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Bo at Iditarod Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill
A Buss from Lafayette by Dorothea Jensen
The Cathedral of Fear by Irene Adler
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel
A Fatal Chapter by Lorna Barrett
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Giant Days, Volume 7 by John Allison The Good Little Book by Kyo Maclear
Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana and Abigail Pesta
The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford
Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly
Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle
My Life in Dioramas by Tara Altebrando
Noragami Volume 05 by Adachitoka
Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Puerto Rico Strong edited by Hazel Newlevant
Sovereign by April Daniels
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring by Enigma Alberti
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartmen
This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong
Title Wave by Lorna Barrett
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
When the Silliest Cat Was Small by Gilles Bachelet
Zack Delacruz: Me and My Big Mouth by Jeff Anderson

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Children's fantasy that isn't British
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April in Review: 04/30/18

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
  2. Giant Days, Volume 7 by John Allison
  3. Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
  4. The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford
  5. Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle
  6. Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
  7. Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
  8. Title Wave by Lorna Barrett
  9. Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
  10. When the Silliest Cat Was Small by Gilles Bachelet

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Bo at Iditarod Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill
  2. A Fatal Chapter by Lorna Barrett
  3. The Good Little Book by Kyo Maclear
  4. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana and Abigail Pesta
  5. Noragami Volume 05 by Adachitoka
  6. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  7. Puerto Rico Strong edited by Hazel Newlevant
  8. Sovereign by April Daniels

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. A Buss from Lafayette by Dorothea Jensen
  2. The Cathedral of Fear by Irene Adler
  3. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
  4. Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel
  5. My Life in Dioramas by Tara Altebrando
  6. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  7. Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring by Enigma Alberti

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

  1. Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartmen
  2. This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong
  3. Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly
  4. Zack Delacruz: Me and My Big Mouth by Jeff Anderson

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

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
  2. Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle
  3. Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel
  4. Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
  5. Front Desk by Kelly Yang
  6. Giant Days Volume 7 by John Allison
  7. Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe: A Novel with Recipes by Jenny Colgan
  8. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  9. Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
  10. Puerto Rico Strong by Hazel Newlevant
  11. Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
  12. Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
  13. This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong
  14. Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
    Research
  1. L. Frank Baum: Creator of Oz by Katharine M. Rogers
  2. Mazes and Labyrinths: Their History and Development by W.H. Matthews
  3. The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
    Library book
  1. The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas
  2. Chile Death by Susan Wittig Albert
  3. Cross-Country Cat by Mary Calhoun
  4. Flo by Kyo Maclear
  5. The Good Little Book by Kyo Maclear
  6. Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
  7. Malaika’s Winter Carnival by Nadia L. Hohn
  8. The Night Garden by Polly Horvath
  9. Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood
  10. Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang
  11. Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City by Julia Wertz
  12. Tim Ginger by Julian Hanshaw
  13. The Witch's Glass by Holly Grant

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

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