2008 Reading for Me

Finished in 2008

Fifty books for 2008. I'm happy with that. That is almost a book a week, although sometimes I admit to reading three in one week and no books in others. Oh well...such is the life of a homeschool mom.

Favorite book of 2008? I would have to say Miss Bishop by Beth Streeter Aldrich, followed very closely by Little Britches/Wild Country by Ralph Moody. They were books that I could recommend with confidence to anyone. They addressed the human condition. They were straightforward without being too simple or easy. They made me think. They made me cry. They made me laugh.

Best series of 2008? I am still wading through Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Morland Dynasty series, now 31 books strong. It is a vast historical account of England (and sometimes the United States) set in a fictional setting. I stumbled upon the books at the library in 2007--"just browsing," you know. And wound up purchasing several of the later books. I plan to go back and add a book at a time as I find a good used price. This will be a series I reread (although I don't know how I will fit anything else in!).

2009 is going to be a wonderful year to read! I already have the first 14 books picked out. Shall we see how long I can stay on track?

If you are interested the books with links for 2008 were:

• A Light in the Window by Jan Karon
  
• Preparing for Jesus by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
  
• Christmas Out of the Advent Box by Benjamin R. Husted
  
• The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
  
• At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
  
• A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Little Britches/Wild Country by Ralph Moody
• Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
• Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• A Bride So Fair by Carol Cox
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
• The Rook by Steven James
• Category 7 by Bill Evans and Marianna Jameson
• The Pawn by Steven James
• The Dream Kingdom(26 in the Morland Dynasty series) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
• The Question (25 in the Morland Dynasty series) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
• The Homecoming (24 in the Morland Dynasty series) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
• The Cause (23 in the Morland Dynasty series) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
• The Mirage (22 in The Morland Dynasty series) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
• Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren Winner
• Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner
• Veil of Fire by Marlo Schalesky
• Blood Brothers by Rick Acker
• Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky
• Dead Man's Rule by Rick Acker
• Saint Therese of Lisieux by Kathryn Harrison
• Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book Seven: The Hatchling by Kathryn Lasky
• Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book Six: The Burning by Kathryn Lasky
• Dead of Night (Hidden Faces Series Book 3) by Brandilyn Collins
• Stain of Guilt (Hidden Faces Series Book 2) by Brandilyn Collins
• A Rose for the Crown: A Novel by Anne Easter Smith
• A Promise for Tomorrow by Sara Dubose
• Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book Five: The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky
• Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book Four: The Siege by Kathryn Lasky
• The Outcast (Morland Dynasty) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
• Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book Three: The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky
• Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book Two: The Journey by Kathryn Lasky
• Gardians of Ga'Hoole, Book One: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
• A Sister's Secret
• A Sister's Test
• The Royal Diaries: Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 by Carolyn Meyer
• Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
• Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
• Miss Bishop by Bess Streeter Aldrich
• Sentinel: City of Destiny by Landel Bilbrey
• Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson
• Beloved Castaway by Kathleen Y'Barbo
• The Winter Journey (Morland Dynasty) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles