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!

100 Books of 2018

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.

This year, my main goal of the year was to get out and meet more people. I'd say I accomplished that goal - unfortunately, I also read way less because we were gone more than ever! I am keeping my blog title "100 Books of 2018" even though that's false, because I want to be able to find this post next year! So, here is my reading list from 2018, a mere 54 books. Looks like I have some catching up to do! Good news - I have officially completed reading every fiction book I have ever owned. I kept, I think, about 6 fiction books on my shelf. So if I recommend a fiction book to you, just know that it's really, really good.

Here you go:

• "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly (54)
• "Collateral Damage" by Stuart Woods (53)
• "Christ All Sufficient" by Brian Hedges (52)
• "The Resurrection Fact" edited by John Bombaro and Adam Francisco (51)
• "Insatiable Appetites" by Stuart Woods (50)
• "Deadly Proof" by Rachel Dylan (49)
• "Intercessory Prayer" by Dutch Sheets (48)
• "Parenting Isn't for Cowards" by James Dobson (47)
• "Lucia, Lucia" by Adriana Trigiani (46)
• "Megashift" by James Rutz (45)
• "Reckless Devotion" by Heidi and Rolland Baker (44)
• "Longing for More" by Timothy Willard (43)
• "Orange is the New Black" by Piper Kerman (42)
• "The Life You've Always Wanted" by John Ortberg (41)
• "Blind Betrayal" by Nancy Mehl (40)
• "The Healthy Living Handbook" by Laura Harris Smith (39)
• "The House on Foster Hill" by Jaime Jo Wright (38)
• "In the Grip of Grace" by Max Lucado (37)
• "Life-Changing Miracles" by James Stuart Bell (36)
• "Jesus and the Beanstalk" by Lori Stanley Roeleveld (35)
• "Season of the Machete" by James Patterson (34)
• "Identity Thief" by Robby Dawkins (33)
• "It Takes So Little to be Above Average" by Florence Littauer (32)
• "Singing the Scriptures" by Julie Meyer (31)
• "Run Before the Wind" by Stuart Woods (30)
• "Real-Life Romance" by Rhonda Stoppe (29)
• "Do Greater Things" by Robby Dawkins (28)
• "Graciousness: Tempering Truth With Love" by John Crotts (27)
• 'Growing Kids With Character" by Hettie Brittz (26)
• "Grace Revealed" by Fred Sievert (25)
• "Flee the Darkness" by Grant Jeffrey (24)
• "The Grace Awakening" by Charles Swindoll (23)
• "God Came Near" by Max Lucado (22)
• "Financial Peace" by Dave Ramsey (21)
• "Flee the Darkness" by Grant Jeffrey (20)
• "936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting" by Eryn Lynum (19)
• "From This Day Forward" by Lauraine Snelling (18)
• "Landmines in the Path of the Believer" by Charles Stanley (17)
• "Bible Studies on Mark" by William Boekestein (16)
• "Influence" by Robert Cialdini (15)
• "Gifted Mind" by Jeff Kinley (14)
• "How Starbucks Saved My Life" by Michael Gates Gill (13)
• "Hearts Entwined" by Various Authors (12)
• "Counseling Under the Cross" by Bob Kellemen (11)
• "Becoming a Disciple Making Church" by Neil T. Anderson (10)
• "The Melody of the Soul" by Liz Tolsma (9)
• "Seeds of Hope" by Barbara Cameron (8)
• "Ekklesia" by Ed Silvoso (7)
• "The Million-Dollar One-Person Business" by Elaine Pofeldt (6)
• "Sacred Rest" by Saundra Dalton-Smith (5)
• "The Roanoke Girls" by Amy Engel (4)
• "The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life" by Jeremy Pierre (3)
• "The Bait of Satan" by John Bevere (2)
• "D.C. Dead" by Stuart Woods (1)

Books that I gushed about: The Resurrection Fact by John Bombardo, 936 Pennies by Eryn Lynum, Ekklesia by Ed Silvoso, Sacred Rest by Saundra Dalton-Smith, The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Chapter books I read with the kids: 

• "Indian Ghost Mystery" by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (7)
• "A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window" by Lemony Snicket (6)
• "A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room" by Lemony Snicket (5)
• "A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket (4)
• "Ms. Sue Has No Clue!" by Dan Gutman (3)
• "Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl (2)
• "Owls in the Family" by Farley Mowat (1)

Any good reads of YOURS this year? I'd love to have the titles and authors of some of your favorite reads so I can look into them!

