book i've read may 2008

5.1.08

• Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of Paperback by Susan Stryker (A-NF)
• The Anybodies by N.E. Bode (Y)

5.2.08

• Here a Face, There a Face by Arlene Alda (PB)
• Very Hairy Bear by Alice Schertle & Matt Phelan (PB)
• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (PB)
• Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives #1 by Ellen Schreiber & rem (GN)
• Cute Beast by Amayo Tsuge (M)
• The Brook Book: Exploring the Smallest Streams by Jim Arnosky (Y-NF)
• Red River #3 by Chie Shinohara (M)

5.3.08

• Tails Are Not for Pulling by Elizabeth Verdick & Marieka Heinlen (PB)
• Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express by Megan McDonald (Y)
• Happy to Be Girls by Sarah Davies & Jenny Mattheson (PB)
• Hello, Robots by Bob Staake (PB)
• Nobody Laughs at a Lion! by Paul Bright & Matt Buckingham (PB)
• Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts? by Jane Kurtz & Jane Manning (PB)
• How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan (YA)
• Chocolat #1 by Shin Ji-Sang & Geo (M)

5.4.08

• Princess in Love by Meg Cabot (YA)
• Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert (A-NF)

5.5.08

• Penguin Revolution #4 by Sakura Tsukuba (M)
• The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service #3 by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki (M)
• Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (PB)

5.8.08

• Love Tails by Rachael Hale (PB)
• Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Jen Corace (PB)
• Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy by Judy Schachner (PB)
• Polo: The Runaway Book by Regis Faller (PB)
• Loveholic #1 by Toko Kawai (M)
• Get Backers #4 by Rando Ayamine & Yuya Aoki (M)
• Chocolat #2 by Shin JiSang & Geo (M)

5.9.08

• Chicks with Sticks (Knitwise) by Elizabeth Lenhard (YA)

5.11.08

• Uncanny X-Men: Dominant Species by Austen & Asamiya (GN)
• The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross #2 by Arina Tanemura (M)
• High School Girls #2 by Towa Oshima (M)
• Chocolat #3 by Shin JiSang & Geo (M)
• Chocolat #4 by Shin JiSang & Geo (M)
• Leon the Chameleon by Melanie Watt (PB)

5.13.08

• Bertie Was a Watchdog by Rick Walton & Arthur Robins (PB)
• A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton & David Clark (PB)
• Mr. Nick's Knitting by Margaret Wild & Dee Huxley (PB)
• The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (PB)
• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (YA)
• The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti (YA)

5.15.08

• Unforgettable by Cecily von Ziegesar (YA)
• The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen (YA)

5.16.08

• The Adventures of Polo by Regis Faller (PB)
• Snog: A Puppy's Guide to Love by Rachael Hale (A-NF)
• Hybrid Child by Shungiku Nakamura (M)
• Princess Resurrection #3 by Yasunori Mitsunaga (M)
• Forbidden Dance #2 by Hinako Ashihara (M)
• Platinum Garden #2 by Maki Fujita (M)
• Yubisaki Milk Tea #3 by Tomochika Miyano (M)
• Catwoman: Relentless by Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart, & Javier Pulido (GN)
• The Mighty Skullboy Army by Jacob Chabot (GN)
• Bond(z) by Toko Kawai (M)

5.17.08

• The Tarot Cafe #6 by Sang-Sun Park (M)
• Words of Devotion #2 by Keiko Konno (M)
• Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins (Y)
• Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track by Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan (A-NF)

5.18.08

• Mugen Spiral #2 by Mizuho Kusanagi (M)
• Let Dai #7 by Sooyeon Won (M)
• Let Dai #8 by Sooyeon Won (M)
• Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett (PB)

5.19.08

• Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer & Marvin Bileck (PB)
• ME2 #1 by Sho Murase (M)

5.21.08

• The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service #4 by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki (M)
• The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service #5 by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki (M)
• Not Bartlett's: Thoughts on the Pleasures of Life: People, Love, Gardens, Dogs and More edited by Elisa Lufkin (A-NF)
• Fabian Escapes by Peter McCarty (PB)
• The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit by Werner Holzwarth & Wolf Erlbruch (PB)
• The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo by Jonathan Allen (PB)
• When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach & David Small (PB)
• Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Look Behind!: Tales of Animal Ends by Lola M. Schaefer, Heather Lynn Miller, & Jane Manning (Y-NF)

5.22.08

• The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service #6 by Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki (M)
• Nana #9 by Ai Yazawa (M)
• Crimson Hero #7 by Mitsuba Takanashi (M)
• The Wallflower #13 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Wallflower #14 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Wallflower #15 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)

5.23.08

• Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty (PB)
• Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore & Briana Bolland (GN)
• Ultimate X-Men: Sentinels by Robert Kirman, Oliver, Davidson, Alixe, Miki, Paquette, LaPointe (GN)
• Vogelein: Old Ghosts by Jane Irwin (GN)
• Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers (Y)

5.24.08

• Red River #4 by Chie Shinohara (M)
• Love Recipe #1 by Kirico Higashizato (M)
• Dear Myself by Eiki Eiki (M)
• Nana #10 by Ai Yazawa (M)

5.25.08

• Lake Michigan: A Photographic Portfolio by Ed Wargin (A-NF)
• Doubt!! #1 by Kaneyoshi Izumi (M)
• DearS #1 by Peach-Pit (M)
• Vogelein: Clockwork Fairy by Jane Irwin & Jeff Berndt (GN)
• Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins (Y)
• 3 by Julie Hilden (A)

5.26.08

• The Dangerous Book for Dogs: A Parody by Rex & Sparky, Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki, & Scott Sherman (A)
• Wanted: Assassin's Edition by Mark Millar, JG Jones, & Paul Mounts (GN)

5.27.08

• The Nobodies by N.E. Bode (Y)

5.28.08

• Catwoman: Crooked Little Town by Ed Brubaker (GN)
• DearS #2 by Peach-Pit (M)

5.29.08

• Never Take a Shark to the Dentist (and Other Things Not to Do) by Judi Barrett & John Nickle (PB)
• Mole Music by David McPhail (PB)
• Doubt!! #2 by Kaneyoshi Izumi (M)
• Crimson Hero #8 by Mitsuba Takanashi (M)
• Strange Sisters: The Art of Lesbian Pulp Fiction 1949-1969 by Jaye Zimet (A-NF)
• A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Shoppers by Hillary Carlip (A)
• Rabbit & Squirrel: A Tale of War & Peas by Kara LaReau & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Mr. Pusskins and Little Whiskers: Another Love Story by Sam Lloyd (PB)

5.30.08

• Forbidden Dance #3 by Hinako Ashihara (M)
• DearS #3 by Peach-Pit (M)

5.31.08

• Reclining Nude by Lidia Guibert Ferrara (A-NF)
• Let Dai #9 by Sooyeon Won (M)
• Let Dai #10 by Sooyeon Won (M)
• Let Dai #11 by Sooyeon Won (M)
• Doubt!! #3 by Kaneyoshi Izumi (M)
• Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen (PB)
• Flower of Life #3 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• Catwoman: Selina's Big Score by Darwyn Cooke & Matt Hollingsworth (GN)

05.08 total: 117

8 adult non fiction; 6 youth fiction; 32 picture books; 11 graphic novels; 48 manga; 3 youth non fiction; 7 young adult; 3 adult fiction