52 Books to Remove from my TBR List

The bookish blogosphere is awash with book lists this time of year–mostly lists of books read in 2011.

But I’m so over 2011–I’ve been so busy planning 2012.

As part of my personal 2012 Challenge, I’ve resolved to remove 52 books from my TBR list in 2012.

So, without further ado, the list:

1. Emily of Deep Valley by Maude Hart Lovelace
   I’m sorta cheating with this one, cause I plan on accomplishing two goals with the same book. First, I’ll read it to remove it from my TBR list. Second, I’ll use my reading as a means of participating in Sarah’s Maud Hart Lovelace Reading Challenge when it comes around again in Novemberish. Not coincidentally, the Review that Hooked Me was linked up to this year’s Maud Hart Lovelace Reading Challenge.
2. Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
   Saw the movie, er, one of the movies several years ago. Always been vaguely interested at a character named Anna (which is my older sister’s name and not altogether a common name). Carrie’s review ended up being the Review that Hooked Me–and convinced me that I had to read the real story.
3. Peace Like a River by Lief Enger
   This was one of Lincoln’s “One Book, One Lincoln” picks several(?) years back, and it didn’t appeal to me at the time. But Barbara’s Review Hooked Me–and I’ll be checking it out this year.
4. Selfish Reasons to Have more Kids by Bryan Caplan
   I don’t usually put books on my TBR list based on something the Instapundit says, but this one was an exception. I come from a large family, and rather selfishly desire a large family myself. I’m curious to hear what Caplan considers good “selfish” reasons :-)
5. Press Here by Herve Tullet
   It’s sad to say (since I write the occasional review of children’s picture books), but I very rarely add a children’s picture book to my TBR list. Why? Because I don’t have children of my own and thus have little reason (yet) to purchase children’s picture books, and because I’m already reading through the children’s picture book section at my local library in order by author last name. But Dawn’s Review Hooked Me and I added this one to my list.
6. Wonderstruck by Brian Celznick
   (The Review that Hooked Me)
7. A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi
   (The Review that Hooked Me)
8. Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens
   (The Review that Hooked Me)
9. The Winters in Bloom by Lisa Tucker
   (The Review that Hooked Me)
10. It Looked Different on the Model by Laurie Notaro
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
11. Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
12. Entwined by Heather Dixon
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
13. The Long Song by Andrea Levy
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
14. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
15. Heads you Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
16. Decision Points by George W. Bush
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
17. 33 Men by Jonathan Franklin
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
18. In a Heartbeat by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
19. The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
20. The Things We Do for Love by Kristin Hannah
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
21. The Three Weissmans of Westport by Cathleen Schine
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
22. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
23. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
24. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
25. The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
    (The Reviews that Hooked Me: 1,2)
26. Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
27. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
28. Matched by Ally Condie
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
29. Split by Swati Avasthi
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
30. Cookie Swap! by Lauren Chattman
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
31. The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
32. Don’t Sing at the Table by Adriana Tragiani
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
33. Leaving Gee’s Bend by Irene Latham
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
34. Finally by Wendy Mass
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
35. The Death-Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
36. 8th Grade Super Zero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
37. Annexed by Sharon Dogar
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
38. Stitches: A memoir by David Small
39. Breaking Night by Liz Murray
40. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
41. Clara’s War by Clara Kramer
42. The Twenty-One Balloons by William DuBois
43. Famous by Todd Strasser
44. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
45. Courting Miss Amsel by Kim Vogel Sawyer
46. Fragile by Lisa Unger
47. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
    (The Review that Hooked Me)
48. The Girl who chased the Moon by Sarah Adison Allen
49. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
50. I’d know you anywhere by Laura Lippman
51. Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn
52. ????

Do you see that empty space? That’s because I accidentally jumped the gun and read Emma Donoghue’s Room in 2011. Which means that I have to try to come up with one final(?) book to remove from my TBR list during the next year–which is kinda a lot of pressure. How do I decide among the many hundreds still on the list?