October Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 483
How many board books or picture books have I read? 204
My favorite I read this month was:
The Remember Balloons. Jessie Oliveros. Illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte. 2018. Simon & Schuster. 48 pages. [Source: Library]
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 72
My favorite I read this month was:
The Hundred Dresses. Eleanor Estes. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin. 1944/2004. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 96 pages. [Source: Library]
How many contemporary books have I read? 39
My favorite I read this month was:
A Heart in a Body in the World. Deb Caletti. 2018. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 32
My favorite I read this month was:
The Fourteenth Goldfish. Jennifer L. Holm. 2014. Random House. 208 pages. [Source: Library]  
How many classics have I read? 45
My favorite I read this month was?
Sylvia's Lovers. Elizabeth Gaskell. 1863/1997. Everyman Paperbacks. 560 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 53
My favorite I read this month was?
Louisiana's Way Home. Kate DiCamillo. 2018. Candlewick Press. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
How many mysteries? 33
My favorite I read this month was?
The Monogram Murders. (New Hercule Poirot Mystery #1) Sophie Hannah. 2014. 325 pages. [Source: Library]
How many nonfiction? 57
My favorite I read this month was?
Mary, Who Wrote Frankenstein. Linda Bailey. Illustrated by Julia Sarda. 2018. 56 pages. [Source: Library]
How many Christian fiction? 29
My favorite I read this month was? 
Agnes Grey. Anne Bronte. 1847. 224 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many Christian nonfiction? 68
My favorite I read this month was?
The Rule of Love: How the Local Church Should Reflect God's Love and Authority. Jonathan Leeman. 2018. Crossway. 176 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 315
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 168
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 76, 210
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: none
Favorite audio book of the month: Rainbow Valley. L.M. Montgomery. 1919. Read for Librivox by Karen Savage. 7 hours and 25 minutes.
Favorite Victorian quote:  You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay. ~ Anne Bronte

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