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Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Big Hairy Drama by Aaron Reynolds
Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
Culture is Our Business by Marshall McLuhan
Drood by Dan Simmons
Emily and the Strangers Volume 1 by Rob Reger
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached
The Isobel Journal by Isobel Harrop
Language and Art in the Navajo Universe by Gary Witherspoon
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye
Mad Scientist by Jennifer L. Holm
A Midsummer Tights Dream by Louise Rennison
Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton
Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
Once Upon a Curse by E.D. Baker
101 Things I Hate About Your House by James Swan
The People Inside by Ray Fawkes
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi
Strange Fruit, Volume 1 by Joel Christian Gill
Unicorns? Get Real! by Kathryn Lasky
Unthinkable by Nancy Werlin
Whiteoaks of Jalna by Mazo de la Roche
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Zombelina by Kristyn Crow

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February in Review: 02/28/15

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
  2. Big Hairy Drama by Aaron Reynolds
  3. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
  4. Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
  5. Emily and the Strangers Volume 1 by Rob Reger
  6. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
  7. A Midsummer Tights Dream by Louise Rennison
  8. Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
  9. Strange Fruit, Volume 1 by Joel Christian Gill
  10. Unicorns? Get Real! by Kathryn Lasky
  11. Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
  12. Zombelina by Kristyn Crow

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi
  2. I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached
  3. Language and Art in the Navajo Universe by Gary Witherspoon
  4. Mad Scientist by Jennifer L. Holm
  5. Once Upon a Curse by E.D. Baker
  6. The People Inside by Ray Fawkes
  7. Whiteoaks of Jalna by Mazo de la Roche

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Culture is Our Business by Marshall McLuhan
  2. Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
  3. The Isobel Journal by Isobel Harrop
  4. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye
  5. Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi

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

  1. Drood by Dan Simmons
  2. Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton

    One Star (Didn't finish)

  1. 101 Things I Hate About Your House by James Swan
  2. Unthinkable by Nancy Werlin

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
  2. The Flying Squad by Edgar Wallace
  3. The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
  4. The Martian by Andy Weir
  5. Moby-Dick: An Ocean Primer by Jennifer Adams
  6. Quest by Aaron Becker
  7. Rain by Amanda Sun
  8. Thursdays with the Crown by Jessica Day George
    Library book
  1. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  2. Culture Is Our Business by Marshall McLuhan
  3. Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle
  4. Fox's Garden by Princesse Camcam
  5. Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1: 1970s-1981 by Ed Piskor
  6. Iron Ties by Ann Parker
  7. Lovely: Ladies of Animation by Lorelay Bove
  8. My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
  9. Painting with a Lens by Rod Deutschmann and Robin Deutschmann
  10. Rust Vol. 3: Death of the Rocket Boy by Royden Lepp
  11. Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  12. Sock Monkey Goes To Hollywood: A Star Is Bathed by Cece Bell
  13. Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester
  14. A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris
  15. The World Midnight Mystery by Rebecca McCarthy
  16. You and Me by Susan Verde
    Review copy
  1. Tommy Can't Stop! by Tim Federle

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 / February 2015
Read vs Review by Date - January / February 2015

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