I’m about twenty pages into the first book for Carrie’s 2012 Reading to Know book club. It’s quite a tome, and I haven’t been able to settle down to a fun read as a diversion from this rather intellectual and spiritual endeavor. Thus, I am calling this year’s book list closed. I hope to publish some reflections and top picks posts this week, too, but here’s the unvarnished list:
Books I Read Alone
January
Genesis chapters 1-43
Job
Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
Magic for Marigold by L.M. Montgomery
Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback
Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery
Behind the Mountains by Edwidge Danticat
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
February
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Ava’s Man by Rick Bragg
March
Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Teri Maxwell
The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
The Cure by Athol Dickson
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
April
Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
May
The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton
Keeper by Kathi Appelt
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
June
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall
July
The Story of Charlotte’s Web by Michael Sims
The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson
The Cheshire Cheese Cat by Carmen Deedy & Randall Wright
The Narnian by Alan Jacobs
August
The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma
A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
September
So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger
October
Thursday’s Child by Noel Streatfeild
Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Small Acts of Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan
November
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
December
The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen by Geraldine McCaughrean
Lucky for Good by Susan Patron
The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck (review forthcoming)
Of course, this list includes none of the many books I’ve read to my children this year. That list is also forthcoming.
You have a lot of good books on your list. I read a lot of Jennifer L. Holm this year for a class. I’ll have to go back and look at your reviews for a few of these. Happy New Year!
Michelle, I really loved Turtle in Paradise!
Hi! I recently found your blog via one of your reviews on the Newberry Project blog, and I just wanted to say “hello”, as it seems like we have a lot in common — I’m also a homeschooling mom who loves to read to my kids, my oldest daughter was born in May of ’04 (she is followed by three younger brothers) and we also do Right Start for Math and BFSU for science.
I don’t have a blog at the moment. I had a general one for many years, but after it was dormant for about nine months we decided not to renew our hosting package. Lately I’ve missed having one and hope to start one in the new year focused on homeschooling and books.
I look forward to reading more of your reviews in the future!
Welcome, Kirsten!