100 Books of 2017

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 last year.

In 2017, I read 123 books. Oh no, I'm slipping! No, really what happened is we added a lot more commitments to our schedule, and so I am definitely reading a lot less. The good news is that I got rid of a lot of books. So here is my 2017 list:

• "God's Crime Scene for Kids" by Wallaces (123)
• "No One Ever Asked" by Katie Ganshert (122)
• "Imperfect Justice" by Cara Putman (121)
• "In Step with the Spirit" by Sarah Bowling (120)
• "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah (119)
• "My Heart's Cry" by Anne Graham Lotz (118)
• "Murder in Disguise" by Donn Taylor (117)
• "The Most Important Women of the Bible" by Aaron and Elaina Sharp (116)
• "Rescued Hearts" by Hope Toler Dougherty (115)
• "All Things Now Living" by Rondi Bauer Olson (114)
• "The Gift" by Shelley Shepard Gray (113)
• "Total Christmas Makeover" by Melissa Spoelstra (112)
• "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (111)
• "Healing Through the Power of Prayer" by Timothy Dailey (110)
• "A Small Book About a Big Problem" by Edward T. Welch (109)
• "A Forest, a Flood, and an Unlikely Star" by J.A. Myhre (108)
• "Daring to Hope" by Katie Davis Majors (107)
• "The Unlikely Disciple" by Kevin Roose (106)
• "Undaunted" by Christine Caine (105)
• "Too Far Down" by Mary Connealy (104)
• "Prayers for New Brides" by Jennifer O. White (103)
• "Descriptions and Prescriptions" by Michael R. Emlet (102)
• "John the Revelator" by Peter Murphy (101)
• "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham (100)
• "The Pretender" by Ta'mara Hanscom (99)
• "Doing Hard Time" by Stuart Woods (98)
• "A Woman Overwhelmed" by Hayley DiMarco (97)
• "Bossypants" by Tina Fey (96)
• "Living the Spirit-Formed Life" by Jack Hayford (95)
• "Just Walk Across the Room" by Bill Hybels (94)
• "The Proving" by Beverly Lewis (93)
• "Dark Deception" by Nancy Mehl (92)
• "The Child Safeguarding Policy Guide" by Tchividjian and Berkovits (91)
• "Mercy Triumphs" by Jana Kelley (90)
• "Gathering the Threads" by Cindy Woodsmall (89)
• "Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference?" by Philip Yancey (88)
• "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis (87)
• "The Two of Us" by Victoria Bylin (86)
• "The Lifestyle of a Watchman" by James Goll (85)
• "God's Power to Change Your Life" by Rick Warren (84)
• "Active Spirituality" by Charles Swindoll (83)
• "A Name Unknown" by Roseanna M. White (82)
• "Are My Kids on Track?" by Sissy Goff (81)
• "God's Smuggler: Young Reader's Edition" by Brother Andrew (80)
• "Grounded Hearts" by Jeanne Dickson (79)
• "Be Angry But Don't Blow It!" by Lisa Bevere (78)
• "The Essential Guide to Prayer" by Dutch Sheets (77)
• "Dragon Seed" by Marty Machowski (76)
• "Winning the Battle for the Night" by Faith Blatchford (75)
• "True to You" by Becky Wade (74)
• "Stepping on Cheerios" by Betsy Singleton Snyder (73)
• "Life is Tough but God is Faithful" by Sheila Walsh (72)
• "Spiritual Warfare" by Derek Prince (71)
• "Pray About Everything" by Paul Tautges (70)
• "Praying Circles Around Your Children" by Mark Batterson (69)
• "My Daughter's Legacy" by Clark and Gould (68)
• "The Kindness Challenge" by Shaunti Feldhahn (67)
• "His Guilt" by Shelley Shepard Gray" (66)
• "The Good Book" by Deron Spoo (65)
• "Counterfeit Comforts" by Robia Scott (64)
• "The Captain's Daughter" by Jennifer Delamere (63)
• "Little House on the Freeway" by Tim Kimmel (62)
• "Welcome to College" by Jonathan Morrow (61)
• "Hiding From the Kids in My Prayer Closet" by Jessica Kastner (60)
• "They Thought For Themselves" by Sid Roth (59)
• "Fearless" by Max Lucado (58)
• "EKG: THe Heartbeat of God" by Ken Hemphill (57)
• "The Illuminati" by Larry Burkett (56)
