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Ascender, Volume 4: Star Seed by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen (Illustrator)
Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
Bear Country by Doreen Cronin and Stephen Gilpin (Illustrations)
Body and Soul Food by Abby Collette and L. Malaika Cooper (Narrator)
Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa and Louise Heal Kawai (translator)
Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (narrator)
Coached Red-Handed by Victoria Laurie and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
COVID-19 in Three to Five Words by April Murphy
Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle
Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette
Digging Up Trouble by Kitt Crowe and Tina Wolstencroft (narrator)
A Fatal Booking by Victoria Gilbert and Suzie Althens (Narrator)
Friends Forever by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (Illustrations)
Gone but Not Furgotten by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
Guys and Dolls by Damon Runyon
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
A Little Ferry Tale by Chad Otis
Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire and Emily Bauer (Narrator)
A Murder Yule Regret by Winnie Archer and Emile Durante (Narrator)
A Nancy Drew Christmas by Carolyn Keene
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
Noragami: Stray God, Volume 13 by Adachitoka
Okoye to the People by Ibi Zoboi
Sex, Murder and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis and Gabra Zackman (Narrator)
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 1 by Keigo Maki
Spy x Family, Volume 5 by Tatsuya Endo
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
The Trainbow by Nina Laden

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September in Review: 09/30/22

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
  2. Bear Country by Doreen Cronin and Stephen Gilpin (Illustrations)
  3. Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
  4. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
  5. The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa and Louise Heal Kawai (translator)
  6. COVID-19 in Three to Five Words by April Murphy
  7. Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette
  8. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
  9. A Little Ferry Tale by Chad Otis
  10. A Nancy Drew Christmas by Carolyn Keene
  11. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
  12. Okoye to the People by Ibi Zoboi
  13. Sex, Murder and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis and Gabra Zackman (Narrator)
  14. A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  15. Ascender, Volume 4: Star Seed by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen (Illustrator)
  16. Body and Soul Food by Abby Collette and L. Malaika Cooper (Narrator)
  17. Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (narrator)
  18. Coached Red-Handed by Victoria Laurie and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
  19. Crowned and Moldering by Kate Carlisle
  20. Digging Up Trouble by Kitt Crowe and Tina Wolstencroft (narrator)
  21. A Fatal Booking by Victoria Gilbert and Suzie Althens (Narrator)
  22. Friends Forever by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (Illustrations)
  23. Gone but Not Furgotten by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
  24. A Murder Yule Regret by Winnie Archer and Emile Durante (Narrator)
  25. Noragami: Stray God, Volume 13 by Adachitoka
  26. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 1 by Keigo Maki
  27. Spy x Family, Volume 5 by Tatsuya Endo
  28. The Trainbow by Nina Laden

    Three Stars: (Average)

  29. Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire and Emily Bauer (Narrator)

    Two Stars: (OK)

  30. Guys and Dolls by Damon Runyon

    One Star: (Did not finish)

Books by Age

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. The Biograph Girl by William J. Mann
  2. Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely and Lisa Reneé Pitts (Narrator)
  3. Candy Slain Murder by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator)
  4. Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
  5. Curtain Call by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Illustrator)
  6. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
  7. Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass
  8. A Fatal Booking by Victoria Gilbert and Suzie Althens Narrator)
  9. Gone but Not Furgotten by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
  10. Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  11. Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia
  12. Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
  13. Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed
  14. Manor of Dying by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator)
  15. My Dress-Up Darling, Volume 3 by Shinichi Fukuda
  16. Murder Is No Picnic by Amy Pershing
  17. Paws and Effect by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
  18. This Is a Book for People Who Love Birds by Danielle Belleny and Stephanie D Singleton (Illustrator)

    Research

  19. Girl in Reverse by Barbara Stuber
  20. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
  21. The Marvelous by Claire Kann
  22. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
  23. Okoye to the People by Ibi Zoboi
  24. Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods by Catherynne M. Valente
  25. The Suite Spot by Trish Doller
  26. Yokohama Station SF National by Yuba Isukari, Tatsuyuki Tanaka (Illustrator), and Stephen Paul (Translator)

    Review

    Library book

  27. Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy
  28. Into the Woods by J. Torres and Faith Erin Hicks (Illustrator)
  29. The Orphan and the Mouse by Martha Freeman and David McPhail (Illustrations)
  30. The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner and Jeremy Holmes (Illustrator)

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