2016 Books Read

Chronological Read AND Good Reads 2016 Reading Challenge (52 Books)

1. The Grandfather Medicine by Jean Hager (Paper Chase Book Club, Jan. 4)
2. The Red Queen 
3. Audacious by Beth Moore (1-18-16)
4. The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth (1-18-16)
5. The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller (1-18-16)
6. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (1-20-16)
7. Turn Away Thy Son by Elizabeth Jacoway (2-1-16)
8. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
9. The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller
10. The Gift of Friendship by Dawn Camp
11. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rawling (2-25-16)
13. Winter Bones by Daniel Woodrell (2-25-16)
14. The Centurian's Wife by Davis Bunn and Jeanette Oake 
15. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
16. Homecoming by 
17. Head Lice and Hot Tamales by Louanne Gregory
18. Miracle in a Dry in Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas
19. The Round House by Louise Erdrich 
20. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (July Paper Chase Book Club)
21. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancy
22. Child of Mine by Beverly Lewis
23. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
24. Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman
25. Mark of the Thief Jennifer A Nielsen
26. Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? by Charlene Ann Baumbich
27. The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
28. Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans
29. Road to Grace by Richard Paul Evans
30. A Baxter Christmas by Karen Kingsbury
31. A Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans
32. The Christmas Angel Project by Melody Carlson
33. Silver Bells by Fern Michaels (collection of novelles)
34. Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
35. The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore
36. Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts
37. Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts
38. Clipped Wings by Corinna Montgomery
39. Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
40. The New Testament...which completes my first complete read of the Bible (took two years!)

BHS Reads

• Student
• December 2015 (discussed Jan. 7):  The Red Queen
• January 2016: The Glass Arrow
• Fall:  Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Harry Potter Read-Along 2016
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rawling (2-25-16)
• Faculty
• January:  The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
• February:  Winter Bones by Daniel Woodrell
• May:  Head Lice and Hot Tamales by Louanne Gregory
• June:  The Round House Louise Erdrich
• July:  Tarzan (Book 1) (started...but did not finish)
• August:  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Sept./Oct:  The Girl on the Train (began but did not finish)
• Nov.  The Mark of the Thief
• The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans
• English Department
• Write Beside Them
• Mechanically Inclined (Fall/Winter 2016-17)

Paper Chase Book Club

• January:  The Grandfather Medicine by Jean Hager
• February: Turn Away Thy Son by Elizabeth Jacoway (2-1-16)
• March:  Winter Bones by Daniel Woodrell
• April:  Homecoming
• May:  
• June:  Head Lice and Hot Tamales by Louanne Gregory
• July:  The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
• August:  The Ghosts of West Elementary by Mark Rorie
• September:  The Orphan Train
• October
• November:  Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman
• December:  Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans

Women's Bible Cafe

• January
• Fiction:  The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller (Kindle)
• Nonfiction:  Fervent by Priscilla Shirer
• March
• The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn and Jeanette Oake
• November?
• Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? by Charlene Ann Baumbich
• December
• The Christmas Angel Project

2016 Reading Challenge...with Modern Mrs. Darcy: 12 Books in 12 Categories in 12 Months

• A Book Published This Year:
• The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore
• A Book You Can Finish in a Day:
• Clipped Wings by Corinna Montgomery
• A Book You Have Been Meaning to Read: 
• The Paris Wife
• A Book Recommended by Your Librarian or Bookseller:
• The Grandfather Medicine by Jean Hager (Paper Chase Jan.)
• A Book You Should Have Read in High School:
• A Book Chosen for Your by Your Spouse, Sibling, Child, or BFF:
• A Book Published before You Were Born:
• A Book That Was Banned at Some Point:
• Harry Potter
• A Book You Previously Abandoned:
• A Book You Own but Have Never Read:
• A Book That Intimidates You:
• Turn Away Thy Son by Elizabeth Jacoway (2-1-16)
• A Book You Have Already Read Once: