books i've read october 2015

10.2.15

• Mr. Pants: Slacks, Camera, Action! by Scott McCormick & R.H. Lazzell (GN)
• I'm Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany Barton (Y-NF)
• Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera (PB)
• Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Dungan Tonatiuh (Y-NF)
• When the Bees Fly Home by Andrea Cheng & Joline McFadden (PB)
• I Look Like a Girl by Sheila Hamanaka (PB)
• Shopping with Dad by Matt Harvey & Miriam Latimer (PB)
• Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs & Paul D. Zelinsky (PB)
• Playful Pigs from A to Z by Anita Lobel (PB)
• Bug in a Vacuum by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Once Upon a Rainy Day by Edouard Manceau (PB)
• Gryphons Aren't So Great by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick-Frost (GN)

10.3.15

• Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

10.6.15

• The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses by Karen Salmansohn (A-NF)
• The Fire Ascending by Chris D'Lacey (Y)

10.7.15

• Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain? by Harriet Ziefert & Brigette Barrager (Y-NF)
• Her Idea by Rilla (PB)
• The Best Book in the World by Rilla (PB)
• Snowy Bear by Tony Mitton & Alison Brown (PB)
• Adventures in Cartooning Christmas Special! by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick-Frost (GN)
• Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick-Frost (GN)
• Out of the Blue by Alison Jay (PB)
• How to Behave at a Dog Show by Madelyn Rosenberg & Heather Ross (PB)

10.8.15

• Big Hero 6 #1 by Haruki Ueno (M)

10.9.15

• A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (A)

10.10.15

• The Golden Age of Death by Amber Benson (A)

10.11.15

• The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (A)
• Punky Brewster by Joelle Sellner & Lesley Vamos (GN)
• Big Hero 6 #2 by Haruki Ueno (M)

10.12.15

• Not Funny Ha-Ha: A Handbook for Something Hard by Leah Hayes (A-NF)
• Lost Cat by Jason (GN)
• Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff (GN)
• Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Disney Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow (A)
• The Spider by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• The Slug by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• Creatures by Orla Kiely (PB)
• Enzo Races in the Rain! by Garth Stein & R.W. Alley (PB)
• Daredevil Duck by Charlie Alder (PB)
• Cinderella's Stepsister and the Big Bad Wolf by Lorraine Carey & Migy Blanco (PB)
• The Wolf-Birds by Willow Dawson (Y-NF)
• The Princess and the Giant by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Tacky and Haunted Igloo by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Book by David Miles & Natalie Hoopes (PB)
• Waiting by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America's Heart by Julie Cummins & Malene R. Laugesen (Y-NF)

10.13.15

• I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar (YA)

10.14.15

• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (A)

10.15.15

• Head Lice by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel & Melissa Sweet (Y-NF)

10.16.15

• Simon's New Bed by Christian Trimmer & Melissa van der Paardt (PB)
• Frankie Liked to Sing by John Seven & Jana Christy (Y-NF)
• Merry Christmas, Squirrels! by Nancy Rose (PB)
• Use Your Imagination by Nicola O'Byrne (PB)
• Bike On, Bear! by Cynthia Liu & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• Little Elliot Big Family by Mike Curato (PB)
• You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost) by Felicia Day (A-NF)

10.19.15

• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #1 by Aya Shouoto (M)

10.20.15

• Windfall by Rachel Caine (A)

10.22.15

• Crushed by Sara Shepard (YA)
• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (A)
• The Day I Lost My Superpowers by Michael Escoffier & Kris Di Giacomo (PB)
• The Giant Seed by Arthur Geisert (PB)
• The Little Book of Not So by Charise Mericle Harper (PB)
• Jampires by Sarah McIntyre & David O'Connell (PB)
• Fright Club by Ethan Long (PB)
• Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast by Josh Funk & Brendan Kearney (PB)
• Shark Detective! by Jessica Olien (PB)
• Naughty Mabel by Nathan Lane, Devlin Elliott, & Dan Krall (PB)
• Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen (PB)
• Elwood Bigfoot: Wanted: Birdie Friends! by Jill Esbaum & Nate Wragg (PB)
• Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• I Will Take a Nap! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Happy! by Pharrell Williams (PB)
• Bear and Squirrel Are Friends by Deb Pilutti (PB)
• Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
• Thank You and Good Night by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Please, Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt & Matthew Forsythe (PB)
• Penguin's Big Adventure by Salina Yoon (PB)

10.23.15

• Fossil by Bill Thomson (PB)
• Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking by Elin Kelsey & Soyeon Kim (PB)
• In the Deep Dark Deep by Ben Joel Price (PB)
• Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash (GN)

