2025 Audio Books

 January (4)

1. When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (1/6)

2. Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera (1/22)

3. Heir by Sabaa Tahir (1/25)*

4.Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt (1/29)

February (3)

5. Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller (2/7)

6. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci (2/9)

7. First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly (2/21)

March (5)

8. Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer You (3/2)*

9. Skyhunter by Marie Lu (3/10)*

10. Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu (3/15)

11. Steelstriker by Marie Lu (3/25)

12. The Night Visitor by Hildur Knútsdóttir 3/27

April (2)

13. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (4/10)*

14. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (4/13)*

May (3)

15. A Queen's Game by Katherine McGee (5/1)

16. Not Nothing by Gayle Forman (5/7)

17. Careless People: a Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams (5/18)*

June (3)

18. Prequel: an American Fight against Fascism by Rachel Maddow (6/7)*

19. Everything is Tuberculosis: the History and Persistence of our Deadliest Infection by John Green (6/13)*

20. Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertali (6/30)

July (4)

21. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (7/5)*

22. Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray (7/13)

23. Miss Liberty by Erin Moonyeen Haley (7/21)

24. Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (7/26)

August (7)

25. I Hate You Fuller James by Kelly Anne Blount (8/7)

26. A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya (8/10)

27. Snoop by Gordon Korman (8/14)*

28. Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis by Susan Hood (8/17)*

29. El Niño by Pam Muńoz Ryan (8/21)

30. Lifeboat 5 by Susan Hood (8/23)

31. Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood (8/25)

September (3)

32. Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds (9/5)*

33. Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson (9/20)

34. (S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi (9/27)

October (5)

35. The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino (10/2)

36. The Redemption of Daya Keane by Gia Gordon (10/12)*

37. Dream by Barbara O'Connor (10/17)*

38. Dive by John David Anderson (10/27)*

39. The Teacher of Nomad Land: a World War II Story by Daniel Nayari (10/30)*

November (2)

40. All Ears by Stuart Gibbs (11/5)

41. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (11/11)*

December (4)

42. A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff (12/5)

43. First Love Language by Stefany Valentine (12/9)

44. 107 Days by Kamala D. Harris (12/20)

45. We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart (12/22)

2025 Reading

 I need to get my reading mojo back. I resolved to do so on January 1. I wanted to read more and blog more about what I'm reading. Let's see how this first year of retirement shakes out.

January
1. Urban Coyotes by Mary Kay Carson (1/1)*
2. Call the Bee Doctor! How Science is Saving Honey Bees by Sandra Markle (1/2)
3. Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth (1/3)
4. When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (1/6)

5. Evidence: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson (1/11)

6. Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming (1/11)

7. Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera (1/22)

8. So-Hee and Lowy by Anna Kang (1/23)*

9. Everywhere Beauty is Harlem: the Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava by Gary Golio (1/24)*

10. Heir by Sabaa Tahir (1/25)*

11. Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt (1/29)*

February (10)

12. Bruce Saves the Planet by Ryan T. Higgins (2/5)

13. Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All by Chanel Miller (2/7)

14. Run Away with Me by Brian Selznick (2/9)

15. On Call: a Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Dr. Anthony Fauci (2/9)

16. Popcorn by Rob Harrell (2/14)*

17. That's Not Funny, David! by David Shannon (2/16)*

18. The Second Chance of Darius Logan by David F. Walker (2/17)

19. Anteaters, Bats & Boas: the Amazon Rainforest from the Forest Floor to the Treetops by Roxie Munro (2/20)*

20. First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly (2/21)

21. The Secret of Honeycake by Kimberly Newton Fusco (2/23)*

March (9)

22. Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer You (3/2)*

23. How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger (3/5)

24. Skyhunter by Marie Lu (3/10)*

25. Spelling It Out by Margaret Finnegan (3/11)

26. Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu (3/15)

27. Afia and the Land of Wonders by Mia Arajuo (3/18)

28. Steelstriker by Marie Lu (3/25)

29. The Night Visitor by Hildur Knútsdóttir (3/27)

30. The Right Call by Tommy Greenwald (3/30)*

April (3)

31. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (4/10)*

32. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (4/13)*

33. A Day at the Beach by Gary D. Schmidt and Ron Koertge (4/14)

May (6)

34. A Queen's Game by Katherine McGee (5/1)

35. Not Nothing by Gayle Forman (5/7)

36. Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham (5/7)

37. Careless People: a Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams (5/18)*

38. Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson (5/ 24)*

39. Don't Cause Trouble by Arree Chung (5/ 26)*

June

40. One Step Forward by Marcie Flinchum Atkins (6/1)

41. Lover Birds by Leanne Egan (6/5)*

42. Prequel: an American Fight against Fascism by Rachel Maddow (6/7)*

43. Together, United by Tami Charles (6/9)*

44. The Gift of Words by Peter Reynolds (6/9)*

45. Everything is Tuberculosis: the History and Persistence of our Deadliest Infection by John Green (6/13)*

46. Outside by Jennifer L. Holm (6/28)

47. Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertali (6/30)

48. One Alley Summer by Annie Ylvisaker (6/30)*

July (4)

49. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (7/5)*

50. Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray (7/13)

51. Miss Liberty by Erin Moonyeen Haley (7/21)

52. Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (7/26)

August (12)

53. Here is a Book by Elisha Cooper (8/5)*

54. New Shoes for Leo by Lauren Agra Deedy (8/5)

55. Baa Haa by Audrey Perrott (8/5)

56. Ruby Bridges: a Talk with My Teacher by Ruby Bridges (8/5)

57. I Hate You Fuller James by Kelly Ann Blount (8/7)

58. A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya (8/10)

59. Faker by Gordon Korman (8/12)

60. Snoop by Gordon Korman (8/14)*

61. Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis by Susan Hood (8/17)*

62. El Niño by Pam Muńoz Ryan (8/21)

63. Lifeboat 5 by Susan Hood (8/23)

64. Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood (8/25)

September (4)

65. Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds (9/5)*

66. War Games by Alan Gratz (9/10)

67. Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson (9/20)

68. (S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi (9/27)

October (6)

69. The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino (10/2)

70. The Redemption of Daya Keane by Gia Gordon (10/12)*

71. One Wrong Step by Jennifer A. Nielsen (10/16)

72. Dream by Barbara O'Connor (10/17)*

73. Dive by John David Anderson (10/27)*

74. The Teacher of Nomad Land: a World War II Story by Daniel Nayari (10/30)*

November (3)

75. All Ears by Stuart Gibbs (11/5)

76. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (11/11)*

77. I am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew (11/12)

December

78. A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff (12/5)

79. First Love Language by Stefany Valentine (12/9)

80. Coach by Jason Reynolds (12/10)

81. A Snow Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead (12/

82. 107 Days by Kamala D. Harris (12/20)

83. The Leaving Room by Amber McBride (12/21)

84. We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart (12/22)