I’ve seen a lot of fun bookish blog tags lately, and while I haven’t jumped on all of them, I love seeing many of the books my fellow bloggers are enjoying!
Seeing so many book related posts gave me the idea for my own blog tag! So if you’re a fellow blogger and you think this post looks fun, please feel free to join in!
Alphabet Book Tag Rules:
- Link back to the original post (that would be this post!)
- Thank the blogger who tagged you or who’s post you saw.
- Write the first book you’ve read that you think of for each letter of the alphabet.
- You don’t have to go in order from A-Z but it has to be one you’ve actually read, and the first one you think of. No going back and changing your answers!
- Articles (a, an, and the) don’t count. If it’s a series, you can go by the series title or the individual books. The books can be fiction or nonfiction.
- If you haven’t read a book under a certain letter (I’m looking at you: Q,X, and Z!) you can either pick one with that letter in the title, or just pass.
Ready, go!
A.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. It’s been ages since I read this book and series, but I enjoyed it so much as a pre-teen! I read the books out of order (it was my kindle’s fault) but they are so sweet!
B.
The Baby Book by Sears. I haven’t finished this book yet, but I read a lot of it during pregnancy to help prepare for Baby J. It is such a helpful parenting book and I highly recommend it!
C.
Caddie Woodlawn by Carole Ryrie Brink. This book goes along with Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie when I think of books I loved as a little girl. One of my sisters read this book recently and it is such fun!
D.
Daring to Hope by Katie Davis Majors. The sequel to Kisses from Katie, in Daring to Hope Katie shares more of her story of living in Uganda, including gaining and losing one of her little girls and getting married and having a son of her own. No matter what trials and hurts we face, God is our hope in the midst of them.
E.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. I’m not always into Sci-Fi, but I did really enjoy this book. It’s not very long, but so well written and such an interesting story concept! The movie is pretty good as well.
F.
The Family Daughter by Sarah L. Bryant. I read this book while in high school and it was so helpful to me! While I didn’t agree with everything in the book, I loved the reminder of all the ways a daughter can make a home and be a blessing to her parents!
G.
God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew. This is an amazing story of an ordinary man from Holland who God used to smuggle thousands of Bibles behind the iron curtain. Such a great read!
H.
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. Everyone should read this book! The courage of the Ten Boom family and the faithfulness of God amidst the horrors of Nazi Germany are truly inspiring.
I.
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. It’s been a long time since I’ve read this book, but I love the story of a young girl making a living on an island alone for years. A great story of survival and adventure.
J.
Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias. While unfortunately after his death, Zacharias was found to be guilty of significant moral failures, his book showing the truths of the Christian faith was very good. God can use even the most flawed humans as tools for sharing His truths.
K.
Keeping Holiday by Starr Meade. I don’t know what to call this little book except “a Christmas allegory pilgrim’s progress.” I read it several times as a kid, and I found it so thoughtful!
L.
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. One of my favorite book series growing up was the Little House series. I loved all things pioneer, and the books are so charming and fun!
M.
M is for Mama by Abbie Halberstadt. I’ve mentioned this book a couple times in my monthly update emails, but I can’t recommend it enough to all my Mama friends out there!
N.
Narnia by C.S. Lewis. It makes me sad when I encounter people who aren’t familiar with the Narnia books or didn’t enjoy them. I have such fond memories reading them all and I think every child should read them. I even once read all 7 books in 9 days!
O.
On Writing by Stephen King. I’m not into most of Steven King’s books, but this one about the writing craft is excellent! It contains his story of how he became an author as well as some great writing tips! CW: while this is a nonfiction writing book, it is Stephen King and contains some language.
P.
Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. I wasn’t planning on including such little books in this blog tag, but the works of Beatrix Potter are too good to leave out. We own Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit is one we will have to add to Baby J’s book collection at some point. 🙂
Q. I’m going to have to pass on this one! It seems like at some point I must have read a book with Queens or Questions or Quotes in the title, I couldn’t think of any…
R.
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. This is a powerful and emotional story of love and forgiveness, and the book is so well- written too! CW: It does deal with hard topics, and while Rivers writes about them delicately I would not recommend it to readers under 16-18.
S.
Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Lewis’ imagination and knowledge of scripture come together in this unique book, a collection of letters written by demons. A reverse-physiology sort of book on how to deal with temptation.
T.
The Tale of Three Trees. This is a traditional story, but I read this version by Angela Elwell Hunt. A story about how God uses all of us, even if its not in the ways we thought.
U.
Unplanned by Abby Johnson. The true story of a former Planned Parenthood director who after witnessing an abortion became a pro-life activist. The movie is also very good, though it doesn’t capture as much of her story as the book does. CW: both the book and the movie are about abortion, and seeing an abortion is what made her change her mind, so some of it is hard to read.
V.
The Vaccine Friendly Plan by Paul Thomas. I got this book before Baby J was born and I have found it super helpful! It takes a middle ground on the vaccine discussion and explains the pros, cons, and recommendations of all the common childhood vaccines. It covers other baby and child health topics as well!
W.
Women who risk by Tom and Joanne Doyle is a collection of true stories of Christian women in Muslim families and areas and how God used their courage and faithfulness.
X.
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card. I mentioned this book in my last book tag as one that I couldn’t get into and didn’t finish. However, I know Card’s books are loved by many sci-fi readers, so if that’s you, maybe you’d enjoy it!
Y.
You Carried Me by Melissa Ohden is the author’s emotional story of learning that she was alive because of a failed abortion. She was able to piece together her story and connect with her biological mother, who was as much a victim of abortion as she was.
Z.
The Wonderful WiZard of OZ by L Frank Baum (with a cheat on the Z because I couldn’t think of any others 😉 ). My dad bought me this book while he was overseas and while I was in a Wizard of Oz musical, so even though I only read it once, it has a special place in my heart. The book is much different than the movie, but I really liked it. 🙂
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I hope you enjoyed this blog tag! I enjoyed reminiscing about all these books. Since I made up the tag, I’m not going to tag anyone, but if you’re a blogger, please join in!
Are any of these books ones you’ve particularly enjoyed? How many books have you read that start with Q, X, or Z? Let me know your answers in the comments!