Books I completed in June

Here are three of my girls earlier this week.  My great-granddaughter Raegan, age 2, is reading a Dr. Seuss book.  (How many of you can identify the book?  Click on the photo to enlarge it.  Ready, set, go!)  My granddaughter Cady, age 11, is holding a couple of books she had read to Raegan a few minutes earlier — a photo of Cady reading three years ago accompanies one of her book reviews for this blog.  My granddaughter Cali, age 24 as of Tuesday, has a book at her left elbow that I gave her for her birthday — Cali's degree is in English literature.

A photo of Raegan reading is at the top of my list of books I've read this year, updated book by book.  And as you can see, Raegan is still reading.  We are a bookish family.

Now, without further ado, here are the books I read during June.  Notice I completed 120 books in six months, averaging 20 a month.  That makes 240 for the year a real possibility.

JUNE

100.  Once Upon a Time There Was You ~ by Elizabeth Berg, 2011, fiction, 8/10
101.  Caleb's Crossing ~ by Geraldine Brooks, 2011, fiction (Massachusetts), 9/10
102.  Not My Daughter ~ by Barbara Delinsky, 2010, fiction (Maine), 9/10
103.  Clara and Mr. Tiffany ~ by Susan Vreeland, 2001, fiction (New York), 8/10
104.  Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise ~ by Ruth Reichl, 2005, memoir (New York), 8/10
105.  A Place to Pray: Reflections on the Lord's Prayer ~ by Roberta C. Bondi, 1998, religion, 9/10
106.  Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty ~ by G. Neri, illustrated by Randy DuBurke, 2010, graphic novel (Illinois),  8/10
107.  The Bird Sisters ~ by Rebecca Rasmussen, 2011, fiction (Wisconsin), 7/10
108.  The Coming Global Superstorm ~ by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, 2000, science, 9/10
109.  Mother Nature's Greatest Hits: The Top 40 Wonders of the Animal World ~ by Bartleby Nash, 1991, science, 8/10
110.  Bird ~ by Zetta Elliott, illustrated by Shadra Strickland, 2008, children's, 9/10
111. Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace ~ by Jen Cullerton Johnson, illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler, 2010, biography of Wangari Maathai (Kenya), 9/10
112.  The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible ~ by A. J. Jacobs, 2007, memoir/religion, 9/10
113.  The Year of Magical Thinking ~ by Joan Didion, 2005, memoir, 8/10
114.  Go and Come Back ~ by Joan Abelove, 1998, fiction (Peru), 9/10
115.  The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University ~ by Kevin Roose, 2009, memoir (Virginia), 9/10
116.  75 Years: A History of East Lake United Methodist Church 1908-1983 ~ by Bonnie Setliffe Jacobs, 1983, history, 5/10
117.  Animals Are the Funniest People ~ by Professor Percy Niwrad, 1976, humor, 6/10
118.  The English Teacher ~ by Lily King, 2005, fiction (Maine), 9.5/10
119.  The Faded Flower ~ by Paul McCusker, 2001, fiction (Pennsylvania), 8/10
120.  Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations and Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots ~ compiled by Autumn Stephens, 1993, 1996, women's studies, 8/10

June favorite (#118)

8 fiction
1 children's
1 graphic novels
1 history
1 humor
5 memoir / biography
1 religion
2 science
1 women's studies
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Total = 21