Saturday, December 31, 2016

Books Read In The Past Week



Books read for the first time are marked with a #
Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.


"Once Upon a Christmas Time"
by Thyra Ferre Bjorn
[memoir, childhood, Sweden]


"Rifka Bangs The Teakettle"
by Chaya M. Burstein
[children's fiction, Jewish, historical, early 1900s]

"Tam Morgan
The Liveliest Girl In Salem"
by Ruth Langland Holberg
[children's fiction, historical (1790s)]


"No Coins, Please"
by Gordon Korman
[children's fiction]


"Lois Lenski: Storycatcher" #
by Bobbie Malone
[biography]
(Kindle book)


"Make Way For Peggy O'Brien!"
by Alice P. Miller
[children's fiction]

"Every Day Is A Gift
Minute Meditations for Every Day
Taken From the Holy Bible
and the Writings of the Saints"
Introduction by Rev. Frederick Schroeder 
 daily devotional reading for 2016
 

finished today

"Sadie Rose and The Phantom Warrior"
"Sadie Rose and The Champion Sharpshooter"
by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant, historical, 1870s or 1880s]
It says 1850s on the back covers, but Annie Oakley is mentioned in some
of the books, and she wasn't born yet.

"All-Of-A-Kind Family Downtown"
"More All-Of-A-Kind Family"
by Sydney Taylor
[children's fiction]
(Kindle books)

"The Miraculous Medal"
 by Mary Fabyan Windeatt
[biography, age 10 and up]
reserved for Sunday

One More Resolution

This coming year, I will make at least one new post every week in addition to my weekly booklist.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Books Read In The Past Week


Books read for the first time are marked with a #
Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"Mother Angelica's Private
and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures" #
introduced and edited by Raymond Arroyo
reserved for Sunday

"Once Upon a Christmas Time"
by Thyra Ferre Bjorn
[memoir, childhood, Sweden]


"A Christmas Carol"
by Charles Dickens
[fiction]
(Kindle book)
my annual December 24th reading.
This edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham

"The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out"
by Neta Jackson
[Religious fiction, series, Protestant, multi-denominational and non-denominational]
(I figured out why the Yada Yada books 
appeal to me. It's in this post.)
This time around, I'm also going
to read ALL of the spin-offs

"Lois Lenski: Storycatcher" #
by Bobbie Malone
[biography]
(Kindle book)

"Good If It Goes"
(Kindle book)
"Popcorn"
(physical copy)
by Gary Provost and
Gail Levine-Provost
[children's fiction]


"Every Day Is A Gift
Minute Meditations for Every Day
Taken From the Holy Bible
and the Writings of the Saints"
Introduction by Rev. Frederick Schroeder 
 daily devotional reading for 2016
 


"Sadie Rose and The Double Secret"
(openlibrary.org loan)
"Sadie Rose and The Mad Fortune Hunters"
(physical copy)
by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant, historical, 1800s]

"All-Of-A-Kind Family"
by Sydney Taylor
[children's fiction]



"The Miraculous Medal"
 by Mary Fabyan Windeatt
[biography, age 10 and up]
reserved for Sunday

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Books Read In The Past Week




Books read for the first time are marked with a #
Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"Mother Angelica's Private
and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures" #
introduced and edited by Raymond Arroyo
reserved for Sunday


"Juniors Of The Chalet School" #
by Katherine Bruce
[children's fiction]
set in the same term as, and

sharing some incidents with,
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's The Princess
Of The Chalet School

"The Story of Horace" 
retold and illustrated by Alice M. Coats
[picture book]
(free online book)


"The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling"
by Neta Jackson
[Religious fiction, series, Protestant, multi-denominational and non-denominational]
(I figured out why the Yada Yada books 
appeal to me. It's in this post.)
This time around, I'm also going
to read ALL of the spin-offs

"Lois Lenski: Storycatcher" #
by Bobbie Malone
[biography]
(Kindle book)

"Every Day Is A Gift
Minute Meditations for Every Day
Taken From the Holy Bible
and the Writings of the Saints"
Introduction by Rev. Frederick Schroeder 
 daily devotional reading for 2016
 

"Blueberry Muffins: Everyday Stories of God's Love"
by Colleen Spiro
[nonfiction]
(Kindle book)
reserved for Sunday

"Sadie Rose and The Daring Escape"
(openlibrary.org loan)
"Sadie Rose and The Cottonwood Creek Orphan"
"Sadie Rose and The Outlaw Rustlers"
(physical copies)
by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant, historical, 1800s]

"Walden"
by Henry David Thoreau
[nonfiction]

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Books Read In The Past Week



Books read for the first time are marked with a #
Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"Mother Angelica's Private
and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures" #
introduced and edited by Raymond Arroyo
reserved for Sunday

"Witches' Children" #
by Patricia Clapp
[children's fiction, (older children) historical;
Salem Witch Trials]

"The Adventures of Jeremy and Heddy Levi"
by Yaffa Ganz
[children's fiction, Jewish]



"The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling"
by Neta Jackson
[Religious fiction, series, Protestant, multi-denominational and non-denominational]
(I figured out why the Yada Yada books 
appeal to me. It's in this post.)
This time around, I'm also going
to read ALL of the spin-offs


"Rupert Piper and Megan, The Valuable Girl"
"Rupert Piper and the Dear, Dear Birds"
by Ethelyn M. Parkinson
[children's fiction]

"Come Sing, Jimmy Jo"
by Katherine Paterson
[children's fiction]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"Every Day Is A Gift
Minute Meditations for Every Day
Taken From the Holy Bible
and the Writings of the Saints"
Introduction by Rev. Frederick Schroeder 
 daily devotional reading for 2016
 

"Blueberry Muffins: Everyday Stories of God's Love"
by Colleen Spiro
[nonfiction]
(Kindle book)
reserved for Sunday

"Walden"
by Henry David Thoreau
[nonfiction]

"But Names Will Never Hurt Me" #
by Bernard Waber
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan)
not at all what I expected, but still a good book.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Books Read In The Past Week



Books read for the first time are marked with a #
Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"Mother Angelica's Private
and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures" #
introduced and edited by Raymond Arroyo
reserved for Sunday


"The Ballad of Lucy Whipple"
by Karen Cushman
[children's fiction, historical (1849-1850s)]

"Mary Todd's Last Term" #
by Frances Greenwood
[children's/YA fiction]
this title sounds like part
of a series, but it isn't.


"Whose Cat Is That?" #
by Virginia Kahl
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"The Operation That Happened To Rupert Piper"
by Ethelyn M. Parkinson
[children's fiction]


"Come Sing, Jimmy Jo"
by Katherine Paterson
[children's fiction]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"Every Day Is A Gift
Minute Meditations for Every Day
Taken From the Holy Bible
and the Writings of the Saints"
Introduction by Rev. Frederick Schroeder 
 daily devotional reading for 2016
 

"Blueberry Muffins: Everyday Stories of God's Love"
by Colleen Spiro
[nonfiction]
(Kindle book)
reserved for Sunday

"Walden"
by Henry David Thoreau
[nonfiction]

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