100+ Books in 2025 discussion

1. 11/22/63 - Stephen King

2. Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke

3. Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis

4. The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield - John McPhee

5. The BFG - Roald Dahl

6. Girl with Curious Hair - David Foster Wallace

7. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yaval Noah Harari

8. The Witches - Roald Dahl

9. The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

10. Robopocalypse - Daniel H. Wilson

3 weeks off for summer = catching up on my reading lists!

11. Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success - Angela Duckworth

12. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - CS Lewis

13. The Woodrow Wilson Dime - Jack Finney

14. Marion's Wall - Jack Finney

15. The Love of the Last Tycoon - F. Scott Fitzgerald

16. Reading Reconsidered: A Practical Guide to Rigorous Literacy Instruction - Doug Lemov, Colleen Driggs, Erica Woolway

17. Reading Nonfiction: Notice & Note; Stances, Signposts, and Strategies - Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst

18. Boy: Tales of Childhood - Roald Dahl

My, what a terrible year 2016 was in general for so many! I had so little time to read for pleasure this year, though when I did, I read far more magazines (The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs) and trade publications. I also got stuck on some difficult reads that I did not enjoy. After three in a row, I stopped instead of moving on to the next one. I started fresh, though, and I ended strongly, with a real vacation and some time to relax and just read.

19. Danny The Champion of the World - Roald Dahl

20. You Shall Know Our Velocity - Dave Eggers

21. A Hologram for the King - Dave Eggers

22. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins