100 Books of 2019

In 2009, I pledged to read 100 books over the course of 2010. Here's my list of 107 books in case you're interested.

I did it again in 2011 (why not?). Here's my list of 109 books.

The tradition continued in 2012 where I read a whopping 144 books! Here is my list from that year.

In 2013 I kept on chugging along, reading 104 books. Here is my list from that year.

In 2014 I hit my best record yet, reading 152 books. Here is my list from that year.

In 2015 I beat my record, reading 187 books. Here is my list from that year. 

In 2016, I read 166 books, focusing on books I owned but had never read.Here is my list from that year.

In 2017, I read 123 books. Here is my list from last year.

In 2018, I read only 54 books. I spent most of my year driving the kids around, haha! Here is my list from last year.

This year I read 150 books. My goal, about halfway through the year, was to read through some of the chapter books we own that are either young adult or geared towards children. I decided to start reading these and weed out some of the books that I really didn't think were necessary to our household. I'm way pickier about books now than I was a few years ago. I was pretty successful at finding some amazing books, new authors that I'm obsessed with, and definitely weeding out some books that were just taking up shelf space. So if you like juvenile fiction, you may find some great reads from this year's list!

• "Otis Dooda: Strange but True" by Ellen Potter (150)
• "Blitz" by Hetty Burlingame Beatty (149)
• "No Beasts! No Children!" by Beverly Keller (148)
• "Magic Elizabeth" by Norma Kassirer (147)
• "Beetles, Lightly Toasted" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (146)
• "Sink or Swim" by Betty Miles (145)
• "Bluegrass" by William Van Meter (144)
• "Riding Camp" by Bonnie Bryant (143)
• "Stacy says Good-bye" by Patricia Reilly Giff (142)
• "The Noonday Friends" by Mary Stolz (141)
• "The Mingling of Souls" by Matt Chandler (140)
• "Dude Ranch" by Bonnie Bryant (139)
• "Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?" by Jon Scieszka (138)
• "Below the Belt" by Stuart Woods (137)
• "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" by John Bellairs (136)
• "Boys Against Girls" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (135)
• "The Terrible Churnadryne" by Eleanor Cameron (134)
• "The Secret of the Golden Cowrie" by Gloria Repp (133)
• "Rite of Passage Parenting" by Walker Moore (132)
• "Jenny Lind and her Listening Cat" by Frances Cavanah (131)
• "Paddington Helps Out" by Michael Bond (130)
• "Horse Power" by Bonnie Bryant (129)
• "The Thomas Berryman Number" by James Patterson (128)
• Poverty, Riches & Wealth" by Kris Vallotton (127)
• "Tucker's Countryside" by George Selden (126)
• "Caleb's Story" by Patricia MacLachlan (125)
• "Cross My Heart" by James Patterson (124)
• "NYPD Red" by James Patterson (123)
• "Second Honeymoon" by James Patterson (122)
• "Young, Restless, Reformed" by Collin Hansen (121)
• "The Boyfriend List" by E. Lockhart (120)
• "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis (119)
• "Target Alex Cross" by James Patterson (118)
• "Bunnicula" by James Howe (117)
• "Super-Secret Valentine" by Abby Klein (116)
• "The Tough Winter" by Robert Lawson (115)
• "The Mysterious Bender Bones" by Susan Meyers (114)
• "The Adventure of the Backyard Sleep-out" by Nancy McArthur (113)
• "Saddle Club: Beach Ride" by Bonnie Bryant (112)
• "The Pink Lemonade Charade" by Cynthia Blair (111)
• "Colder Than Ice" by David Patneaude (110)
• "The Case of the Missing Mummy" Mary-Kate and Ashley (109)
• "Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl" by Francine Pascal (108)
• "Battle Bugs: The Spider Siege" by Jack Patton (107)
• "The Notebook of Doom: Attack of the Shadow Smashers" by Troy Cummings (106)
• "The Secret at the Polk Street School" by Patricia Reilly Giff (105)
• "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen (104)
• "The Mysterious Cases of Mr. Pin" by Mary Elise Monsell (103)
• "The Dog's Secret" by Ellen Miles (102)
• "The Carnivorous Carnival" by Lemony Snicket (101)
• "The Attic Mice" by Ethel Pochocki (101)
• "Hero Over Here" by Kathleen V. Kudlinsky (100)
• "Grumpy Pumpkins" by Judy Delton (99)
• "The Pooped Troop" by Judy Delton (98)
• "The Girl with the Silver Eyes" by Willo Davis Roberts (97)
• "Song Lee and the Leech Man" by Suzy Kline (96)
• "Ben Franklin's Glass Armonica" by Bryna Stevens (95)
• "In the Dinosaur's Paw" by Patricia Reilly Giff (94)
• "Clues in the Woods" by Peggy Parish (93)
• "Second Glance" by Jodi Picoult (92)
• "Lone Wolf" by Jodi Picoult (91)
• "The Lottery Winner" by Mary Higgins Clark (90)
