2021 Reads📚🤓
I read 46 books in 2021! It was a really great year of reading! I discovered new favorites, learned a lot, and added several of my reads to my classroom library for students.
In 2022, I am participating in the 52 Book Challenge and LOVING it! Joining a reading challenge is a great way to diversify what you read.
I'm going to provide a star rating for each book. If you have additional questions, please reach out! I greatly enjoy discussing and recommending books!
You can follow me on Goodreads to keep up with what I'm currently reading.
Nonfiction:
Bible:
Holy Bible, New King James Version (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Duh).
Christian Living:
The Woman I am Becoming: Embracing the Chase for Identity, Faith, and Destiny by T. Suzanne Eller (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Dare to Bloom: Trusting God Through Painful Endings and New Beginnings by Zim Flores (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Fighting Forward: Your Nitty-Gritty Guide to Beating the Lies that Hold You Back by Hannah Brencher (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- I will probably reread this one annually)
The Ruth Anointing: Becoming a Woman of Faith, Virtue, and Destiny by Michelle McClain-Walters (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
The Hannah Anointing: Becoming a Woman of Resilience, Fulfillment, and Fruitfulness by Michelle McClain-Walters (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
The Esther Anointing: Activating Your Divine Gifts to Make a Difference by Michelle McClain-Walters (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex by Michael Todd (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age by Ben Stuart (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!)
Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good by Jess Connolly (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Enlightening!)
Interactive Journal/Devotional:
The Between Places: 100 Days to Trusting God When You Don't Know What's Next by Stephanie May Wilson (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- A precious keepsake!)
Poetry:
All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper Nichols (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- GORGEOUS)
How Far You Have Come: Musings on Beauty and Courage by Morgan Harper Nichols (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Leadership:
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown (⭐️⭐️⭐️- Still learned a lot!)
Memoir:
Thank you for Rejecting Me: Transform Pain Into Purpose and Learn to Fight for Yourself by Kait Warman (⭐️⭐️⭐️- Very heartfelt, just didn't lie the writing style. LOVE her podcast, though!)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (⭐️⭐️⭐️- Worth reading once)
Social Justice:
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, challenged my thinking, but well written).
Self-Help
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Habits by James Clear (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, liked it, but I do think it's overrated.)
Fiction:
Middle Grade:
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- this one flies off the shelf in my classroom!)
Front Desk by Kelly Yang (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- LOVED it! Heartwarming and challenging)
Three Keys by Kelly Yang (⭐️⭐️- Disappointing, story is overshadowed by overt political messaging).
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan (⭐️⭐️⭐)
Rebound by Kwame Alexander (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- LOVED this one! Just thought the story got dragged out a bit long).
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Easy read. Students LOVE it).
Middle Grade Graphic Novels:
New Kid by Jerry Craft (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- EXCELLENT writing and illustrations. So many good teaching points! My most reluctant readers can't put it down.)
Class Act by Jerry Craft (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Beautiful and important)
Stargazing by Jen Wang (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Adorable!)
Young Adult:
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, so funny & enjoyable! I loved the progression of the romance).
Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale (⭐️⭐️, yuck. I was so bored!)
Winterkeep (Graceling Realm #4) by Kristin Cashore (⭐️⭐️, disappointing and dark).
Four: A Divergent Collection (Divergent #0.1- #0.4) by Veronica Roth (⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh.)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, humorous, crude, poignant).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Lovely War by Julie Berry (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐, creative blending of mythology & history)
Matched (#1) by Ally Condie (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Crossed (#2) by Ally Condie (⭐️⭐️)
Reached (#3) by Ally Condie (⭐️)
General Fiction/Series:
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DUH)
Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DUHHHH)
Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DUHHHHHHHH.)
Love & War (Alex & Eliza #2) by Melissa de la Cruz (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
All for One (Alex & Eliza #3) by Melisa de la Cruz (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia #4) by C.S. Lewis (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
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