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An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley
Alienated by Melissa Landers
American Panda by Gloria Chao
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
Book Clubbed by Lorna Barrett
The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro
Cold War on Maplewood Street by Gayle Rosengren
A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano
Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre
A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O'Leary
Giant Days, Volume 6 by John Allison
Internet Famous by Danika Stone
The Kairos Mechanism by Kate Milford
Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
Monsters Beware! by Jorge Aguirre
Out of Tune by Gail Nall
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison
The Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne Birdsall
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd
A Side of Sabotage by C.M. Surrisi
Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami
Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs
Sweet Tooth: Deluxe Edition, Book One by Jeff Lemire
Topsy-Turvies: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination by Mitsumasa Anno
The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh
The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown

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February 2018 Sources
February 2018 Summary
It's Monday, what are you reading (March 05) It's Monday, what are you reading (March 12) It's Monday, what are you reading (March 19) It's Monday, what are you reading (March 26)

Road Essays
Introduction to the road narrative project
Metaphoric language of marginalized travelers
Place Character Shibboleth: Towards an understanding of bypass stories
Rethinking Urban Fantasy: Where is Nagspeake?
Road trip to the underworld: the Nome King and Hades

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (March 19): 03/19/18

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (March 05)
Hosted by Kathryn of Book Date.

It's been a week of rain and we're expecting another week of rain. We did have a break today.

I know it looks like I got a ton read but until yesterday, I only had two finished. A couple other books that I've been slowly working on finished on the same day. The Nancy Drew and the map book were both short.

What I read:

The Troubleshooter's Guide to Do-It-Yourself Genealogy The Phantom of Nantucket Don't Cosplay with my Heart The Left-Handed Fate The Case for Jamie The Once Upon a Time Map Book Does My Head Look Big in This?

  • The Troubleshooter's Guide to Do-It-Yourself Genealogy by W. Daniel Quillen
  • The Phantom of Nantucket by Carolyn Keene; personal collection
  • Don't Cosplay with my Heart by Cecil Castellucci; library book
  • The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford; personal collection / research
  • The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro; personal collection
  • The Once Upon a Time Map Book by B.G. Hennessy; library book / research
  • Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah; library book

What I'm reading:

Sovereign Wonder Valley American Panda Tess of the Road

  • Sovereign by April Daniels; personal collection
  • Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda; library / research
  • American Panda by Gloria Chao; personal collection
  • Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman; personal collection

Up Next:

A Just Clause Monsters Beware! If Someone Says You Complete Me, RUN! The Reader

  • A Just Clause by Lorna Barrett; personal collection (audiobook)
  • Monsters Beware! by Jorge Aguirre; personal collection
  • If Someone Says “You Complete Me," RUN! by Whoopi Goldberg; library book
  • The Reader by Traci Chee; library book

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Comment #1: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 00:33:56

Kathryn Trask

That reminds me I am sure I have The Reader somewhere on my Kindle - unread. Interesting about your house drain. I love the colic bit.



Comment #2: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 22:45:00

Pussreboots

My copy is from the library but my husband also wants to read it. I suspect we'll end up buying a copy.



Comment #3: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 10:09:33

Laurel-Rain Snow

I enjoyed Wonder Valley. Have a great week, and thanks for sharing.

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Comment #4: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 22:45:00

Pussreboots

I am enjoying Wonder Valley. I started it in print (from the library) but realized I would enjoy it more as an audio. I purchased a digital version of the audiobook. I like the narrator's voice.



Comment #5: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 10:34:41

Kathy Martin

Nice assortment of books. I'm always amazed at the number you read at the same time. I'm a one-book-at-a-time gal myself. Come see my week here. Happy reading!



Comment #6: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 22:45:00

Pussreboots

I'm a book a room type of person. So there's my bedside table book, my living room book, my on my phone book, my on my computer book, and so forth. Of those, I'm usually concentrating most of my time on one or two titles of the up to ten I have going.



Comment #7: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:17:44

Beth F

I'm curious what you'll think of Wonder Valley, and I hope like Tess of the Road. Enjoy your books!



