it's the little things...

I still tried to read daily but less stress on myself than last year.  I think it's safe to say I'm back in the routine of reading and I love it.  Some of these were family reads--I'm so glad we've moved beyond picture books.  * were my favorites. How To Stop Time* Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse The Last Thing He Told Me Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue* Wonder Seeker Don't Put a Cactus in the Bathroom The Summer Job Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow Game On: Tempting 28 Call Us What We Carry The Four Winds Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian part of the first Bridgerton book The Supernatural Society A Gentleman in Moscow The Nest State of Terror Wish You Were Here We Were Never Here The Mysterious Benedict Society The Seven Day Switch Porch Lies The Personal Librarian* Red, White, and Royal Blue The Art of Gruene Beautiful World, Where Are You Big Panda and Tin...

It was a banner year for reading!  One of my goals was to read 21 minutes a day in 2021.  I was successful 97% of days (only missed 10).  And obviously read a lot more than 21 minutes on many days...  Really reading again (after not reading many non-kid books over the last decade) helped me feel like I was claiming something for myself.  What an idea! 1. The Girl With the Louding Voice 2. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry 3. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise 4. Better Than Before 5. To Kill a Mockingbird 6. The Twenty-One Balloons 7. Dark Water Rising 8. The Book of Lost Names 9. Diamond as Big as the Ritz (novella) 10. Fried and Prejudiced 11 & 12. Nancy Drew #1 and #3 13. Locker Hero (audiobook) 14. New Kid (audiobook) 15. Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (audiobook) 16. Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing 27 17. The Sidewalk Story 18. West With Giraffes 19. Attracting Native Pollinators 20. Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale 21. Percy J...