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Best Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
Checking Out Crime by Laurie Cass
Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz and John Joseph (Illustrations)
Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, Volume 2 by Hinowa Kouzuki
Friendship Cake by Lynne Hinton
The Ghost and the Femme Fatale by Alice Kimberly
Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay
Jackpot by Nic Stone
The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason and Byron Eggenschwiler (Illustrator)
Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes and Frankie Corzo (narrator)
Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany
Samantha Spinner and the Perplexing Pants by Russell Ginns
Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older
Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith
A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
Sugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay
The Tell Tail Heart by Cate Conte
Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett, Gayle Leeson and Jorjeana Marie (narrator)

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November in Review: 11/30/21

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Checking Out Crime by Laurie Cass
  2. Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz and John Joseph (Illustrations)
  3. Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, Volume 2 by Hinowa Kouzuki
  4. Jackpot by Nic Stone
  5. The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason and Byron Eggenschwiler (Illustrator)
  6. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes and Frankie Corzo (narrator)
  7. Samantha Spinner and the Perplexing Pants by Russell Ginns
  8. Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith
  9. A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Best Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
  2. Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly
  3. Friendship Cake by Lynne Hinton
  4. The Ghost and the Femme Fatale by Alice Kimberly
  5. Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay
  6. Murder in a Teacup by Vicki Delany
  7. The Tell Tail Heart by Cate Conte
  8. Yule Be Dead by Lorraine Bartlett, Gayle Leeson and Jorjeana Marie (narrator)

    Three Stars: (Average)

  1. Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older
  2. Sugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay

    Two Stars: (OK)

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Best Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
  2. Biscuits and Slashed Browns by Maddie Day
  3. Deadly Daggers by Joyce Lavene and Jim Lavene
  4. To Coach a Killer by Victoria Laurie
  5. Double or Muffin by Victoria Hamilton and Margaret Strom (Narrator)
  6. The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Alice Kimberly
  7. Hearse and Gardens by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Reading)
  8. High-Wire Henry by Mary Calhoun
  9. Hot-Air Henry by Mary Calhoun, Erick Ingraham (Illustrations)
  10. Invisible Kingdom, Vol. 1: Walking the Path by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Artist)
  11. Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne
  12. Miles Morales: Shock Waves by Justin A. Reynolds and Pablo Leon (Illustrations)
  13. More to the Story by Hena Khan
  14. Muffled by Jennifer Gennari
  15. Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo (Illustrator)
  16. Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier
  17. A Whisker of a Doubt by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Reading)
    Research
  1. Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher (November 2021)
  2. Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith
  3. There's a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers
  4. The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
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