Header image with four cats and the text: Pussreboots, a book review nearly every day. Online since 1997
Now 2024 Previous Articles Road Essays Road Reviews Author Black Authors Title Source Age Genre Series Format Inclusivity LGBTA+ Artwork WIP

Recent posts


Month in review

Reviews
The American Highway by William Kaszynski
Blizzard by John Rocco
The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King
Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley
Don Eddy: The Art of Paradox by Donald B. Kuspit
The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick
Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
The Flying Squad by Edgar Wallace
George by Alex Gino
Ghoul Interrupted by Victoria Laurie
Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1: 1970s-1981 by Ed Piskor
In the Driver's Seat by Cynthia Golomb Dettelbach
Last Message by Shane Peacock
The Lincoln Highway by Michael Wallis
Magic Thinks Big by Elisha Cooper
A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris
My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
Return to Augie Hobble by Lane Smith
Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester
The Spider by Elise Gravel
A Spirited Gift by Joyce Lavene
A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris
Tommy Can't Stop! by Tim Federle
Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris
Up, Tall and High by Ethan Long
The Vacation by Polly Horvath
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Woundabout by Lev A.C. Rosen

Previous month


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

Canadian Book Challenge: 2024-2025

Beat the Backlist 2024

Ozathon: 12/2023-01/2025

Artwork
Chicken Prints
Paintings and Postcards


Privacy policy

This blog does not collect personal data. It doesn't set cookies. Email addresses are used to respond to comments or "contact us" messages and then deleted.


Comments

November in Review: 11/30/15

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Blizzard by John Rocco
  2. Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley
  3. The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee
  4. Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick
  5. Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
  6. Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1: 1970s-1981 by Ed Piskor
  7. Magic Thinks Big by Elisha Cooper
  8. A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris
  9. My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
  10. Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester
  11. The Spider by Elise Gravel
  12. Tommy Can't Stop! by Tim Federle
  13. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
  14. Woundabout by Lev A.C. Rosen

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King
  2. Ghoul Interrupted by Victoria Laurie
  3. Return to Augie Hobble by Lane Smith
  4. A Spirited Gift by Joyce Lavene
  5. A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris
  6. Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris
  7. Up, Tall and High by Ethan Long
  8. The Vacation by Polly Horvath

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. The American Highway by William Kaszynsk
  2. Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
  3. George by Alex Gino
  4. In the Driver's Seat by Cynthia Golomb Dettelbach

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

  1. Don Eddy: The Art of Paradox by Donald B. Kuspit
  2. The Flying Squad by Edgar Wallace
  3. Last Message by Shane Peacock
  4. The Lincoln Highway by Michael Wallis

    One Star (Didn't finish)

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Alienated by Melissa Landers
  2. Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
  3. Doctor Who 50th Anniversary 2: The Nameless City by Michael Scott
  4. Honey by Sarah Weeks
  5. Little Robot by Ben Hatke
  6. Omens by Kelley Armstrong
  7. The Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne Birdsall
  8. The Underground City by Jules Verne
    Research
  1. Kissing in America by Margo Rabb
  2. Off Road by Sean Murphy
    Library book
  1. Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick
  2. Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
  3. Another Kind of Hurricane by Tamara Ellis Smith
  4. Azalea, Unschooled by Liza Kleinman
  5. Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly
  6. Catch You Later, Traitor by Avi
  7. Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
  8. Cold War on Maplewood Street by Gayle Rosengren
  9. Currents by Jane Petrlik Smolik
  10. Dear Hank Williams by Kimberly Willis Holt
  11. Dolls Of Hope by Shirley Parenteau
  12. Dolls Of Hope by Shirley Parenteau
  13. Dream On, Amber by Emma Shevah
  14. Everything's Amazing (sort of) by Liz Pichon
  15. Extraordinary by Miriam Spitzer Franklin
  16. Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
  17. The Great Good Summer by Liz Garton Scanlon
  18. Habibi by Craig Thompson
  19. Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon
  20. A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
  21. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Ian Edginton
  22. How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel by Jennifer Brown
  23. Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle
  24. Kiki and Jacques by Susan Ross
  25. Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris
  26. The League of Beastly Dreadfuls by Holly Grant
  27. Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
  28. Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  29. The Magician's Secret by Carolyn Keene
  30. My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!) by Alison DeCamp
  31. The Nora Notebooks, Book 1: The Trouble with Ants by Claudia Mills
  32. Noragami: Stray God 4 by Adachitoka
  33. My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder
  34. A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
  35. Stealing the Game by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  36. Tagged by Diane C. Mullen
  37. Waiting for Unicorns by Beth Hautala
  38. A Whole New Ballgame by Phil Bildner
  39. The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry

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

Comments (0)

Name:
Email (won't be posted):
Blog URL:
Comment:

Twitter Tumblr Mastadon Flickr Facebook Facebook Contact me

1997-2024 Sarah Sammis