Our Sidney got student of the month this month for his school!  With his challenges, we are SO proud of him!  Way to go Sid!  This is his letter signed by Mike Rogers, our Congressman.

The books of 2011!

I read 50 (edited from 49 1-13-12--I forgot one!) books in 2011.  Up from 30 last year!  Here is a list of them.  My favorites: The Help, Matched and its sequel Crossed, Sarah's Key, Vampire Academy books, Richard Paul Evans and Nicholas Sparks' books!  :)

1. Ariana: The Making of a Queen, a novel by Rachel Ann Nunes
2. Babylon Rising Book 2: The Secret on Ararat by Tim F. LaHaye and Bob Phillips
3. Babylon Rising Book 3: The Europa Conspiracy by Tim F. LaHaye and Bob Phillips
4. Babylon Rising Book 4: The Edge of Darkness by Tim F. LaHaye and Bob Phillips
5. Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, Book 4) by Richelle Mead
6. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
7. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
8. Crossed by Ally Condie
9. Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly
10. Don't Cry Wolf by Clair M. Poulson
11. Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler
12. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
13. Frostbite (Vampire Academy, Book 2) by Richelle Mead
14. Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
15. Just Give Me a Little Piece of Quiet: 60 Mini-Retreats For a Mom's Soul by Lorilee Craker
16. Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, Book 6) by Richelle Mead
17. Letters to Malcolm Chiefly on Prayer: Reflections on The Dialogue Between Man and God by C.S. Lewis
18. Lost December: A Novel by Richard Paul Evans
19. Matched by Ally Condie
20. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
21. Miles to go: The Second Journal of the Walk Series by Richard Paul Evans
22. Murder by Design by Betsy Brannon Green
23. Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans
24. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
25. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker
26. Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, Book 3) by Richelle Mead
27. Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, Book 5) by Richelle Mead
28. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
29. Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler
30. Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler
31. The Act of Marriage: The Beauty of Sexual Love, Updated and Expanded by Tim and Beverly LaHaye
32. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
33. The Help, a novel by Kathryn Stockett
34. The History of Love: a novel by Nicole Krauss
35. The Horse and His Boy: Book 5 in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
36. The Last Battle: Book 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
37. The Magician's Nephew: Book 6 in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
38. The Maytrees: A Novel by Annie Dillard
39. The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World by Chris Stewart and Ted Stewart
40. The Most Important Thing I Know: Life Lessons from Colin Powell, Stephen Covey, Maya Angelou, and Over 75 Other Eminent Individuals compiled by Lorne A. Adrain
41. The Overton Window: A Thriller by Glenn Beck
42. ·     The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
43. The Silver Chair: Book 4 in The Chronicles of Narnia (again) by C.S. Lewis
44. The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
45. Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler
46. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
47. Wanted One Family by Deanna Edwards
48. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
49. Witch & Wizard by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
50. Witch & Wizard: The Gift (2) by James Patterson and Ned Rust
51. z...and countless children's books read over and over (think Ten Apples Up on Top and Brown Bear, Brown Bear)