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Catch You Later, Traitor by Avi
The Dastardly Deed by Holly Grant
Dragon Overnight by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and, Emily Jenkins
Fax Me a Bagel by Sharon Kahn
Fenway and Hattie Up to New Tricks by Victoria J. Coe
The Final Kingdom by Michael Northrop
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
Hamster Princess: Whiskerella by Ursula Vernon
Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
The Maze in the Mind and the World: Labyrinths in Modern Literature by Donald Gutierrez
Miss Pickerell Harvests the Sea by Ellen MacGregor and Dora Pantell
Mr. Pants: It's Go Time! by Scott McCormick
My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #1: Twilight Sparkle by Thomas Zahler
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Noragami: Stray God Volume 4 by Adachitoka
The Other Boy by M.G. Hennessey
Ruby Lee and Me by Shannon Hitchcock
Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert
The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla
Stanley Will Probably Be Fine by Sally J. Pla
Three Years with the Rat by Jay Hosking
Voltron Legendary Defender Volume 2: The Pilgrimage by Tim Hedrick
The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry

Miscellaneous
It's Monday, What Are You Reading (February 05)
It's Monday, What Are You Reading (February 12) It's Monday, What Are You Reading (February 19)
It's Monday, What Are You Reading (February 26)
January 2018 Sources
January 2018 Summary

Road Essays
Gender in Ozma of Oz
The Splendid Dystopia in the Marvelous Land of Oz
Unmappable structures: Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

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February in Review: 02/28/18

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. The Dastardly Deed by Holly Grant
  2. Dragon Overnight by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and, Emily Jenkins
  3. Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
  4. Hamster Princess: Whiskerella by Ursula Vernon
  5. Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
  6. Miss Pickerell Harvests the Sea by Ellen MacGregor and Dora Pantell
  7. The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
  8. Noragami: Stray God Volume 4 by Adachitoka
  9. Ruby Lee and Me by Shannon Hitchcock
  10. The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla
  11. Stanley Will Probably Be Fine by Sally J. Pla
  12. Three Years with the Rat by Jay Hosking
  13. The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Fenway and Hattie Up to New Tricks by Victoria J. Coe
  2. Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
  3. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
  4. My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #1: Twilight Sparkle by Thomas Zahler
  5. The Other Boy by M.G. Hennessey
  6. Voltron Legendary Defender Volume 2: The Pilgrimage by Tim Hedrick

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Fax Me a Bagel by Sharon Kahn
  2. The Final Kingdom by Michael Northrop
  3. Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
  4. Mr. Pants: It's Go Time! by Scott McCormick
  5. Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert

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

  1. The Maze in the Mind and the World: Labyrinths in Modern Literature by Donald Gutierrez
  2. A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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

  1. Catch You Later, Traitor by Avi
  2. The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. American Street by Ibi Zoboi
  2. Dragon Overnight by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and, Emily Jenkins
  3. Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre
  4. Fenway and Hattie Up to New Tricks by Victoria J. Coe
  5. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call #1 by Kelly Thompson
  6. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call #2 by Kelly Thompson
  7. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
  8. Internet Famous by Danika Stone
  9. Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
  10. March: Book Two by John Lewis
  11. Murder Past Due by Miranda James
  12. Murder Past Due by D.R. Meredith
  13. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang;
  14. Stanley Will Probably Be Fine by Sally J. Pla
  15. Voltron Legendary Defender Vol. 2: The Pilgrimage by Tim Hedrick
    Research
  1. Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber
  2. The Kairos Mechanism by Kate Milford
  3. Three Years with the Rat by Jay Hosking
  4. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  5. The Maze in the Mind and the World: Labyrinths in Modern Literature by Donald Gutierrez
  6. Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  7. Soupy Leaves Home by Cecil Castellucci
    Library book
  1. Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South, Part 3 by Gene Luen Yang
  2. Black Ice by Andrew Lane
  3. Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle
  4. Canada And The Canadian Question by Goldwin Smith
  5. A Charm of Goldfinches and Other Wild Gatherings by Matt Sewell
  6. A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano
  7. The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
  8. How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
  9. Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert
  10. Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain
  11. The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
  12. Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero by Marissa Moss
  13. The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate by Shannon Hale
  14. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
  15. West with the Night by Beryl Markham

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / February 2018
Read vs Review by Date for 2018

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