Books Read in 2016

Another year has passed and my list of books I have read has increased, but my list of books I want to read hasn't got any shorter!

My most read genre this year was historical fiction.

I've read countless picture books to Harrison and Lydia throughout the year and didn't keep track of those, but I did include chapter books I read with Harrison.  I think that will be a fun thing to keep track of through the years as well.

As always, I didn't necessarily like or would recommend all the books on the list, but these are all the books I finished this year.

I put an asterisk by my favorite books of the year (that were read for the first time this year).

Books Read in 2016

January

*1.  Faith of Our Fathers:  To Make Men Free by N.C. Allen

2.  The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (audiobook)

3.  Faith of Our Fathers: Through the Perilous Fight by N.C. Allen

4.  Christy by Catherine Marshall (audiobook)

February

5.  See How They Run by Ally Carter (audiobook)

6.  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (audiobook)

7.  Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (reread) (audiobook) (for book club)

8.  Simply Anna by Jennifer Moore

March

9.  Faith of Our Fathers: One Nation Under God by N.C. Allen

*10.  Winter by Marissa Meyer (audiobook)

11.  The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael Tougias  (audiobook)

12.  My Fair Gentleman by Nancy Campbell Allen

13.  Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (audiobook)

14.  Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter by Emily Belle Freeman

April

15.  Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life by Jason Hanson  (for book club)

16.  Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden (audiobook)

17.  Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett (audiobook)

18.  Honey for a Child's Heart: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life by Gladys M. Hunt

19.  Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (just read the stories in the compilation I was most interested in) (audiobook)

20.  Deliberate Motherhood by The Power of Moms (for book club)

May

21.  The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (audiobook)

22.  Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran (audiobook)

June

23.  The BFG by Roald Dahl (audiobook)

*24.  Kingdom and the Crown: Come Unto Me by Gerald Lund

July

25.  The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (audiobook)

26.  The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye (audiobook)

27.  The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson (audiobook)

August

28.  Forever and Forever: The Courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton by Josi Kilpack

29.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (reread who knows how many times) (audiobook) (for book club)

30.  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by John Tiffany, Jack Thorne, and J.K. Rowling

31.  The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (audiobook)

32.  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

September

33.  Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

34.  A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (audiobook)

35.  How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen (audiobook) (for book club)

36.  The Three Little Pigs Go Camping by Tony Bradman (read with Harrison)

37.  1776 by David McCullough (audiobook)

38.  Meet Kaya by Janet Beeler Shaw (audiobook)

39.  Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo (audiobook with Harrison)

40.  Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo (audiobook with Harrison)

October

41.  Kaya's Escape by Janet Beeler Shaw (audiobook)

42.  Kaya's Hero by Janet Beeler Shaw (audiobook)

43.  Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise by Kate DiCamillo (audiobook with Harrison)

44.  Mercy Watson Fights Crime by  Kate DiCamillo (audiobook with Harrison)

45.  Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig by Kate DiCamillo (read with Harrison)

46.  Kaya and Lone Dog by Janet Beeler Shaw (audiobook)

47.  Kaya Shows the Way by Janet Beeler Shaw (audiobook)

48.  Changes for Kaya by Janet Beeler Shaw (audiobook)

49.  Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery

50.  Mercy Watson Something Wonky This Way Comes by Kate DiCamillo (read with Harrison)

51.  Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo (read with Harrison)

52.  Where are You Going Baby Lincoln? by Kate DiCamillo (read with Harrison)

53.  The Fairest Poison by Lauren Skidmore

54.  Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (reread) (audiobook) (for book club)

55.  The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale (read with Harrison)

56.  The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party by Shannon Hale (read with Harrison)

57.  Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon by Kate DiCamillo (read with Harrison)

November

58.  P.S. I Like You by Kasie West

59.  The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde by Shannon Hale (read with Harrison)

60.  The Pirate Pig by Cornelia Funke (read with Harrison)

*61.  Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery (audiobook)

62.  Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale (read with Harrison)

63.  Lady Helen Finds Her Song by Jennifer Moore

64.  Miracle on 34th Street by Valentine Davies

December

*65.  The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy (audiobook)

66.  The Grift of the Magi by Ally Carter

67.  The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere  (audiobook)

68.  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (reread from childhood)  (audiobook)

69.  A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott (audiobook)

70.  Favorite Stories of Christmas Past by Tantor Media (audiobook)

71.  More Favorite Stories of Christmas by Tantor Media (audiobook)

72.  The Quiet Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott

*73.  The Sheriffs of Savage Wells by Sarah M. Eden

74.  The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden

75.  The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation by Shannon Hale (read with Harrison)

76.  Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder (audiobook)

77.  The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans (audiobook)

78.  Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Howard W. Hunter

Samuel:

He read parts of a couple different  books and listened to "The Lonesome Gods" and several other books by  Louis L'Amour as audiobooks.