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Cat About Town by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Common Bonds edited by Claudie Arseneault
A Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert
Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Alice Kimberly
Gideon Falls, Volume 5: Wicked Worlds by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Illustrator)
How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monmonier
I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani (Illustrator)
Lips Unsealed by Belinda Carlisle
Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Murder 101 by Lynn Cahoon
A Pairing to Die for by Kate Lansing
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi
Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Signspotting III: Lost and Loster in Translation by Doug Lansky
Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly
Smash It! by Francina Simone
State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany
The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill
This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling
Toured to Death by Hy Conrad
Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel by Jennifer L. Holm and Savanna Ganucheau
Two Wicked Desserts by Lynn Cahoon
The Walled Flower by Lorraine Bartlett
Well Met by Jen DeLuca
Well Played by Jen DeLuca
The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad

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August in Review: 08/31/21

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Cat About Town by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
  2. Common Bonds edited by Claudie Arseneault
  3. I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi Yoshitani (Illustrator)
  4. A Pairing to Die for by Kate Lansing
  5. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi
  6. Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly
  7. Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
  8. The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill
  9. Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany
  10. Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel by Jennifer L. Holm and Savanna Ganucheau
  11. The Walled Flower by Lorraine Bartlett
  12. Well Met by Jen DeLuca
  13. Well Played by Jen DeLuca
  14. The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
  2. The Ghost and the Dead Deb by Alice Kimberly
  3. Gideon Falls, Volume 5: Wicked Worlds by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Illustrator)
  4. Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
  5. Murder 101 by Lynn Cahoon
  6. Two Wicked Desserts by Lynn Cahoon

    Three Stars: (Average)

  1. A Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert
  2. Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
  3. How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monmonier
  4. Lips Unsealed by Belinda Carlisle
  5. Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson
  6. A Separate Peace by John Knowles
  7. This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling

    Two Stars: (OK)

  1. Signspotting III: Lost and Loster in Translation by Doug Lansky
  2. Smash It! by Francina Simone
  3. State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy
  4. Toured to Death by Hy Conrad

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Coached to Death by Victoria Laurie and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
  2. Common Bonds edited by Claudie Arseneault
  3. Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly
  4. A Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert
  5. Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
  6. Death Gets A Time-Out by Ayelet Waldman
  7. Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
  8. Funky Chickens by Benjamin Zephaniah
  9. Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay
  10. How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monmonier
  11. Lips Unsealed by Belinda Carlisle
  12. Lucy in the Sky by Kiara Brinkman and Sean Chiki (Illustrations)
  13. Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
  14. A Pairing to Die for by Kate Lansing
  15. Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger and Sara Kipin (Illustrations)
  16. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi
  17. Signspotting III: Lost and Loster in Translation by Doug Lansky
  18. Smash It! by Francina Simone
  19. A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison and Emily Durante (Narrator)
  20. This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling
  21. Turning Point by Paula Chase
  22. Two Wicked Desserts by Lynn Cahoon
    Research
  1. Dark Waters by Katherine Arden
  2. Gideon Falls, Volume 5: Wicked Worlds by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (Illustrator)
  3. Samantha Spinner and the Spectacular Specs by Russell Ginns
  4. The Tea Dragon Festival by Kay O'Neill
  5. The Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad
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