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A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld
Big & Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd) by Julie Bowe
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis
Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions by Chloe Rhodes
Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova
Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase
Classified as Murder by Miranda James
The Clue at Black Creek Farm by Carolyn Keene
Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
Giant Days: Extra Credit by John Allison
The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case by Elizabeth Eulberg
The Ice Witch by Joel Ross
It All Comes Down to This by Karen English
Kraken by Wendy Williams
The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames
Mabel Jones and the Forbidden City by Will Mabbitt and Ross Collins
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson
The Million by Karl Schroeder
Monoceros by Suzette Mayr
Paradox in Oz by Edward Einhorn and Eric Shanower
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Restart by Gordon Korman
Running With Lions by Julian Winters
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Weather or Not by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige

Miscellaneous
Cybils Update (October 16)
Cybils Update (October 23)
Cybils Update (October 30)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 01)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 08)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 15)
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 22)
September 2018 Sources
September 2018 Summary

Road Essays
FFCC99: Orphan Uhoria Labyrinth
FFCC33: Orphan Uhoria Blue Highway: A comparison of The Sentinel and Three-Quarters Dead
FFCC00: Orphan Uhoria Interstate: The Polar Express, Waiting for Augusta, and Winterhouse
FF99FF: Orphan wildlands cornfield
Road Narrative Update for September 2018

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4 stars: Good but flawed
3 stars: Average
2 stars: OK
1 star: Did not finish


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October in Review: 10/31/18

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld
  2. Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova
  3. Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
  4. Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle
  5. Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan
  6. The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case by Elizabeth Eulberg
  7. The Ice Witch by Joel Ross
  8. The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
  9. Mabel Jones and the Forbidden City by Will Mabbitt and Ross Collins
  10. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
  11. The Million by Karl Schroeder
  12. Paradox in Oz by Edward Einhorn and Eric Shanower
  13. Weather or Not by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
  2. Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase
  3. Classified as Murder by Miranda James
  4. Giant Days: Extra Credit by John Allison
  5. Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames
  6. Pride by Ibi Zoboi

    Three Stars (Average)

  1. Big & Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd) by Julie Bowe
  2. The Clue at Black Creek Farm by Carolyn Keene
  3. Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson
  4. Running With Lions by Julian Winters
  5. The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige

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

  1. Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions by Chloe Rhodes
  2. Kraken by Wendy Williams
  3. Restart by Gordon Korman
  4. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

    One Star (Did not finish / cannot recommend)

  1. Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis
  2. It All Comes Down to This by Karen English
  3. Monoceros by Suzette Mayr

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. Dragon Kiss by E.D. Baker
  2. File M for Murder by Miranda James
  3. Giant Days Volume 8 by John Allison
  4. The Ice Witch by Joel Ross
  5. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
  6. Rainbow Brite #1 by Jeremy Whitley
  7. Small Favor by Jim Butcher (audiobook)
    Research
  1. The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
  2. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
  3. Bluecrowne by Kate Milford
  4. Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova
  5. Burntown by Jennifer McMahon
  6. The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz
  7. Foe by Iain Reid
  8. Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
  9. Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
  10. Lowriders Blast from the Past by Cathy Camper
  11. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
  12. No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen
  13. Pride by Ibi Zoboi
  14. Rust Volume 4: Soul in the Machine by Royden Lepp
  15. Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn
  16. Supernova (Amulet, #8) by Kazu Kibuishi
  17. Three Quarters Dead by Richard Peck
  18. 24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling
  19. Wee Sister Strange by Holly Grant
    Library book
  1. Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko
  2. Captain Superlative by J.S. Puller
  3. Echo's Sister by Paul Mosier
  4. I Date Dead People by Ann Kerns
  5. Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard
  6. Monoceros by Suzette Mayr
  7. My Brigadista Year by Katherine Paterson
  8. The Rhino in Right Field by Stacy DeKeyser
  9. Snake Bite by Andy Lane
  10. Takedown by Laura Shovan
  11. The 13 Clocks by James Thurber
  12. Time for Bed, Fred! by Yasmeen Ismail
  13. Tintin in Tibet by Hergé

Read vs Review by Date - Jan / August 2018
Read vs Review by Date for 2018

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