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Hamlet: The First Quarto, 1603 by William Shakespeare with introduction by Albert B. Weiner
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Imaginary Communities by Phillip Wegner
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July in Review: 07/31/15

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. The Automobile and American Culture edited by David Lanier Lewis
  2. Cars Galore by Peter Stein
  3. Cat Vs Human by Yasmine Surovec
  4. Crunch by Leslie Connor
  5. Fullmetal Alchemist 26 by Hiromu Arakawa
  6. The Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper
  7. Houdini: The Handcuff King by Jason Lutes
  8. Lost Cat by C. Roger Mader
  9. Please, Louise by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison
  10. Powder River: Let Er Buck by Maxwell Struthers Burt
  11. Rust: Visitor in the Field by Royden Lepp
  12. The Trip by Ezra Jack Keats
  13. Voltron Force Volume 5: Dragon Dawn by Brian Smith

    Four Stars (Good but flawed)

  1. The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse
  2. Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker
  3. Confessions of a Werewolf Supermodel by Ronda Thompson
  4. Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Evans

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Brown Rabbit in the City by Natalie Russell
  2. Clink by Kelly DiPucchio and Matthew Myers
  3. The Discworld Graphic Novels by Terry Pratchett
  4. Fear the Amoeba by Jennifer L. Holm
  5. Glasses: Who Needs 'Em? by Lane Smith
  6. Hamlet: The First Quarto, 1603 by William Shakespeare with introduction by Albert B. Weiner
  7. It's My School by Sally Grindley
  8. Louie's Search by Ezra Jack Keats
  9. Me, Myself and Why? by MaryJanice Davidson
  10. The Suwannee: Strange Green Land by Cecile Hulse Matschat
  11. The Warren Commission Report by Dan Mishkin
  12. Women Aviators by Karen Bush Gibson

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

  1. Imaginary Communities by Phillip Wegner

    One Star (Didn't finish)

  1. Summerland by Michael Chabon

Books by Age

Books by Source

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. How to Catch a Cat by Rebecca M. Hale
  2. Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
  3. Serendipity and Me by Judith L. Roth
  4. Speak Easily by Clarence Budington Kelland
    Research
  1. Autokind Vs. Mankind: An Analysis of Tyranny, a Proposal for Rebellion, a Plan for Reconstruction by Kenneth R. Schneider
    Library book
  1. Babymouse: Our Hero by Jennifer L. Holm
  2. Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story by Frederik Peeters
  3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
  4. Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris
  5. Last Message by Shane Peacock
  6. A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris
  7. My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt
  8. My Little Pony: Micro-Series: #3: Rarity by Katie Cook
  9. Sherlock Bones 1 by Yuma Ando
  10. Shoplifter by Michael Cho
  11. 13 rue Thérèse by Elena Mauli Shapiro
  12. The Time Garden by Edward Eager
  13. VanDerZee by Deborah Willis-Braithwaite

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 / July 2015
Read vs Review by Date - January / July 2015

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