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Reviews
The Adventures of Tittletom by Ellis Credle
Afternoon on the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne
Alex and Lulu by Lorena Siminovich
Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel
Beautiful Yetta by Daniel Pinkwater
Boats: Speeding! Sailing! Cruising! by Patricia Hubbell
Boundaries of Home by Doug Aberley
Brownie and Pearl Get Dolled Up by Cynthia Rylant
The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg
The Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine
Forever by Rachel Pollack
Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 by Eric Wight
Harriet's Halloween Candy by Nancy Carlson
A History of Cadmium by Elizabeth Bourne
Knitty Kitty by David Elliott
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker
The Long Retreat by Robert Reed
Looking for Jake by China Miéville
Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower
Make-Believe by Michael Reaves
The Octonauts and the Frown Fish by Meomi
One to Nine by Andrew Hodges
Raiders' Ransom by Emily Diamand
The Secret of the Old Clock by Caroline Keene
Sector 7 by David Wiesner
The Tarot Cafe #3 by Sang-Sun Park
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood
Waiting for the Phone to Ring by Richard Bowes
Waking Up Wendell by April Stevens
What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla
When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden

Rating System

5 stars: Completely enjoyable or compelling
4 stars: Good but flawed
3 stars: Average
2 stars: OK
1 star: Did not finish

Reading Challenges

My Kind of Mystery Reading Challenge 2017 February - January 2017-8

10 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

10 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books: 12/03/10

These are my ten favorite science fiction and fantasy books read this year. They weren't all published this year but they are readily available. Most of them I checked out from my local library.

10 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for 2010

10. The Sunless Countries (Virga #4) by Karl Schroeder (2009)

9. Nightwings by Robert Silverberg (1968)

8. D. A. by Connie Willis (2007)

7. Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby (2009)

6. The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint: (2009)

5. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi (2008)

4. Veracity by Laura Bynum (2010)

3. The Maze Runner by James Dashner (2009)

2. Mary Modern by Camille Deangelis (2007)

1. Un Lun Dun by China Mieville (2007)

Comment #1: Saturday, December, 4, 2010 at 22:39:43

I've only heard of 1 of them and I definitely haven't read any of them before. :-)

I'll keep them in mind when looking for books to read.

Comment #2: Friday, December 10, 2010 at 14:02:23

Pussreboots

Great. I hope you enjoy them if you do read them.