This is partially for you. Partially for me. I finally read some books this past year & I can honestly say I enjoyed every book on the list - otherwise I wouldn’t have finished it.

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I am staring my favorites & I’ll try to write a little blurb too. I can attribute reading all these to the books on tape - check your library! This is super helpful. And joining a book club - which helped push me to read more.

***Dancing with Max / Emily Colson

I got to meet Emily at a graduation party this year - she is a phenomenal human being. If you love someone with a disability…care about people with disabilities…want to support a friend that is a parent of someone with disabilities…this is a great read.

**Everybody Always / Bob Goff

I didn’t LOVE his first book, but this one is a great! And I wish I had the guts to have a parade for my neighbors.

**The Boston Girl / Anne Diamant

I love books about where I live - this is a great one! Historical fiction.

The Great Alone / Kirsten Hannah

Listened on book on tape. Very fascinating, heart-wrenching story.

This is Where you Belong / Melody Warnick

This is based in the town I grew up in. Really great book if you are trying to figure out how to love where you live.

The Art Forger / B.A. Shapiro

Very interesting story on the Isabella Gardner museum heist! Fiction, but the heist is super interesting if you haven’t read about it - look it up!

Braving the Wilderness / Brene Brown

Everything Brene writes about is compelling - this is no exception.

Girl, Wash Your Face / Rachel Hollis

good kick in the pants book

A Simplified Life / Emily Ley

Helpful….not life changing for me. Its a pretty book though.

The Woman in Cabin 10 / Ruth Ware

A good creepy read

100 Days to Brave / Annie Downs

great devotional - highly recommend!

Raising Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargin / Thomas Lickona

Helpful - very good read!

Good Harbor / Anne Diamant

Another good local read - Good Harbor is a beach North of Boston. Anne Diamant is very talented author.

**Orphan Train / William Morrow

Historical fiction might be my favorite subject. Very sad & interesting time in our country’s history.

One & Only / Emily Giffin

All We Ever Wanted / Emily Giffin

The Sacred Enneagram / Christopher L. Heuertz

First Comes Love / Emily Giffin

**The Middle Place / Kelly Corrigan

True story of a woman sandwiched between the time of caring for her kids & caring for her aging parents, while fighting cancer. I really loved this one too.

**Cozy Minimalist / Myquillin Smith