books i've read (during the pandemic) december 2020

 12.1.20

• Today I'll Be a Unicorn by Dana Simpson (PB)
• Jack and Santa by Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli (Y)
• People Don't Bite People by Lisa Wheeler & Molly Idle (PB)
• Welcome to the Party by Gabrielle Union & Ashley Evans (PB)
• Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes by Lenore Look & LeUyen Pham (Y)

12.3.20

• Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner (YA)
• Brenda Is a Sheep by Morag Hood (PB)
• Outside In by Deborah Underwood & Cindy Derby (PB)
• You Matter by Christian Robinson (PB)
• The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang & Khoa Le (PB)

12.4.20

• I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott & Sydney Smith (PB)
• How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere (PB)
• Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Fox & Rabbit: Make Believe by Beth Ferry & Gergley Duda (GN)

12.5.20

• Fruits Basket #15 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Home Alone by John Hughes, Chris Columbus, & Kim Smith (PB)
• A Jedi You Will Be by Preeti Chhibber & Mike Deas (PB)
• Clueless by G.M. Berrow & Heather Burns (PB)
• Doctor Who: The Runaway Tardis by Chris Chibnall & Kim Smith (PB)
• The Couch Potato by Jory John & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper & Kenard Pak (PB)
• Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Prasadam-Halls & David Litchfield (PB)
• Roxy the Last Unisaurus Rex by Eva Chen & Matthew Rivera (PB)
• I Promise by LeBron James & Nina Mata (PB)
• Snow Falls by Kate Gardner & Brandon James Scott (PB)
• The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart, & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• Snow Day for Groot! by Brendan Deneen & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• King of Birds by Elise Gravel (GN)
• Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga (YA)

12.6.20

• Princess Pulverizer: Grilled Cheese and Dragons by Nancy Krulik & Ben Balistreri (Y)
• The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee & Pascal Campion (PB)
• Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor (PB)
• Fruits Basket #16 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Jasper & Scruff: Treasure Hunt by Nicola Colton (Y)
• Off & Away by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Sun! One in a Billion by Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis (YNF)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #11 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (YA)
• Rat Queens: The Once and Future King by Ryan Ferrier, Priscilla Petraites, & Marco Lesko (GN)
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Call Your Squirrelfriend by Ryan North, Derek Charm, & Rico Renzi (GN)

12.7.20

• Giant Days Volume 12 by John Allison, Max Sarin, & Whitney Cogar (GN)

12.9.20

• Together We Caught Fire by Eva V. Gibson (YA)

12.10.20

• Hearts in the Hard Ground by G.V. Anderson (A)
• Solution by Brian Evenson (A)
• You Suck by Christopher Moore (A)

12.12.20

• Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare (YA)
• We Will Rock Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Ella Fitzgerald by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Barbara Alca (YNF)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr. by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Mai Ly Degnan (YNF)
• Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader by Christianne Jones & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love (PB)
• Boys Dance! by John Robert Allman & Luciano Lozano (PB)
• Maxwell the Monkey Barber by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Fruits Basket #17 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (A)
• Fruits Basket #18 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (YA)***

12.13.20

• Fangs by Sarah Andersen (GN)
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #14 by Aya Shouoto (M)
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #15 by Aya Shouoto (M)
• Aster and the Accidental Magic by Thom Pico & Karensac (GN)
• Giant Days Volume 13 by John Allison, Max Sarin, & Whitney Cogar (GN)
• Giant Days Volume 14 by John Allison, Max Sarin, & Whitney Coagr (GN)
• By Night Volume 2 by John Allison, Christine Larsen, & Sarah Stern (GN)
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: To All the Squirrels I've Loved Before by Ryan North, Derek Charm, & Rico Renzi (GN)
• Ms. Marvel: Stormranger by Saladin Ahmed, Minkyu Jung, Joey Vazquez, Juan Vlasco, & Ian Herring (GN)
• Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (YA)

12.15.20

• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly (Y)

12.17.20

• 10 Things I Hate about Pinky by Sandhya Menon (YA)

12.18.20

• Becoming Brianna by Terri Libenson (GN)
• Solo by Kwame Alexander (YA)

