My name is Tanya and I love to read. I discovered bookcrossing while I was deployed to Kosovo in 2005. I am in the California National Guard and did my time for a year and a half and I'm glad to be back in the USA!!
In the civilian world, I teach 10th grade English at Firebaugh High School in Lynwood, CA
In addition to reading, I enjoy movies, music and sports!
My AVL books are up for trade. Any books in my PC may be lent out, but I would like them back because they are some of my favorites! I would still like to share them, though!!!
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If you don't have musical talent, you've got a talent for picking out great CD's.
Music rules your life - and you've got the best MP3 collection of anyone you know.
Many guys find you intimidating, but a select few think you're the catch of a lifetime.
Start hanging out in more used record stores, and you'll find love with a fellow rocker!
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My Wish List!
Books I've Read in 2010
71) Matched by Ally Condie
70) How Nancy Drew Saved My Life by Lauren Bratz 69) Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
68) Love You To Death by Melissa Senate 67) City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
66) Crash and Burn by Albert Borris 65) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
64) A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca 63) The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
62) Unwind by Neil Shusterman 61) City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
60) Lessons From A Dead Girl by Jo Knowles 59) Hope in Times of Darkness by Randy Jertll
58) For the Win by Cory Doctorow 57) Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
56) The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
55) Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly 54) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
53) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow 52) Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia
51) The Final Warning: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
50) Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld 49) High On Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips
48) Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata 47) The Anglophile by Laurie Gwen Shapiro
46) Shattering Glass by Gail Giles 45) I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle
44) My Forbidden Face by Latifa 43) Maximum Ride #3: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
42) Splendor by Anna Godberson 41) Drift by Manuel Luis Martinez*
40) The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
39) This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen 38) Freaks and Revelations by David Wills Hurwin
37) Chew on This by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson
36) Push by Sapphire* 35) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
34) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 33) If I Stay by Gayle Forman
32) The Death and Life of the Great American School System by Diane Ravitch
31) Suckerpunch by David Hernandez 30) Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
29) L.A. Woman by Cathy Yardley 28) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
27) A Year Without "Made in China" by Sara Bongiorni
26) The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 25) Burned by PC and Kristen Cast
24) Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen 23) Girl in a Box by Sujata Massey
22) Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson*
22) Undead and Unreturnable by Mary Janice Davidson 21) Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy
20) The Book Thief by Marcus Zuzak 19) Straight Talking by Jane Green*
18) Gone by Lisa McMann 17) The Typhoon Lover by Sujata Massey*
16. Time After Time by Sue Haasler 15. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines
14. Maximum Ride: School's Out-Forever by James Patterson*
13. Montana 1948 by Larry Watson 12. The Pearl Diver by Sujata Massey*
11. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 10. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson*
9. Flight by Sherman Alexie 8. Augusta, Gone by Martha Tod Dudman*
7. Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger 6. Lily Dale: Believing by Wendy Corsi Staub*
5. Winter's End by Jean-Claude Mourlevat 4. The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey*
3. The Road by Cormac McCarthy 2. The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey*
1. The Chocolate Lover's Club by Carole Matthews*
*books received from other BCers!
Books I've Read in 2009
I have lagged and given up on keeping track this year!
34) Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson 33) I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
32) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 31) Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
30) King Dork by Frank Portman 29) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
28) The Soloist by Steve Lopez 27) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
26) Tales From the Teacher's Lounge by Robert Wilder
25) What is the What by Dave Eggers 24) Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
23) The Hunger Game by Suzanne Collins 22) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
21) The Dumbest Generation by Mark Bauerlein 20) Ask A Mexican by Gustavo Arellano
19) The Complete Persepolis 18) The Rules of Survivial
17) I Like it Like That (GG #5) by Cecily von Ziegesar
16) Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot 15) Dead and Dateless by Kimberly Raye
14) The Absolutley True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
13) Rumors by Anna Godberson 12) Hunted by PC and Kristin Cast
11) The Luxe bu Anna Godberson 10) Must Love Dragons by Stephanie Rowe
9) Lily Dale: Awakening by Wendi Corsi Stroub 8) Sold by Patricia MacCormick
7) The Host by Stephanie Meyer 6) Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
5) Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger 4) The Nannies by Melody Mayer
3) Guilty by Ann Coulter 2) The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
1) Eleven On Top by Janet Evanovich
Books I've Read in 2008
84) Touch Me I'm Sick by Tom Reynolds
83) Revelations by Melissa De La Cruz 82) Babes in Captivity by Pamela Redmond Satran
81) Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez 80) Suddenly Strangers by Brad and Chris Morin
79) Dead End Dating by Kimberly Raye 78) Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
77) Untamed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 76) Cool for Cats by Jessica Adams
75) Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich 74) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
73) Just Listen by Sarah Dessen 72) The Stranger by Albert Camus
71) Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 70) Betrayed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
69) Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 68) Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
67) Post Office by Charles Bukowski 66) Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
65) Circle of Assassins by Steven Rigolosi 64) Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
63) Slightly Engaged by Wendy Markham 62) Gossip Girl:The Carlyles by Cecily von Ziegesar
61) Do As I Say (Not As I Do) by Peter Schweizer
60) Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich 59) The Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees
58) Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat 57) Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky
56) Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella 55) Cross by James Patterson
54) Slightly Settled by Wendy Markham 53) Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
52) Fendi, Ferragamo, and Fangs by Various Authors
51) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 50) Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
49) Operation Sunshine by Jenny Colgan 48) Skate by Michael Harmon
47) An Offer You Can't Refuse by Jill Mansell 46) This Year It Will Be Different by Maeve Binchy
45) 31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell 44) New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
43) Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez BR>42) Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
41) A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke 40) Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
39) Poseur by Rachel Maude 38) Don't Let My Mama Read This by Hadjii
37) To The Nines by Janet Evanovich 36) Night by Elie Wiesel
35) Love Bites by Lynsay Sands 34) Knocked out By My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison
33) Gossamer by Lois Lowry 32) Tweak by Nic Sheff
31) Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley 30) Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
29) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
28) Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister 27) Stupid Black Men by Larry Elder
26) Vampire Kisses #5: The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber
25) Passion, Betrayal and Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis 24) The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
23) Gathering Blue by Lois Lowrey 22) Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
21) Tales of a Hollywood Gossip Queen by Mary Kennedy
20) Killer Summer by Lynda Curnyn 19) Confessions of an Almost Movie Star by Mary Kennedy
18) The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama 17) How To Be Popular by Meg Cabot
16) Always Running by Luis Martinez 15) Sex, Murder and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis
14) Terrorist by John Updike 13) The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
12) Undead and Unappreciated by Mary Janice Davidson
11) Chasing the Jaguar by Michele Dominguez Greene 10) Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
9) The 6th Target by James Patterson 8) Exit Here by Jason Myers
7) Girl Most Likely To by Poonam Sharma 6) Homeboyz by Alan Sitomer
5) Lucky Girl by Fiona Gibson 4) Tom Cruise:An Unauthorized Biography by Andrew Morton
3) Wicked:The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
2) Masquerade by Melissa De La Cruz 1) Vampireville:Vampire Kisses 3 by Ellen Schreiber
Books I Read in 2007
75) Exposing the Real Che Guevara by Humberto Fontova
74) The Black Book: Diary of a Teenage Stud, Vol. II: Stop, Don't Stop by Jonah Black
73) The Black Book: Diary of a Teenage Stud, Vol. I: Girls, Girls, Girls by Jonah Black
72) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 71) Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
70) The Wife of Reilly by Jennifer Coburn 69) Cocktails for Three by Madeline Wickham
68) The Flower Master by Sujata Massey 67) Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison
66) The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell 65) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
64) Harlem Heat by Mark Anthony and 50 Sent 63) I Am America by Stephen Colbert
62) Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins by Ellen Schreiber
61) Second Glance by Jodi Picoult 60) Blue Bloods by Melissa DeLaCruz
59) Jason & Kyra by Dana Davidson 58) Love Monkey by Kyle Smith
