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American Road Narratives: Reimagining Mobility in Literature and Film by Ann Brigham
Author: A True Story by Helen Lester
The Big Roads by Earl Swift
Bull by David Elliott
Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Giant Days, Volume 4 by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Whitney Cogar
Hannah and the Homunculus by Kurt Hassler
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Hilda and the Stone Forest by Luke Pearson
I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
I Say Tomato by Katie Wall
Instructions by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
Jem and the Holograms, Volume 3: Dark Jem by Kelly Thompson
The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Mayday by Karen Harrington
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography by Tim Fitzharris
Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton
Noragami Volume 03 by Adachitoka
Over the Ocean by Taro Gomi
Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman
Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
Ten Things We Did by Sarah Mlynowski
Tip of the Tongue by Patrick Ness
Triangle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Tru & Nelle by G. Neri
The White Road of the Moon by Rachel Neumeier

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July in Review: 07/31/17

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Bull by David Elliott
  2. The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
  3. Giant Days, Volume 4 by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Whitney Cogar
  4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
  5. Hilda and the Stone Forest by Luke Pearson
  6. Instructions by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
  7. Jem and the Holograms, Volume 3: Dark Jem by Kelly Thompson
  8. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
  9. Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
  10. Triangle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Author: A True Story by Helen Lester
  2. Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson
  3. I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
  4. Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  5. The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill
  6. Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton
  7. Noragami Volume 03 by Adachitoka
  8. Over the Ocean by Taro Gomi

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. American Road Narratives: Reimagining Mobility in Literature and Film by Ann Brigham
  2. The Big Roads by Earl Swift
  3. I Say Tomato by Katie Wall
  4. The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
  5. Mayday by Karen Harrington
  6. National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography by Tim Fitzharris
  7. Tip of the Tongue by Patrick Ness

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

  1. Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
  2. Tru & Nelle by G. Neri

    One Star (Didn't finish or absolutely cannot recommend)

  1. Hannah and the Homunculus by Kurt Hassler
  2. Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman
  3. Ten Things We Did by Sarah Mlynowski
  4. The White Road of the Moon by Rachel Neumeier

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Giant Days Volume 5 by John Allison
  2. Have You Seen a Giraffe Hat? by Irma Joyce
  3. Jem and the Holograms: Infinite #1 by Kelly Thompson
  4. Kleine Katze Chi #1 by Kanata Konami
  5. Knock About with the Fitzgerald-Trouts by Esta Spalding
  6. Merman in My Tub, Vol. 2 by Itokichi
  7. Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
  8. Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass
  9. Roughneck by Jeff Lemire
  10. Sentenced to Death by Lorna Barrett
  11. Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
  12. Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle
  13. The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
    Research
  1. Cadillac Couches by Sophie B. Watson
  2. Road of Her Own: Women's Journeys in the West by Marlene Blessing
  3. Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin
    Library book
  1. Beyond Auto Mode by Jennifer Bebb
  2. The Complete Guide to Light by Mark Cleghorn
  3. How Mirka Caught a Fish by Barry Deutsch
  4. I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett
  5. Mystery of the Midnight Rider by Carolyn Keene
  6. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
  7. Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers by Harold Davis
  8. Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
  9. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
  10. Triangle by Mac Barnett

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / July 2017
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