• "Journey Home" by Yoshiko Uchida (89)
• "The 52-Story Treehouse" by Andy Griffiths (88)
• "So Not Happening" by Jenny Jones (87)
• "Now You See Her" by James Patterson (86)
• "Cousins" by Virginia Hamilton (85)
• "The Great Mom Swap" by Betsy Haynes (84)
• "Shore Thing" Mary-Kate & Ashley (83)
• "Closer Than Ever" Mary Kate & Ashley (82)
• "April Fool!" by Francine Pascal (81)
• "The Sleepover Secret" Mary-Kate & Ashley (80)
• "Surprise! Surprise!" by Francine Pascal (79)
• "Pets Are for Keeps" by Virginia Vail (78)
• "The Case of the Creepy Castle" Mary-Kate & Ashley (77)
• "Two's a Crowd" Mary-Kate & Ashley (76)
• "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult (76)
• "The Case of Clue's Circus Caper" Mary-Kate & Ashley (75)
• "The Case of the Mall Mystery" Mary-Kate & Ashley (74)
• "One Twin Too Many" Mary-Kate & Ashley (73)
• "The Case of the Thorn Mansion" Mary-Kate & Ashley (72)
• "The Case of the Golden Slipper" Mary-Kate & Ashley (71)
• "The Case of the Rock & Roll Mystery" Mary-Kate and Ashley (70)
• "The Case of the Flapper 'Napper" Mary-Kate and Ashley (69)
• "Patti Gets Even" by Susan Saunders (68)
• "The Case of the Surfing Secret" Mary-Kate & Ashley (67)
• "Maybe I'll Move to the Lost and Found" by Susan Haven (66)
• "The War with Grandpa" by Robert Kimmel Smith (65)
• "Wellspring of Magic" by Jan Fields (64)
• "The Case of the Wild Wolf River" Mary-Kate & Ashley (63)
• "The Celery Stalks at Midnight" by James Howe (64)
• "Dead Letter" by Betsy Byars (63)
• "The Case of the U.S. Navy Adventure" Mary-Kate & Ashley (62)
• "The House in the Snow" by M.J. Engh (61)
• "The Friendship Pact" by Susan Beth Pfeffer (60)
• "Oliver's High-Flying Adventure" by Michael McBrier (59)
• "The Rocking Horse Secret" by Rumer Godden (58)
• "The Golden Glove" by Fred Bowen (57)
• "Day of the Blizzard" by Marietta Moskin (56)
• "The Computer Caper" by Milton and Gloria Dank (55)
• "A Year Down Yonder" by Richard Peck (54)
• "Twenty Ways to Lose Your Best Friend" by Marilyn Singer (53)
• "Cave of the Inca Re" by Jeanette Windle (52)
• "Never Hit a Ghost with a Baseball Bat" by Eth Clifford (51)
• "Nighty-Nightmare" by James Howe (50)
• "Patti's New Look" by Susan Saunders (49)
• "Zack Attack" (48)
• "Kate's Crush" by Susan Saunders (47)
• "The Trouble with Valentines" by Elaine Moore (46)
• "Ginnie and the New Girl" by Catherine Woolley (45)
• "Kid Power" by Susan Beth Pfeffer (44)
• "My Life as a Screaming Skydiver" by Bill Myers (43)
• "The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire" Lizzie McGuire (42)
• "Lauren's Sleepover Exchange" by Susan Saunders (41)
• "The Disappearing Bike Shop" by Elvira Woodruff (40)
• "Whisper: Journey to Julie's Heart" by Christopher Brown (39)
• "No Fair!" by Donna Jo Napoli (38)
• "The Mystery of the Spy's Diary" by Charles and Regina Higgins (37)
• "Amanda Joins the Circus" by Avi (36)
• "The Case of the Cool-Itch Kid" by Patricia Reilly Giff (35)
• "Fish Face" by Patricia Reilly Giff (34)
• "The Girl With 500 Middle Names" by Margaret Peterson Haddix (33)
• "Kate's Surprise" by Susan Saunders (32)
• "The Good Day Mice" by Carol Beach York (31)
• "The Glass Mermaid" by Susan Clymer (30)
• "The Strong-Willed Child" by James Dobson (29)
• "My Brother the Creep" by Janet Adele Bloss (28)
• "Gus and Buster Work Things Out" by Andrew Bronin (27)
• "Make a Wish, Molly" by Barbara Cohen (26)
• "The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room" by Patricia Reilly Giff (25)
• "The Codebreaker Kids" by George Edward Stanley (24)
• "Space Brat" by Bruce Coville (23)
• "Maggie in the Middle" by Mary Francis Shura (22)
• "Third Grade Pet" by Judy Cox (21)
• "The Lucky Stone" by Lucille Clifton (20)
• "The World's Worst Fairy Godmother" by Bruce Coville (19)
• "Devil's Bridge" by Cynthia DeFelice (18)
• "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg (17)
• "More than Meets the Eye" by Karen Witemeyer (16)
• "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff (15)
• "Hidden Bodies" by Caroline Kepnes (14)
• "You" by Caroline Kepnes (13)
• "You Will Know Me" by Megan Abbott (12)
• "Blood Memory" by Greg Iles (11)
• "Really Bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs (10)
• "What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty (9)
• "The Chalk Man" by C.J. Tudor (8)
• "Final Epidemic" by Earl Merkel (7)
• "Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill (6)
• "What She Knew" by Gilly MacMillan (5)
• "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant (4)
• "The Ragamuffin Gospel" by Brennan Manning (3)
• "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell (2)
• "In Places Hidden" by Tracie Peterson (1)

