2011 Read Alouds

1. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl (finished June 2011)
2. “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator” by Roald Dahl (finished July 2011)
3. “James and the Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl (finished August 2011)
4. “Matilda” by Roald Dahl (finished September 2011)
5. “Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle” by Betty MacDonald (finished September 2011)
6. “Half Magic” by Edward Eager (finished October 2011)
7. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by JK Rowling (finished November 2011)
8. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by JK Rowling (finished November 2011)
9. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by JK Rowling (finished December 2011)
10. “Misty of Chincoteague” by Marguerite Henry (finished December 2011)

 

By the Numbers

Total number of books read:  10
Total number of pages read:  2,373*
Longest book:  “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by JK Rowling (448 pages)
Shortest book:  “James and the Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl (160 pages)
Average number of books finished each month:  1.43
Month with the most number of books finished:    September, November, and December (2 each)

*Note:  If we start a book in December, but don’t finish it until January, then the book counts in the year it was finished, not the year it was started.