Sunday, March 21, 2021

books i've read february 2021 (during the pandemic)

 2.2.21

  • Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (YA)
  • Little Hugs from Little Loves by Mark Sperring & Maddie Frost (PB)
  • Little Love by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Mario Cocklico (PB)
  • Ten Beautiful Things by Molly Beth Griffin & Maribel Lechuga (PB)
  • I Am the Storm by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Kristen Howdeshell, & Kevin Howdeshell (PB)
  • The Secret Fawn by Kallie George & Elly Mackay (PB)
  • On Sleepy Hill by Patricia Hegarty & Xuan Le (PB)
  • Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light by Apryl Stott (PB)
  • Ruby and the Booker Boys: Brand-New School, Brave New Ruby by Derrick Barnes (Y)
2.3.21
  • Blankie by Ben Clanton (PB)
  • Bubbles by Ben Clanton (PB)
  • Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood & Sally Wern Comport (YNF)
  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow & Steven Salerno (YNF)
  • Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney & Carmen Saldana (PB)
  • A Night Out with Mama by Quvenzhane Wallis & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
  • Thanksgiving for Emily Ann by Teresa Johnston & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
  • Hannah Sparkles: A Friend Through Rain or Shine by Robin Mellom & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
  • Hannah Sparkles: Hooray for the First Day of School! by Robin Mellom & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
2.4.21
  • Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (YNF)
  • A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman & Isabel Greenberg (YNF)
  • The Ocean in Your Bathtub by Seth Fishman & Isabel Greenberg (YNF)
  • Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor (PB)
  • Off to See the Sea by Nikki Grimes & Elizabeth Zunon (PB)
  • Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry & Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)
  • Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon, A. LaFaye, & Jessica Gibson (YNF)
  • Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon & Kaylani Juanita (PB)
  • A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story by Sharon Langley, Amy Nathan, & Floyd Cooper (YNF)
  • Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roe (PB)
  • Becoming a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery & Rebecca Green (YNF)
  • Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho & Dung Ho (PB)
  • Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes & Elizabeth Zunon (PB)
  • Peace Talks by Jim Butcher (A)
2.6.21
  • Max and the Won't Go to Bed Show by Mark Sperring & Sarah Warburton (PB)
  • Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes & Wendell Minor (PB)
  • Your Hand in My Hand by Mark Sperring & Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes & Bryan Collier (YNF)
  • Blizzard by John Rocco (YNF)
  • The Sunflower Sword by Mark Sperring & Miriam Latimer (PB)
  • Best Behavior by Patricia Hegarty & Sakshi Mangal (PB)
  • Five Black Cats by Patricia Hegarty & Julia Woolf (PB)
  • Taking on the Plastics Crisis by Hannah Testa (YANF)
  • The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown (GN)
  • The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg (GN)
2.7.21
  • Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju (YA)
  • Strange Academy #7 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, & Edgar Delgado (C)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer #21 by Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert, Andres Genolet, & Raul Angulo (C)
  • Firefly #24 by Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss, & Marcelo Costa (C)
  • Firefly: Blue Sun Rising #1 by Greg Pak, Dan McDaid, Vincenzo Federici, & Marcelo Costa (C)
  • Firefly #25 by Greg Pak, Pius Bak, & Marcelo Costa (C)
  • All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendon Kiely (YA)
  • How to Carry Water: Selected Poems by Lucille Clifton & Aracelis Girmay (Ed.) (ANF)
2.9.21
  • Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (A)
2.11.21
  • Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Y)
  • When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle (YA)
2.13.21
  • Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (YANF)
  • The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae (ANF)
  • Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (YA)
  • Notes on a Case of Melancholia, Or: A Little Death by Nicholas Gurewitch (GN)
  • The Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story by Jim D. Bartolo (GN)
2.14.21
  • The Most Wonderful Gift in the World by Mark Sperring & Lucy Fleming (PB)
  • The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • Sleep Tight, Little Bear by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • I'll Catch You If You Fall by Mark Sperring & Layn Marlow (PB)
  • Think Smart, Be Fearless: A Biography of Bill Gates by Sharon Mentyka & Vivien Mildenberger (YNF)
  • From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom, Wai-Yant Li, & Kai Yun Ching (PB)
  • Little Wolf's Song by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • Before I Wake Up... by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • Oskar Loves... by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • Fish Everywhere by Britta Teckentrup (YNF)
  • Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett (YA)
2.20.21
  • Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Y)
  • I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown, Jason "Rachel" Brown, & Anoosha Syed (PB)
  • Wild Symphony by Dan Brown & Susan Batori (PB)
  • Helga Makes a Name for Herself by Megan Maynor & Eda Kaban (PB)
  • Grub in Love by Abi Burlingham & Sarah Warburton (PB)
  • Ruby and Grub by Abi Burlingham & Sarah Warburton (PB)
  • Where's the Pair? by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York by John Hughes, Chris Colombus, & Kim Smith (PB)
  • Boxitects by Kim Smith (PB)
  • Smash It! by Francina Simone (YA)
2.21.21
  • Ocean: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup (YNF)
  • The Princess and the Christmas Rescue by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
  • We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty & Ryan Wheatcroft (PB)
  • I Am Not a Label: 34 Disabled Artists, Thinkers, Athletes and Activists from Past and Present by Cerrie Burnell (YNF)
  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (ANF)
  • Rumblewick's Diary: My Unwilling Witch Goes to Ballet School by Hiawyn Oram & Sarah Warburton (Y)
  • Baby-Sitters Club: Logan Likes Mary Anne by Ann M. Martin & Gale Galligan (GN)
  • A-Force: Warzones! by G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Jorge Molina (GN)
2.24.21
  • A Home for Goddesses and Dogs by Leslie Connor (Y)
2.26.21
  • Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek (Y)
  • Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love edited by Elise Chapman & Caroline Tung Richmond (YA)
2.27.21
  • Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard (ANF)
  • A-Force: Hypertime by G. Willow Wilson, Kelly Thompson, & Jorge Molina (GN)
  • Die: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Clayton Cowles (GN)
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (A)
  • Bettle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne (GN)
2.28.21
  • And the People Stayed Home by Kitty O'Meara, Stefano Di Cristofaro, & Paul Pereda (PB)
  • Little Red Riding Sheep by Linda Ravin Lodding & Cale Atkinson (PB)
  • Power Up: Your Incredible, Spectacular, Supercharged Body by Seth Fishman & Isabel Greenberg (YNF)
  • The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo & Paul Lee (PB)
  • North Woods Girl by Aimee Bissonette & Claudia McGehee (PB)
  • Something Is Killing the Children Volume One by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, & Miguel Muerto (GN)
  • Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman (GN)
  • Doodleville by Chad Sell (GN)
  • Witch Hat Atelier #2 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
  • Displacement by Kiku Hughes (GN)
  • Ghosted in L.A. Volume 1 by Sina Grace, Siobahn Keenan, & Cathy Le (GN)
02.21 total: 107
8 young adult fiction; 49 picture books; 6 youth fiction; 15 youth nonfiction; 3 adult fiction; 2 young adult nonfiction; 14 graphic novels; 5 comics; 4 adult nonfiction; 1 manga