12.19.20

• Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon (YA)
• Flamer by Mike Curato (GN)
• Rick and Morty Volume 11 by Kyle Starks, Tini Howard, Magdalene Visaggio, Marc Ellerby, Ian McGinty, Philip Murphy, Sarah Stern, & Crank! (GN)

12.20.20

• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt (ANF)
• War of the Realms by Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, & Matthew Wilson (GN)
• The Wicked King by Holly Black (YA)
• War of the Realms: Spider-Man/Daredevil by Sean Ryan, Jason Aaron, Nico Leon, & Andrea Sorrentino (GN)
• War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men by Matthew Rosenberg, Pere Perez, & Rachelle Rosenberg (GN)
• Firefly #22 by Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss, & Marcelo Costa (C)
• Firefly #23 by Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss, & Marcelo Costa (C)
• Angel + Spike #16 by Zac Thompson, Hayden Sherman, & Roman Titov (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #5 by Mariko Tamaki, Natacha Bustos, & Eleonora Bruni (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer #20 by Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert, Roman Bachs, & Raul Angulo (C)
• Strange Academy #5 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, & Edgar Delgado (C)

12.22.20

• Just Peachy: Comics about Depression, Anxiety, Love, and Finding the Humor in Being Sad by Holly Chisholm (GN)
• I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider (GN)
• The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (Y)
• I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie, Susan McLennan, & Cale Atkinson (PB)

12.23.20

• When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey (YA)
• My Androgynous Boyfriend #1 by Tamekou (M)
• Strange Academy #6 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, & Edgar Delgado (C)
• Lumberjanes #75 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Brooklyn Allen, Kanesha C. Bryant, Alexa Bosy, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes: End of Summer by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Brooklyn Allen, Alexa Bosy, Kanesha C. Bryant, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #16 by Aya Shouoto (M)

12.24.20

• What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter (YA)
• Marvel Rising by Devin Grayson, Ryan North, G. Willow Wilson, Marco Failla, Georges Duarte, Irene Strychalski, & Ramon Bachs (GN)
• Sunny Rolls the Dice by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• Monstress: Warchild by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (GN)

12.25.20

• Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff (GN)
• Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir by Tyler Feder (GN)
• Fruits Basket #19 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #20 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #21 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Bitchcraft: Simple Spells for Everyday Annoyances & Sweet Revenge by Kerry Colburn (ANF)
• The Incandescent Review Issue 4, Sept-Oct 2020 (Mag)

12.26.20

• The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen (YA)

12.27.20

• The Novice by Taran Matharu (YA)
• A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (YA)

12.28.20

• The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi & Lorena Alvarez (PB)
• Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water by Vylar Kaftan (A)
• Fruits Basket #22 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #23 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Dinosaurs in Love by Fenn Rosenthal & Hannah Jacobs (PB)
• Curls by Ruth Forman & Geneva Bowers (PB)
• Find Fergus by Mike Boldt (PB)
• Robobaby by David Wiesner (PB)
• Attack of the Underwear Dragon by Scott Rothman & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Will You Be My Friend? by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Are You Eating Candy Without Me? by Draga Jenny Malesevic & Charlotte Bruijn (PB)
• Hello, Arnie!: An Arnie the Doughnut Story by Laurie Keller (PB)
• Lights on Wonder Rock by David Litchfield (PB)
• One Girl by Andrea Beaty & Dow Phumiruk (PB)
• Everybody Says Meow by Constance Lombardo (PB)
• Lone Wolf by Sarah Kurpiel (PB)
• Landline by Rainbow Rowell (A)

12.29.20

• Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher (YA)

12.30.20

• Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon (YA)

12.31.20

• A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (A)
• The Cleaners by Ken Liu (A)
• The Princess Game by Soman Chainani (YA)
• The Wickeds by Gayle Forman (A)
• The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell (A)
• Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone (YA)

12.20 total: 135

45 picture books; 6 youth fiction; 20 young adult fiction; 25 graphic novels; 14 manga; 3 youth nonfiction; 10 adult fiction; 9 comics; 2 adult nonfiction; 1 magazine

*** Met Goodreads Reading Goal (1111)