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hey GL and the counting the pages is a pretty cool idea too =]
January1) From a Distance by Tamara Alexander
1/1/10-1/9/10
381 pages
2) The Scribe
1/9/10-1/14/10
5 audio discs - 6.5 hrs.
3) Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordon-Lake
1/9-1/18
303 pages (410 including study guide, author interview, and resources)
4) The Priest by Francine Rivers
1/21-1/25
5 audio discs - 6 hours
5) Callirhoe by Chariton
1/18-1/25
193 pages
Total number pages so far this year=984
Total hours listened so far this year=12.5
February6) The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper (60th Anniversary edition)
1/31-2/1
43 pages
7) Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
1/31-2/1
67 pages
8) Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
1/31-2/1
39 pages
9) The Warrior by Francine Rivers
2/4-2/8
6 hours
10) Thomas the Tank Engine: the Complete Collection by The Rev. W. Awdry
2/2-2/13
415 pages
Total number pages so far this year=1548
Total hours listened so far this year=18.5
This is a very creative and clever idea with the total of pages and hours listening. I will have to check out the books you should read before you grow up.
Kristina wrote: "This is a very creative and clever idea with the total of pages and hours listening. I will have to check out the books you should read before you grow up. "You definitely should. The books are divided by age categories, so starting off with picture books has been like a walk down memory lane. Plus I'm discovering some new ones that I somehow missed during my formative years. Thomas the Tank Engine for example.
My dad's a railfan and loves all things trains. So, not sure how that one got missed.
March11) The Wordy Shipmates - by Sarah Vowell
?-3/9
6 sound discs - 7 hours
12) Catching Fire - by Suzanne Collins
2/26-3/10
391 pages
13) The Prince - by Francine Rivers
3/9-3/14
5 sound discs - 6 hours
14) An Ethiopian Romance - by Heliodorus
3/10-3/23
277 pages
15) The Prophet by Francine Rivers
3/27-3/29
5 sound discs - 6 hours
16) Passion of Jesus Christ - John Piper
3/23-3/31
127 pages
Total number pages so far this year=2,343
Total hours listened so far this year=37.5
April 17) The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
3/30-4/10
11 sound discs - 13 hours
18) Saving Ceecee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
4/11-4/25
8 sound discs - 10 hours
19) Firefly Lane by Kristin Howard
4/18-5/4
479 pages
Total number pages so far this year=2,822
Total hours listened so far this year=60.5
May20) Intervention by Terri Blackstock
5/6-5/12
8 sound discs - 9 hours
21) A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick
5/5-5/20
387 pages
22) Though Waters Roar by Lynne Austin
5/20-5/31
430 pages
Total number pages so far this year=3,639
Total hours listened so far this year=69.5
June23) Beezus and Ramona
5/31-6/1
2 sound discs - time listed further down
24) Ramona the Pest
6/1-6/2
2 sound discs - time listed further down
25) Ramona the Brave
6/3-6/4
2 sound discs - time listed further down
26) The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson
6/1-6/5
316 pages
27) June Bug
6/5-6/6
329 pages
28) Ramona and Her Father
6/4-6/7
2 sound discs - 4.5 hrs (Ramona and her Father and Beezus and Ramona combined)
29) Ramona and her Mother
6/7-6/8
2 sound discs - 2.3 hrs.
30) The Silent Governess - by Julie Klassen
6/6-6/14
442 pages
31) The Inheritance - by Tamera Alexander
6/14-6/24
374 pages
Total number pages so far this year=5100
Total hours listened so far this year=76.3
July32) Beyond This Moment - by Tamera Alexander
6/24-7/5
397 pages
33) Ramona Quimby Age 8 - by Beverly Cleary
7/13-7/14
4.4 hrs. (in combination with Ramona the Brave)
34) The Invention of Hugo Cabret - by Brian Selznick
7/19-7/22
3 sound discs - 2.85 hours
35) The Enclave - by Karen Hancock
7/5-7/26
492 pages
Total number pages so far this year=5989
Total hours listened so far this year=83.55
August36) How Sweet it Is - by Alice J. Wisler
7/26-8/6
320 pages
37) Ramona Forever - Beverly Cleary
8/6-8/9
4 sound discs - 4.83 hours (in combination with Ramona the Pest) .83
38) Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison
8/12/10
5 sound discs - 5 hours
39) On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God - Louise Rennison
8/12-8/15
5 sound discs - 5.25 hours
40) Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nugas - Louise Rennison
8/15/10
4 sound discs - 4.25 hours
41) Ramona's World - Beverly Cleary
8/18-8/20
3 sound discs - 3.96 hours
42) Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants
8/21
4 sound discs - 4.75 hours
Total number pages so far this year=6309
Total hours listened so far this year=111.59
September43) The Storekeeper's Daughter - Wanda E. Brunstetter
8/27-9/4
8 sound discs - 9 hours
44) Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving
8/7-9/7
554 pages
45) Lavender's Blue - Kathleen Lines & Harold Jones (Ill)
9/8-9/10
180 pages
Total number pages so far this year 7043
Total hours listened so far this year 120.59
October46) Confessions of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella
9/29-10/8
10 sound discs - 11.75 hours
47) The Gift of Fear - Gavin de Becker
10/2-10/11
372 pages
48) The Help - Karen Stockett
9/11-10/22
450 pages
Total number pages so far this year 7865
Total hours listened so far this year 132.34
November49) Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
10/22-11/9
392 pages
50) The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan
10/25-11/9
12 sound discs - 14.7 hours
51) In the Company of Others - Jan Karon
11/10-11/19
12 sound discs - 13.5 hours
52) Lady in Waiting - Susan Meissner
11/9-11/30
336 pages
Total number pages so far this year 8593
Total hours listened so far this year 160.54
53) While We're Far Apart - Lynn Austin12/2-12/21
411 pages
54) MacArthur Study Bible - multiple authors, John MacArthur editor
1/1-12/31
1995 pages (I didn't read the introductory pages, but did read the appendices)
55) Keep the Change - Steve Dublanica
12/21-12/31
306 pages
Total number pages for the year 11.305
Total hours listened for the year 160.54
Them's my totals and I'm sticking by them. Happy New Year everyone!
That's a good idea -- I think I'll start keeping track of pages, and hours listened. BTW, I'm impressed with the length of No. 54.
-Read at least 50 books (audiobooks count too)
-Read the Bible through in a year
This year I'll also be counting pages read and minutes listened too - just because I'm curious.
Editing this to add:
At this point in time I'm thinking I'll be picking books from the Christy Award List, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, and 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. I'm sure other books will catch my eye too.
Good luck to everyone undertaking the 50 book challenge.
Juli