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Across the Universe by Beth Revis
The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
Afterparty by Daryl Gregory
All Clear by Connie Willis
Cherry Heaven by L.J. Adlington
The Color Master: Stories by Aimee Bender
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward
Curses! Foiled Again by Jane Yolen
Ghostbusters: Total Containment by Erik Burnham
The Girls from the Revolutionary Cantina by Mike Padilla
Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book by Grumpy Cat
The Hidden Spring by Clarence Budington Kelland
Hilda and the Bird Parade by Luke Pearson
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
How to Paint a Cat by Rebecca M. Hale
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Journal of a UFO Investigator by David Halperin
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer
Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Simon's Cat in Kitten Chaos by Simon Tofield
The Summer Experiment by Cathie Pelletier
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
3 Below by Patrick Carman
Touchstone by Laurie R. King
Under the Dome by Stephen King
The Vampire's Visit by David A. Poulsen
xxxHolic Volume 13 by CLAMP

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August in Review: 08/31/14

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks
  2. Afterparty by Daryl Gregory
  3. Cherry Heaven by L.J. Adlington
  4. The Color Master: Stories by Aimee Bender
  5. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward
  6. Curses! Foiled Again by Jane Yolen
  7. Ghostbusters: Total Containment by Erik Burnham
  8. Hilda and the Bird Parade by Luke Pearson
  9. The Hidden Spring by Clarence Budington Kelland
  10. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
  11. How to Paint a Cat by Rebecca M. Hale
  12. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
  13. Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
  14. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer
  15. Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French
  16. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
  17. The Return of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
  18. Simon's Cat in Kitten Chaos by Simon Tofield
  19. Touchstone by Laurie R. King
  20. xxxHolic Volume 13 by CLAMP

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
  2. The Summer Experiment by Cathie Pelletier

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. All Clear by Connie Willis
  2. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book by Grumpy Cat
  3. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
  4. 3 Below by Patrick Carman

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

  1. The Vampire's Visit by David A. Poulsen

    One Star (Didn't finish)

  1. The Girls from the Revolutionary Cantina by Mike Padilla
  2. Journal of a UFO Investigator by David Halperin
  3. Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
  4. Under the Dome by Stephen King

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Bad Luck Girl by Sarah Zettel
  2. Blandings' Way by Eric Hodgins
  3. Cleopatra in Space #1: Target Practice by Mike Maihack
  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
  5. Divergent by Veronica Roth
  6. The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans
  7. Ink by Amanda Sun
  8. The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
  9. Monsters: An Owner's Guide by Jonathan Emmett
  10. Unfed by Kirsty McKay
  11. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
    Library book
  1. Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
  2. Blankets by Craig Thompson
  3. David Hockney: A Bigger Picture by Tim Barringer
  4. The Gray Prince by Jack Vance
  5. Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
  6. J. C. Leyendecker by Michael Schau
  7. Lost Cat by Roger Mader
  8. The Numberlys by William Joyce
  9. Outside In by Sarah Ellis
  10. Seven Wild Sisters: A Modern Fairy Tale by Charles de Lint
  11. Sin Titulo by Cameron Stewart
  12. Spacedog by Hendrik Dorgathen
  13. Sticks and Stones by Peter Kuper
  14. The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne
    Review copy

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 / August 2014
Read vs Review by Date - January / August 2014

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