I am hurriedly trying to get my “end of the year” posts finished, that’s why I’ve done three in one day. Sorry for the overload! 🙂 Here’s the list of books I read in 2012. My goal was to read 40, and I surpassed that goal. I’m pleased considering that many of them were over 500 pages. I had set a goal to read three books about writing, and I met that goal as well. I also did a lot of writing, but I have no idea if it will ever see the light of day. If nothing else, it was good practice!
I read 30 new authors this year!It was nice to branch out a bit, since I tend to stay with familiar names when it comes to reading.
I’m already compiling my reading list for the coming year, so leave me a comment if there’s book you love. I’m always looking for new titles and authors.
Here’s the list, in case you’re curious, although this is mostly for my own reference. The titles in bold type were books I read aloud to the children.
Non-Fiction
Killing Kennedy – Bill O’Reilly
The Light and the Glory – Peter Marshall and David Manuel
By Searching – Isobel Kuhn
Life Skills for Kids – Christine M. Field
Spoken from the Heart – Laura Bush
Archimedes and the Door of Science – Jeanne Bendick
1776 – David McCullough
Plot & Structure – James Scott Bell
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint – Nancy Kress
On Writing – Stephen King
Suffering and Death: The Saint’s Highest Calling – Randy R. Pike
The Garner Files – James Garner
John Adams – David McCullough
Augustus Caesar’s World – Genevieve Foster
Invincible Louisa – Cornelia Meigs
The Ocean of Truth: The Story of Sir Isaac Newton – Joyce McPherson
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography – William Anderson
Fiction
The List – Robert Whitlow
Shepherd of the Hills – Harold Bell Wright
Tara Road – Maeve Binchy
And Then There Were None – Agatha Christie
Home to Harmony – Philip Gulley
Just Shy of Harmony – Philip Gulley
Signs and Wonders – Philip Gulley
Christmas in Harmony – Philip Gulley
And the Shofar Blew – Francine Rivers
The Scent of Cherry Blossoms – Cindy Woodsmall
More Stories In Grandma’s Attic – Arleta Richardson
Treasures from Grandma – Arleta Richardson
The Trumpet of the Swan – E. B. White
Flint – Louis L’Amour
The 21 Balloons – William Pène du Bois
The Nine Tailors – Dorothy L. Sayers
The Discovery – Dan Walsh
The Westing Game – Ellen Raskin
The Golden Goblet – Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Dinosaurs Before Dark – Mary Pope Osborne
Remembering Christmas – Dan Walsh
Christmas at Harrington’s – Melody Carlson
Be Still My Soul – Joanne Bischof
The Story of the Treasure Seekers – Edith Nesbit
A Very Special Delivery – Linda Goodnight
Farmer Boy – Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mountain Born – Elizabeth Yates
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas – Agatha Christie
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