books i've read december 2018

12.1.18

• How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery (ANF)

12.2.18

• Monster Mayhem by Christopher Eliopoulos (GN)
• Spider-Gwen: Predators by Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Ranzi, & Hannah Blumenreich (GN)

12.3.18

• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (YA)

12.4.18

• Blind Goddess by Anne Holt (A)
• Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal (GN)
• Dodo by Felipe Nunes (GN)
• Cursed Pirate Girl: The Collected Edition Volume 1 by Jeremy A. Bastian (GN)
• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (YA)

12.7.18

• Archie and the Bear by Zanni Louise & David Mackintosh (PB)
• Building Books by Megan Wagner Lloyd & Brianne Farley (PB)
• Don't Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller (PB)
• Stand Beautiful by Chloe Howard & Deborah Melmon (PB)
• A Prayer for the Animals by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• Thank You, Omu! by Oge More (PB)
• Felix's New Skirt by Kerstin Brichzin & Igor Kuprin (PB)
• Balance the Birds by Susie Ghahremani (PB)
• Gloria's Voice: The Story of Gloria Steinem--Feminist, Activist, Leader by Aura Lewis (YNF)
• Loved to Bits by Teresa Heapy & Katie Cleminson (PB)

12.8.18

• I Look Up to...Michelle Obama by Anna Membrino & Fatti Burke (YNF)
• Be Bold, Baby!: Michelle Obama by Alison Oliver (YNF)
• I Lost My Tooth! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling (A)
• The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith & Katz Cowley (PB)
• Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses by Susan Patterson, James Patterson, & Hsinping Pan (YNF)

12.9.18

• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #10 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #11 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Renegades by Marissa Meyer (YA)

12.12.18

• Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (ANF)

12.13.18

• Silk: Sinister by Robbie Thompson, Stacey Lee, Veronica Fish, & Tana Ford (GN)

12.14.18

• No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas by Tonya Bolden & Don Tate (YNF)
• Santa Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Moonstruck: Magic to Brew by Grace Ellis & Shae Beagle (GN)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #12 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Faith and the Future Force by Jody Houser, Stephen Segovia, Barry Kitson, Diego Bernard, & Cary Nord (GN)
• When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid (YA)
• Soulless #1 by Gail Carriger & REM (M)

12.15.18

• Cosmic Commandos by Christopher Eliopoulos (GN)
• My Heart Is a Compass by Deborah Marcero (PB)
• Octopus Escapes! by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer & Frank W. Dormer (PB)
• Did You Eat the Parakeet? by Mark Iacolina (PB)
• What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers & Shawn Harris (YNF)
• Night Play by Lizi Boyd (PB)
• Made for Me by Zack Bush & Gregorio De Laurentis (PB)
• Cece Loves Science by Kimberly Derting, Shelli R. Johannes, & Vashti Harrison (PB)
• Chew: International Flavor by John Layman & Rob Guillory (GN)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #13 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Black Canary: Kicking and Screaming by Brenden Fletcher, Annie Wu, Pia Guerra, & Lee Loughridge (GN)
• Chew: Just Desserts by John Layman & Rob Guillory (GN)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #14 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Star Wars: Be More Vader: Assertive Thinking from the Dark Side by Christian Blauvelt (ANF)
• Star Wars: Be More Yoda: Mindful Thinking from a Galaxy Far Far Away by Christian Blauvelt (ANF)

12.16.18

• Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back Again by Norah Vincent (ANF)
• Chew: Flambe by John Layman & Rob Guillory (GN)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #15 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)

12.17.18

• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #16 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Major League Chew by John Layman & Rob Guillory (GN)
• Aquicorn Cove by Katie O'Neill (GN)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #17 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)

12.18.18

• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #18 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)

12.19.18

• Hungry Bunny by Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Kaya's Heart Song by Diwa Tharan Sanders & Nerina Canzi (PB)
• Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna (PB)
• The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick by Drew Daywalt & David Spencer (PB)
• Our Celebracion! by Susan Middleton (PB)
• The Rough Patch by Brian Lies (PB)
• Mousie, I Will Read to You by Rachael Cole & Melissa Crowton (PB)
• The Snow Lion by Jim Helmore & Richard Jones (PB)
• You're Snug With Me by Chitra Sounder & Poonan Mistry (PB)
• Geraldine by Elizabeth Lilly (PB)
• Star Wars: Search Your Feelings by Calliope Glass, Caitlin Kennedy, & Katie Cook (PB)
• Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (YA)

