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Andre the Giant: Life and Legend by Box Brown
The Arncliffe Puzzle by Gordon Holmes
Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
Code Name Pauline by Pearl Witherington Cornioley and Kathryn J. Atwood
Dragon's Breath by E.D. Baker
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott
The Field of Wacky Inventions by Patrick Carman
Flash Forward by Robert J. Sawyer
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Skottie Young
Grizzwold by Syd Hoff
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis
The Last Sewer Ball by Steven Schindler
Let's Call it Canada: Amazing Stories of Canadian Place Names by Susan Hughes, Clive Dobson and Julie Dobson
The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Mr. Pratt's Patients by Joseph C. Lincoln
Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Return of the Player by Michael Tolkin
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Stragosky and Boris Stragosky
Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 3 by Gail Carriger
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
Trust No One by Linda Sue Park
Undead by Kirsty McKay
Voltron Force Volume 3: Twin Trouble by Brian Smith
Undead by Kirsty McKay
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
What Does the Fox Say? by Ylvis
The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies by Nell Beram

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July in Review: 07/31/14

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Andre the Giant: Life and Legend by Box Brown
  2. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
  3. Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott
  4. Flash Forward by Robert J. Sawyer
  5. Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Skottie Young
  6. A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
  7. Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis
  8. Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner
  9. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
  10. Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 3 by Gail Carriger
  11. Trust No One by Linda Sue Park
  12. Undead by Kirsty McKay
  13. Voltron Force Volume 3: Twin Trouble by Brian Smith
  14. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
  15. The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson
  16. Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
  2. Code Name Pauline by Pearl Witherington Cornioley and Kathryn J. Atwood
  3. Dragon's Breath by E.D. Baker
  4. The Field of Wacky Inventions by Patrick Carman
  5. Grizzwold by Syd Hoff
  6. Let's Call it Canada: Amazing Stories of Canadian Place Names by Susan Hughes, Clive Dobson and Julie Dobson
  7. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  8. Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
  9. What Does the Fox Say? by Ylvis

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. The Arncliffe Puzzle by Gordon Holmes
  2. The Last Sewer Ball by Steven Schindler
  3. Mr. Pratt's Patients by Joseph C. Lincoln
  4. Roadside Picnic by Arkady Stragosky and Boris Stragosky

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

  1. Trust No One by Linda Sue Park
  2. Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies by Nell Beram

    One Star (Didn't finish)

  1. The Return of the Player by Michael Tolkin

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Afoot on St. Croix by Rebecca M. Hale
  2. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part 2 by Gene Luen Yang
  3. Cherry Heaven by L. J. Adlington
  4. Death Masks by Jim Butcher
  5. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
  6. Ghostbusters Vol. 5: The New Ghostbusters by Erik Burnham
  7. Ghostbusters Vol. 6: Trains, Brains, and Ghostly Remains by Erik Burnham
  8. Ghostbusters Vol. 7: Happy Horror Days! by Erik Burnham
  9. Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
  10. Satellites in Outer Space by Isaac Asimov
  11. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
    Library book
  1. Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
  2. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
  3. The Death of Bernadette Lefthand by Ronald B. Querry
  4. Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle
  5. Sneakers, the Seaside Cat by Margaret Wise Brown
    Review copy
  1. Sufficient Ransom by Sylvia Sarno

5 = all new books, -4 = all to be reads. The goal is to be as close to -4 as possible.
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 / July 2014
Read vs Review by Date - January / July 2014

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