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Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
The Amazing World of Gumball: After School Special by Ben Boquelet
Anna's Corn by Barbara Santucci
The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn
The Better Country by Dallas Lore Sharp
Boy Dumplings by Ying Chang Compestine
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
California by Edan Lepucki
Camera and Lens by Ansel Adams
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Cleopatra in Space: The Thief and the Sword by Mike Maihack
Draw! by Raúl Colón
Giant Days, Volume 3 by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Whitney Cogar
Goodnight June by Sarah Jio
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord
I Love Him to Pieces by Evonne Tsang
Jem and the Holograms, Volume 2: Viral by Kelly Thompson
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
Scarecrow Magic by Ed Masessa
The 78-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Tagged by Diane C. Mullen
This Land I Love: Waterloo County by Carl Hiebert
Waiting is Not Easy! by Mo Willems
Witches' Bane by Susan Wittig Albert
XO, OX: A Love Story by Adam Rex

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Mapping the roads of the American nightmare
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May in Review: 05/31/17

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
  2. California by Edan Lepucki
  3. Cleopatra in Space: The Thief and the Sword by Mike Maihack
  4. Giant Days, Volume 3 by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Whitney Cogar
  5. Goodnight June by Sarah Jio
  6. Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord
  7. I Love Him to Pieces by Evonne Tsang
  8. Jem and the Holograms, Volume 2: Viral by Kelly Thompson
  9. A List of Cages by Robin Roe
  10. Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
  11. Scarecrow Magic by Ed Masessa
  12. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
  13. The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
  14. This Land I Love: Waterloo County by Carl Hiebert

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Anna's Corn by Barbara Santucci
  2. Boy Dumplings by Ying Chang Compestine
  3. Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
  4. Camera and Lens by Ansel Adams
  5. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon by Frank Cottrell Boyce
  6. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
  7. The 78-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
  8. Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
  9. Waiting is Not Easy! by Mo Willems

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. The Amazing World of Gumball: After School Special by Ben Boquelet
  2. Draw! by Raúl Colón
  3. The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
  4. Witches' Bane by Susan Wittig Albert

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

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

  1. The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn
  2. The Better Country by Dallas Lore Sharp
  3. Tagged by Diane C. Mullen
  4. XO, OX: A Love Story by Adam Rex

Books by Age

Books by Source

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
  2. The Amazing Crafty Cat by Charise Mericle Harper
  3. Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen
  4. Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
  5. California by Edan Lepucki
  6. An Elephant is Not a Cat by Alvin Tresselt
  7. Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton
  8. Ghostbusters 101 #1 by Erik Burnham
  9. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson
  10. Max Versus The Cube by Hanne Türk
  11. Merman in My Tub, Vol. 1 by Itokichi
  12. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
  13. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
  14. Real Friends by Shannon Hale
  15. Showing Off by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
  16. The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
  17. Storm by Amanda Sun
  18. Sunflower House by Eve Bunting
    Research
  1. American Road Narratives: Reimagining Mobility in Literature and Film by Ann Brigham
  2. The City As Catalyst: A Study Of Ten Novels by Diana Festa-McCormick
  3. The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill
    Library book
  1. Hilda and the Stone Forest by Luke Pearson
  2. A List of Cages by Robin Roe
  3. Sabotage at Willow Woods by Carolyn Keene
  4. Winter Wonders by Kate Hannigan

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

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