12.20.18

• A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor (A)

12.21.18

• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #19 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)

12.22.18

• A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (ANF)
• 4 Beloved Tales: Snow White: Stories Around the World by Jessica Gunderson (Y)

12.23.18

• Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr (Y)
• Soulless #2 by Gail Carriger & REM (M)
• Black Canary: New Killer Star by Brenden Fletcher, Sandy Jarrell, Moritat, & Annie Wu (GN)
• Black by Kwanza Osajyefo & Tim Smith 3 (GN)

12.24.18

• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #20 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (PB)
• An Unlikely Ballerina by Krystyna Poray Goddu & Cosei Kawa (YNF)
• Bear Moves by Ben Bailey Smith & Sav Akyuz (PB)
• Contrary Creatures: Unique Animal Opposites by James Weinberg (YNF)
• The Boy and the Giant by David Litchfield (PB)
• Horse Meets Dog by Elliott Kalan & Tim Miller (PB)
• The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & the Life of H. Tracy Hall by Hannah Holt & Jay Fleck (YNF)
• Melia and Jo by Billy Aronson & Jennifer Oxley (PB)
• Max and the Superheroes by Rocio Bonilla & Oriol Malet (PB)

12.25.18

• Evangeline of the Bayou by Jan Eldredge (Y)
• Capture Creatures by Frank Gibson & Becky Dreistadt (GN)
• America #4 by Gabby Rivera, Joe Quinones, Ming Doyle, Joe Rivera, Jose Villarrubia, & Jordan Gibson (C)
• America #5 by Gabby Rivera, Kelly Thompson, Ramon Villalobos, & Tamra Bonvillain (C)
• America #6 by Gabby Rivera, Kelly Thompson, Ramon Villalobos, Walden Wong, & Tamra Bonvillain (C)
• America #7 by Gabby Rivera, Joe Quinones, Jen Bartel, Ming Doyle, Aud Koch, & Annie Wu (C)
• America #8 by Gabby Rivera, Joe Quinones, Joe Rivera, & Jordan Gibson (C)
• America #9 by Gabby Rivera, Flaviano, & Jordan Gibson (C)
• Hellboy and the B.R.R.D. 1953: The Witch Tree and Rawhead and Bloody Bones by Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck, & Dave Stewart (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 12: The Reckoning #1 by Joss Whedon, Christos Gage, Georges Jeanty, & Karl Story (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 12: The Reckoning #2 by Joss Whedon, Christos Gage, Georges Jeanty, & Karl Story (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 12: The Reckoning #3 by Joss Whedon, Christos Gage, Georges Jeanty, & Karl Story (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 12: The Reckoning #4 by Joss Whedon, Christos Gage, Georges Jeanty, & Karl Story (C)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #21 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #22 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki (M)
• Hamster Princess: Little Red Rodent Hood by Ursula Vernon (Y)

12.26.18

• Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (YA)

12.28.18

• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (YA)
• American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures edited by America Ferrera (ANF)

12.29.18

• Houndsley and Catina and Cousin Wagster by James Howe & Marie-Louise Gay (Y)
• Ella: Queen of Jazz by Helen Hancocks (YNF)
• Night Job by Karen Hesse & G. Brian Karas (PB)
• Robyn Boid: Architect by Maree Coote (PB)
• How Tickles Saved Pickles: A True Story by Maddie Johnson (YNF)
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: My Best Friend's Squirrel by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, & Rico Renzi (GN)

12.30.18

• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: I've Been Waiting for a Squirrel Like You by Ryan North, Erica Henderson, & Rico Renzi (GN)
• The Wicked + the Divine: Imperial Phase Part 2 by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, & Clayton Cowles (GN)
• Sex Criminals: Five-Fingered Discount by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky (GN)
• Ghost by Jason Reynolds (Y)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #8 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Paper Girls Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson, & Jared K. Fletcher (GN)

12.31.18

• The Ancient Magus' Bride #9 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Rat Queens: The Colossal Magic Nothing by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Owen Gieni, & Ryan Ferrier (GN)
• Saga Volume 9 by Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan (GN)

12.18 total: 124

7 adult nonfiction; 25 graphic novels; 7 young adult fiction; 3 adult fiction; 37 picture books; 11 youth nonfiction; 17 manga; 6 youth fiction; 11 comics