A Year in Books: 2014

At last, I have found the time to share my year in books for 2014! 

*=I would read this book again
**=I had already read this book once before

January:
1. Meet Me in St. Louis (Sally Benson)


February:
2. The Little Woman (Gladys Aylward)*

3. Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)*

4. Northpointe Chalet (Debra White Smith)


March:
5. Isobel Kuhn: The Canadian Girl Who Felt God's Call to the Lisu People of China (Lois Hadley Dick)*

6. Richard II (William Shakespeare)

7. Searcher for God (Joyce Reason)*

8. Child Star (Shirley Temple Black)*


April:
9. Bringing Up Boys (James Dobson)

10. As You Like It (William Shakespeare)*

11. Amy Carmichael: Let the Little Children Come (Lois Hadley Dick)


May:
12. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: An Autobiographical History of Christian Missions (Ruth A. Tucker)*

13. It's A Wonderful Life: Serving God Joyfully in Marriage and in Ministry (Terrie, Chappell)

14. Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea (L. M. Montgomery)*


June:
15. The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)

16. The White Flower (Grace Livingston Hill)*

17. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Agatha Christie)*


July:
18. Education of a Wandering Man (Louis L'Amour)*

19. Mustang Man (Louis L'Amour)

20. The Clue of the Broken Locket (Carolyn Keene)**

21. Just for the Bride (Jacinta O'Halloran)

22. Honey for a Child's Heart: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life (Gladys Hunt)*


August:
23. Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married (Gary Chapman)

24. With This Ring: Promises to Keep (Joanna Weaver)

25. Twelve Unlikely Heroes: How God Commissioned Unexpected People in the Bible and What He Wants to Do With You (John MacArthur)

26. Julie (Catherine Marshall)

27.The Perfect Wedding: Inviting the Author of Romance to Make Your Day Beautiful (Eric and Leslie Ludy) 


September:
28. Dash (Kirby Larson)

29. The Magic of Ordinary Days (Ann Howard Creel)*

30. Best Friends Forever: A World War II Scrapbook (Beverly Patt)

31. Christy (Catherine Marshall)**

32. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Betty MacDonald)


October: 
 33. The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)*

34. Forsaken Dreams (MaryLu Tyndall)

35. Double Take (Melody Carlson)

36. Keep Smiling Through (Ann Rinaldi)

37. Lemony Snicket: An Unauthorized Autobiography (Lemony Snicket)

38. Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God Alone (Elyse M. Fitzpatrick)

39. I Am An American: A True Story of Japanese Internment (Jerry Stanley)

40. Hattie Big Sky (Kirby Larson)


November:
41. A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live (Emily P. Freeman)*


December:
42. Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune (Stratton C. Murrell)

43. Winnie-the-Pooh (A. A. Milne)*

44. Diamonds in the Dust: 366 Sparkling Devotions (Joni Eareckson Tada)

45. When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy (John Piper)


In addition to the list above, I also read many children's books and several selections from Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, such as Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth. This was completed for Shakespeare class, and for American Literature I read various short stories, poems, and selections from such authors as Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sarah Orne Jewett, Jonathan Edwards, Robert Frost, e. e. cummings, Robert Paine, and Jack London, just to name a few. There were also assigned readings for American History and other classes. 
As usual, what I read throughout the year added much to my life. I truly believe I might die without books. Praise God for them!
My goal for 2015 is to complete 50 books. I'm at 8 so far :)