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Are We There Yet? by Nina Laden
Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat
Cats on Track by Lisa Martin and Valerie Martin
The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas
Egg by Kevin Henkes
Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli and David Wiesner
The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki
The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
The Hudson by Carl Lamson Carmer
Kitchener Waterloo: A Guidebook from Memory edited by Robert Motum
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
My Pet Human by Yasmine Surovec
My Pet Human Takes Center Stage by Yasmine Surovec
Over Easy by Mimi Pond
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio
The 65-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh
Star Scouts by Mike Lawrence
Stop the Train! by Geraldine McCaughrean
Strangers on a Train by Carolyn Keene
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley
Traveling Light by Lynne Branard
The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh
Vampires on the Run by C.M. Surrisi
XVI by Julia Karr

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 3)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 10)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 17)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 24)
March 2017 Inclusive Reading Report
March 2017 ROOB and News
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April in Review: 04/30/17

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Are We There Yet? by Nina Laden
  2. Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat
  3. Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli and David Wiesner
  4. The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki
  5. The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown
  6. The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
  7. Kitchener Waterloo: A Guidebook from Memory edited by Robert Motum
  8. Landline by Rainbow Rowell
  9. My Pet Human by Yasmine Surovec
  10. My Pet Human Takes Center Stage by Yasmine Surovec
  11. Over Easy by Mimi Pond
  12. The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio
  13. The 65-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
  14. Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
  15. Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh
  16. Strangers on a Train by Carolyn Keene
  17. Traveling Light by Lynne Branard
  18. Vampires on the Run by C.M. Surrisi
  19. XVI by Julia Karr

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas
  2. Egg by Kevin Henkes
  3. The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
  4. This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
  5. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley
  6. The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Cats on Track by Lisa Martin and Valerie Martin

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

  1. The Hudson by Carl Lamson Carmer
  2. Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
  3. Star Scouts by Mike Lawrence
  4. Stop the Train! by Geraldine McCaughrean

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

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. All Four Stars by Tara Dairman
  2. The Amazing World of Gumball: After School Special by Ben Boquelet
  3. The Final Kingdom by Michael Northrop
  4. Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli and David Wiesner
  5. Giant Days Volume 3 by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Whitney Cogar
  6. Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
  7. Little Bea by Daniel Roode
  8. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  9. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
  10. Star Scouts by Mike Lawrence
  11. Vampires on the Run by C.M. Surrisi
  12. Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
    Research
  1. Instructions by Neil Gaiman
  2. Mosquitoland by David Arnold
  3. Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins by Katie McKy
  4. They came in from the road by Marjorie Starbuck
  5. Traveling Light by Lynne Branard
    Library book
  1. The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn
  2. Once Upon a Thriller (Nancy Drew Diaries #4) by Carolyn Keene
  3. Pierre the Maze Detective: The Search for the Stolen Maze Stone by Hiro Kamigaki
  4. Rumble, Vol. 1: What Color of Darkness by John Arcudi

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / April 2017
Read vs Review by Date for 2017

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