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All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo and Vanessa Johansson (Narrator)
August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White
Batman: Detective Comics, Volume 3: League of Shadows by James Tynion IV
Blind Descent by Nevada Barr and Barbara Rosenblat (Narrator)
Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle
Clammed Up by Barbara Ross and Dana Rosenberg (Narrator)
The Collectors by Jacqueline West
Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer and Tamaryn Payne (Narrator)
Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese
Galaxy Next Door, Volume 1 by Gido Amagakure
Harmony and Heartbreak by Claire Kann
Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 1 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translator)
Lead-Pipe Cinch by Christy Evans
Mazebook by Jeff Lemire
The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis and Gabra Zackman (Narrator)
Picturing a Nation by Martin W. Sandler
Prancer the Demon Chihuahua by Pam Pho and Cloris Chou (Illustrations)
Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton and Tibor Gergely
Socks by Beverly Cleary
The Stolen Show by Carolyn Keene
Sweetness and Lightning Volume 2 by Gido Amagakure and Adam Lensenmayer (Translator)
A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish by Karina Yan Glaser
Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator)
Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos

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January in Review: 01/31/23

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. The Collectors by Jacqueline West
  2. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer and Tamaryn Payne (Narrator)
  3. Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese
  4. Harmony and Heartbreak by Claire Kann
  5. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 1 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translator)
  6. Mazebook by Jeff Lemire
  7. Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
  8. Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis and Gabra Zackman (Narrator)
  9. Prancer the Demon Chihuahua by Pam Pho and Cloris Chou (Illustrations)
  10. Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton and Tibor Gergely
  11. Socks by Beverly Cleary
  12. The Stolen Show by Carolyn Keene
  13. Sweetness and Lightning Volume 2 by Gido Amagakure and Adam Lensenmayer (Translator)
  14. The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish by Karina Yan Glaser
  15. Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  16. All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo and Vanessa Johansson (Narrator)
  17. August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White
  18. Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
  19. Clammed Up by Barbara Ross and Dana Rosenberg (Narrator)
  20. A Galaxy Next Door, Volume 1 by Gido Amagakure
  21. Picturing a Nation by Martin W. Sandler
  22. Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)

    Three Stars: (Average)

  23. Batman: Detective Comics, Volume 3: League of Shadows by James Tynion IV
  24. Blind Descent by Nevada Barr and Barbara Rosenblat (Narrator)
  25. Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
  26. A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
  27. Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator)
  28. The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos

    Two Stars: (OK)

  29. A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle
  30. Lead-Pipe Cinch by Christy Evans

    One Star: (Did not finish)

  31. The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

Books by Age

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. Blanche Among the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely (1994)
  2. Busy Day, Busy People by Tibor Gergely (1973)
  3. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, Volume 1 by Ren Eguchi and Kevin Chen (Translator) (2016)
  4. A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle (1971)
  5. Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower and Laura Faye Smith (Narrator) (2020)
  6. A Design to Die For by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator) (2020)
  7. Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook and Marilyn Levinson (Narrator) (2022)
  8. Dinosaur Sanctuary, Volume 1 by Itaru Kinoshita (2021)
  9. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer (2021)
  10. The Game Is a Footnote by Vicki Delany (2023)
  11. The Ghost and the Stolen Tears by Cleo Coyle and Traci Odom (Narrator) (2022)
  12. Harmony and Heartbreak by Claire Kann (2023)
  13. Hidden Pictures by Carolyn Keene (2020)
  14. High Spirits by Carol J. Perry and C.S.E. Cooney (Narrator) (2022)
  15. Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2014)
  16. Monkey Prince by Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang (Illustrator) (2023)
  17. The Neapolitan Sisters by Margo Candela (2022)
  18. Prancer the Demon Chihuahua by Pam Pho and Cloris Chou (Illustrations) (2023)
  19. A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck (2009) (January 2023)
  20. Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders (2021)
  21. Sweetness and Lightning Volume 2 by Gido Amagakure and Adam Lensenmayer (Translator) (2014)
  22. A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator) (2017)
  23. A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron (2023)
  24. The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos (2023)

    Research

  25. August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White (2022)
  26. Camp Creepy by Kiersten White (2023)
  27. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translation) (2020)
  28. Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White (2022)

    Review

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