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.

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