Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
The Power of One by Bryce Courtany
Clementine and The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Shadow Play by Charles Baxter
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary
Dragon's Blood, Heart's Blood, and A Sending of Dragons by Jane Yolen
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Yes, I counted the books I read out loud to my daughter. I'd have to say my two favorites out of this batch were The Talented Clementine and Shadow Play. For very different reasons. Of course.