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News of the World by Paulette Jiles

March 26, 2019 by Amy Leave a Comment

Wouldn’t you know it? What is surely destined to be on of my Best Books of 2019, and I can’t share a single quote from it because I listened to the audio version! From the beginning of News of the World by Paulette Jiles, I was completely mesmerized. I used to be a great reader … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Fiction, Books Tagged: Audiobooks, Best Books, Best Books of 2019

February 2019 Reading in Review

March 2, 2019 by Amy 2 Comments

February is the month of my birth and so is one of my favorite months of the year. I love feeling special (classic Enneagram 4 here, yes), and February makes me feel special. I’m glad I can finally admit it. Ha! Another reason to like February this year is that I have done a fair … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Best Books, Coretta Scott King Award, memoirs, Monthly Reading Report, National Book Award, Newbery Award, novel in verse, Printz Award

Beauty by Robin McKinley

January 19, 2018 by Amy 1 Comment

I told you I am into fairy tales this year.  🙂  Hope’s review of Beauty:  A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley convinced me to pick this one up and soon.  Although it has been on my radar for years and years, I had never read this positively captivating … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Young Adult Fiction Tagged: Best Books, best books of 2018, Juvenile Fiction

What we read aloud in 2017 and top picks

December 27, 2017 by Amy 4 Comments

It has been a curious year of reading aloud.  My little family is growing up, and it is more obvious to me in this arena of our family life than almost anywhere else.  Also, the fact that I have four children in four distinct phases of development has never been more apparent to me.  With … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Best Books, best of 2017, read aloud roundup, Read Aloud Thursday

What I read in 2017 and my top picks

December 22, 2017 by Amy 3 Comments

My total this year, between reading to myself {for myself–you know what I mean} and reading aloud {the number of titles that I actually read is a little iffy because Steady Eddie and I share duties at night}, is somewhere in the neighborhood of sixty books.  This, of course, doesn’t include picture books.  The number … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: 2017 booklist, Best Books
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
News of the World
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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