{"id":15291,"date":"2019-01-10T11:30:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=15291"},"modified":"2019-04-10T11:28:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T15:28:35","slug":"thirty-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=15291","title":{"rendered":"Thirty Books"},"content":{"rendered":"
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30 Must-Read Books for 2019<\/p><\/div>\n

I picked these 30 “must-read” books<\/a> based mostly on size. I wanted all of them to be conveniently located on the same area of shelf, and this is what fit. I think it’s a nice selection, though. There’s a lot of YA, which is quick reading, but also some novels intended for an adult audience, plus several non-fiction works and a couple of classics. All of these books have probably been in my possession for at least a year, and some for over ten years. Some have come so highly recommended that it’s just plain silly that I haven’t read them yet. It’s time for all of them to prove their worth.<\/p>\n

The rules: I must read all of these books by the end of 2019. I can read them in any order. If I don’t like a book, I can bail on it, but then I have to give the book away.<\/p>\n

Here are the 30 books in list form, so that I can cross them off as I finish them:<\/p>\n

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  1. Mrs. Thistlebottom’s Hobgoblins<\/em> by Theodore M. Bernstein<\/li>\n
  2. The Book Thief<\/em> by Markus Zusak<\/li>\n
  3. The Ghost Map<\/em> by Steven Johnson<\/li>\n
  4. The Big House<\/em> by George Howe Colt<\/li>\n
  5. The God of Small Things<\/em> by Arundhati Roy<\/li>\n
  6. Word by Word<\/em> by Kory Stamper<\/del> (finished)<\/li>\n
  7. Common Sense<\/em> by Thomas Paine<\/li>\n
  8. King of Shadows<\/em> by Susan Cooper<\/li>\n
  9. The Colorado Kid<\/em> by Stephen King<\/li>\n
  10. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry<\/em> by Mildred D. Taylor: On list of Top 100 Children’s Books<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  11. Hatchet<\/em> by Gary Paulsen: On list of Top 100 Children’s Books<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  12. Bridge to Terabithia<\/em> by Katherine Paterson: On list of Top 100 Children’s Books<\/a>. I<\/li>\n
  13. Number the Stars<\/em> by Lois Lowry: On list of Top 100 Children’s Books<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  14. The Slave Dancer<\/em> by Paula Fox<\/li>\n
  15. Telling True Stories<\/em> edited by Mark Kramer and Wendy Call<\/li>\n
  16. Learned Optimism<\/em> by Martin E. P. Silgman<\/li>\n
  17. Smiles to Go<\/em> by Jerry Spinelli<\/li>\n
  18. Witch Week<\/em> by Diana Wynne Jones<\/li>\n
  19. Maniac Magee<\/em> by Jerry Spinelli: On list of Top 100 Children’s Books<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  20. Flush<\/em> by Carl Hiaasen<\/li>\n
  21. Of Cabbages and Kings<\/em> by Marguerite Hurrey Wolf<\/li>\n
  22. The Sound and the Fury<\/em> by William Faulkner<\/li>\n
  23. The Uncommon Reader<\/em> by Alan Bennett<\/li>\n
  24. Time and the Art of Living<\/em> by Robert Grudin<\/del> (finished)<\/li>\n
  25. Jenny and the Cat Club<\/em> by Esther Averill<\/del> (finished)<\/li>\n
  26. Love, Stargirl<\/em> by Jerry Spinelli<\/li>\n
  27. The Midnight Folk<\/em> by John Masefield<\/del> (decided not worth reading)<\/li>\n
  28. Beyond the Laughing Sky<\/em> by Michelle Cuevas<\/li>\n
  29. Jazz<\/em> by Toni Morrison<\/li>\n
  30. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<\/em> by Jonathan Safran Foer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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