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Days of Wine and Roquefort by Avery Aames
Dead Voices by Katherine Arden
An Elephant is Not a Cat by Alvin Tresselt
Everything I Know About You by Barbara Dee
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Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh
It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad
Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly and Lian Cho
Level 13 by Gordon Korman
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Nevers by Sara Cassidy
The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
The Portal by Kathryn Lasky
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert
Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert
Speed of Life by Carol Weston
Stargazing by Jen Wang
Under The Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle and Isaac Goodhart
Vancouver Island: Sketches And Trip Notes by Albert Ranger
The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue by Karina Yan Glaser
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien

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October in Review: 10/31/19

Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Archimancy by J.A. White
  2. The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner
  3. The Boney Hand by Karen Kane
  4. CatStronauts: Slapdash Science by Drew Brockington
  5. Dead Voices by Katherine Arden
  6. Everything I Know About You by Barbara Dee
  7. For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig
  8. It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad
  9. Level 13 by Gordon Korman
  10. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
  11. Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
  12. Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
  13. The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert
  14. Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert
  15. Stargazing by Jen Wang
  16. Under The Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle and Isaac Goodhart
  17. Vancouver Island: Sketches And Trip Notes by Albert Ranger
  18. The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue by Karina Yan Glaser
  19. Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  1. Cat Got Your Cash by Julie Chase
  2. Days of Wine and Roquefort by Avery Aames
  3. Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh
  4. Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly and Lian Cho
  5. The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

    Three Stars: (Average)

  1. The Coffee Book by Gregory Dicum
  2. An Elephant is Not a Cat by Alvin Tresselt
  3. Nevers by Sara Cassidy
  4. The Portal by Kathryn Lasky
  5. Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

    Two Stars: (OK)

  1. Speed of Life by Carol Weston
  2. Wilder Girls by Rory Power

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection
  1. America for Beginners by Leah Franqui
  2. Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson
  3. A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton
  4. Guts by Raina Telgemeier
  5. Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh (illustrator)
  6. Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle
  7. It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear
  8. A Kingdom for a Stage by Heidi Heilig
  9. Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
  10. Level 13 by Gordon Korman
  11. The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
  12. Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
  13. Nate Expectations by Tim Federle
  14. Operatic by Kyo Maclear
  15. Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
  16. The Silence of the Library by Miranda James
  17. Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips
  18. Stargazing by Jen Wang
  19. Under The Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle
  20. The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue by Karina Yan Glaser
  21. Wonton Terror by Vivien Chien
    Research
  1. Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink
  2. Archimancy by J.A. White
  3. The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner
  4. The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
  5. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
  6. Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger
  7. Spell & Spindle by Michelle Schusterman
  8. The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes
  9. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
  10. Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
    Library book

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