2017 Books Read

As I read, I will post a comment or two on each book...some take-away, insight, or enjoyable moment.
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TG's 2017 Chronological Read of Books

1. Island of Glass by Nora Roberts
2. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
3. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
4. The Rise of the Wolf by Jennifer Nielsen
5. Passengers by Alexandra Bracken - Jan. 28
6. The Devil's Grin (Sherlock) by Annelie Wendeberg - ebook - Jan. 29
7. Sweet Olive by Judy Christie - ebook - Feb. 3
8. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - Mar. 20
9. The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin - Mar. 22
10. The Hammett Hex by  Victoria Abbott - Mar. 24
11. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult - Mar. 24
12. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - Mar. 25
13. H20 by Virginia Bergin - Mar. 26
14. The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines - Mar. 29
15. The Women of Easter by Liz Curtis Higgs - April 15
16. Lesson I Learned in the Dark by Jennifer Rothschild - April 21
17. The Lost Lake by Sara Addison Allen
18. Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
19. Teamwork by Amanda Mayeaux and Monique Wild
20. The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp - May 29
21. Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James - June 7
22. When the Morning Glories Bloom by Cynthia Ruchti - June 8
23. Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes - June 24
24. First Impressions by Sarah Price - June 29 
25. To the One Who Conquers by Sam Storms - July 2
26. Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer - July 4
27. A Court of Thorns and Glass by Sarah J. Maas - July 5
28. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - July 6
29. Teaching Reading with YA Literature - Jennifer Buehler - NCTE Reads Bk Club - July 12
30. Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen, July 30
31. The Book of Mark by Lisa Harper
32. The Secret to Flying by Teresa Burns Murphy
33. Called to Be God's Leader by Henry and Richard Blackaby
34. The Reading Makeover by Danny Brassell
35. If the Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
36. Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
37. The Fall of Marigolds
38. Name Above All Names by Alistair Begg  - Dec. 2
39. The Christmas Angel Project by Melody Carlson - Dec. 4
40. The Afterlife of Holly Chase - Dec. 19
41. The Christmas Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter - Dec. 20
42. A Wild Goose Chase Christmas by Jennifer Allee
43. The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans - Dec. 22
44. The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
45. A Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs
46. Death by Pumpkin Spice by Alex Erickson
47. Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe by Max Lucado
48. The Bible - Old and New Testament

BHS Reads

• January:  Passengers by Alexandra Clare
• February/March:  Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
• April:  The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines - Mar. 29
• May/June:  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• July:  The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans
• August/November:  A Fall of Marigolds
• December:  The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans

Paper Chase Book Club

• January:  Clipped Wings by Corinna Montgomery (read this one in December 2016)
• February:  A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
• March:  The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
• April:  The Hammett Hex by Victoria Abbott
• May:  The Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
• June:  Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James
• July:  Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer
• August:  The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
• September:  The Secret to Flying by Teresa Burns Murphy
• October:
• November:  If the Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
• December:  The Christmas Angel Project by Melody Carlson

Women's Bible Cafe (Online/Facebook)

• Sweet Olive by Judy Christie - Feb. 3
• The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin
• Long Way Gone by Charles Martin - April - ebook
• When the Morning Glory Blooms by Cynthia Ruchti - May
• First Impressions by Sarah Price

ARA Book Club

1. Teamwork
2. Towers Falling
3. Jerk, California by Jonathan Freisen
4. The Reading Makeover by Danny Brassell
5. Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar

Other Challenges

Mount to Be Read (must already own books to be read) = Mount Blanc = 24 Books!

1. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
2. The Rise of the Wolf by Jennifer Nielsen
3. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
4. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
5. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - Mar. 25
6. H20 by Virginia Bergin - Mar. 26
7. The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines - Mar. 29

Modern Mrs. Darcy Challenge - Reading for Fun

• a book you choose for the cover
• a book with a reputation for being un-put-down-able
• Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
• a book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit
• The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines - Mar. 29
• a book you've already read
• The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
• a juicy memoir
• a book about books or reading
• a book in a genre you usually avoid
• The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines - Mar. 29
• a book you don't want to admit you're dying to read
• a book in the backlist of a new favorite author
• a book recommendation by someone with great taste
• a book you were excited to buy or borrow but haven't read yet
• The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines - Mar. 29
• a book about a topic of subject your already love

Talks with Teachers Summer Book Club

• Fiction:  The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - July 6
• Nonfiction:  Hillbilly Elegy

Book Love Summer Book Club

• Crossover by Krame Alexander