2014 Read Alouds

The 2014 Read Aloud Project Book List

1. “The Enchanted Castle” by E. Nesbit (finished January 2014)
2. “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton (finished February 2014)
3. “Ginger Pye” by Eleanor Estes (finished February 2014)
4. “Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell (finished March 2014)
5. “The Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum (finished March 2014)
6. “The Witches” by Roald Dahl (finished March 2014)
7. “The Mysterious Benedict Society” by Trenton Lee Stewart (finished April 2014)
8. “Bell’s Star (Horse Diaries #2)” by Alison Hart (finished April 2014)
9. “The Bad Beginning (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished April 2014)
10. “The Reptile Room (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished April 2014)
11. “The Wide Window (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished May 2014)
12. “The Miserable Mill (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished May 2014)
13. “Who Could that Be at this Hour (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished May 2014)
14. “The Austere Academy (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished May 2014)
15. “Elska (Horse Diaries #1)” by Catherine Hapka (finished May 2014)
16. “The Ersatz Elevator (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished May 2014)
17. “When Did You See Her Last? (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished June 2014)
18. “The Vile Village (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished June 2014)
19. “The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey” by Trenton Lee Stewart (finished June 2014)
20. “The Hostile Hospital (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished June 2014)
21. “The Carnivorous Carnival (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished June 2014)
22. “The Slippery Slope (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished June 2014)
23. “The Grim Grotto (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished July 2014)
24. “The Penultimate Peril (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished July 2014)
25. “The End (audiobook)” by Lemony Snicket (finished July 2014)
26. “A Bear Called Paddington (audiobook)” by Michael Bond (finished July 2014)
27. “The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma” by Trenton Lee Stewart (finished August 2014)
28. “George’s Secret Key to the Universe (audiobook)” by Lucy and Stephen Hawking (finished August 2014)
29. “The Story of Doctor Dolittle” by Hugh Lofting, edited by Kathryn Knight (finished August 2014)
30. “The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place:  The Mysterious Howling (audiobook)” by Maryrose Wood (finished August 2014)
31. “The Jungle Book (audiobook)” by Rudyard Kipling (finished August 2014)
32. “How to Train Your Dragon (audiobook)” by Cressida Cowell (finished August 2014)
33. “101 Dalmatians (audiobook)” by Dodie Smith (finished August 2014)
34. “A Long Way From Chicago” by Richard Peck (finished September 2014)
35. “How to be a Pirate (audiobook)” by Cressida Cowell (finished September 2014)
36. “Mary Poppins” by P.L. Travers (finished September 2014)
37. “The Penderwicks:  A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (audiobook)” by Jeanne Birdsall (finished September 2014)
38. “The Great Cake Mystery (audibook)” by Alexander McCall Smith (finished September 2014)
39. “Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinare!” by Polly Horvath (finished October 2014)
40. “The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (audiobook)” by Jeanne Birdsall (finished October 2014)
41. “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang:  The Magical Car” by Ian Fleming (finished October 2014)
42. “The Magician’s Elephant (audiobook)” by Kate DiCamillo (finished October 2014)
43. “Lord and Lady Bunny — Almost Royalty” by Polly Horvath (finished November 2014)
44. “The Golden Compass:  His Dark Materials (audiobook)” by Philip Pullman (finished November 2014)
45. “How to Speak Dragonese (audiobook)” by Cressida Cowell (finished November 2014)
46. “The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (audiobook)” by Jeanne Birdsall (finished November 2014)
47. “How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse (audibook)” by Cressida Cowell (finished December 2014)
48. “How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale (audiobook)” by Cressida Cowell (finished December 2014)
49. “A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons (audiobook)” by Cressida Cowell (finished December 2014)
50. “How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm (audiobook)” by Cressida Cowell (finished December 2014)
51. “The Blood of Olympus” by Rick Riordan (finished December 2014)
52. “The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery (audiobook)” by Maryrose Wood (finished December 2014)

By the Numbers

Total number of books read:  52
Total number of pages read: 13,066
Average number of books finished each month:  4
Month with the most number of books finished:  August – 7

*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.