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Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
Bob by Wendy Mass
Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher
Dear Poppy by Ronni Arno
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle
Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 1 by Ryoko Kui
Depth by Lev A.C. Rosen
Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami by Sharon Kahn
Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question by Martha Freeman
The Enchanted Egg by Kallie George
Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert
Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz
French Pressed by Cleo Coyle
The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call by Kelly Thompson and Corin Howell
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King
Lemons by Melissa Savage
The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger
Night of the Animals by Bill Broun
One Good Thing about America by Ruth Freeman
The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
Runaways: Battleworld by Noëlle Stevenson
Two Times a Traitor by Karen Bass
Wandering Son: Volume 4 by Takako Shimura
Whatshisface by Gordon Korman
The Witch's Glass by Holly Grant
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher
You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly
Young Frances by Hartley Lin

Miscellaneous
August 2018 Sources
August 2018 Summary
The great logic puzzle of life
A Holmesian Approach to Magnum PI
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 03)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 10)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 17)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 24)

Road Essays
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FF9966: Orphans off road in the wildlands
99FFFF-990000: Scarecrows and Minotaurs

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September in Review: 09/30/18

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Bob by Wendy Mass
  2. Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher
  3. The Enchanted Egg by Kallie George
  4. French Pressed by Cleo Coyle
  5. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call by Kelly Thompson and Corin Howell
  6. Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
  7. Lemons by Melissa Savage
  8. The Witch's Glass by Holly Grant
  9. The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher
  10. Young Frances by Hartley Lin

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Dear Poppy by Ronni Arno
  2. Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle
  3. Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 1 by Ryoko Kui
  4. Depth by Lev A.C. Rosen
  5. Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami by Sharon Kahn
  6. Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question by Martha Freeman
  7. Wandering Son: Volume 4 by Takako Shimura

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert
  2. Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz
  3. The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern
  4. Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King
  5. One Good Thing about America by Ruth Freeman
  6. Whatshisface by Gordon Korman

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

  1. Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
  2. The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger
  3. The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
  4. Runaways: Battleworld by Noëlle Stevenson
  5. Two Times a Traitor by Karen Bass

    One Star (Did not finish / cannot recommend)

  1. Night of the Animals by Bill Broun

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld
  2. Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
  3. Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
  4. Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell
  5. Giant Days: Extra Credit by John Allison
  6. The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case by Elizabeth Eulberg
  7. Holiday Grind by Cleo Coyle
  8. The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh (illustrations); personal collection
  9. The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh (illustrations); personal collection
  10. My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #7: Cutie Mark Crusaders by Ted Anderson
  11. My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #8: Princess Celestia by Georgia Ball
  12. Running With Lions by Julian Winters
  13. Weather or Not by Sarah Mlynowski
  14. Wind/Pinball: Two Novels by Haruki Murakami
    Research
  1. The Million by Karl Schroeder
  2. Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jane Birdsall
  3. The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum
  4. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
  5. An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
    Library book
  1. Baddawi by Leila Abdelrazaq
  2. Boot & Shoe by Marla Frazee
  3. The Enchanted Egg by Kallie George
  4. Hold The Cream Cheese, Kill The Lox by Sharon Kahn
  5. Lavender Lies by Susan Wittig Albert
  6. Once Upon a Spine by Kate Carlisle
  7. Robots & Repeats by Gene Luen Yang
  8. This is Rome by Miroslav Sasek

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

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