Monday, October 30, 2023

October Reflections


In October, I read forty-one books. 

Books reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews

165. Kin: Rooted in Hope. Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. 2023. [February] 193 pages. [Source: Library] 

166. Before Your Memory Fades. Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Translated by Geoffrey Trousselot. 2018/2022. 220 pages. [Source: Review copy] 

167. Something Like Home. Andrea Beatriz Arango. 2023. 256 pages. [Source: Library] [verse novel; middle grade] 

168. Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington. Michael G. Long. Illustrated by Bea Jackson. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [nonfiction picture book; civil rights]

169. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe. Steven Sheinkin. 2023. [August] 256 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Nonfiction; YA Nonfiction]

170. Farther than the Moon. Lindsay Lackey. 2023. [September] 336 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Fiction, Realistic Fiction] 

171. Anne of the Island. L.M. Montgomery. 1915. 272 pages. [Source: Bought] 

172. Choose Your Own Adventure: Antarctica! Lily Simonson. 2022. 128 pages. [Source: Library] [j fiction; mg fiction] 

173. All That Shines. Ellen Hagan. 2023. [September] 405 pages. [Source: Library] [Verse novel; YA verse novel; YA Realistic fiction; YA romance] 

174. The Queen and the Knave (Dread Penny Society #5) Sarah M. Eden. 2023. 368 pages. [Source: Review copy] [adult historical romance] 

175. The Puppets of Spelhorst. Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Julie Morstad. 2023. [October 10] 160 pages. [Source: Library]

176. Where Coyotes Howl Sandra Dallas. 2023. [April] 320 pages. [Source: Review copy] [Historical fiction; adult fiction]


Books reviewed at Young Readers

267. Hopefully the Scarecrow. Michelle Houts. Illustrated by Sara Palacios. 2023. [August] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book]

268. A Walk in the Woods. Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney. 2023. [September] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book]

269. I Love You, Daddy. [Board book] Stephanie Moss. Illustrated by Kathryn Inkson. 2023 (2021). 24 pages. [Source: Library] 

270. The Baddies. Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. 2022/2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]

271. Horace and Bunwinkle. PJ Gardner. 2020. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [Animal fantasy; early chapter book mystery series]

272. The Words We Share. Jack Wong. 2023. [October 10] 40 pages. [Source: Library] 

273. The Yellow Handkerchief. Donna Barba Higuera. Illustrated by Cynthia Alonso. 2023. [March] 40 pages. [Source: Library]

274.  The Umbrella. Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. 2023. [March] 48 pages. [Source: Library]

275. I Am Cat! Peter Bently. Illustrated by Chris Chatterton. 2023. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Library]

276. Jack the Library Cat. Marietta Apollonio. 2023. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Library]

277. The Digger and the Butterfly. Joseph Kuefler. 2023. [May] 48 pages. [Source: Library]

278. Champion Chompers, Super Stinkers and Other Poems by Extraordinary Animals. Linda Ashman. Illustrated by Aparna Varma. 2023. 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Poetry book] 

279. Beulah Has a Hunch! Inside the Colorful Mind of a Master Inventor Beulah Louise Henry. Katie Mazeika. 2023. [October 17] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [2024 Cybils Eligible in Nonfiction Elementary]

280. This Book is Banned: A Delightfully Silly Picture Book from the Author of P is for Pterodactyl. Raj Haldar. Illustrated by Julia Patton. 2023. [September] 40 pages. [Source: Library]

281. Fitz and Cleo Put a Party On It (Fitz and Cleo #3) Jonathan Stutzman. Illustrated by Heather Fox. 2023. [August] 64 pages. [Source: Library]


Books reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible


67. A Christian's Guide to Mental Illness: Answers to 30 Common Questions. David Murray and Tom Karel. 2023. [September] 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]

68. More Than a Healer: Not the Jesus You Want But the Jesus You Need. Costi W. Hinn. 2021. [September] 192 pages. [Source: Library]

69. Bedtime Prayers for Little Ones [Board book] Max and Denalyn Lucado. 2023. 20 pages. [Source: Library]

70. Fount of Heaven: Prayers of the Early Church. Robert Elmer. 2022. 352 pages. [Source: Library]

71. I Am: 40 Reasons to Trust God. Diane Stortz. 2016. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [Bible story book; children's storybook]

72. Broken Crayons Still Color. Toni Collier and Whitney Bak. Illustrated by Natalie Vasilica. 2023. [August] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book]

73. Knowing the Spirit. Costi W. Hinn. 2023. 315 pages. [Source: Library]

74. The Collected Christian Essentials Catechism. Peter J Leithart (writing about the Ten Commandments), Ben Myers (writing about the Apostles' Creed), and Wesley Hill (writing about the Lord's Prayer). 2023. [November] 432 pages. [Source: Review copy]

75. O Sing Unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music. Andrew Gant. 2015. 464 pages. [Source: Library]

76. The World of the End: How Jesus' Prophecy Shapes Our Priorities. 2022. 248 pages. [Source: Library]

77. Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible. Mark L. Ward Jr. 2018. 168 pages. [Source: Library]


Bibles reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible 

12. New International Version, 1978 edition. God. 1342 pages. [Source: Bought] [Bible]


13. King James Version, Personal Size Sovereign Collection. God. Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1696 pages. [Source: Bought]

14. NASB 1995 XL. God. Zondervan. 2021. 1664 pages. [Source: Bought]

 Totals for the Year

Books Read in 2023550
Pages Read in 2023120,043
January
# of Books50
# of Pages12,848
February
# of Books72
# of Pages15,241
March
# of Books55
# of Pages15,216
April
# of Books55
# of Pages10,876
May
# of Books52
# of Pages14,695
June
# of Books46
# of Pages8,196
July
# of Books72
# of Pages10,400
August
# of Books51
# of Pages9,868
September
# of Books56
# of Pages10,259
October
# of Books41
# of Pages11,107

© 2023 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

1 comment:

Monica said...

I'm always amazed by the number of books you read! I would love to be able to read that much. I'm not exactly a speed reader either. Always a pleasure to see what you've been up to. Looking forward to November! :)