As a librarian, I’m obligated to read certain books in order to keep on top of trends and be able to advise customers. According to my Goodreads account, in 2013 I read 33 books (10267 pages), which would be about 2.75 books per month. That seems low to me as I thought I had read more.
In 2014 I’ll plan to round that up to 3 books a month, for a total of 36 books. I've outlined my reading list below and you can also follow me at https://www.goodreads.com/Kristina_MLS
Plan to Read
1 on Marriage
1 on caring for older parents
Job Related Reading
Book Club 8
February Before I go to sleep, by S. J. Watson ✓
March Flight behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver ✓
April The red tent, by Anita Diamant ✓
May Through black spruce, by Joseph Boyden ✓
Award Winners 3
Canada Reads nominee/winner
Keep Toronto Reading selection
Forest of Reading
More info here
Blue Spruce (K-2) 4
I Dare You Not To Yawn, by Helene Boudreau, Serge Bloch ✓
If You Hold A Seed, by Elly MacKay
Oddrey, by Dave Whamond ✓
This Is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen
Silver Birch (Gr 3-6) 3
Express (Gr 3-4)
Cryptic Canada: Unsolved Mysteries From Coast To Coast, by Natalie Hyde, Matt Hammill
Jason’s Why, by Beth Goobie
When I Get Older: The Story Behind “Wavin’ Flag”, by K’Naan with Sol Guy, Rudy Gutierrez
FICTION (Gr 5-6) 2
Record Breaker, by Robin Stevenson
Ultra, by David Carroll
NON-FICTION (Gr 5-6) 4
Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World by Susan Hughes
Our Rights: How Kids Are Changing the World, by Janet Wilson
The World In Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods by Claire Eamer, Sa Boothroyd
Warriors and Wailers: One Hundred Ancient Chinese Jobs You Might Have Relished or Reviled, by Sarah Tsiang, Martha Newbigging
Between Heaven and Earth, by Eric Walters
White Pine (YA) 2
FICTION
Live To Tell, by Lisa Harrington
My Book of Life By Angel, by Martine Leavitt
NON-FICTION 1
The Secret of the Blue Trunk, by Lise Dion, Liedewij Hawke ✓
Evergreen (Adult) 4
Indian Horse, by Richard Wagamese
Tell It to the Trees, by Anita Rau Badami
The Winter Palace: a Novel of Catherine the Great, by Eva Stachniak
Golden Oak (new Adult readers) 2
Emily Included, by Kathleen McDonnell
My Name is Parvana, by Deborah Ellis
I think you'll like People of the Book. It was the first I read of Brooks a couple of years ago, and it was quite good. I found it a fascinating read, and it kept me turning the pages. Considering I was doing the MISt at the time, that's saying something!
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