Thursday, January 6, 2011

2011 Reading Challenges

I have decided to join a couple of Reading Challenges this year. If you know us well at all, you know we are a family of book lovers! I was able to read 101 books last year and it was a wonderful experience! These are the 3 I have decided on for this year. I will be keeping track (or trying to) of all the books we read on this post. I want to keep a running list of the books I read myself and also the books I read to the kids. This last one should be easy this is hands-down my favorite genre! I am going for Severe Bookaholism (20 Books) These selections will be marked with ** If you are interested in joining me, click on the links above. As always, so many great books--so little time! Books I've read:


1. Love Brought Me Back -Natalie Cole



2. Choosing to See - Mary Beth Chapman



3. A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School - LaNier



4. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley



5. Almost Heaven-Chris Fabry



6. I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy-Angie Smith



7. Passing by Samaria-Sharon Elwell Foster **



8. The Lake of Dreams-Kim Edwards



9.The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag-Alan Bradley



10. The Confession-John Grisham



11. Inconceivable- Carolyn & Sean Savage



12. The Cellist of Sarajevo-Steven Galloway **



13. Jane-April Lindner



14. Room-Emma Donoghue



15. Chains- Laurie Halse Anderson **



16. Forge-Laurie Halse Anderson **



17. The Secret Life of Bees -Sue Monk Kidd



18. Half Broke Horses-Jeannette Walls



19. Hunger Games-Suzanne Collins



20. Still Alice- Lisa Genova



21. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You- Hanna Jansen



22. Sally Hemmings-Barbara Chase-Riboud



23. The Good Daughter: A Memoir of my Mothers Hidden Life- Jasmin Darznik



24. MockingJay- Suzanne Collins



25. Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins







Books I've read to the kids (chapter books):




1. A Heart Strangely Warmed - Louise A. Vernon **



2. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever- Barbara Robinson



3. George Washingtons World-Genevieve Foster



4. Strawberry Girl- Lois Lenski **



5. Magic Tree House Research Guide-Knights and Castles -Osborne



6. The Mistrel in the Tower-Gloria Skurzynski **



7. Dr Jenner and the Speckled Monster-Albert Marrin



8. Mary Jones & Her Bible-Mary Ropes **



9. Castle Diary-Richard Platt **



10. The Tales of Robin Hood-Usborne **



11. The Door in the Wall- Marguerite de Angeli **



12. Great Expectations-Charles Dickens **



13. The Cricket in Times Square



14. Banner in the Sky -James Ramsey Ullman



15. The Apprentice


16. Abraham Lincolns World-Genevieve Foster


17. The Singing Tree- Kate Seredy**







Books I've read to the kids (picture books):




1. The Snow Speaks -Nancy Carlstrom



2. It's Winter - Linda Glaser



3. Animals in Winter-Henrietta Bancroft & Richard Van Gelder



4. The Story of Snow -Mark Cassino



5. When Winter Comes -Nancy Van Laan



6. Snow Sounds -David A Johnson



7. What Happens in Winter - Sara L Latta



8. Snow is Falling -Franklyn M. Branley



9. Winter - Kay Barnham



10. Snowflake Bentley - Jacqueline Briggs Martin



11. Winter is the Warmest Season -Lauren Stringer



12. Winter Lullaby-Barbara Seuling



13. Snow, Snow, Snow - Lee Harper



14. The Snowflake-A Water Cycle Story- Neil Waldman



15. Knights in Shining Armor - Gail Gibbons



16. Castles -Usborne



17. Maps & Globes - Jack Knowlton



18. Saint George and the Dragon-Margarret Hodges



19. Take Care, Good Knight-Shelley Moore Thomas



20. The Knight and the Dragon-Tomie DePaola



21. What is the Moon Like - Franklyn Branley



22. The Moon Seems to Change- Franklyn Branley



23. A Picture Book of George Washington- David Adler



24. George-isms-George Washington



25. Cells are Us- Dr. Fran Balkwill



26. George Washington:Farmer, Soldier, President-Pamela Hill Nettleton



27. Enjoy Your Cells-Fran Balkwill & Mic Rolph



28. What if You Met a Knight? - Jan Adkins



29. Take the Lead, George Washington-Judith St. George



30. Lets Explore a Castle-Nicholas Harris



31. Ireland-Libby Koponen



32. Marguerite makes a Book-Bruce Robertson



33. Planet Earth-Leonie Pratt (Usborne Beginners)



34. Catch the Wind! All about Kites-Gail Gibbons



35. Kites Magic Wishes that Fly up to the Sky- Demi



36. Lets Fly a Kite-Stuart J Murphy



37. Kite Flying- Grace Lin



38. Michaelangelo - Diane Stanley



39. Good Queen Bess- Diane Stanley




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