This was a very good month of reading for me because of some incredible book choices.  It's time to share What's on Your Nightstand with 5 Minutes for Books...a bit late.  (But my youngest has been very sick this week, so it took a while to get to this post.)

Last month I said I wanted to read five books.  I thought it wouldn't happen, but it did.  The credit does not go to me, the reader.  I was only able to read the books because they were so good and difficult to put down!
Keeping House by Margaret Kim Peterson
This was an encouraging book, written for Christians, about the day in and day out aspect of keeping house. It basically validates all that I do...and encourages me to do more.  I wrote some book inspired thoughts about hospitality here.  You might be interested in the review that prompted me to buy the book.
Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery
This was a favorite of mine!  I think I actually like Pat more than Anne!!  I was inspired and just connected well with Pat in this book, even moreso than Pat of Silverbush, linked to my review.  (This book also inspired some of those hospitality thoughts linked to above.)  Highly recommend!
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
I had heard what a great story this was, but I was still shocked as to how much it impacted me.  The story of  Louie Zamperini...a track star turned WWII prisoner of war.  I was amazed at how he resisted all of the horrors that were brought to him, and the courage in which he faced each day.  Though non-fiction, it reads like fiction, and was actually a very quick read for me, despite its length.  This book made me think of my grandfather (on a few levels) and certainly provided me with a deeper understanding as to why Japanese-Americans were so hated during WWII.  It was a history lesson like no other.  Highly recommend!
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
I read this as part of the Reading to Know Book Club.  Actually, I feel like my brain just isn't capable of understanding it at a deep level that others do, though I do understand the basics, I hope. However, I'm glad I read it.  Just this month as I was reading it, there were two Jeopardy questions related to The Scarlet Letter which I was able to answer thanks to reading it.  (Read on my Kindle Fire.)
Pioneer Girl Manuscript by Laura Ingalls Wilder
(Linked to my thoughts.)  This was the manuscript that eventually became the Little House series, in a rather rough form.

Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
Fifteen year old Penelope finds herself a governess for the first time...of three children raised by wolves.  When I completed the book I quickly went to the computer to make sure my library had book 2 in the series.  Highly recommend!  (Middle grade children's fiction.  Good for ages 8+)


Next month I intend to reread Emily of Deep Valley for the Reading to Know Book Club, my favorite book by this author.  It's actually my month of choice, and I opted to allow readers to choose any Maud Hart Lovelace book.

Other than that, I will read a biography for review and ???

What are you reading and planning to read?

~ Annette {This Simple Mom}