• "He's Gonna Toot and I'm Gonna Scoot" by Barbara Johnson (55)
• "Wait No More" by Kelly & John Rosati (54)
• "Unglued" by Lysa TerKeurst (53)
• "Forensic Faith" by J. Warner Wallace (52)
• "The Great Chattanooga Bicycle Race" by Mike Mizrahi (51)
• "He Came First" by Rod Parsley (50)
• "There's No Place Like Here" by Cecelia Ahern (49)
• "Facing the Giants in Your Life" by David Jeremiah (48)
• "50% Off Murder" by Josie Belle (47)
• "Marked Down for Murder" by Josie Belle (46)
• "All Sales Final" by Josie Belle (45)
• "Driver Confessional" by David Winters (44)
• "The Joy of Letting Go" by Vicki Varuana (43)
• "Getting Jesus Wrong" by Matt Johnson (42)
• "The Jesus Club" by Brian Barcelona (41)
• "Getting to No" by Erwin W. Lutzer (40)
• "Catch Me" by Lisa Gardner (39)
• "Midwives" by Chris Bohjalian (38)
• "Think Again" by Jared Mellinger (37)
• "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (36)
• "A Fragile Hope" by Cynthia Ruchti (35)
• "Brave is the New Beautiful" by Lee Wolfe Blum (34)
• "No Longer a Slumdog" by K.P. Yohannan (33)
• "Six Years" by Harlan Coben (32)
• "Sunshine and Shadow" by Earlene Fowler (31)
• "Steps to the Altar" by Earlene Fowler (30)
• "Unsinkable Faith" by Tracie Miles (29)
• "Chasing Famous" by Lisa Lloyd (28)
• "Angels" by Ed Rocha (27)
• "Unchained" by Noel Jesse Heikkinen (26)
• "Making Marriage Beautiful" by Dorothy Littell Greco (25)
• "Arkansas Traveler" by Earlene Fowler (24)
• "Seven Sisters" by Earlene Fowler (23)
• "Control Girl" by Shannon Popkin (22)
• "Close to Home" by Deborah Raney (21)
• "Home at Last" by Deborah Raney (20)
• "Home to Paradise" by Barbara Cameron (19)
• "Goose in the Pond" by Earlene Fowler (18)
• "Tightropes and Teeter-Totters" by Lisa Pennington (17)
• "Kansas Troubles" by Earlene Fowler (16)
• "Amish Weddings" by Leslie Gould (15)
• "When the Wind Blows" by James Patterson (14)
• "I Am a Church Member" by Thom S. Rainer (13)
• "The 5th Horseman" by James Patterson (12)
• "The Mark of the King" by Jocelyn Green (11)
• "The Irresistible Revolution" by Shane Claiborne (10)
• "Witch & Wizard" by James Patterson (9)
• "It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be" by Paul Arden (9)
• "Grace Under Pressure" by Julie Hyzy (8)
• "Gianna: Aborted, and Lived to Tell About It" by Jessica Shaver Renshaw (7)
• "Life Creative" by Wendy Speake and Kelli Stuart (6)
• "Blood Orchid" by Stuart Woods (5)
• "Orchid Blues" by Stuart Woods (4)
• "Seasons of the Heart" by Donna Kelderman (3)
• "Hide And Seek" by James Patterson (2)
• "Iron Orchid" by Stuart Woods (1)

Favorite authors of 2017: Stuart Woods (always), James Patterson (always), Deborah Raney, J.A. Myhre, Becky Wade

Books that I gushed about: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer, "A Woman Overwhelmed" by Hayley DiMarco, "Stepping on Cheerios" by Betsy Singleton Snyder, "The Kindness Challenge" by Shaunti Feldhahn, "Hiding From the Kids in my Prayer Closet" by Jessica Kastner, "Getting Jesus Wrong" by Matt Johnson, "Control Girl" by Shannon Popkin

Chapter Books I read with the kids: 

• "Little Pear" by Eleanor Frances Lattimore (7)
• "The BFG" by Roald Dahl (6)
• "Scooby-Doo and the Howling Wolfman" by James Gelsey (5)
• "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" by Beverly Clearly (4)
• "Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith (3)
• "The Littles Go Exploring" (2)
• "Treasure Island" by Robert Louise Stevenson (1)

We read about half as many chapter books together this year than we did last year. We went crazy on library books. I'm probably going to try to read at least 10 chapter books with them this year.

Any good reads of YOURS this year? I'd love to have the titles and authors of some of your favorite reads so I can look into them!