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September in Review: 09/30/13

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. 50 Underwear Questions by Tanya Lloyd
  2. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
  3. Daffodil by Noël Kingsbury
  4. The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman
  5. Double Shot by Diane Mott Davidson
  6. Flowers for Mrs. Harris by Paul Gallico
  7. Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling by Marvin Terban
  8. Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems
  9. Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Gail Carriger

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action by James Sturm
  2. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
  3. Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson
  4. Gulp by Mary Roach
  5. How They Croaked by Georgia Bragg
  6. Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  7. Super Boys by Brad Ricca
  8. This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
  9. Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Blameless by Gail Carriger
  2. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers by Lilian Jackson Braun
  3. The Crows of Pearblossom by Aldous Huxley
  4. Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein
  5. Mr. Flux by Kyo Maclear
  6. Song for Papa Crow by Marit Menzin
  7. Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
  8. Where Do The Animals Go When It Rains? by Janet S. Crown

    Two Stars (Finished but it was a chore to read)

  1. Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast by Bill Richardson
  2. Rooftop Cat by Frank Le Gall
  3. Trash Can Days: A Middle School Saga by Teddy Steinkellner
  4. The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E. van Vogt

    One Star (Didn't finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton by Matt Phelan
  2. Curation Nation by Steven Rosenbaum
  3. Floors by Patrick Carman
  4. Flowers for Mrs. Harris by Paul Gallico
  5. How to Moon a Cat by Rebecca M. Hale
  6. Journal of a UFO Investigator (audio) by David Halperin
  7. Shatterproof (audio) by Roland Smith
  8. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris
  9. Thud! by Terry Pratchett
  10. Trust No One (audio) by Linda Sue Park
  11. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
  12. The Whole Enchilada (audio) by Diane Mott Davidson
    Library book
  1. 1.4 by Mike A. Lancaster
  2. $20 Per Gallon: How the Rising Cost of Gasoline Will Radically Change Our Lives by Christopher Steiner
  3. 1607: A New Look at Jamestown by Karen E. Lange
  4. The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
  5. Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars by Daniel Pinkwater
  6. Cars Galore by Peter Stein
  7. The Cardboard Valise by Ben Katchor
  8. Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan
  9. Hilda and the Bird Parade by Luke Pearson
  10. It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle
  11. Let's Call It Canada: Amazing Stories of Canadian Place Names by Susan Hughes
  12. Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors
  13. Ollie and Claire by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
  14. Ostrich and Lark by Marilyn Nelson
  15. Pippi Moves In by Astrid Lindgren
  16. Saltwater Taffy by Eric Delabarre
  17. Wandering Son: Volume 01 by Shimura Takako
  18. Voltron Force, Vol. 3: Twin Trouble by Brian Smith
  19. Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park
  20. You Are a Lion! And Other Fun Yoga Poses by Taeeun Yoo
  21. Zen Attitude by Sujata Massey
  22. Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz
    Review copy
  1. The Art of Flying by Judy Hoffman
  2. The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra Markle
  3. The Last Sewer Ball by Steven Schindler
  4. Waluk by Emilio Ruiz
  5. Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World by Ann Downer

5 = all new books, -4 = all to be reads. The goal is to be as close to -4 as possible.

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / September 2013

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