January Reflections

In January, I read thirty-six books.  Books reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews 1. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust . Neal Shusterman.
Illustrated by Andres Vera Martinez. 2023. [October] 256 pages. [Source:
Library] 2. Facing the Enemy: How a Nazi Youth Camp in America Tested a Friendship .
Barbara Krasner. 2023. [December] 359 pages. [Source: Library] 3. Coretta: The Autobiography of Coretta Scott King . Coretta Scott King.
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes. 2024. [January] 40 pages. [Source: Library]
[nonfiction picture book, biography, autobiography, children's
nonfiction] 4.  Little House in the Big Woods . Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1932. 238 pages. [Source: Bought]  5. A Bear Called Paddington . Michael Bond. 1958. 159 pages. [Source: Bought] [Children's classic; animal fantasy] 6.  Something Rotten. (Horatio Wilkes Mystery #1)   Alan Gratz. 2007. 208
pages. [Source: Library] [YA Mystery; YA Suspense; dysfunctional
families; adaptation of William Shakespeare]  7.  Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy  Schön ,
and Some Very Famous Ducklings . Angela Burke Kunkel. Illustrated by
Claire Keane. 2023. 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book for older
readers; biography; art appreciation]  8.  Light and Air. Mindy Nichols Wendell. 2024. [January] 218 pages.
[Source: Library] [J Historical; MG Historical; 1930s; tuberculosis;
coming of age]  9.  The Blood Years . Elana K. Arnold. 2023. 400 pages. [Source: Library]  10.  There Was a Party for Langston . Jason Reynolds. Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey. 2023. 56 pages. [Source: Library]  11. Big . Vashti Harrison. 2023. 60 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]  12. An Autobiography . Agatha Christie. 1977/1996. Berkley. 635 pages. [Source: Bought]  13. Elf Dog and Owl Head . M.T. Anderson. Illustrated by Junyi Wu. 2023. 240
pages. [Source: Library] [MG Fiction; MG Fantasy; J Fantasy; J Fiction; Newbery Honor]   Books reviewed at Young Readers 1. Happy Cats . Catherine Amari and Anouk Han. Illustrated by Emi Lenox. 2021. 32 pages. [Source: Review copy] 2. Pizza and Taco: Wrestling Mania (Pizza and Taco #7) 2024. [January] 72
pages. [Source: Library] [graphic novel; early reader/chapter book] 3. Homegrown . Deann Wiley. 2024. [January] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 4.  Ploof . Ben Clanton and Andy Chou Musser. 2023. [September] 51 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book, not quite board book]  5.  100 Chapatis . Derek Mascarenhas. Illustrated by Shantala Robinson. 2023. [October 17] 32 pages. [Source: Library] 6.  The Knight Snacker . Valeria Wicker. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library]  7.  Flat Cat . Tara Lazar. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book]  8.  Hornbeam All In . Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Arthur Howard. 2023.
[December] 48 pages. [Source: Library] [early chapter books; animal
fantasy]  9.  Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey . Eddie Muller and
Jessica Schmidt. Illustrated by Forrest Burdett. 2023. 32 pages.
[Source: Library] [picture book; mystery]  10.  Mine! A Story of Not Sharing . Klara Persson. Translated by Nichola
Smalley. Illustrated by Charlotte Ramel. 2023. 32 pages. [Source:
Library] [Picture book] 11.  I Am Stuck . Julia Mills. 2023. 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book]   Books reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible 1. A Winter by The Sea (On Devonshire Shore #2) Julie Klassen. 2023. [December] 448 pages. [Source: Library] 2. Mortimer's Christmas Manger . Karma Wilson. Illustrated by Jane Chapman. 2005. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book, holiday, animal fantasy] 3. Busy Nativity . Campbell Books. Illustrated by Emily Bolam. 2023. [September] 10 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book, children's book, Christmas, holiday] 4. Calling On the Matchmaker . Jody Hedlund. 2023. [December] 352 pages. [Source: Library] [historical romance, historical fiction] 5. A Tailor-Made Bride . Karen Witemeyer. 2010. 348 pages. [Source: Library] [Historical fiction; historical romance, christian fiction, reread] 6. Short-Straw Bride . Karen Witemeyer. 2012. Bethany House. 368 pages. [Source: Library] 7. The Letter Tree . Rachel Fordham. 2023. [October] 352 pages. [Source: Library] 8. How To Get a Mommy To Sleep . Amy Parker. Illustrated by Natalia Moore. 2020. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [Children's book, picture book] 9. The Devil Shall Not Prevail . A.W. Tozer (with James L. Snyder) 2023. 160 pages. [Source: Library] 10. God Is Here . Lisa Tawn Bergren. Illustrated by Greg Stobbs. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book; children's book] 11. After the Shadows (Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing #1) Amanda Cabot. 2023. 352 pages. [Source: Library] [historical fiction, Texas fiction, historical romance, mystery and suspense] Bibles reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible 1. NEW TESTAMENT ONLY The Amplified New Testament . Lockman Foundation. God. 1958. 989 pages. [Source: Bought]   Monthly and Yearly Totals   Books Read in 2024 36 Pages Read in 2024 6875 January Books read in January 36 Pages read in January 6875 td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}     © 2024 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews If you're reading this on a site (other than Becky's Book Reviews or Becky's feed , be aware that this post has been stolen and is used without permission.