A Reading Log and Book List for 2024

Mama! You need to fill your own tank, too. Reading is a way to learn, to think, to escape, and to grow. And this year, I'm setting lofty goals for my reading time. One of my favorite truths about reading is quoted below.

You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read. - Charlie Jones

So who do you aspire to be? What do you enjoy? What do you want to learn more about? There are many reading challenges that have already come out for this year, but I tend to stick to the general two category system and find books I'm intrigued by or wish to revisit in those.

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Keep it simple with Fiction and Non-Fiction if finding books for challenges overwhelms you (like it does me).

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Scroll down to get your own copy of the bookmark and my reading log for the books that really stand out for you. I filled out my bookmark and then cut it down and laminated it. If you want more of a keepsake notebook, the Reading Journal from Cultivate What Matters is beautiful and I use it for the books that just don’t let go, if you know what I mean.

I'll use my pretty gold Sharpie to check off the boxes when I finish the books, because who doesn't like checking off things as done. #momlife, right?

Spend some time on growing you. Homeschool is about learning just as much for mom as for the littles. Be intentional and model the importance of lifelong learning for your children.

And my biggest tip for getting in a lot of reading is this: Audible. I have been using audiobooks in our homeschool and personally for years. Why audio books? I can listen while I crochet, paint, or drive. We can listen as a family and I can listen on my own. Sharing stories is a great way to foster communication as your children get older.

Audible is one of the best investments I've made in my own sanity. It allows me to feed my thirst for knowledge and story while also getting other things done, because those silly dishes won't wash themselves and getting lost in a story makes laundry much more enjoyable.

Books to Read in 2024

I love historical fiction, so there is quite a lot of that on my list. I'm also revisiting a few old friends in both lists. A good book is one that is able to be read over and over with each reading bringing something new.

My fiction list (partial):

Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan (definitely one for Audible- the music makes the story)

Pilgrim’s Inn by Elizabeth Goudge

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Bradley

The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Non-Fiction Books to Read This Year

My non-fiction book list is bigger than my fiction this year. It isn't always, but I seem to be drawn more to non-fiction this year. Are you more of a fiction or non-fiction reader? This is a partial list, but these are the ones I’m most looking forward to or have enjoyed the most.

Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley

Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul

The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan

The Watchmaker’s Daughter by Larry Loftis

The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis

The Joy of the Snow by Elizabeth Goudge

Ourselves by Charlotte Mason

Impossible to Ignore by Carmen Simon

For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

The Boys in the Boat (young readers edition) by Daniel Brown

Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand

Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell

Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat by Giles Milton

The Generals by Winston Groom