1,000 Books Welcome

This summer (2016) I signed my infant daughter up for a program at our local library called "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten". The purpose of the program is to expose children to books and other literacy related activities before starting traditional school. Soon I will post about some of my favorite books for children. We completed the program in a few months. I decided to see how long it would take me to read 1,000 books.

Since July 20, 2016, I have read 20 books. I stopped reading in November when I was working, but now that I am a full-time stay-at-home-mom, I can get back to reading more.

Here are my top 5 books I have read so far:

1.  At the Edge of Summer by Jessica Brockmole. Clare Ross and Luc Crepet fall in love in France. WWI separates them. Post-WWI, Clare, an artist, creates masks for soldiers disfigured in the war. This book combines my love of France and history.
2. City of Women by David Gillham. Set in Berlin during WWII. Sigrid Schroeder, a housewife, joins the resistance. Competing love interests threaten Sigrid's livelihood and those she is trying to save. 
3. Girls and Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein. Fascinating and horrifying study of information girls (and boys) are presented with regarding sex. 
4. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. Takes place in Amsterdam in the 1600s. The young wife of a merchant receives a miniature replica of their house. She also begins to receive miniature versions of the house's actual inhabitants and furnishings. 
5. Marlene by C.W. Gortner. Somewhat fictionalized account of Marlene Dietrich's life. 

And an oldie but goodie. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Agatha is my favorite author and Poirot is my favorite detective. This is Poirot's first case. The adaptations with David Suchet are the only adaptations for the screen that I will watch.