2019 reads

Wasn't a terrible year for reading.  And it's nice that the kids can hear more complicated chapter books these days when we read before bed.  And road tripping for Spring Break led to some audiobooks for the first time in a long time.  Hopefully 2020 will see more books, fewer crazy internet stories.

  • The Woods
  • The Time Keeper
  • Hocus Pocus & the Sequel
  • The Legends of Greemulax
  • Still Life With Breadcrumbs
  • Stuart Little
  • Hello, Universe*
  • The Incredible Magic of Being*
  • Finding Gobi (*Audiobook)
  • The One and Only Ivan (again)
  • Matilda
  • How to Not Hate Your Husband After Kids
  • The Prince and The Guard
  • The One
  • The Elite
  • Born a Crime
  • The Selection

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