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The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
Cat Got Your Secrets by Julie Chase
Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn
A Charm of Goldfinches and Other Wild Gatherings by Matt Sewell
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
The Dragon Thief by Zetta Elliott
Final Girl by Michelle Schusterman
Giant Days, Volume 11 by John Allison
Gideon Falls, Volume 3: Stations of the Cross by Jeff Lemire
Guts by Raina Telgemeier
Have You Seen a Giraffe Hat? by Irma Joyce
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest
A Kingdom for a Stage by Heidi Heilig
Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Milo's World: The Land Under the Lake by Richard Marazano and Christophe Ferreira
Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle
Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia
Operatic by Kyo Maclear and Bryon Eggenschwiler
Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao
Over the Moon by Natalie Lloyd
The Phantom Tower by Keir Graff
Posted by John David Anderson
Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr

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November in Review: 11/30/19

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
  2. Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
  3. Cat Got Your Secrets by Julie Chase
  4. The Deep by Rivers Solomon
  5. The Dragon Thief by Zetta Elliott
  6. Giant Days, Volume 11 by John Allison
  7. Gideon Falls, Volume 3: Stations of the Cross by Jeff Lemire
  8. Guts by Raina Telgemeier
  9. Have You Seen a Giraffe Hat? by Irma Joyce
  10. I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest
  11. A Kingdom for a Stage by Heidi Heilig
  12. Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer
  13. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
  14. Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
  15. Over the Moon by Natalie Lloyd
  16. The Phantom Tower by Keir Graff
  17. Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger
  18. Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn
  2. A Charm of Goldfinches and Other Wild Gatherings by Matt Sewell
  3. Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle
  4. Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia
  5. Operatic by Kyo Maclear and Bryon Eggenschwiler
  6. Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao
  7. What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr

    Three Stars: (Average)

  1. Milo's World: The Land Under the Lake by Richard Marazano and Christophe Ferreira
  2. Posted by John David Anderson
  3. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

    Two Stars: (OK)

  1. Final Girl by Michelle Schusterman
  2. West with the Night by Beryl Markham

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Akissi: Tales of Mischief by Marguerite Abouet
  2. Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
  3. Cat Got Your Crown by Julie Chase
  4. (Don't) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen
  5. Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
  6. Giant Days, Volume 11 by John Allison
  7. I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest
  8. Milo's World Book One: The Land Under the Lake by Richard Marazano and Christophe Ferreira
  9. What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr
    Research
  1. BLAME! Master Edition 1 by Tsutomu Nihei, 弐瓶 勉, Melissa Tanaka (Translator)
  2. Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn
  3. The Deep by Rivers Solomon
  4. The Dragon Thief by Zetta Elliott
  5. Gideon Falls, Vol. 3: Stations of the Cross by Jeff Lemire
  6. Hotel Dare by Terry Blas
  7. The House in Poplar Wood by K.E. Ormsbee
  8. It Devours! by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
  9. Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia
  10. One Night in Georgia by Celeste O. Norfleet
  11. Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao
  12. Over the Moon by Natalie Lloyd
  13. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum
    Library book

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / September 2018
Read vs Review by Date for 2019

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