Sadly, I did not finish my 100 book challenge in 2012. I lacked only 12 books, so that’s not too bad. HERE is my 2012 list. I failed miserably at my Bible reading challenge—that will have to improve. This year, I still have high goals, but I’m putting less pressure on myself to get everything exactly right. So, here is my reading goal for 2013 and an explanation of how I’m setting up my running book log.
Rules for My 2013 Book Challenge:
1. Read 100 books.
2. Books must be chapter books (or at least long books, such as a collection of poetry). Children’s picture books do not count.
3. No repeats from 2012.
4. Books may be from any genre of literature.
5. Books of the Bible will be counted separately, but my goal is to read several at least!
How I’m going to set up this list:
1. First will be a running list of books I read throughout the year, in the order read.
2. Following the main list will be a section to divide the books I read into categories. While I’m not forcing myself to read a certain number of books from each category like I did in 2012, I still want to see what type of books I am reading. I tend to be a children’s fiction reader, so I like to challenge myself to read from other genres as well. My goal is 100 books, but at least this way I can keep track of what type of books I’m reading.
3. At the end, I will keep a separate list (not counted toward my 100) of books of the Bible I’ve finished.
Hopefully I will do better this year!
Book Log
1. A Bride for Tom (Ruth Ann Nordin)
2. The Big Blue Soldier (Grace Livingston Hill)
3. Little One, Maid of Israel (Bill Harvey)
4. Beside the Sea with Jeremy James (David Henry Wilson)
5. The Tombs of Anak (Frank Peretti)
6. Key to the Treasure (Peggy Parish)
7. The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat (Laura Lee Hope)
8. The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey (Frank Peretti)
9. Kensuke's Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo)
10. Red Sails to Capri (Ann Weil)
11. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Judith Kerr)
12. The Enchanted Wood (Enid Blyton)
13. The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
14. The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
15. Li Lun, Lad of Courage (Carolyn Treffinger)
16. Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
17. The Dancing Bear (Michael Morpurgo)
18. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Vicki Myron, Bret Witter)
19. A Hearth in Candlewood (Delia Parr)
20. The Obsession of Victoria Gracen (Grace Livingston Hill)
21. Justin Morgan Had a Horse (Marguerite Henry)
22. Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
23. The Windy Hill (Cornelia Meigs)
24. The Circle Maker (Mark Batterson)
25. The Wool-Pack (Cynthia Harnett)
26. In the Days of Alfred the Great (Eva March Tappan)
27. The Apple and the Arrow: The Legend of William Tell (Mary and Conrad Buff)
28. Along Came Galileo (Jeanne Bendick)
29. In Honor Bound (Deanna Julie Dodson)
30. William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation (Janet & Geoff Benge)
31. War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
32. Escape from Shangri-La (Michael Morpurgo)
33. Alone on a Wide Wide Sea (Michael Morpurgo)
34. The Black Moth (Georgette Heyer)
35. Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kästner)
36. Point Blanc (Anthony Horowitz)
37. Grandmother Oma (Ilse Kleberger)
38. Fun for the Secret Seven (Enid Blyton)
39. Exit Betty (Grace Livingston Hill)
40. John Paul Jones (Iris Vinton)
41. A Girl of the Limberlost (Gene Stratton-Porter)
42. The Adventures of Reddy Fox (Thornton W. Burgess)
43. When God Turned His Head (Cygnet Brown)
44. Envious Casca (Georgette Heyer)
45. Soul Print (Mark Batterson)
46. Spy Stories for Boys (Hamlyn Publishing)
47. More Wishing-Chair Stories (Enid Blyton)
48. Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians (Terry Deary)
49. When Science Fails (John Hudson Tiner)
50. The Midwife's Here! (Linda Fairley)
51. The Carved Cupboard (Amy Le Feuvre)
52. Just David (Eleanor H. Porter)
53. The Children of the Top Floor (Nina Rhoades)
54. The Adventures of Peter Cottontail (Thornton W. Burgess)
55. The 5 Love Languages of Children (Gary D. Chapman and Ross Campbell)
56. Skeleton Key (Anthony Horowitz)
57. The Substitute Guest (Grace Livingston Hill)
58. The White Flower (Grace Livingston Hill)
59. In the Way (Grace Livingston Hill)
60. Women Living Well (Courtney Joseph)
61. Aunt Crete's Emancipation (Grace Livingston Hill)
62. According to the Pattern (Grace Livingston Hill)
63. Casper the Commuting Cat (Susan Finden)
Technically, Casper was finished about 45 minutes after midnight on New Year's Eve, so I read most of it in 2013 and finished it in 2014. I'm counting it on my 2013 list, and that is my last one for the year.