Adult books that made me gush: "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell, "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant, "What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty, "You" and "Hidden Bodies" by Caroline Kepnes, "Young, Restless, Reformed" by Collin Hansen, "Rite of Passage Parenting" by Walker Moore

Children's fiction that made me gush: "A Year Down Yonder" by Richard Peck, "Day of the Blizzard" by Marietta Moskin, "Hero Over Here" by Kathleen V. Kudlinsky, "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen, "The Tough Winter" by Robert Lawson, "The Terrible Churnadryne" by Eleanor Cameron, "Sink or Swim" by Betty Miles, "Beetles, Lightly Toasted" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, "Blitz" by Hetty Burlingame Beatty

Chapter books I read with the kids:

• "Miss Brown is Upside Down!" by Dan Gutman (9)
• "Miss Mary is Scary" by Dan Gutman (8)
• "Mr. Klutz is Nuts!" by Dan Gutman (7)
• "The Carnivorous Carnival" by Lemony Snicket (6)
• "The Hostile Hospital" by Lemony Snicket (5)
• "The Vile Village" by Lemony Snicket (4)
• "The Ersatz Elevator" by Lemony Snicket (3)
• "The Austere Academy" (2)
• "The Miserable Mill" by Lemony Snicket (1)

Any good reads of YOURS this year? I'd love to look them up and add them to my library wishlist!