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Friday, January 10, 2020

2020 Book List


2020 Total books read:  166 books

Books:  129 books
Read alouds:  37 books



My book goal this year:  100 books
Read-aloud goal:  30 books

January:

Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes
Broken Song by Kathryn Lasky
The Secret Apartment by Natalie Fast
First Class Murder by Robin Stevens
Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens
Signs and Wonders by Philip Gulley
Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens
A Place Called Hope by Philip Gulley
Christmas in Harmony by Philip Gulley
A Lesson in Hope by Philip Gulley
Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu
Finding Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
A Place Called Hope by Philip Gulley


Read Aloud:

Green Ember by S.D. Smith
The Black Star of Kingston by S.D. Smith
Ember Falls by S. D. Smith
The Last Archer by S. D. Smith

Monthly Total :17

February:

Almost Friends by Philip Gulley
A Change of Heart by Philip Gulley
Life Goes On by Philip Gulley
The Potluck Club by Linda Evans Shepherd
Stand by Me by Neta Jackson
Come to the Table by Neta Jackson
The Potluck Club Troubles Brewing by Linda Evans Shepherd
Withering-by-Sea by Judith Rossell
The Potluck Club Takes the Cake by Linda Evans Shepherd

Read Aloud:

Ember Rising by S. D. Smith
The Wreak and Rise of Whitson Mariner by S. D. Smith

Monthly Total: 11


March:

The Potluck Catering Club:  The Secret's in the Sauce by Linda Evans Shepherd
Hazardous Duty by Christy Barritt
Humor for a Woman's Heart:  Volume 2 by Assorted Writers
The Potluck Catering Club:  A Taste of Fame by Linda Evans Shepherd
The Potluck Catering Club: Bake Until Golden by Linda Evans Shepherd
The Marvels by Brian Selznick
Greystone Secrets: The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
An American Plague:  The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy
Bright Island by Mabel L.  Robinson
Houseboat Girl by Lois Lenski


Read Aloud:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Abel's Island by William Steig
The First Fowler by S. D. Smith
Dominic by William Steig

Monthly Total:  15

April:

The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke
The Zoo at the Edge of the World by Eric Kahn Gale
Jeremiah
Unstoppable Octobia May by Sharon Flake
The Ghosts at Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
Odds of Getting Even by Sheila Turnage
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)  by Ellen Raskin
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke
Hosea
1, 2 and 3 John

Read Aloud:
A Wind in the Door by Madeline L'Engle
Amon's Adventure by Arnold Ytreeide
The Story of the World  Volume 1:  Ancient Times by Susan Bauer
Ember's End by S. D. Smith
An Eye for Art 

Monthly Total:  22

May:

Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke
Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke
Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke


Read Aloud:
Tumtum and Nutmeg:  Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall by Emily Bearn
A Hero's Guide to Saving your Kingdom by Chris Healy

Monthly Total:  13

June:

Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke
Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Anna All Year Round by Mary Downing Hahn
This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce
The Red Blazer Girls:  The Mistaken Masterpiece by Michael D. Beil
Home Work by Julie Andrews
Mudshark by Gary Paulson
Sisters First by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
Mister Ed and Me by Alan Young
The Red Blazer Girls  by Michael D. Beil


Read Aloud:

Haunted Waters:  Red Rock Mysteries Book 1 by Jerry B. Jenkins
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Monthly Total: 14

July:

The Vanishing Violin by Michael D. Beil
The Secret Cellar by Michael D. Beil
Best Little Stories from the White House by C. Brian Kelly
Coconut Layer Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Shadow of the Titanic:  The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived by Andrew Wilson
Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo


Read Aloud:
Stolen  Secrets:  Red Rock Mysteries Book 2  by Jerry B. Jenkins
Missing Pieces:  Red Rock Mysteries Book 3 by Jerry B. Jenkins

Monthly Total:  8  (Definitely not happy about so few books read in July.  I'll make up for it in August!) 

August:

The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
Daring Darleen Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet
Seven Women:  And the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric Metaxas
The Read Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs
Gittel's Journey by Leslea Newman
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place:  The Mysterious Howling  by Maryrose Wood


Read Aloud:
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss (audiobook) 
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
Magic Treehouse Fact Tracker Knights and Castles by Will Osbourne and Mary Pope Osbourne
Great Medieval Projects:  You Can Build Yourself  by Kris Bordessa

Monthly Total:  13 (Better than July, but I need some new reading material!) 

September:

Catch you Later, Traitor by Avi
Reading People by Anne Bogel
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery by Maryrose Wood
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
The Only Plane in the Sky:  Oral Histories of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
Capture the Flag by Kate Messner
The Secret School by Avi


Read Aloud:
The Second Mrs. Giaconda by e.l. konigsburg
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Good Masters!  Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schilitz

Monthly Total:  11

October:

18 Tiny Deaths:  The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
by Bruce Goldfarb
Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner
Becoming Madeleine by Lena Roy and Charlotte Jones Voiklis 
Free Fall by Chris Grabenstein
Bubonic Plague:  When Plague Invaded America  by Gail Jarrow
10 True Tales:  Crime Scene Investigators by Allan Zullo
Spooked:  How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America by Gail Jarrow
Fatal Fever:  Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail Jarrow
Red Madness:  How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat by Gail Jarrow
The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
Liar, Liar by Gary Paulsen
Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt
The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World by e.l. konigsburg


Read Aloud:

Young Whit and the Traitor's Treasure by Phil Lollar and Dave Arnold
George's Marvelous Medicine  by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl

Monthly Total:  18

November:

The Willoughbys Return by Lois Lowery
Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day by Gary Paulsen
Mr. Yowder and the Windwagon by Glen Rounds
Shine by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley and me, Elizabeth by e.l. konigsburg
The Quilt by Gary Paulsen
The Truth about Great White Sharks by Mary Cerullo
The Book of Luke
Scams:  True Stories from the Edge by Andreas Schroeder
21 Day Gratitude Challenge by Shelly Hitz
Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill by Heather Montgomery
I Survived True Stories:  Nature Attacks  by Lauren Tarshis
The Field Guide to Citizen Science Darlene Cavalier



Read Aloud:
Esio Trot by Roald Dahl
The  Terrible Two's Last Laugh by Mac Burnett and Jory John

Monthly Total:  15

December:

Loch Ness Monster and Raining Frogs by Albert Jack
Invisible by Lorena McCourtney
In Plain Sight by Lorena McCourtney
Spy School:  British Invasion by Stuart Gibbs
Duped by Andreas Schroeder
On the Run by Lorena Schroeder
Stranded by Lorena McCourtney
Go, Ivy, Go by Lorena McCourtney



Read Alouds:

Boy by Roald Dahl
Jotham's Journey by Arnold Ytreeide

Monthly Total:  10