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Beautiful Shades of Brown: Laura Wheeler Waring, Artist by Nancy Churnin and Felicia Marshall (Illustrator)
The Blue Lady of Coffin Hall by Carolyn Keene
Booked on Murder by Allison Brook and Mia Gaskin (Narrator)
Dear Manny by Nic Stone
Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 10 by Ryoko Kui
Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists by Carla Sonheim
Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery
From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris and Nancy Wu (Narrator)
Good Night, Little Bear by Patricia M. Scarry and Richard Scarry (Illustrator)
Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill
How to Draw the World: Harold and the Purple Crayon and the Making of a Children's Classic by Philip Nel
Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy
I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming
It's Watching by Lindsay Currie
Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander and Dina Pearlman (Narrator)
Murder at the Rusty Anchor by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke, Stefanie Kay and Petrea Burchard (Narrators)
Partners in Lime by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator)
Pretzel by Margret Rey with H.A. Rey (Illustrator)
Sealed Off by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)
Space for Everyone by Seina Wedlick and Camilla Sucre (Illustrator)
Spice and Wolf, Volume 1 by Isuna Hasekura, Jyuu Ayakura (Illustrator) and Paul Starr (Translator)
"The Summer Farmer" by John Cheever
Wash Day with Mama by Monica Mikai
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)

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March in Review: 03/31/25

    Five Stars:

  1. Dear Manny by Nic Stone
  2. Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 10 by Ryoko Kui
  3. Good Night, Little Bear by Patricia M. Scarry and Richard Scarry (Illustrator)
  4. Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill
  5. How to Draw the World: Harold and the Purple Crayon and the Making of a Children's Classic by Philip Nel
  6. Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy
  7. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming
  8. It's Watching by Lindsay Currie
  9. Murder at the Rusty Anchor by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
  10. A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke, Stefanie Kay and Petrea Burchard (Narrators)
  11. Pretzel by Margret Rey with H.A. Rey (Illustrator)
  12. Space for Everyone by Seina Wedlick and Camilla Sucre (Illustrator)
  13. Spice and Wolf, Volume 1 by Isuna Hasekura, Jyuu Ayakura (Illustrator) and Paul Starr (Translator)
  14. Wash Day with Mama by Monica Mikai
  15. Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
  16. Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
  17. Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  18. Beautiful Shades of Brown: Laura Wheeler Waring, Artist by Nancy Churnin and Felicia Marshall (Illustrator)
  19. Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists by Carla Sonheim
  20. From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris and Nancy Wu (Narrator)
  21. I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle
  22. Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  23. Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander and Dina Pearlman (Narrator)
  24. Partners in Lime by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator)
  25. "The Summer Farmer" by John Cheever

    Three Stars: (Average)

  26. The Blue Lady of Coffin Hall by Carolyn Keene
  27. Booked on Murder by Allison Brook and Mia Gaskin (Narrator)
  28. Sealed Off by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)

    Two Stars: (OK)

  29. Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery

    One Star: (Did not finish)

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. Ako and Bambi, Volume 2 by Hero and Jan Cash (Translator) (2024)
  2. At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay and Karyn O'Bryant (Narrator) (2015)
  3. The Blue Lady of Coffin Hall by Carolyn Keene (2022)
  4. Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson and Hallie Bee Bard (Narrator) (2024)
  5. Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley and Angel Clark (Narrator) (2018)
  6. Carrie by Stephen King (1974)
  7. Casa tomada y otros cuentos by Julio Cortázar (1971)
  8. The Cat Operator's Manual by Queen Olivia III (2025)
  9. Crime Rib by Leslie Budewitz and Rebecca Mitchell (Narrator) (2014)
  10. The Crime That Binds by Laurie Cass and Erin Bennett (Narrator) (2022)
  11. Dear Manny by Nic Stone (2025)
  12. Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists by Carla Sonheim (2010)
  13. Hattie Hen's Red Umbrella by The Ryans (1950)
  14. The He-Man Effect by Brian Box Brown (2023)
  15. Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos (2025)
  16. How to Draw the World: Harold and the Purple Crayon and the Making of a Children's Classic by Philip Nel (2024)
  17. Murder at the Rusty Anchor by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator) (2024)
  18. Pleating for Mercy by Melissa Bourbon (2011)
  19. Shadow of a Spout by Amanda Cooper (2015)
  20. The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder and Callie Beaulieu (Narrator) (2018)
  21. Welcome Home to Murder by Rosalie Spielman and Eleanor McCormick (Narrator)
  22. Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2019)

    Research

  23. "The Chaste Clarissa" by John Cheever (1952)
  24. "Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor" by John Cheever (1949)
  25. "The Cure" by John Cheever (1952)
  26. Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 11 by Ryoko Kui (2021)
  27. Fishflies by Jeff Lemire and Shawn Kuruneru (Illustrator) (2025)
  28. Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill (2025)
  29. I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) (1956)
  30. "The Season of Divorce" by John Cheever (1950)
  31. Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (2025)

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