One of my goals this year was to read 50 books. Here’s what I’ve read so far…
- True Colors by Kristin Hannah (She is one of my favorite authors, and this book did not disappoint!)
- The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson (I liked this one SO much more than I thought I was-it was one I did not want to put down! Very intriguing.)
- The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey (I loved this. I wish I could make every parent of everyone of my students read this. YES, kids need to learn to fail!)
- Code Red by Martha Wells (This is one in a short series. Different than what I normally read, but I like them.)
- Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (The last of the Crazy Rich Asians series- I really liked this series.)
- Natural Born Heroes by Christopher McDougall (This was an interesting read, but it took me awhile. I had read Natural Born Runners last year, and I enjoyed it more than this one.)
- The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida (This is a book written by a non-verbal boy with autism. It was absolutely fascinating.)
- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (Second in a series)
- Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird has always been one of my favorite books, and I don’t know why I never realized it had a sequel! This is one of those books that everyone either loves or hates. I loved it. )
- Them by Ben Sasse (Loved this. If Ben Sasse ran for president, I would vote for him in a heartbeat.)
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (I didn’t realize this was a film until after I started reading it, but I loved it. It was sad, but fascinating, and thought provoking.)
- Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (third in a series)
- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (I had watched this movie without realizing it was a book first! The book was better, of course.)
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (This was a total “fluff” read, but just what I needed at a stressful time.)
- Simply Classical by Cheryl Swope (This is a book about educating children with disabilities classically. It was very helpful!)
- Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield (This book was a bit spooky, and had a good mystery aspect.)
- Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis (I have attempted to read this book several times in the past, and never gotten through it; I made it all the way through this time, and loved it. It did take me a long time, though, because I could only read little bits at time to give myself time to “digest.”)
- Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton (This was a great adventure book!)
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (I am always a sucker for WWII lit, and this one was great. Sad, of course, but well written and I didn’t want to put it down. It is based on a true story.)
- Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger (I wanted to read this because tons of my kids at school are reading this series, and I like to read what they are reading so I can talk to them about it. It was cute. A little cheesy, and definitely playing off of Harry Potter. Not as well written as Harry Potter, though. I haven’t decided if I am going to stick with this series…there are 7 of them.)