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All Together Now by Hope Larson
The Ash Family by Molly Dektar
Batman: The Smile Killer by Jeff Lemire The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James
Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
Dough or Die by Winnie Archer
Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower
The Game Masters of Garden Place by Denis Markell
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Halfbreed by Maria Campbell
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova
The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth
Joker: Killer Smile by Jeff Lemire
Julia's House Moves On by Ben Hatke
Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
Something to Say by Lisa Moore Ramée
Steeple by John Allison
Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia
Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper and Kenard Pak
The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm
This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi
The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found by Karina Yan Glaser
The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

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October in Review: 10/31/20

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. All Together Now by Hope Larson
  2. The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
  3. Displacement by Kiku Hughes
  4. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
  5. The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth
  6. Julia's House Moves On by Ben Hatke
  7. Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
  8. Steeple by John Allison
  9. Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia
  10. Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper and Kenard Pak
  11. The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm
  12. The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found by Karina Yan Glaser
  13. The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
  14. Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova
  15. A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Batman: The Smile Killer by Jeff Lemire
  2. Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower
  3. Dough or Die by Winnie Archer
  4. Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower
  5. How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
  6. Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova
  7. Joker: Killer Smile by Jeff Lemire
  8. Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
  9. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
  10. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
  11. Something to Say by Lisa Moore Ramée

    Three Stars: (Average)

  1. Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James
  2. The Game Masters of Garden Place by Denis Markell
  3. This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi

    Two Stars: (OK)

  1. The Ash Family by Molly Dektar
  2. Halfbreed by Maria Campbell

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. All Together Now by Hope Larson
  2. The Big Nap by Ayelet Waldman
  3. Black Canary: Ignite by Meg Cabot and Cara McGee
  4. Dead Cold by Louise Penny
  5. Dough or Die by Winnie Archer (audio)
  6. Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany (audio)
  7. Fangs by Sarah Andersen
  8. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
  9. Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova
  10. Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
  11. Montauk by Nicola Harrison
  12. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
  13. Restaurant to Another World Volume 2 by Junpei Inuzuka and Katsumi Enami
  14. Something to Say by Lisa Moore Ramée
  15. Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
  16. Steeple by John Allison
  17. Stuck on Murder by Lucy Lawrence
  18. This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi
  19. Trouble on the Books by Essie Lang and Teri Reeves (re-read)
  20. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
    Research
  1. The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth
  2. Julia's House Moves On by Ben Hatke
  3. Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie
  4. Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
  5. Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper
  6. Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
  7. Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova
    Library book

Read vs Review by Date - 2020
Read vs Review by Date for 2020

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