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The Accidental Law Librarian by Anthony Aycoch
Along a Long Road by Frank Viva
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
As Simple as It Seems by Sarah Weeks
Beating the Lunch Box Blues by J.M. Hirsch
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires
Birds of a Feather by Francisco Pittau and Bernadette Gervais
The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey
Claude Monet: The Painter Who Stopped the Trains by P.I. Maltbie
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters
A Dog's Heart by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Dogma of Cats for Kids by Debra Snyder
Drive by Andrew Bush
Everything but the Horse by Holly Hobbie
Firestorm by Nevada Barr
The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey
For the Love of Autumn by Patricia Polacco
Fuddles by Frans Vischer
I'm a Shark by Bob Shea
A King's Ransom by Jude Watson
Lettice the Flying Rabbit by Mandy Stanley
The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson
The Many Faces of George Washington by Carla Killough McClafferty
The Power of Thinking Differently by Javy W. Galindo
Saints by Gene Luen Yang
Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger
Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap
The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare
Wind Song by Carl Sandburg

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5 stars: Completely enjoyable or compelling
4 stars: Good but flawed
3 stars: Average
2 stars: OK
1 star: Did not finish


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December in Review: 12/31/13

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
  2. Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires
  3. Birds of a Feather by Francisco Pittau and Bernadette Gervais
  4. The Bride's Kimono by Sujata Massey
  5. Claude Monet: The Painter Who Stopped the Trains by P.I. Maltbie
  6. Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters
  7. Drive by Andrew Bush
  8. Everything but the Horse by Holly Hobbie
  9. For the Love of Autumn by Patricia Polacco
  10. A King's Ransom by Jude Watson
  11. The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson
  12. Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger
  13. Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap
  14. Wind Song by Carl Sandburg

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. The Accidental Law Librarian by Anthony Aycoch
  2. Along a Long Road by Frank Viva
  3. As Simple as It Seems by Sarah Weeks
  4. City of Thieves by David Benioff
  5. A Dog's Heart by Mikhail Bulgakov
  6. The Power of Thinking Differently by Javy W. Galindo

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
  2. The Dogma of Cats for Kids by Debra Snyder
  3. Firestorm by Nevada Barr
  4. The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey
  5. Fuddles by Frans Vischer
  6. I'm a Shark by Bob Shea
  7. Lettice the Flying Rabbit by Mandy Stanley
  8. The Many Faces of George Washington by Carla Killough McClafferty
  9. Saints by Gene Luen Yang
  10. The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare

    Two Stars (Finished but it was a chore to read)

  1. Beating the Lunch Box Blues by J.M. Hirsch

    One Star (Didn't finish)

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon
  2. Good Night California by Adam Gamble
  3. A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
  4. The Hidden Spring by Clarence Budington Kelland
  5. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
  6. Hunting Badger (audio) by Tony Hillerman
  7. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
  8. The Magician's Bird: A Tuckernuck Mystery by Emily Fairlie
  9. Making Money by Terry Pratchett
  10. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
  11. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
  12. Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by James Dean
  13. The Radleys by Matt Haig
  14. Simon's Cat vs. the World by Simon Tofield
  15. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
    Library book
  1. The Complete Guide to Digital Photography by Michael Freeman
  2. My Cold Went On Vacation by Molly Rausch
    Review copy
  1. Morgan Kane - Without Mercy by Louis Masterson
  2. They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth by Daniel Hernandez
  3. A Very Fuddles Christmas by Frans Vischer
  4. Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies by Nell Beram

5 = all new books, -4 = all to be reads. The goal is to be as close to -4 as possible.
5 = all new books, -4 = all to be reads. The goal is to be as close to -4 as possible.

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / December 2013
Read vs Review by Date - Jan / December 2013

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