September Books

Today I am sharing the books I read in September.

Here are my reading goals for 2023:
1. Read 250 books. This includes the books I read to the kids, audiobooks, and anything I read for myself. 155 DONE
2. Read twelve (new to me) classics/award-winners. 4 DONE
3. Read twelve self-help/education books. 10 DONE
4. Re-read thirty books. There are so many good books I have been meaning to re-read, so this is my goal to help with that! 13 DONE

A few formatting notes:
1. I have inserted pictures as well as Amazon links to the books I enjoyed most for the month so that it is easier to read more about each book if you are interested. Hopefully, your local library system will carry most of these.
2. If I completed a more detailed review of any of these books, I included a review link after my comments.
3. If a book is not available yet, you will see the publication date in parenthesis after my comments.
4. I have rated each book using a bold numbered star after each comment.

The rating system is as follows:
*5-This book was so good, I either bought it, or think it is worth buying. I am pretty picky about the books I buy, so this is as good as it gets!
*4-This book was worth reading, but not necessarily worth buying-look for these books at your local library
*3-This book was just OK. I wouldn’t need to read it again.
*2-Don’t bother
*1-There probably won’t be any of these, because if it was THIS bad, I wouldn’t finish it. 🙂

Ooh….another really light reading month. I read a few books to the kids, and a couple of really good novels for myself, but that was about it.

Here is what I read in September:

1. Peanut Butter’s First Day of School by Terry Border-the kids really like this one *3
2. Arthur’s Back to School Day by Lillian Hoban-a classic for back to school *4
3. Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson-still one of our favorites *4

4. What You Wish For by Katherine Center-this was a fantastic read. I loved it! *5
5. How to Walk Away by Katherine Center-another really good one! *4
6. Devil’s Food Cake Murder (Hannah Swenson #14) by Joanne Fluke-good *4
7. Elisabeth Elliot: Joyful Surrender by Janet Benge-very good *4
8. I Am Hungry by Michael Rosen-I did not understand this book *2
9. Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers by Kathi Appelt-pretty interesting *3
10. Rocks in His Head by Carol Otis Hurst-good! *4

This month I read four books to the kids, and I read/listened to three books just for me. I read three picture books to myself for review.

For the year, I have read forty-two books to the kids and seventy-nine books just for me. I’ve also read thirty-four picture books to myself for review.

That’s it for today. I will share my October books the first Tuesday in November!