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Advocate by Eddie Ahn
Big Frog, Little Pond by George Mendoza and Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 2 by Ren Eguchi, MASA (Illustrator), and Kevin Chen (Translator)
Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman, Jesse Vilinsky and Jonathan Todd Ross (Narrators)
City of Grit and Gold by Maud Macrory Powell
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator)
A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns and Jasmin Walker (Narrator)
Death With All the Trimmings by Lucy Burdette and Laura Jennings (Narrator)
DON'T TOUCH THAT!: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Parenting Anthology edited by Jaymee Goh
Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura
Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae and Emily Durante (Narrator)
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett
Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese
The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly
The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas
Spanish Dagger by Susan Wittig Albert
There Are No Ants in This Book by Rosemary Mosco and Anna Pirolli (Illustrator)
Tik-Tok by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell
Who's Got the Apple? by Jan Lööf, Ole Risom and Linda Hayward (Translators)
The World of Oz: A Fantastic Expedition Over the Rainbow by Allen Eyles


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August in Review: 08/31/24

    Five Stars:

  1. Advocate by Eddie Ahn
  2. Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman, Jesse Vilinsky and Jonathan Todd Ross (Narrators)
  3. Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
  4. A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns and Jasmin Walker (Narrator)
  5. DON'T TOUCH THAT!: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Parenting Anthology edited by Jaymee Goh
  6. How to Talk Like a Chicken by Charlie Grandy and Alex G. Griffiths (Illustrator)
  7. Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett
  8. Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese
  9. The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly
  10. There Are No Ants in This Book by Rosemary Mosco and Anna Pirolli (Illustrator)
  11. Who's Got the Apple? by Jan Lööf, Ole Risom and Linda Hayward (Translators)

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  12. Big Frog, Little Pond by George Mendoza and Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
  13. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 2 by Ren Eguchi, MASA (Illustrator), and Kevin Chen (Translator)
  14. Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator)
  15. Death With All the Trimmings by Lucy Burdette and Laura Jennings (Narrator)
  16. Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
  17. It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura
  18. Knot the Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae and Emily Durante (Narrator)
  19. The World of Oz: A Fantastic Expedition Over the Rainbow by Allen Eyles

    Three Stars: (Average)

  20. Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  21. The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas
  22. Spanish Dagger by Susan Wittig Albert
  23. Tik-Tok by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell

    Two Stars: (OK)

  24. City of Grit and Gold by Maud Macrory Powell

    One Star: (Did not finish)

Books by Age

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan (2019)
  2. Case of the Bleus by Korina Moss (2023)
  3. A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns and Jasmin Walker (Narrator) (2024)
  4. Death by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge and Lauren Ezzo (Narrator) (2018)
  5. Flyte by Angie Sage and Mark Zug (Illustrator) (2006)
  6. French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator) (2024)
  7. Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca and Jeannie Sheneman (Narrator) (2024)
  8. Haunting License by Carol J. Perry and C S E Cooney (Narrator) (2024)
  9. Kill or Bee Killed by Jennie Marts and Cris Dukehart (Narrator) (2024)
  10. Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2021)
  11. Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle and Angela Starling (Narrator) (2020)
  12. Seams Deadly by Maggie Bailey and Allyson Johnson (Narrator) (2023)
  13. Sun Up by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin (Illustrator) (1949)
  14. Tea Cups and Carnage by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2016)
  15. There Are No Ants in This Book by Rosemary Mosco and Anna Pirolli (Illustrator) (2024)
  16. The Unwedding by Ally Condie (2024)
  17. The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Faith Schaffer (Illustrator) (2024)

    Research

  18. "The Common Day" by John Cheever (1947)
  19. "Goodbye, My Brother" (1951)
  20. Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese (2024)
  21. The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1915)
  22. "The Swimmer" by John Cheever (1964)
  23. Tik-Tok by Candace Robinson abd Amber R. Duell (2021)

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