The Ladybug's Top Reads of 2011

I actually read more books than I thought I would this year.  While I tend to gravitate toward young adult fantasy, many of the books I read were from different genres (or for different age groups)... including some of my top-rated reads for the year.  Overall, I finished 34 books.  There were only 3 DNFs.

These books made the top of my list (there are 11 because the last two were tied in rating):

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
My Review
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Room by Emma Donoghue
My Review
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Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
My Review
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
My Review
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The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder
My Review
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Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
My Review
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The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller
My Review
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The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
My Review
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Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
My Review
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God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant
My Review
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Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury
My Review
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Honourable mentions (all rated 4 ladybugs or above):

I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
My Review
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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
My Review
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Eli the Good by Silas House
My Review
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Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer
My Review
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