January 2020 Reading Challenge: Books on the Cover

Goodbye Christmas Book Binge Reading Challenge and all things holiday, and hello to the New Year. Let's start 2020 off with books and more books! The challenge this month is to read anything that says the word "book" or shows it on its cover. Ready, set...read!

Books with Book(s) on the Cover

January Book Pile

1.) Book in a Month by Victoria Lynn Schmidt

2.) The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

3.) Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity by Emily Neuburger*

4.) No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen

5.) By Your Side by Kasie West* 

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Looks Like a Books, Smells Like a...

Old Books...Smells So Good.

* An enjoyable read. I recommend!

Fabulous Five: Favorite Reads for 2019

Here it is, a reading year in review!

Goodreads Reading Challenge

131% Done!

I've read 131 books for the 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge. A big number for me due mainly to my interest in picture books. A really good one stands out like a bright star, and sadly, I didn't find one of those this year, so nothing to recommend on that account. However, all five of my favorite reads listed below were in the children's category:

TOP FIVE!

1.) My all-time 2019 favorite read goes to...

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Young Adult

2.) Best YA story in audio form--loved the narrator, Sarah Drew!

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Young Adult Audio Book

3.) Most original read for 2019--really enjoyed the tone and pacing of this one:

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

Middle Grade Fantasy

4.) Best Middle Grade in audio-form, narrated by the talented Robbie Daymond:

Inkling by Kenneth Oppel

Middle Grade

5.) This book is #3 in the Berrybrook Middle School series, but #1 with me:

Crush by Svetlana Chmakova

Middle Grade Graphic Novel

BONUS!

I really enjoyed this book, beautiful with all the feels. Interested in blackout poetry? Check this one out:

A Wonderful Catastrophe by Colette Love Hilliard

Blackout Poetry and Art