Shall we consider my literary accomplishments in the form of my 2020 Reading Goals?
- to read an average of one book per week = minimum of 52 books
- I more than accomplished this goal (see list of books at the end of this post...as of 12-30-2020) and would have thought that I would have read more, especially considering we were living in a pandemic and that I had a house full of books. But. School resumed, which completely dominated my life...more about this topic on another blog!
- to read half of my goal from my own TBR pile = 26 books (these will be bolded).
- 14 books. I did not accomplish this goal...in part due to #6. This one I will attempt again in 2021!
- to complete books for book clubs before the meeting time (love book clubs!)
- Yes! I did okay! 19 books read! Yay!
- Paper Chase Book Club 2020
- January: Murder on the Orient Express by Christie (read in last week of December 2019)
- February: Where the Dandelions Grow by Tara Johnson
- March: Doctors by Erich Segal
Due to COVID, we were not able to meet for the following book clubs.
ALA Book Club- Jan/Feb: 40 Ways to Inject Creativity in the Classroom using Adobe Spark
- March: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
- April: The Long Way Down
- June: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
- July: Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi
- September: The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
- October - Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
WRLC Book Club- May: After the Fact by Michael Beary (local Batesville author)
- June: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
SCHS Student Book Club- May 6: Bound by a Dragon
- May 13: Dark Promise
- May 20/28: A Diamond in My Pocket
- June: Fire in Frost
- July: Cursed Series by Claire Farrell
Lyon College Alumni Book Club- Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
- Aug. 31: Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown
- Sept: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (my recommended book; already read)
- October: Dear Edward (my recommended book; already read)
- to read more series (love series!)
- For this challenge, I read and completed five series. Just a favorite...to wait until the entire series is published...and then dive in!
- to completely read more professional books = minimum of five books received via ASCD membership
- Yes and no. I did read five, but none of which were ASCD books. Hummm...my membership has expired...should I renew? I have sooooooo many professional books awaiting me in my TBR. Really think I need to focus on what I have...and, while I want to be ever learning, retirement is ever nearing! Nice.
- Teacher Book Club (Colby Sharp): Becoming Better Grownups
- BookCampPD (Twitter)
- June: Evolving Learner
- July: Strive for Happiness in Education
- The English Teacher's Companion by Jim Burke (Lyon College Class/Adjunct Faculty)
- Critical Encounters in Secondary English by Deborah Appleman
- to read more ebooks
- Yes! I read at least one-third of my books online...ebook form...most checked out via Overdrive. That saved me a chunk of change! This, I will continue to do...unless I need to purchase them. Sometimes, that is a necessity!
- to continue to read more young adult books
- I read at least 14 for this challenge...more, depending how you might count some (two I would placed in the classic genre).
All in all? A great year...so far...will probably add two more to my list! Unless my other to-dos call louder! :)
Happy reading
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2020 Chronological Reading List:
- Blood Fever by Charlie Higson (from class library)
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (a 2019 Paper Chase read :)
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman
- The Gift by Nora Roberts
- Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- The Toll by Neal Shusterman
- Where the Dandelions Grow by Tara Johnson
- An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
- Doctors by Erich Segal
- No Other Gods by Kelly Minter
- A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris (ebook - 3-17-20)
- Fire in Frost by Alica Rades (ebook) - young adult
- Short-straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer (recommended by a student!)
- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (ALA)
- Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (ebook)
- Day Shift by Charlaine Harris (ebook)
- Night Shift by Charlaine Harris (ebook)
- Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers (ebook - Overdrive)
- After the Fact by Michael Beary (WRLC Book Club)
- Grave Sight (Harper Connelly series - Book 1) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
- Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly series - Book 2) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
- An Ice Cold Grave (Harper Connelly series - Book 3) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
- Grave Secret (Harper Connelly series - Book 4) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
- Loving a Rebel by Linda Ford - ebook
- Beauty: Everland Ever After by Caraline Lee - ebook - Beauty and the Beast retelling
- The Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - ALA Book Club
- The Lost Letters by Mimi Matthew (retelling of Beauty and the Beast)
- Bound by a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins (Student Book Club - ebook)
- Dark Promise by Julia Crane (Student Book Club - ebook)
- Masterpieces by Francine Rivers (ebook - Overdrive)
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Two Weeks by Karen Kingsbury
- A Diamond in My Pocket by Lorena Angeli (Student Book Club - ebook)
- Second Chance Ranch by Liz Isaacson
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley
- Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (ALA Book Club)
- The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (WRLC Book Club)
- Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (Lyon College Book Club)
- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
- Evolving Learner by Lainie Rowell, Kristy Andre, Lauren Steinmann
- Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
- Strive for Happiness in Education by Robert Dunlap (#BookCampPD Book Club/Twitter)
- Cursed series (four ebooks) by Claire Farrell (SCHS Student Online Book Club)
- Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
- Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown (Lyon College Alumni)
- Becoming Better Grownups by Brad Montague (Colby Sharp Book Club)
- The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon (ALA Book Club)
- The English Teacher's Companion by Jim Burke
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller
- Critical Encounters in Secondary English by Deborah Appleman
- The Rejected Writers' Book Club by Suzanne Kelman
- The Apple Orchid by Susan Wiggs
- The Beekeepers Ball by Susan Wiggs
- Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
- Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
- The 25 Days of Christmas by James Merritt
- A Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs
- Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
- Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
- Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
- The Bible - Old and New Testament
