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Amulet 7: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi
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Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates
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Cat In The City by Julie Salamon
Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
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The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Ellen's Lion: Twelve Stories by Crockett Johnson
Food Wars!, Vol. 1 by Yuuto Tsukuda
Fridays with the Wizards by Jessica Day George
Ghostbusters: Mass Hysteria! Part 2 by Erik Burnham
A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris
Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
The Locksmith issue 1 by Terrance Grace
Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
A Most Unique Machine by George S. May
My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #4: Fluttershy by Barbara Randall Kesel
My Little Pony Micro-Series: #6 Applejack by Bobby Curnow
Oz: Road to Oz by Eric Shanower
Paper Towns by John Green
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
RoadFrames: The American Highway Narrative by Kris Lackey
Serendipity and Me by Judith L. Roth
Shoplifter by Michael Cho
Sparky! by Jenny Offill
Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins
To Be A Cat by Matt Haig

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May in Review: 05/31/16

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Amulet 7: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi
  2. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow Part 2 by Gene Luen Yang
  3. The Circle of Lies by Crystal Velasquez
  4. The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
  5. Fridays with the Wizards by Jessica Day George
  6. Ghostbusters: Mass Hysteria! Part 2 by Erik Burnham
  7. Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris
  8. Oz: Road to Oz by Eric Shanower
  9. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
  10. Shoplifter by Michael Cho
  11. Sparky! by Jenny Offill

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. Babymouse: Dragonslayer by Jennifer L. Holm
  2. Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates
  3. Cat In The City by Julie Salamon
  4. Ellen's Lion: Twelve Stories by Crockett Johnson
  5. Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
  6. The Locksmith issue 1 by Terrance Grace
  7. Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  8. My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #4: Fluttershy by Barbara Randall Kesel
  9. RoadFrames: The American Highway Narrative by Kris Lackey
  10. Serendipity and Me by Judith L. Roth
  11. Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins
  12. To Be A Cat by Matt Haig

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Camp Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm
  2. Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
  3. Food Wars!, Vol. 1 by Yuuto Tsukuda
  4. My Little Pony Micro-Series: #6 Applejack by Bobby Curnow
  5. Paper Towns by John Green

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

  1. Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
  2. A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
  3. A Most Unique Machine by George S. May

    One Star (Didn't finish)

Books by Age

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 3 by Gene Luen Yang
  2. Fridays with the Wizards by Jessica Day George
  3. The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
  4. Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
  5. The Marvels by Brian Selznick
  6. Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
  7. PopCo by Scarlett Thomas
  8. Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates
  9. Rutabaga the Adventure Chef: Book 2: Feasts of Fury by Eric Colossal
  10. The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
  11. Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride by Lucy Knisley
  12. The Woman-Haters by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
    Research
  1. The Isle by Jordana Frankel
  2. Road Trip by Gary Paulsen
  3. On the Trail to Sunset by Thomas William Wilby
    Library book
  1. The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler
  2. That Book Woman by Heather Henson
  3. Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman
  4. Cleopatra in Space #2: The Thief and the Sword by Mike Maihack
  5. Drunk Tank Pink by Adam Alter
  6. Fax Me a Bagel by Sharon Kahn
  7. Froodle by Antoinette Portis
  8. How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein
  9. Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill
  10. Red Leech (aka Rebel Fire) by Andrew Lane
  11. Stop the Train! by Geraldine McCaughrean
  12. Supernaturally by Kiersten White
  13. Who Is AC? by Hope Larson
  14. You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day

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 / May 2016
Read vs Review by Date for 2016

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