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The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang (Illustrator)
Boys Dance! by John Robert Allman and Luciano Lozano (Illustrator)
Bread Over Troubled Water by Winnie Archer and Emily Durante (Narrator)
A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump and Lisa Negron (Narrator)
Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo by William Joyce
Gótico by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Alexander Páez García (Translator)
In Farm's Way by Amanda Flower and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn and Christa Lewis (Narrator)
Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Molly Murakami (Illustrator)
Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew and Catherine Ho (Narrator)
Murder in Volume by D.R. Meredith and Mara Lynne Thomas (Narrator)
Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Volume 3 by Kazuki Irodori et al
The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill
Stowed Away by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)
The Stranger in the Library by Eva Gates and Elise Arsenault (Narrator)
We All Play by Julie Flett


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June in Review: 06/30/24

    Five Stars:

  1. The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang (Illustrator)
  2. Boys Dance! by John Robert Allman and Luciano Lozano (Illustrator)
  3. Bread Over Troubled Water by Winnie Archer and Emily Durante (Narrator)
  4. Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
  5. Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon
  6. Gótico by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Alexander Páez García (Translator)
  7. In Farm's Way by Amanda Flower and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
  8. Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
  9. Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Molly Murakami (Illustrator)
  10. Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew and Catherine Ho (Narrator)
  11. Murder in Volume by D.R. Meredith and Mara Lynne Thomas (Narrator)
  12. Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  13. The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest
  14. Stowed Away by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)
  15. The Stranger in the Library by Eva Gates and Elise Arsenault (Narrator)
  16. We All Play by Julie Flett

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  17. The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught
  18. Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo by William Joyce
  19. The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Volume 3 by Kazuki Irodori et al
  20. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill

    Three Stars: (Average)

  21. A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump and Lisa Negron (Narrator)
  22. A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn and Christa Lewis (Narrator)
  23. My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney

    Two Stars: (OK)

    One Star: (Did not finish)

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group
Books by Format

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley and Holly Adams (Narrator) (2023)
  2. The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught (2024)
  3. Boys Dance! by John Robert Allman and Luciano Lozano (Illustrator) (2020)
  4. Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell (1963)
  5. Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon (2024)
  6. Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep by Liz Kessler (2004)
  7. The Friendly Book by Margaret Wise Brown, Garth Williams (Illustrator) (1954)
  8. Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence—and How It Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough (2024)
  9. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin, Alexandra Dowling and Jaye Jacobs (Narrators) (2024)
  10. James by Percival Everett (2024)
  11. Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Molly Murakami (Illustrator) (2024)
  12. Murder in a Cape Cottage by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator) (2022)
  13. Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2016)
  14. The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg (1977)
  15. Stowed Away by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator) (2017)
  16. The Stranger in the Library by Eva Gates and Elise Arsenault (Narrator) (2024)
  17. The T in LGBT by Jamie Raines (2023)
  18. Time After Time by Sarah Mlynowski and Christina Soontornvat (2023)
  19. The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle and Kimberly M. Wetherell (Narrator) (2023)
  20. The Villa by Rachel Hawkins (2023) Witch Hunt by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator) (2020)

    Research

  21. Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Gemeinhart (2024)
  22. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1913)
  23. The Tatami Time Machine Blues by Tomihiko Morimi, Emily Balistrieri (2020)

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