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Before There Was Mozart by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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A Castle On Viola Street by Dyanne Disalvo
Charlie Anderson by Barbara Abercrombie
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong
Clover's Luck by Kallie George
Demon Volume 2 by Jason Shiga
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Felix the Railway Cat by Kate Moore
Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle
Giant Days, Volume 2 by John Allison
Happy Birthday, Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm
In the Beginning... by Arnaud Plumeri
The James: From Iron Gate to the Sea by Blair Niles
Just Us Women by Jeannette Franklin Caines
Knit Your Own Murder by Monica Ferris
The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro
Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder
No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
On Mother's Lap by Ann Herbert Scott
Peril in Paperback by Kate Carlisle
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The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George
The Specific Ocean by Kyo Maclear
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Voltron: Legendary Defender, Volume 1 by Tim Hedrick
We Found A Hat by Jon Klassen
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March in Review: 03/31/17

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Before There Was Mozart by Lesa Cline-Ransome
  2. A Castle On Viola Street by Dyanne Disalvo
  3. Demon Volume 2 by Jason Shiga
  4. Felix the Railway Cat by Kate Moore
  5. Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle
  6. Just Us Women by Jeannette Franklin Caines
  7. Knit Your Own Murder
  8. On Mother's Lap by Ann Herbert Scott
  9. The Specific Ocean by Kyo Maclear
  10. Voltron: Legendary Defender, Volume 1 by Tim Hedrick

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
  2. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
  3. Clover's Luck by Kallie George
  4. Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings
  5. Giant Days, Volume 2 by John Allison
  6. The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro
  7. No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
  8. The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation by Shannon Hale
  9. Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George
  10. The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
  11. We Found A Hat by Jon Klassen
  12. Zinnia: How the Corn Was Saved by Patricia Hruby Powell

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Charlie Anderson by Barbara Abercrombie
  2. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong
  3. My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder
  4. The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney

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

  1. Happy Birthday, Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm
  2. In the Beginning... by Arnaud Plumeri
  3. Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
  4. Peril in Paperback by Kate Carlisle

    One Star (Didn't finish or absolutely cannot recommend)

  1. The James: From Iron Gate to the Sea by Blair Niles

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
  2. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
  3. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
  4. The Candymakers and the Great Chocolate Chase by Wendy Mass
  5. Demon, Volume 2 by Jason Shiga
  6. Felix the Railway Cat by Kate Moore
  7. The Fire Cat by Esther Averill
  8. From Here to Eternity by James Jones
  9. The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
  10. Jem and the Holograms, Volume 3: Dark Jem by Kelly Thompson
  11. The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro
  12. My Pet Human Takes Center Stage by Yasmine Surovec
  13. Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George
  14. This Land I Love: Waterloo County by Carl Hiebert
  15. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley
  16. TombQuest: The Stone Warriors by Michael Northrop
    Research
  1. Anna's Corn by Barbara Santucci
  2. Feathertop: Based on the Tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne by Robert D. San Souci
  3. The Magic Cornfield by Nancy Willard
  4. Otis by Loren Long
  5. Otis and the Scarecrow by Loren Long
  6. Scarecrow Magic by Ed Masessa
  7. Zinnia: How the Corn Was Saved by Patricia Hruby Powell
    Library book
  1. Bloom by Doreen Cronin
  2. Egg by Kevin Henkes
  3. Complete Book of Baits, Rigs & Tackle by Vic Dunaway
  4. My Pet Human by Yasmine Surovec
  5. Over the Ocean by Taro Gomi
  6. XO, OX: A Love Story by Adam Rex

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / March 2017
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