2018 Books Read

Chronological List of Books Read:  This year I hope to read 25+ books I already own (bolded titles)...with a goal of 52 books this year total.

  1. The Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan M. Boyer
  2. The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans
  3. Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones (Paper Chase/Heasley Prize author)
  4. Camino Island by John Grisham 
  5. The Spider and the Fly by Claudia Rowe
  6. The Bookshop at Water's End by Patti Callahan Henry
  7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  8. The Crucible by Arthur Miller
  9. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
  10. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No - To Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
  11. Disruptive Thinking by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst
  12. In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar
  13. On Calvary's Hill by Max Lucado - March 31
  14. 40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole - March 31
  15. The Secret of the Scarab Beetle by William Meyer - April 15
  16. Solo by Krame Alexander - May 1
  17. Awaken by Priscilla Shirer - May 8
  18. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz - May 12
  19. Seize the Night by Dean Koontz - May 14
  20. Dead in the Shadow of Doubt by Sandy Slaughter
  21. The Forgotten Road by Richard Paul Evans
  22. Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar
  23. Bread of Angels by Tessa Afshar
  24. The Patriarchs by Beth Moore
  25. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  26. Sleepers by Darcy Pattison
  27. Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
  28. A List of Cages by Robin Roe (AR Teen Read)
  29. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
  30. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
  31. Submerged by Dani Pettrey (checked out from Ind County Library!)
  32. Shattered by Dani Pettrey
  33. Stranded by Dani Pettrey
  34. Silenced by Dani Pettrey
  35. Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey
  36. Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork (AR Teen Read)
  37. Glimmer of Hope by Steve McHugh (Kindle) - July
  38. Take Off by Joseph Reid (Kindle) - July
  39. Still Waters by Viveca Sten (Kindle) - July
  40. Fourth Down and Inches:  Concussions and Footballs Make-or-Break Moment by Carla McClafferty
  41. Already Home by Susan Mallery
  42. The Girl's Still Got It by Liz Curtis Higgs
  43. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
  44. The Crucible by Arthur Miller
  45. The Old Testament - Jan. 1-Oct. 1
  46. 180 Days by Kittle/Gallagher - Oct. 21
  47. The Vet - ebook
  48. A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
  49. A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi
  50. The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
  51. Swing by Krame Alexander
  52. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  53. The Man Who Invented Christmas by Leo Standiford
  54. The Noel Stranger by Richard Paul Evans
  55. The Women of Christmas by Liz Curtis Higgs
  56. When Christmas Comes by Debbie Macomber
  57. Gideon by Priscilla Shirer
  58. My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
  59. New Testament

The Paper Chase Book Store Book Club

  • January: The Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan M. Boyer
  • February:  Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
  • March:  The Spider and the Fly by Claudia Rowe
  • April:  Attend Lyon College's Heasley Prize Author Lecture (Tayari Jones)
  • May:  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alex McCall Smith (did not complete)
  • June:  The Bookshop at Water's End by Patti Callahan Henry
  • July:  Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
  • August:  Already Home by Susan Mallory
  • September:  All Over but the Shoutin' by Bragg (did not complete)
  • October:  The Glass Castle by Walls
  • November:  Dead in the Shadow of Doubt by Sandy Slaughter
  • December:  The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford

ARA Book Club

  • January/February: Content-Writing That Rocks and Works by Rebecca Harper
  • April:  The Secret of the Scarab Beetle by William Meyer
  • June:  Sleepers by Darci Pattison
  • July/Aug:  Fourth Down...by Carla McClafferty
  • Sept./Oct.:  180 Days:  Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage Adolescents by Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher
  • Nov.: A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord

BHS Reads Faculty Book Club

  • The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans (from 2017 list 😏)
  • March:  Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No - To Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
  • April:  Solo by Krame Alexander
  • May:  Dead in the Shadow of Doubt by Sandy Slaughter
  • June:  The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  • July: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (did not complete)
  • August:  The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
  • September:  The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
    • 180 Days:  Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage Adolescents by Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher
  • October:  The Whole Town’s Talking by Fannie Flagg
  • November:  First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
  • December:  The Man Who Invented Christmas

WRRC Book Club

  • March:  The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • April:  Solo by Krame Alexander

Professional Reads
  • January/February: Content-Writing That Rocks and Works by Rebecca Harper
  • NCTE Reads:  Reading Challenging Texts by James Chisholm and Kathryn Whitmore
  • 180 Days by Kittle/Gallagher - Oct. 21

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