Wednesday, December 30, 2020

2020: A Mixed Hindsight Review

Shall we consider my literary accomplishments in the form of my 2020 Reading Goals?

  1. to read an average of one book per week = minimum of 52 books
    1. 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!
  2. to read half of my goal from my own TBR pile = 26 books (these will be bolded).
    1. 14 books.  I did not accomplish this goal...in part due to #6.  This one I will attempt again in 2021!
  3. to complete books for book clubs before the meeting time (love book clubs!)
    1. Yes!  I did okay!  19 books read!  Yay!
      1. 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)
  4. to read more series (love series!) 
    1. For this challenge, I read and completed five series.  Just a favorite...to wait until the entire series is published...and then dive in!
  5. to completely read more professional books = minimum of five books received via ASCD membership
    1. 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.
      1. Teacher Book Club (Colby Sharp):  Becoming Better Grownups
      2. BookCampPD (Twitter)
        • June:  Evolving Learner
        • July:  Strive for Happiness in Education
      3. The English Teacher's Companion by Jim Burke (Lyon College Class/Adjunct Faculty)
      4. Critical Encounters in Secondary English by Deborah Appleman
  6. to read more ebooks 
    1. 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!
  7. to continue to read more young adult books
    1. 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:
  1. Blood Fever by Charlie Higson (from class library)
  2. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (a 2019 Paper Chase read :)
  3. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
  4. The Gift by Nora Roberts
  5. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
  6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
  7. The Toll by Neal Shusterman
  8. Where the Dandelions Grow by Tara Johnson
  9. An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
  10. Doctors by Erich Segal
  11. No Other Gods by Kelly Minter
  12. A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris (ebook - 3-17-20)
  13. Fire in Frost by Alica Rades (ebook) - young adult
  14. Short-straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer (recommended by a student!)
  15. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (ALA)
  16. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (ebook)
  17. Day Shift by Charlaine Harris (ebook)
  18. Night Shift by Charlaine Harris (ebook)
  19. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers (ebook - Overdrive)
  20. After the Fact by Michael Beary (WRLC Book Club)
  21. Grave Sight (Harper Connelly series - Book 1) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
  22. Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly series - Book 2) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
  23. An Ice Cold Grave (Harper Connelly series - Book 3) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
  24. Grave Secret (Harper Connelly series - Book 4) by Charlaine Harris - ebook
  25. Loving a Rebel by Linda Ford - ebook
  26. Beauty:  Everland Ever After by  Caraline Lee - ebook - Beauty and the Beast retelling
  27. The Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - ALA Book Club
  28. The Lost Letters by Mimi Matthew (retelling of Beauty and the Beast)
  29. Bound by a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins  (Student Book Club - ebook)
  30. Dark Promise by Julia Crane (Student Book Club - ebook)
  31. Masterpieces by Francine Rivers (ebook - Overdrive)
  32. Educated by Tara Westover
  33. Two Weeks by Karen Kingsbury
  34. A Diamond in My Pocket by Lorena Angeli (Student Book Club - ebook)
  35. Second Chance Ranch by Liz Isaacson
  36. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley
  37. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (ALA Book Club)
  38. The Book Club by Mary Alice Monroe
  39. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (WRLC Book Club)
  40. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (Lyon College Book Club)
  41. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
  42. Evolving Learner by Lainie Rowell, Kristy Andre, Lauren Steinmann
  43. Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
  44. Strive for Happiness in Education by Robert Dunlap (#BookCampPD Book Club/Twitter)
  45. Cursed series (four ebooks) by Claire Farrell (SCHS Student Online Book Club)
  46. Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
  47. Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown (Lyon College Alumni)
  48. Becoming Better Grownups by Brad Montague (Colby Sharp Book Club)
  49. The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon (ALA Book Club)
  50. The English Teacher's Companion by Jim Burke
  51. The Crucible by Arthur Miller
  52. Critical Encounters in Secondary English by Deborah Appleman
  53. The Rejected Writers' Book Club by Suzanne Kelman
  54. The Apple Orchid by Susan Wiggs
  55. The Beekeepers Ball by Susan Wiggs 
  56. Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
  57. Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
  58. The 25 Days of Christmas by James Merritt
  59. A Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs
  60. Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
  61. Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
  62. Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand - ebook
  63. The Bible - Old and New Testament

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