57) Hip Hop High School by Alan Sitomer 56) Fishbowl by Sarah Mlynowski
55) Charmed & Dangerous by Candace Havens 54) Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult
53) The Giver by Lois Lowry 52) Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
51) The Insiders by J. Minter 50) The 5th Horseman by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
49) Past Redemption by Savannah Russe 48) Ana's Story:A Journey of Hope by Jenna Bush
47) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
46) The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History 45) Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
44) Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald 43) Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
42) So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld 41) Hit Reply by Rocki St. Claire
40) Vampire Kisses #4-Dance With A Vampire by Ellen Schreiber
39) PS I Love You by Cecilia Ahern 38) A Long Way Gone:Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
37) Mafia Chic by Erica Orloff 36) Ruminations on Twentysomething Life by Aaron Karo
35) Scot on the Rocks by Brenda Janowitz 34) Surrounded by Idiots by Mike Gallagher
33) Street Pharm by Allison Van Diepen 32) The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flakes
31) Ruminations on College Life by Aaron Karo 30) To Have and To Hold by Jane Green
29) Everybody Hurts:An Essential Guide to Emo Culture by Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley
28) Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman
27) Zen Attitude by Sujata Massey 26) The Girl's Global Guide to Guys by Theresa Alan
25) Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven? by Erica Orloff
24) Mercy by Jodi Picoult 23) I'm the Vampire, That's Why by Michele Bardsley
22) The Loves of a D-Girl by Chris Dyer 21) Dates From Hell by Various Authors
20) Me VS Me by Sarah Mlynowski 19) A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
18) The Assistants by Robin Williams 17) Why Girls Are Weird by Pamela Ribon
16) Good Times, Bad Boys by Melanie Murray 15) Love Don't Live Here No More by Snoop Dogg
14) The Washingtonienne by Jessica Cutler 13) Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
12) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 11) Mary, Mary by James Patterson
10) Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares 9) 4th of July by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
8) The Freedom Writers Diary by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell
7) Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister 6) Unhinged by Michelle Malkin
5) Exes and Ohs by Beth Kendrick 4) The Truth About Diamonds by Nicole Richie
3) Hotel Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones, Anonymous
2) Date Me, Baby, One More Time by Stephanie Rowe 1) Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
BooksI Read in 2006
74) 21 Steps to Happiness by F.G. Gerson
73) Your Big Break by Johanna Edwards 72) The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
71) Scenes From a Holiday by Various 70) With or Without You by Carole Matthews
69) Baggage by Emily Barr 68) The Saber-Tooth Curriculum by J. Abner Peddiwell
67) Something Blue by Emily Giffin 66) The Loser's Club by Richard Perez
65) Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands 64) Good at Games by Jill Mansell
63) Blowing My Cover by Lindsay Moran 62) Vince & Joy by Lisa Jewell
61) Dress You Up In My Love by Diane Stringley 60) The Salem Witch Tryouts by Kelly McClymer
59) The Kitchen Witch by Annette Blair 58) The Matzo Ball Heiress by Laurie Gwen Shapiro
57) The Hoopster by Alan Sitomer 56) Velvet Glove by Emma Holly
55) Getting Personal by Chris Manby 54) Judge and Jury by James Patterson
53) The Cigarette Girl 52) The Broke Diaries by Angela Nissel
51) Leaving the Saints by Martha Beck 50) The Other Side of Mulholland by Stephen Randall
49) True Lies of a Drama Queen by Lee Nichols 48) Disappearing Nightly by Laura Resnick
47) Loves Me, Loves Me Not by Libby Mallin 46) Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
45) The Girlfriend Curse by Valerie Frankel 44) The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
43) She Went All The Way by Meggin Cabot 42) It's Not You It's Me by Allison Rushby
41) Oh The Glory Of It All by Sean Wilsey 40) The Nymphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo
39) The Pact by Jennifer Sturman 38) The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
37) Hello, Gorgeous by MaryJanice Davidson 36) The Between Boyfriends Book by Cindy Chupack
35) The Greenstone Grail by Amanda Hemingway 34) Beyond the Pale by Savannah Russe
33) Ella Minnow Pea:A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn
32) The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby 31) Duncan Delaney and the Cadillac of Doom by AL Haskett
30) 20 Times a Lady by Karyn Bosnak 29) The Salaryman's Wife by Sujata Massey
28) The Boy Next Door by Meggin Cabot 27) Roommates by Whitney Lyles
26) The One You Really Want by Jill Mansell 25) The Devil Served Tortellini by Shirley Jump
24) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 23) The Last Cato by Matilde Asensi
22) Beauty's Punishment by Anne Rice 21) The Bride Wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump
20) Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
19) Once Upon a Blind Date by Wendy Markham 18) Fatal Distraction by Emmi Fredericks
17) Bare:On Women, Dancing, Sex, and Power by Elisabeth Eaves
16) Bitten & Smitten by Michelle Rowan 15) So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson
14) Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak 13) Lifeguard by James Patterson
12) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
11) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 10) Every Boy's Got One by Meg Cabot
9) The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
8) The Princess Diaries 3:Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
7) Stop Being A Hater and Learn to Love the OC 6) The Princess Diaries 2:Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
5) Seven Up by Janet Evanovich 4) Sex With the Ex by Tyne O'Connell
3) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 2) What I Really Want To Do Is Direct by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout
1) One Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell
Books I Read in 2005
115) Nights of Rain and Stars
114) The Night I Got Lucky 113) A Friend of the Family
112) On the Brightside, I'm now the Girlfriend of a Sex God 111) Can You Keep A Secret?
110) Because I'm Worth It 109) The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
108) All I Want is Everything 107) The Princess Diaries
106) You Know You Love Me 105) The Marketing of Evil
104) The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty 103) The Jane Austen Book Club
102) The Second Summer of the Sisterhood 101) The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
100) Superstud:Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin
99) Carrie Pilby 98) The Eggnog Chronicles 97) Gossip Girl
96) A Mourning in Autumn 95) Three Black Skirts: All You Need to Survive
94) Neverwhere 93) The Pact 92) Lies That Go Unchallenged in Popular Culure
91) The Samurai's Daughter 90) Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging:Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
89) She's Come Undone 88) Fire Me Up
87) You Slay Me 86) Hot Six 85) Till We Have Faces:A Myth Retold
84) 3rd Degree 83) My War:Killing Time in Iraq
82) The Second Assistant 81) The Mommy Fund 80) Shopgirl
79) Undead and Unemployed 78) Prey
77) Bare Necessity 76) Key of Light 75) Hide Your Eyes
74) I Never Had it Made 73) Shopaholic and Sister
72) Scar Tissue 71) The Murder Artist
70) High Five 69) The O'Reilly Factor:The Good, the Bad, and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life
68) The Year of Living Famously 67) Falling Angels
66) A Movie.....and a Book 65) The Time Traveler's Wife
64) Out of the Blue 63) Little Earthquakes
62) The Prince of Beverly Hills 61) Practical Demonkeeping
60) The Wedding 59) Forever... 58) 2nd Chance
57) Bookends 56) Undead and Unwed 55) Bleachers
54) The Accidental Virgin 53) Four to Score 52) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
51) 30 Guys in 30 Days 50) My Sister's Keeper
49) Jemima J 48) The Bone Parade 47) The Other Side of the Story
46) Cold Mountain 45) Couch World
44) Goddess For Hire 43) Save Karyn 42) American Gods
41) Good in Bed 40) Three to Get Deadly
39) London Bridges 38) Imitation in Death 37) Derik's Bane
36) Message in a Bottle 35) The Lady and the Unicorn
34) Love Like That 33) The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing
32) Bergdorf Blondes 31) The Big Bad Wolf
30) Two For The Dough 29) Kissing in Technicolor
28) Under the Banner of Heaven 27) The Nanny Diaries
26) The Stars Shine Down 25) Milkrun 24) The Dominant Blonde
23) One For The Money 22) Four Blind Mice
21) English as a Second Language 20) The Lovely Bones
19) Freakonomics 18) Tales of a Drama Queen 17) The Sky is Falling
16) Who You Know 15) How To Make an American Quilt
14) 32Aa 13) Engaging Men 12) The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
11) 1st to Die 10) Youth in Revolt
9) We Were Soldiers 8) On The Verge 7) The Da Vinci Code
6) Shopaholic Ties the Knot 5) Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
4) Slightly Single 3) Angels and Demons
2) Shopaholic Takes Manhattan 1) Confessions of a Shopaholic
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