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Sunday, January 10, 2021

2021 Books Read List

January:

Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney

Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves

A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford

Murder at the Courthouse: A Hidden Springs Mystery by A. H. Gabhart

Murder Comes by Mail: A Hidden Springs Mystery by A. H. Gabhart

Dolled Up to Die by Lorena McCourtney

Murder is No Accident:  A Hidden Springs Mystery by A. H. Gabhart

A Sheetcake Named Desire:  Piece of Cake Mystery Book 1  by Jacklyn Brady

The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets by Roald Dahl

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

A Pizza to Die For by Chris Cavender

Cake on a Hot Tin Roof:  Piece of Cake Mystery Book 2 by Jacklyn Brady


Read Alouds: 

The Witches by Roald Dahl

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl

The Minpins by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

The Boxcar Children:  The Mystery of the Midnight Dog created by Gertrude Chandler Warner


Books of the Bible:

Daniel

Romans

Hosea

Revelations

Acts

Ezekiel

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John


January Total:

Books Read:  12  

Read Alouds:  5

Books of the Bible:  11


February:

Books read:

Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell

Rest in Pizza by Chris Cavender

Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams

Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams

Murder in the Paperback Parlor  by Ellery Adams

Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams

Killer Crust by Chris Cavender

When the Cookie Crumbles by Virginia Lowell



Read Alouds:

Max Einstein:  The Genius Experiment  by James Patterson

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl


Bible:

Ruth

Esther

Proverbs

Isaiah

Ecclesiastes

1 Corinthians

Amos

Ezra

Matthew

Song of Songs


February Total:

Books Read:  8

Read Alouds:  2

Books of the Bible:  10


March:

Books read:

Ali Cross by James Patterson (audiobook)

The Missing Dough by Chris Cavender

When the Cookie Crumbles by Virginia Lowell

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson  (audiobook)

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds (audiobook)

One Dead Cookie by Virginia Lowell

Framed by James Ponti (audiobook)

The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung

Rebel Without a Cake by Jacklyn Brady

Cookies and Scream by Virginia Lowell

Vanished by James Ponti (audiobook)

A Cookie Before Dying by Virginia Lowell

Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl (audiobook)


Read Alouds:

Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith

The Trail by Meika Hashimoto

Max Einstein:  Rebels with a Cause by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

The Shopkeeper's Story:  Suddenly One Morning by Chuck Swindoll


Bible:

2 Corinthians

Mark

Jude

Joshua

Obadiah 

Jonah

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus 

Philemon

1 Samuel


March Total: 

Books read: 13

Read alouds: 4

Books of the Bible:  11


April:


Books:

Cakes of Wrath by Jacklyn Brady

Spy School by Stuart Gibbs (audiobook)

Trapped by James Ponti (audiobook)

Gertie's Leap of Greatness by Kate Beasley (audiobook)

Checkmate to Murder: A Second World War Mystery  by E. R. C. Lorac 

Miss Julia Knows a Thing or Two by Ann B. Ross

Ghost by Jason Reynolds (audiobook)

Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder by Chris Cavender

Patina by Jason Reynolds (audiobook)



Read Alouds:

Max the Brave by Ed Vere

Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead


Books of the Bible:

2 Samuel

Luke

Galatians

James

Joel

Habbakuk

Zephaniah

Nahum

Psalms 1-75


April  Total: 

Books read:  9

Read alouds: 2

Books of the Bible:  8 1/2 


May:

Books:

Caught by the Sea by Gary Paulsen

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan  (audiobook) 

Nana Cracks the Case by Kathleen Lane

File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents by Lemony Snicket

Monsieur Pamplemousse by Michael Bonds

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke

Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (audiobook)---even better than the book--which is one of my all-time favorites.  

42 is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport

Can you Crack the Code? by Ella Schwartz

Sunny by Jason Reynolds (audiobook)


Read Alouds:

Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick

The Boxcar Children:  The Mystery of the Alamo by Gertrude Chandler Warner


Books of the Bible:

Judges

Genesis

Exodus

Psalms 76-150

Jeremiah

John


May Total:

Books read:  10

Read alouds: 2

Books of the Bible  5 1/2 


June:

Books:

Miss Julia Happily Ever After by Ann B. Ross

The Bluebird Effect by Julie Zickefoose

Storm Warning--The Story of a Killer Tornado by Nancy Mathis

Rhythms of Renewal by Rebekah Lyons

Lu by Jason Reynolds (audiobook) 

City Spies by James Ponti

Legends and Lore of East Tennessee by Shane S. Simmons

Forgotten Tales of Tennessee by Kelly Kazek

What Stands in a Storm by Kim Cross

Charlie Thorne and the Lost City by Stuart Gibbs

A History of Alabama's Deadliest Tornadoes:  Disaster in Dixie by Kelly Kazek

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry

The Religious Body by Catherine Aird


Read Alouds:

Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

The Home-Run King by Patricia Mckissack


Books of the Bible:

Lamentations

Ephesians 

Philippians 

Colossians

Micah

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

Job

Zechariah

Malachi

Leviticus

Nehemiah


June Total:

Books read:  13

Read alouds: 2

Books of the Bible: 12