -- E.B. White
- The Call of the Wild -- Jack London (M, b. 1876)
- Stuart Little -- E.B. White
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer -- Mark Twain (M, b. 1835) {"boring beginning, got interesting only at the end"}
- The Matchlock Gun -- Walter Edmonds (M, b. 1903)
- The Book of Three -- Lloyd Alexander (M, b. 1924)
- The Borning Room -- Paul Fleischman (M, b. 1952)
- The Black Cauldron -- Lloyd Alexander
- The Boys Who Challenged Hitler -- Phillip Hoose (M, b. 1947)
- The Castle of Llyr -- Lloyd Alexander {STALLED on ch. 15, "talk talk talk, got boring"}
- Taran Wanderer -- Lloyd Alexander
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School -- Jeff Kinney (M, b. 1971)
- Robin Hood -- Paul Creswick (M, b. 1866)
- The High King -- Lloyd Alexander
- The Jungle Book -- Rudyard Kipling (M, b. 1865)
- Coach -- Michael Lewis (M, b. 1960)
- Abel's Island -- William Steig (M, b. 1907)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret -- Brian Selznick (M, b. 1966)
- The Golden Touch -- Nathaniel Hawthorne (M, b. 1804)
- The Whipping Boy -- Sid Fleischman (M, b. 1920)
- ... And Now Miguel -- Joseph Krumgold (M, b. 1908) {QUIT on ch. 3}
- How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate -- Cressida Cowel (F, b. 1966)
- The Trumpeter of Krakow -- Eric Kelly (M, b. 1884)
- The Wheel on the School -- Meindert DeJong (M, b. 1906)
- Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy -- Tui Sutherland (F, b. 1978)
- The Marvels -- Brian Selznick
- Lost On a Mountain in Maine -- By Donn Fendler as told to Joseph B. Egan (M, b. 1879)
- The Cricket in Times Square -- George Selden (M, b. 1929)
- The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York -- Geoff Rodkey (M, b. 1970)
- Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir -- Tui Sutherland
- Masterminds -- Gordon Korman (M, b. 1963)
- The Boy of a Thousand Faces -- Brian Selznick {Finished, but didn't like it}
- Wings of Fire: The Hidden Kingdom -- Tui Sutherland
- Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret -- Tui Sutherland
- Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night -- Tui Sutherland
- The Houdini Box -- Brian Selznick {Finished, but didn't like it}
- Wings of Fire: Moon Rising -- Tui Sutherland
- Wings of Fire: Winter Turning -- Tui Sutherland
- Wings of Fire: Escaping Peril -- Tui Sutherland
- Ghosts -- Raina Telgemeier (F, b. 1977)
- Bomb -- Steve Sheinken (M, b. 1968)
- I Wonder Why Castles Had Moats and Other Questions About Long Ago -- Philip Steele (M, b. 1948)
- Wings of Fire: Legends: Darkstalker -- Tui Sutherland
- The Menagerie -- Tui Sutherland
- The Menagerie: Dragon on Trial -- Tui Sutherland
- Magic Mike's Miraculous Magic Tricks -- Michael Lane Sherman (M, b. 19??)
- The Menagerie: Krakens and Lies -- Tui Sutherland
- Save Me a Seat -- Sarah Weeks (F, b. 1955) & Gita Varadarajan (F, b. 19??)
- The Secret Warning -- Franklin Dixon (M, b. 1902?)
- Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way -- Donald Sobol (M, b. 1924)
- Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day -- Donald Sobol
- Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand -- Donald Sobol
- The Twisted Claw -- Franklin Dixon
- A Figure in Hiding -- Franklin Dixon
- The Journals of Lewis and Clark -- Darlene Stille (F, b. 1942)
- The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists' Club -- Bertrand Brinley (M, b. 1917)
- Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck -- James Patterson (M, b. 1947)
- Middle School: Save Rafe -- James Patterson
- Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill -- James Patterson
- Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life -- James Patterson
- Middle School: Get Me Out Of Here -- James Patterson
- Big Nate: From the Top -- Lincoln Peirce (M, b. 1963)
- Middle School: My Brother Is a Big Fat Liar -- James Patterson
- Middle School: Ultimate Showdown -- James Patterson
- Middle School: Dog's Best Friend -- James Patterson
- Treasure Hunters -- James Patterson
- Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile -- James Patterson
- House of Robots -- James Patterson
- I Totally Funniest -- James Patterson
- Public School Superhero -- James Patterson
- I Funny -- James Patterson
- I Even Funnier -- James Patterson
- Summer of the Monkeys -- Wilson Rawls (M, b. 1913) {QUIT after ch. 4, "print too fine"}
- Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City -- James Patterson
- Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World -- James Patterson
- House of Robots: Robots Go Wild! -- James Patterson
- I Funny TV -- James Patterson
- Jackie Ha-Ha -- James Patterson
- Ares: God of War -- George O'Connor (M, b. 1973)
- Atlantis Rising -- T.A. Barron
- Flags of the World -- Eve Devereux (M, b. 1949 ... "Eve" a pen name)
- Unwitting Wisdom: An Anthology of Aesop's Fables -- Helen Ward (F, b. 1962)
- Ask A Science Teacher -- Larry Scheckel (M, b. 19??)
- Catch You Later, Traitor -- Avi
- Diary of a WImpy Kid: The Third Wheel -- Jeff Kinney
- Flush -- Carl Hiassen (M, b. 1953)
- Chomp -- Carl Hiassen
- My Side of the Mountain -- Jean Craighead George (F, b. 1919)
- Skink - No Surrender -- Carl Hiassen
- Scat -- Carl Hiassen
- Jed and the Junkyard War -- Steven Bohls (M, b. 19??)
- Atlantis in Peril -- T.A. Barron
- Atlantis Lost -- T.A. Barron
- The Best Man -- Richard Peck (M, b. 1934)
- The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margaret and H.A. Rey -- Louise Borden (F, b. 1949)
- Lucky Strikes -- Louis Bayard (M, b. 1963) {"lots of swearing"}
- Secrets at Sea -- Richard Peck
- The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail -- Richard Peck
- Here Lies the Librarian -- Richard Peck
- Hercufleas -- Sam Gayton (M, b. 1986?) {QUIT after ch. 3, "fake story, copycat book"}
- A Long Way from Chicago -- Richard Peck
- A Year Down Yonder -- Richard Peck
- A Season of Gifts -- Richard Peck
- Past Perfect, Present Tense -- Richard Peck
- The Teacher's Funeral -- Richard Peck
- Drift House: The First Voyage -- Dale Peck (M, b. 1967) [accidentally pulled off shelf with Richard Peck books]
- Lost in Cyberspace -- Richard Peck
- The River Between Us -- Richard Peck
- Monster Night at Grandma's House -- Richard Peck
- Fair Weather -- Richard Peck
- The Great Interactive Dream Machine -- Richard Peck
- On the Wings of Heroes -- Richard Peck
- The Lost Cities: A Drift House Voyage -- Dale Peck [accidentally pulled off shelf with Richard Peck books]
- London Holiday -- Richard Peck {QUIT after ch. 4, "it's an adult book"}
- The Last Safe Place on Earth -- Richard Peck
- Don't Look and It Won't Hurt -- Richard Peck {"I'm Pecked out, no more Peck"}
- Code Talker -- Joseph Bruchac (M, b. 1942)
- Chasing the Falconers -- Gordon Korman (M, b. 1963) {QUIT after ch. 3, "not intriguing"}
- The Winter People -- Joseph Bruchac
- Lord of the Flies -- William Golding (M, b. 1911) {"should have waited a few more years befor reading this"}
- The Lost Hero -- Rick Riordan (M, b. 1964)
- The Son of Neptune -- Rick Riordan
- Percy Jackson's Greek Gods -- Rick Riordan
- The Mark of Athena -- Rick Riordan
- Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes -- Rick Riordan
- The House of Hades -- Rick Riordan
- The Blood of Olympus -- Rick Riordan
- Lemons -- Melissa Savage (F, b. 19??)
- The Someday Birds -- Sally J. Pla (F, b. 19??)
- March -- John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
- The Trials of Apollo -- The Hidden Oracle -- Rick Riordan {QUIT chapter 10, "not one of his better books" and "Riordan'd out"}
- ... to be continued
