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Bad Babysitter by Jennifer L. Holm
Beyond Auto Mode by Jennifer Bebb
The Book Fair From the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett
The Broken Lands by Kate Milford
Cadillac Couches by Sophie B. Watson
Cleopatra in Space: Secret of the Time Tablets by Mike Maihack
A Cookbook Conspiracy by Kate Carlisle
D4VE by Ryan Ferrier
Giant Days, Volume 5 by John Allison
Knight's Castle by Edward Eager
Knock About with the Fitzgerald-Trouts by Esta Spalding
The Locksmith issue 3 by Terrance Grace
Made for Each Other by Paul D. Storrie and Eldon Cowgur
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett
Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Pastoral Cities by James L. Machor
Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass
Poison Kiss by Ana Mardoll
Pumpkin Town! by Katie McKy
Puppy Love by Jennifer L. Holm
The Road Movie Book edited by Steven Cohan and Ina Rae Hark
Rosemary Remembered by Susan Wittig Albert
Roughneck by Jeff Lemire
Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
The Time Garden by Edward Eager
Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert
The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin and translated by Sheila Fischman
Waiting by Kevin Henkes

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August in Review: 08/31/17

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett
  2. Cadillac Couches by Sophie B. Watson
  3. Giant Days, Volume 5 by John Allison
  4. Knock About with the Fitzgerald-Trouts by Esta Spalding
  5. The Locksmith issue 3 by Terrance Grace
  6. Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
  7. Poison Kiss by Ana Mardoll
  8. Roughneck by Jeff Lemire
  9. Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
  10. The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
  11. Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin and translated by Sheila Fischman

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Bad Babysitter by Jennifer L. Holm
  2. Beyond Auto Mode by Jennifer Bebb
  3. Cleopatra in Space: Secret of the Time Tablets by Mike Maihack
  4. A Cookbook Conspiracy by Kate Carlisle
  5. Knight's Castle by Edward Eager
  6. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett
  7. Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass
  8. Puppy Love by Jennifer L. Holm
  9. Waiting by Kevin Henkes

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. The Book Fair From the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
  2. Made for Each Other by Paul D. Storrie and Eldon Cowgur
  3. Pumpkin Town! by Katie McKy
  4. The Road Movie Book edited by Steven Cohan and Ina Rae Hark

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

  1. The Broken Lands by Kate Milford
  2. D4VE by Ryan Ferrier
  3. Pastoral Cities by James L. Machor
  4. Rosemary Remembered by Susan Wittig Albert
  5. The Time Garden by Edward Eager
  6. Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert

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

  1. Us Conductors by Sean Michaels

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
  2. Ghostbusters 101 #5 by Erik Burnham
  3. Giant Trouble by Ursula Vernon
  4. Green Trails and Upland Pastures by Walter Prichard Eaton
  5. Greenglass House by Kate Milford (audio)
  6. Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson
  7. Murder on the Half Shelf by Lorna Barrett
  8. The Neddiad (audio)by Daniel Pinkwater
  9. Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess (audio, performed by Barbara Rosenblat)
  10. Poison Kiss by Ana Mardoll
  11. Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar
  12. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
  13. Winnebago Graveyard #2 by Steve Niles
    Research
  1. Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey
    Library book
  1. Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire
  2. Cleopatra In Space 4: The Golden Lion by Mike Maihack
  3. Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
  4. The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
  5. Ghostbusters (Little Golden Book) by John Sazaklis
  6. Ghostbusters: Who You Gonna Call? (Little Golden Book) by John Sazaklis
  7. My Boyfriend Bites by Dan Jolley
  8. Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
  9. Ripped From the Pages by Kate Carlisle
  10. A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett
  11. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
  12. Under the Dragon's Tail by Maureen Jennings
  13. Yours Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick
  14. Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / August 2017
Read vs Review by Date for 2017

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