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Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates
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The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby
Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai
The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton
Fenway and Hattie in the Wild by Victoria J. Coe
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
Just South of Home by Karen Strong
Little Bea by Daniel Roode
The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Three by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali
Misfit City Volume 1 by Kirsten Smith
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert
My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo
One Lie Too Many by Eileen Cook
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Choir by Sharon Kahn
Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl
Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors
Superlative Birds by Leslie Bulion and Robert Meganck
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
The Wolf's Boy by Susan Williams Beckhorn
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister
Wrapped Up in You by Dan Jolley
You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook

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June in Review: 06/30/19

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates
  2. Chicken Girl by Heather Smith
  3. The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby
  4. The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton
  5. Fenway and Hattie in the Wild by Victoria J. Coe
  6. House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
  7. Just South of Home by Karen Strong
  8. The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, Part Three by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
  9. Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali
  10. Misfit City Volume 1 by Kirsten Smith
  11. A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert
  12. Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
  13. Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
  14. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall
  15. Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl
  16. Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors
  17. The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
  18. We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
  19. Wrapped Up in You by Dan Jolley
  20. You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai
  2. My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo
  3. One Lie Too Many by Eileen Cook
  4. Woman 99 by Greer Macallister

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Little Bea by Daniel Roode
  2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  3. Superlative Birds by Leslie Bulion and Robert Meganck
  4. Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

    Two Stars: (OK)

  1. Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Choir by Sharon Kahn
  2. The Wolf's Boy by Susan Williams Beckhorn

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. All That I Can Fix by Crystal Chan
  2. Big Hero 6, Vol. 1 by Haruki Ueno
  3. The Doughnut King by Jessie Janowitz
  4. The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino and Michelle Wong
  5. Marriage of Unconvenience by Chelsea M. Cameron
  6. Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige
  7. Read on Arrival by Nora Page
  8. Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle
  9. Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates
    Research
  1. Above by Roland Smith
  2. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
  3. The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby
  4. Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 3 by Ryoko Kui
  5. Emily the Strange: The 13th Hour by Rob Reger
  6. The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton
  7. Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman
  8. Just South of Home by Karen Strong
  9. The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
    Library book
  1. Attack of the Ninja Frogs by Ursula Vernon
  2. Cilla Lee-Jenkins: The Epic Story by Susan Tan
  3. Click by Kayla Miller
  4. Days of Wine and Roquefort by Avery Aames
  5. The Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright
  6. Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable
  7. Little Big Love by Katy Regan
  8. Paperboy by Vince Vawter
  9. Riverboat Roulette by Carolyn Keene
  10. Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert

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