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Astoria: the Land of Better Living by the Astoria Chamber of Commerce
"The Common Day" by John Cheever
A Controversial Cover by Lorna Barrett and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow
The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton and Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator)
Death by Cashmere by Sally Goldenbaum and Julie McKay (Narrator)
Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator)
A Distant Soil, Volume 1: The Gathering by Colleen Doran
Drama and Destiny by Claire Kann
French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb
Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann
The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (Illustrator)
Monster Hands by Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan and Dion MBD (Illustrator)
Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride
Oh, Fudge! by Nancy CoCo
Picture book of Kansas by Bernadine Bailey and Kurt Wiese (Illustrator)
The Prince & The Apocalypse by Kara McDowell
Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James and Erin Bennett (Narrator)
Steamed Open by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)
Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki and Joëlle Jones (Illustrator)
Thirteen by Remy Charlip and Jerry Joyner
Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar Myers and Caroline Miller (Narrator)
The Unwedding by Ally Condie
What's for Lunch, Charley? by Margaret Hodges and Aliki (Illustrator)


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October in Review: 10/31/24

    Five Stars:

  1. The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton and Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator)
  2. Death by Cashmere by Sally Goldenbaum and Julie McKay (Narrator)
  3. Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator)
  4. French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
  5. The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (Illustrator)
  6. Monster Hands by Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan and Dion MBD (Illustrator)
  7. The Prince & The Apocalypse by Kara McDowell
  8. Steamed Open by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)
  9. Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  10. Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki and Joëlle Jones (Illustrator)
  11. Thirteen by Remy Charlip and Jerry Joyner
  12. What's for Lunch, Charley? by Margaret Hodges and Aliki (Illustrator)

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  13. Astoria: the Land of Better Living by the Astoria Chamber of Commerce
  14. A Controversial Cover by Lorna Barrett and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
  15. Drama and Destiny by Claire Kann
  16. Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann

    Three Stars: (Average)

  17. "The Common Day" by John Cheever
  18. The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow
  19. Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride
  20. Oh, Fudge! by Nancy CoCo
  21. Picture book of Kansas by Bernadine Bailey and Kurt Wiese (Illustrator)
  22. Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James and Erin Bennett (Narrator)
  23. The Unwedding by Ally Condie

    Two Stars: (OK)

  24. A Distant Soil, Volume 1: The Gathering by Colleen Doran
  25. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar Myers and Caroline Miller (Narrator)

    One Star: (Did not finish)

  26. If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group
Books by Format

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. Clara and the Birds by Emma Simpson (2024) (October 2024)
  2. The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow (2024)
  3. Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay and Karyn O'Bryant (Narrator) (2014)
  4. Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle (1981)
  5. Drama and Destiny by Claire Kann (2024)
  6. Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley (2024) (October 2024)
  7. Hooked on a Feline by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator) (2021)
  8. Hospitality and Homicide by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2017)
  9. It's Elementary by Elise Bryant and Aure Nash (Narrator) (2024)
  10. Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash (2017)
  11. Murder Uncorked by Maddie Day and Linda Jones (Narrator) (2023)
  12. Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride (2012)
  13. The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton (2024)
  14. Renewed for Murder by Victoria Gilbert and Coleen Marlo (2021)
  15. Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James and Erin Bennett (Narrator) (2024)
  16. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar Myers and Caroline Miller (Narrator) (1993)

    Research

  17. The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor (2024)
  18. "The Hartleys" by John Cheever (1949)
  19. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 4 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translation) (2021)
  20. The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (Illustrator) (1917)
  21. Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher
  22. Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith (Illustrator) (2015)
  23. "The Sutton Place Story" by John Cheever (1946)

    Review

  24. Someone Is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong (2023)

    Library book

  25. Thirteen by Remy Charlip and Jerry Joyner (1975)
  26. What's for Lunch, Charley? by Margaret Hodges and Aliki (Illustrator) (1961)

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