I used to do monthly "Taking Stock" posts. For some reason, at the end of January, I decided not to. Then, Blogger went and lost the draft of my 2020 reading. Twice. I remembered the last time this happened, I just reconstructed the draft using my "Taking Stock" posts. This time, I had to totally recreate it from my GR challenge page. Not fun.
And so, I will return to posting "Taking Stock" but quarterly as opposed to monthly.
So far, I am woefully behind in my GR yearly goal. Sixteen books as of today, I believe. In March two things happened to cut into my reading. The end of trimester two and the need to grade and report those grades and the quarantine and virtual teaching. My lessons for trimester three were planned but needed tweaking for virtual teaching. We're three weeks in and I'm feeling more sure. Hopefully, I will pick up the pace in April. Next week is our spring break, so I have plans to ramp up the reading. Perhaps, I will make a dent in Mount TBR. I certainly have enough reading material.
This morning, I sifted through the mountain to create Spine Poems as examples for my Fifth Grade Fun Friday activity.
Here's the list of books I've read so far this year. Favorites have an *:
January (22)
1. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
(Tristan Strong #1) by Kwame Mbalia
2. Wait, Rest, Pause: dormancy in nature by Marcie Flinchum Atkins (1/5)
3. Moth: an evolution story by Isabel Thomas (1/5)
4. Nine Months: before a baby is born by Miranda Paul (1/6)
5. Sea Bear: a journey for survival by Lindsay Moore (1/6)
6. No More Poems!: A Book in Verse That Just Gets Worse by Rhett Miller
7. Little Libraries, Big Heroes by Miranda Paul (1/8)*
8. Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue (1/8)
9. Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial by Linda Booth Sweeney
10. Moles (Superpower Field Guide) by Rachel Poliquin (1/11)
11. Give and Take by Elly Swartz (1/12)
12. This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy (1/12)
13. Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History by Alison Matthews David, Serah-Marie McMahon (1/13)
14. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha #2)
by Tomi Adeyemi (1/13)
15. Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team by Susan Hood (1/14)
16. Feathers by Jorge Corona (1/17)
17. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (1/18)
18. The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer (1/19)
19. Quack by Anna Humphrey (1/20)(SLJ)
20. On the Horizon by Lois Lowry (1/26)
21. Call Down the Hawk (Dreamer Trilogy #1)by Maggie Stiefvater (1/28)
22. Recess at 20 Below by Cindy Lou Aillaud (1/30)
February (33)
23. Three Little Kittens by Barbara McClintock (2/1)
24. Eat Your Rocks, Croc! by Jess Keating (2/1)
25. Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day by Carmen Agra Deedy (2/1)
26. One Little Bag: an amazing journey by Henry Coles (2/1)*
27. Chicken Little: the real and totally true tale by Sam Wedelich (2/1)
28. Almond by Allen Say (2/1)
29. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (2/1)
30. Turtle Boy by M Evan Wolkenstein (2/4)
31. Nikki on the Line by Barbara Carroll Roberts (2/4)
32. Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA 34. Mathematician Katherine Johnson by Katherine G. Johnson (2/5)
33. When You Know What I Know by Sonja K. Solter (2/6)
34. Read Something Else: Collected & Dubious Wit & Wisdom of Lemony Snicket by Lemony Snicket (2/8)
35. Dog Man: Fetch-22 (Dog Man #8) by Dav Pilkey (2/8)
36. Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson (2/8)
37. Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln by Shari Swanson (2/9)
38. Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale (2/9)
39. Wonder Woman: Warbringer (the Graphic Novel)
by Louise Simonson (Adapted by), Leigh Bardugo (2/9)
40. Torpedoed: the true story of the World War II sinking of the Children's Ship by Deborah Heiligman (2/11)*
41. Harry versus the First Hundred Days of School by Emily Jenkins (2/16)(SLJ)
42. Dig by A.S. King (2/16)
43. Maybe by Morris Gleitzman (2/17)*
44. Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome (2/19)*
45. Birthday by Meredith Russo (2/19)*
46. When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (2/20)*
47. City of Secrets by Victoria Ying (2/20)
48. Kent State by Deborah Wiles (2/21)
49. The Complete Mueller Pressure Cooker Cookbook (2/21)
50. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (2/21)
51. Dork Diaries 14: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever by Rachel Renée Russell (2/22)
52. Black Canary: Ignite by Meg Cabot (2/22)
53. Cog by Greg Van Eekhout (2/26)*
54. Shirley & Jamilia Save There Summer by Gillian Goerz (2/27)*
55. All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor (2/29)
March (20)
56. If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (3/2)
57. Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson (3/10)
58. Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Said-Menon (3/11)
59. Fat Girl on a Plane by Kelly Devos (3/11)
60. King of Crows by Libba Bray (3/13)*
61. Strike Zone by Mike Lucia (3/16)
62. The Princess Rules by Philippa Gregory (3/18)(SLJ)
63. Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II by Andrea Warren (3/19)*
64. Into the Clouds: the race to climb the world's most dangerous mountain by Tod Olson (3/21)*
65. Green on Green by Denise White (3/21)
66. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (3/24)*
67. Timmy Failure: Mistakes were Made by Stephan Pastis (3/24)
68. War is Over by David Almond (3/25)
69. The Tornado Scientist: seeing inside severe storms by Mary Kay Carson (3/26)*
70. Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes (3/27)*
71. Jelly by Jo Cotterill (3/28)*
72. Calm Down Zebra! by Lou Kuenzler (3/29)
73. The Yawns are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos (3/29)
74. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (3/29)*
75. War Stories by Gordon Korman (3/30)
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