* = re-reads
Bold = fiction
Italics = audio books
1. The Secret Diary of Elisabeth Leseur: The Woman Whose Goodness Changed Her Husband From Athiest to Priest by Elisabeth Leseur
2. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
3. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
4.* Holiness for Housewives by Hubert Van Zeller
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
6. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
7. Unplanned by Abby Johnson
8. The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
9. *A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison
10. Help for the Harried Homeschooler by Christine Field
11. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
12. *Haystack Full of Needles by Alice Gunther
13. The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
14. Smart Martha's Catholic Guide for Busy Moms by Tami Kiser
15. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
16. Fodor's Disneyland With Kids
17. Econoguide: Disneyland Resort
18. The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland
19. A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
20. Telling God's Story: A Parent's Guide to Teaching the Bible by Peter Enns
21. Confessions of a Happily Organized Family by Deniece Shoefield (most, but not all of it)
22. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
23. The Four Temperaments by Fr. Conrad Hock
24. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
25. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
26. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
27. Heaven is For Real by Todd Burpo
28. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
29. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
30. 10 Habits of Happy Mothers by Meg Meeker, M.D.
31. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
32. The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
33. The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
34. Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee
35. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua (most, but not all of it- I can only handle so much Amy Chua)
36. A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand
37. The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
38. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
39. Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
40. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
41. When Sparrows Fall by Meg Moseley
42. Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
43. A Little Way of Homeschooling by Suzie Andres
44. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Alan Bradley (only the first 100 pages, then I got bored)
45. Our Town: A Play in Three Acts by Thornton Wilder
46. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
47. The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by James Martin (the first half)
48. Canon EOS Rebel T3i for Dummies by Julie Adair King (still working through it- it's awesome)
49. Angelina's Bachelors: A Novel with Food by Brian O'Reilly (first 160 pages only- yawn)
50. * Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum by Laura Berquist
51. Teaching Tips & Techniques by Laura Berquist
52. Don't Let The Kids Drink the Kool-Aid by Marybeth Hicks
53. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
54. Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
55. The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
56. How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler (I started it, anyway- I'm not anywhere close to done)
57. The Imperfect Homeschooler's Guide to Homeschooling by Barbara Frank
58. Time for God by Jacques Philippe
59. A Love That Multiplies by Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar
60. A Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion by Oliver DeMille, Diann Jeppson & Rachel DeMille
That's quite a lengthy list!:) The one I'm reading right now is called "The Dovekeepers". It's about 4 women living in the time of ancient Israel. I am really enjoying it, although there are some violent parts that are a bit difficult to get through. It's historicl fiction though, which is one of my favoite genres. You might want to look it up and see what you think.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading your reviews... my weakness is buying books but... doesn't hurt to just look, right??? Merry CHristmas!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Sarah. I read Unplanned totally at your recommendation, because I had been hearing about it from all over, and thought maybe it was just well-marketed. But I trusted your sincere reaction, and found it eye-opening as well.
ReplyDeleteI am considering (gack!) not buying any more books this year, because I've got so many I haven't yet read. Not sure if I'm courageous enough to share last year's list in its entirety, but you have me thinking of a future post...
Thank you! It's ALWAYS a pleasure to visit your little space.
Wow! And I thought I read a lot... Well, probably not as much since I was a bit younger...
ReplyDeleteDisneyland books? Hmmm... Don't forget to contact your Disney-crazy cousin before making plans... For the things they don't even print in those books! I have a cousin on mom's side that worked both at Disneyland and on the Disney cruise line and she was always telling me I knew more about Disney than they even taught her!
Keep up the good work!