Comment #8: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 22:53:00

Pussreboots

I'm enjoying Wonder Valley as an audio book. The narrator reminds me a bit of Cecil from Nightvale.



Comment #9: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 16:36:49

Stefanie

I like that coffeehouse cozy series. It's so detailed about the world of coffee. The protagonist doesn't annoy me either.

My youngest has one heck of a memory. She studies with her dad when she has an upcoming test; always warms my heart to see that in action.



Comment #10: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 22:59:00

Pussreboots

I'm enjoying the Coffeehouse mystery series. I have the next one in my audiobook queue.



Comment #11: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 16:50:01

JoleneWilson

I haven’t seen any of those books. Great job at having read so many. Enjoy the new ones.



Comment #12: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:03:00

Pussreboots

I expected to only have two done. Friday and Saturday ended up being good days for reading.



Comment #13: Monday, March, 19, 2018 at 16:53:37

Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews

Lots of good books.

ENJOY, and thanks for coming by my blog.



Comment #14: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:07:00

Pussreboots

Thanks. I plan on it.



Comment #15: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 18:57:07

Shaye

I just read your review of The Belles and completely agree on being hooked! I'm looking forward to the second one. I'm also looking forward to your reviews of American Panda and Tess of the Road. YAY! Have a wonderful reading week!



Comment #16: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:09:00

Pussreboots

I'm about a third of the way through American Panda. It's very good so far. I still need to dive into Tess of the Road. I'm a little behind on my reading.



Comment #17: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 20:07:18

Yvonne

Great book haul. I enjoy the Cleo Coyle series. It's a good one. Hope you have a great week!



Comment #18: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:11:00

Pussreboots

These are all ones I've either bought or borrowed. I have another Cleo Coyle book on hand to read.



Comment #19: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 20:12:34

Greg

Ooh The Once Upon A Time Map Book looks fun. I'm a sucker for maps anyway. Never met a fantasy map I didn't like! And The Penderwicks look like they'd be fun- I almost got those once for my kids but then ended up reading other stuff.



Comment #20: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:13:00

Pussreboots

The Once Upon a Time Map Book has some beautiful maps but it's very short.



Comment #21: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 22:17:53

Susie | Novel Visits

I thought Wonder Valley was great. A really different sort of story.



Comment #22: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:15:00

Pussreboots

I have two hours left to Wonder Valley. I hope to finish it this week.



Comment #23: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 04:36:23

Tea

I love Cleo Coyle. I want to finish that series so badly. Really like a few of these titles.



Comment #24: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:19:00

Pussreboots

I would like to finish Coyle's series too. I have another one from it in my queue of audiobooks.



Comment #25: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 09:43:00

Mystica

Nice mailbox. Enjoy them all.



Comment #26: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:20:00

Pussreboots

Thanks. Although none of them actually came via my mailbox.



Comment #27: Tuesday, March, 20, 2018 at 11:31:30

Tara @ Running 'n' Reading

I've been very curious about Wonder Valley, Sarah; I hope you enjoy it!



Comment #28: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 23:24:00

Pussreboots

Wonder Valley is very good as an audiobook.



Comment #29: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 22:39:05

herding cats

Your plum tree is beautiful!



Comment #30: Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 14:18:00

Pussreboots

Thanks. The flowers are all done for this year.



Comment #31: Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 21:36:33

MarthaE

Ah - Nancy Drew collection.

The Map book looks interesting and I will be interested in seeing your thoughts on several titles here.

Three or four books at a time is enough for me to manage. Hope the rain gives you a longer break soon. Happy Reading!



Comment #32: Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 14:21:00

Pussreboots

The maps are beautiful and fascinating but the book is so short. I'd like to see it expanded into a more comprehensive thing with chapters that analyze the passages that inspired the maps. I'd also like to see more maps.



Comment #33: Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 14:36:26

Cheryl Malandrinos

What a great list of books you have here. Nancy Drew was part of my childhood. Wonder what Whoopi has to say about relationships.

Thanks for visiting The Book Connection on Monday.



Comment #34: Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 14:26:00

Pussreboots

I read the Hardy Boys and Trixi Belden as a kid. Whoopi's thoughts on relationships boil down to love yourself before you try being in a relationship.

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