2013 Book List

Here is a list of books I read in 2013.

Classics
Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte

Evangelism
Case for a Creator- Lee Strobel
Questioning Evangelism- Randy Newman

Current Issues
Amusing Ourselves to Death- Neil Postman

Adolescent Lit.
Monster in the Hollows- Andrew Peterson
North! Or Be Eaten- Andrew Peterson
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness- Andrew Peterson
Divergent- Veronica Roth
The Mark of Athena- Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune- Rick Riordan
Inheritance- Christopher Paolini
Artemis Fowl- Eoin Colfer

* Andrew and I love the Andrew Peterson series.  If you are looking for a series to read out loud as a family, this is the one! 

Marriage, Family, and Relationships
Don't Make Me Count to Three- Ginger Plowman
Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti- Bill and Pam Farrel
Bringing up Bébé- Pamela Drukerman 
Boundaries With Teens- John Townsend
Boundaries- Henry Cloud and John Townsend

* I laughed all the way through Bringing Up Bebé.  An American woman finds herself married to a Scottish man and living in Paris.  After they have their first baby, she begins to realize that French mothers and French babies are very different than their American counterparts. Why are French babies able to sleep though the night by three or weeks of age?  How are French toddlers able to sit peacefully at the dinner table, allowing their parents to enjoy conversation together? 

Personal Growth
Feminine Appeal- Carolyn Mahaney
Nothing Is Impossible With God- Rose Marie Miller
The Envy of Eve- Melissa Kruger
The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness- Tim Keller

* The Envy of Eve was an eye opening book revealing how much and how often I covet.  I covet things, relationships, talents, life situations.  These, however, are just symptoms of a deeper problem: Lack of trust in God's goodness and God's sovereignty.