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the 2000s
books I’ve enjoyed, broken down by decade
all ages, for everyone
2000
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events #3) by Lemony Snicket
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events #4) by Lemony Snicket
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events #5) by Lemony Snicket
2001
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events #6) by Lemony Snicket
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events #7) by Lemony Snicket
The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) by Lemony Snicket
2002
The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events #9) by Lemony Snicket
2003
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events #10) by Lemony Snicket
2004
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11) by Lemony Snicket
2005
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events #12) by Lemony Snicket
Runny Babbit : A Billy Sook - Shel Silverstein
2006
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events #13) by Lemony Snicket
2007
The Wall by Peter Cis
2009
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
adult fiction
2000
To Cut a Long Story Short (short story collection) by Jeffrey Archer
2001
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2002
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang (short story collection)
2006
Daemon by Daniel Suarez
2007
The Dog Said Bow-Wow by Michael Swanwick (short stories)
2009
Something Missing by Matthew Dicks
anthologies & collections
2007
Cat O’Nine Tales (short story collection) by Jeffrey Archer
2009
Half Minute Horrors: A Collection of Instant Frights - edited by Susan Rich
short stories
2000
The Grass is Always Greener by Jeffrey Archer
2002
The Dog Said Bow-Wow by Michael Swanwick (genetically engineered dog and his accomplice plan to scam Buckingham Palace)
Hello, Said the Stick by Michael Swanwick (soldier picks up a stick in the desert…and it starts talking)
Slow Life by Michael Swanwick (novelette)
2006
Tin Marsh by Michael Swanwick (two prospectors working on Venus start to hate each other, and it gets ugly)
Triceratops Summer (loved this one - a whimsical, thoughtful, funnier cousin to the film Arrival)
2004
The Last Geek by Michael Swanwick (the last of his kind relates tales from the circus)
2005
Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play by Michael Swanwick (difficult to summarize in a sentence, but there are satyrs and human-engineered gods and references to Arcadia and hidden utopias…)
2007
Direction of the Road by Ursula Le Guin (2007, a large oak tree profoundly observes the changing world on the road alongside)
It Can’t Be October Already by Jeffrey Archer
non-fiction
2000
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
2001
Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
2002
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
2003
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck Klosterman
Rumors of Another World by Philip Yancey
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
2005
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story by Chuck Klosterman
2006
IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas by Chuck Klosterman
2008
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
2009
Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman
Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
YA / middle
2008
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2009
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
children : elementary
coming soon
children : picture books
2000
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, pictures by Betsy Lewis
Little.com by Ralph Steadman
Olivia by Ian Falconer
2001
Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
2002
The Book of Mean People by Slade & Toni Morrison, pictures by Pascal Lemaître
Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell
Olivia Counts by Ian Falconer
2003
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer
2004
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
2005
The Hello, Goodbye Window - Norton Juster, illustrated by Chris Raschka
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
2006
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems
Flotsam by David Wiesner
Olivia Forms a Band by Ian Falconer
2007
The Bravest Knight by Mercer Mayer
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad - Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems
Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer
The Wall by Peter Cis
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
2008
Are You Ready To Play Outside? by Mo Willems
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems
In the Meadow - Yukiko Kate, illustrated by Kodak Sakai
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes - Art by James Dean, story by Eric Litwin
The Wave by Suzy Lee
2009
Ernest the Moose Who Doesn’t Fit by Catherine Rayner
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems
coffee table books / other
coming soon
special category
coming soon
haven’t read
2001
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
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