2020 Favorites
Such an odd year, 2020, yet I had favorites.
Here’s my annual list of (mostly) entertainment that made the year better and brought me enjoyment.
2020 Favorite Books
In my free monthly newsletter, I highlight two books I’ve particularly enjoyed in the previous four weeks.
I just looked at the books I gave five-star ratings on my Goodreads list. I don’t give five-stars very often, so here are the books I particularly liked:
Nonfiction
Becoming Elisabeth Elliott by Ellen Vaughn. I loved this biography so much, I wrote a blog post about it.
The Hunt for History by Nathan Raab. A fascinating account of a man who sells American historical items to collectors. Raab is definitely a historian as well!
The Anne of Green Gables Devotional by Rachel Dodge I wrote a blog post about this wonderful devotional as well. It’s written for both children and adult readers alike. I gave copies of it to the girls in my life.
Historical Fiction (My favorite genre)
The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin (The whole Sunrise at Normandy series is terrific!) Sarah is a friend and I love how intelligently she writes about WWII military people while melding spiritual truth into tough stories.
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park. A wonderful counterbalance to the Little House Books. What was it like to be a minority girl on the prairie?
Special mention to books written by Amanda Dykes (lyrical, mystical, historical), Roseanna M. White (the WWI series are terrific), and Laurie R. King (Ah, the clever Mary Russell Holmes!).
Straight Fiction
The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood. A most unusual story of an extraordinary boy who brought together unexpected people.
Afraid of the Light by Cynthia Ruchti. I never really understood what makes people hoard possessions until Ruchti’s insightful novel.
Movies
I didn’t see any new movies in 2020.
We liked the ones we already own!We spent the year at home watching all our old favorites.
The entire Monk series–which seems so true to life these days–made us laugh a great deal. 
