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4. Little House in the Big WoodsLittle House in the Big Woods. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1932. 238 pages. [Source: Bought] First sentence: Once upon a time, sixty...
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3. Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott KingCoretta: The Autobiography of Coretta Scott King. Coretta Scott King. Illustrated by Ekua Holmes. 2024. [January] 40 pages. [Source:...
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2. Facing the EnemyFacing the Enemy: How a Nazi Youth Camp in America Tested a Friendship. Barbara Krasner. 2023. [December] 359 pages. [Source: Library]...
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1. Courage to DreamCourage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust. Neal Shusterman. Illustrated by Andres Vera Martinez. 2023. [October] 256 pages. [Source:...
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Year in Review 2023I read 650 books total in 2023. Will I aim for that next year? NO. Decidedly, strongly, emphatically NO. It was too much pressure to try to...
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December ReflectionsIN December, I read fifty-one books. Books reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews 185. Anne's House of Dreams . L.M....
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194. The Mysterious Mr. BadmanThe Mysterious Mr. Badman. W.F. Harvey. 1934. 204 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: When at two o'clock on a sultry July afternoon...
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193. Shipwrecked!Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor. Martin W. Sandler. 2023. [October 31] 138 pages. [Source: Library] [MG...
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192. Zanna's GiftZanna's Gift. Orson Scott Card. 2020. [November] Originally published in 2004? 250 pages. [Source: Review copy] First sentence: There...
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191. What Was the Donner Party?What was the Donner Party? Ben Hubbard. 2023. [November] 111 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: In late October 1846, one last push...
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190. The Blind SideThe Blind Side. Patricia Wentworth. 1939. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [Adult fiction; mystery] First sentence: Craddock House stands at...
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189. Christmas on Deery StreetChristmas on Deery Street and Other Seasonal Stories. Steven Roberts. 2006. 100 pages. [Source: Review copy] [short story collection]...
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Books Read in 2024Books read and reviewed in 2024 at Becky's Book Reviews January 1. 2. 3. © 2024 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews...
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188. What You Are Looking For Is In the LibraryWhat You Are Looking For Is In the Library. Michiko Aoyama. Translated by Alison Watts. 2020/2023. 304 pages. [Source: Library] [adult...
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187. Tomfoolery!Tomfoolery! Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming of Age of Children's Books. Michelle Markel. Illustrated by Brian Floca. 2023....
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186. The Twelve Topsy-Turvy Very Messy Days of ChristmasThe Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas. James Patterson and Tad Safran. 2022. 288 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence:...
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185. Anne's House of DreamsAnne's House of Dreams. L.M. Montgomery. 1919. 227 pages. [Source: Bought] First sentence: “Thanks be, I’m done with geometry, learning...
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November ReflectionsIn November, I read 49 books. Books Reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews 177. Once There Was a Bear: Tales Before It All Began . Jane...
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184. The Sky Over RebeccaThe Sky Over Rebecca. Matthew Fox. 2022/2023. 256 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Somebody had made a snow angel in a perfect...
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183. Prize for the FirePrize for the Fire. Rilla Askew. 2022. 384 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: They live meanly here, Maddie, and demand of me that I...
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182. Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible ThingFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. Matthew Perry. 2022. 250 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence from the prologue:...
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181. I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964. Lauren Tarshis. 2023. [November] 144 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: To...
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180 Miracle on 34th StreetMiracle on 34th Street. Valentine Davies. 1947. 136 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: If you searched every old folks' home in the...
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179. The House Without a Christmas TreeThe House Without a Christmas Tree. Gail Rock. 1974. 84 pages. [Source: Bought] First sentence: Carla Mae and I were sitting in our...
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178. Anne of Windy PoplarsAnne of Windy Poplars. L.M. Montgomery. 1936. 288 pages. [Source: Bought] First sentence: DEAREST: Isn't that an address! Did you...
