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Writer's pictureAlaina Goodwin

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:

  1. Holy Bible, New King James Version (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Duh).

Christian Living:

  1. The Woman I am Becoming: Embracing the Chase for Identity, Faith, and Destiny by T. Suzanne Eller (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  2. Dare to Bloom: Trusting God Through Painful Endings and New Beginnings by Zim Flores (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  3. Fighting Forward: Your Nitty-Gritty Guide to Beating the Lies that Hold You Back by Hannah Brencher (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- I will probably reread this one annually)

  4. The Ruth Anointing: Becoming a Woman of Faith, Virtue, and Destiny by Michelle McClain-Walters (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  5. The Hannah Anointing: Becoming a Woman of Resilience, Fulfillment, and Fruitfulness by Michelle McClain-Walters (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  6. The Esther Anointing: Activating Your Divine Gifts to Make a Difference by Michelle McClain-Walters (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  7. Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex by Michael Todd (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  8. Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age by Ben Stuart (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!)

  9. Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good by Jess Connolly (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Enlightening!)


Interactive Journal/Devotional:

  1. The Between Places: 100 Days to Trusting God When You Don't Know What's Next by Stephanie May Wilson (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- A precious keepsake!)

Poetry:

  1. All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper Nichols (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- GORGEOUS)

  2. How Far You Have Come: Musings on Beauty and Courage by Morgan Harper Nichols (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)


Leadership:

  1. Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown (⭐️⭐️⭐️- Still learned a lot!)


Memoir:

  1. 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!)

  2. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (⭐️⭐️⭐️- Worth reading once)

Social Justice:

  1. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, challenged my thinking, but well written).

Self-Help

  1. 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:

  1. Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- this one flies off the shelf in my classroom!)

  2. Front Desk by Kelly Yang (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- LOVED it! Heartwarming and challenging)

  3. Three Keys by Kelly Yang (⭐️⭐️- Disappointing, story is overshadowed by overt political messaging).

  4. Amina's Voice by Hena Khan (⭐️⭐️⭐)

  5. Rebound by Kwame Alexander (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  6. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- LOVED this one! Just thought the story got dragged out a bit long).

  7. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Easy read. Students LOVE it).


Middle Grade Graphic Novels:

  1. New Kid by Jerry Craft (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- EXCELLENT writing and illustrations. So many good teaching points! My most reluctant readers can't put it down.)

  2. Class Act by Jerry Craft (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  3. When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Beautiful and important)

  4. Stargazing by Jen Wang (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Adorable!)


Young Adult:

  1. My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, so funny & enjoyable! I loved the progression of the romance).

  2. Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale (⭐️⭐️, yuck. I was so bored!)

  3. Winterkeep (Graceling Realm #4) by Kristin Cashore (⭐️⭐️, disappointing and dark).

  4. Four: A Divergent Collection (Divergent #0.1- #0.4) by Veronica Roth (⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh.)

  5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, humorous, crude, poignant).

  6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  7. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  8. Lovely War by Julie Berry (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐, creative blending of mythology & history)

  9. Matched (#1) by Ally Condie (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  10. Crossed (#2) by Ally Condie (⭐️⭐️)

  11. Reached (#3) by Ally Condie (⭐️)


General Fiction/Series:

  1. Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DUH)

  2. Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DUHHHH)

  3. Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DUHHHHHHHH.)

  4. Love & War (Alex & Eliza #2) by Melissa de la Cruz (⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  5. All for One (Alex & Eliza #3) by Melisa de la Cruz (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)

  6. Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia #4) by C.S. Lewis (⭐️⭐️⭐️)




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