Children's Fiction
Little One, Maid of Israel (Bill Harvey)
Beside the Sea with Jeremy James (David Henry Wilson)
The Tombs of Anak (Frank Peretti)
Key to the Treasure (Peggy Parish)
The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat (Laura Lee Hope)
The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey (Frank Peretti)
Kensuke's Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo)
Red Sails to Capril (Ann Weil)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Judith Kerr)
The Enchanted Wood (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
Li Lun, Lad of Courage (Carolyn Treffinger)
Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
The Dancing Bear (Michael Morpurgo)
Justin Morgan Had a Horse (Marguerite Henry)
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
The Windy Hill (Cornelia Meigs)
The Wool-Pack (Cynthia Harnett)
The Apple and the Arrow: The Legend of William Tell (Mary and Conrad Buff)
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
Escape from Shangri-La (Michael Morpurgo)
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea (Michael Morpurgo)
Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kästner)
Grandmother Oma (Ilse Kleberger)
Fun for the Secret Seven (Enid Blyton)
The Adventures of Reddy Fox (Thornton W. Burgess)
More Wishing-Chair Stories (Enid Blyton)
Just David (Eleanor H. Porter)
The Children of the Top Floor (Nina Rhoades)
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail (Thornton W. Burgess)
Teen/Young Adult
Point Blanc (Anthony Horowitz)
A Girl of the Limberlost (Gene Stratton-Porter)
Spy Stories for Boys (Hamlyn Publishing)
Skeleton Key (Anthony Horowitz)
Romance
A Bride for Tom (Ruth Ann Nordin)
The Big Blue Soldier (Grace Livingston Hill)
A Hearth in Candlewood (Delia Parr)
In Honor Bound (Deanna Julie Dodson)
The Black Moth (Georgette Heyer)
Exit Betty (Grace Livingston Hill)
The Substitute Guest (Grace Livingston Hill)
The White Flower (Grace Livingston Hill)
In the Way (Grace Livingston Hill)
According to the Pattern (Grace Livingston Hill)
Historical Fiction
The Obsession of Victoria Gracen (Grace Livingston Hill)
When God Turned His Head (Cygnet Brown)
The Carved Cupboard (Amy Le Feuvre)
Aunt Crete's Emancipation (Grace Livingston Hill)
Mystery
Envious Casca (Georgette Heyer)
Biography
In the Days of Alfred the Great (Eva March Tappan)
Along Came Galileo (Jeanne Bendick)
William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation (Janet & Geoff Benge)
John Paul Jones (Iris Vinton)
Nonfiction
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Vicki Myron, Bret Witter)
Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians (Terry Deary)
The Midwife's Here! (Linda Fairley)
Casper the Commuting Cat (Susan Finden)
Christian Nonfiction
The Circle Maker (Mark Batterson)
Soul Print (Mark Batterson)
When Science Fails (John Hudson Tiner)
The 5 Love Languages of Children (Gary D. Chapman and Ross Campbell)
Women Living Well (Courtney Joseph)
Books of the Bible read:
Philippians
Acts
Proverbs
NOTE (January 1, 2013 1:09 a.m.): Obviously, I finished VERY far from my 100 goal, but as 63 is still WAY more books than I used to read per year, I'm still proud to have reached 63. I'm ready to challenge myself again, so 2014, let's READ!