10.25.15

• The Drafter by Kim Harrison (A)

10.26.15

• The Accidental Afterlife of Thomas Marsden by Emma Trevayne (Y)

10.29.15

• Chester 5000 XYV by Jess Fink (GN)

10.30.15

• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (A)
• Classic Children's Tales by Randolph Caldecott, Edward Lear, Kate Greenaway, & Beatrix Potter (PB)
• ...And Nick by Emily Gore & Leonid Gore (PB)
• Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• Moletown by Torben Kuhlmann (PB)
• Little Apple Goat by Caroline Jayne Church (PB)
• One Bear Extraordinaire by Jayme McGowan (PB)
• Peanut Butter & Brains by Joe McGee & Charles Santoso (PB)
• Zen Socks by Jon J. Muth (PB)
• The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson & R. Gregory Christie (Y-NF)
• The Crow's Tale by Naomi Howarth (PB)

10.31.15

• I Get Dressed by David McPhail (PB)
• Where Is Mouse Woman?: A Haida Journey by Gryn White (PB)
• Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion (PB)
• Hi! by Ethan Long (PB)
• Hello, Doctor by Michael Escoffier & Matthieu Maudet (PB)
• Dot Town: Where Are You, Blue? by Sonali Fry & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• Winter by Gerda Muller (PB)
• Summer by Gerda Muller (PB)
• He Bear She Bear by Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain (PB)
• So Many Stars by Andy Warhol (PB)
• The Fly by Elise Gravel (Y-NF)
• A Christmas Carol by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Coco and the Little Black Dress by Annemarie Van Haeringen (Y-NF)
• Fish by Bianca Bagnatelli (GN)
• Little Robot by Ben Hatke (GN)
• Tippy and the Night Parade by Lilli Carre (GN)
• We Dig Worms! by Kevin McCloskey (Y-NF)
• Golemchik by William Exley (GN)
• Book by John Hutton & Andrea Kang (PB)
• Eerie Dearies: 26 Ways to Miss School by Rebecca Chaperon (PB)
• Slug Needs a Hug! by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross (PB)
• The Blue Whale by Jenni Desmond (Y-NF)
• Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel (Y-NF)
• The Marvels by Brian Selznick (Y)

10.15 total: 122

14 graphic novels; 16 youth non fiction; 72 picture books; 3 adult non fiction; 3 youth fiction; 3 manga; 9 adult fiction; 2 young adult fiction 

2015 Book Challenges Update for September

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #13-14 by Nozomu Tamaki

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book your mom loves
• Blue Adept by Piers Anthony

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A microhistory
• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

•  B
• Bitterblue from Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
• J
• Joanne Baldwin from Chill Factor by Rachel Caine
• R
• Rhiannon from Another Day by David Levithan
• S
• Salamanca Hiddle (Sal) from Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• R
• Roy Eberhardt from Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
• S
• Stile from Blue Adept by Piers Anthony

books i've read september 2015

9.3.15

• Laika by Nick Abadzis (GN)

9.5.15

• Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome by Brad Montague & Robby Novak (YA-NF)

9.6.15

• Fire World by Chris D'Lacey (Y)

9.7.15

• Ratscalibur by Josh Lieb (Y)

9.10.15

• Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (Y)

9.11.15

• Darth Vader and Friends by Jeffrey Brown (A)
• Blue Adept by Piers Anthony (A)
• Princeless: Short Stories by Jeremy Whitley & Various (GN)

9.12.15

• Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food by Adam Hargreaves & Andrew Langley (A)
• Little Miss Chatterbox's Guide to Gossip by Adam Hargreaves (A)

9.13.15

• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (A-NF)

9.14.15

• Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood & Meg Hunt (PB)
• It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (PB)
• Are We There, Yeti? by Ashlyn Anstee (PB)
• Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner & John Parra (Y-NF)
• Archie the Daredevil by Andy Rash (PB)
• Buddy and Earl by Maureen Fergus & Carey Sookocheff (PB)
• Shelter Dogs by Traer Scott (A-NF)

9.16.15

• Another Day by David Levithan (YA)

9.17.15

• Penny Dora and the Wishing Box, Volume 1 by Michael Stock, Sina Grace, & Tamra Bonvillain (GN)

9.18.15

• Little Miss Trouble's Guide to Men by Adam Hargreaves (A)
• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (Y)
• Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson (GN)

9.20.15

• Dewey Bob by Judy Schachner (PB)
• Counting on Community by Innosanto Nagara (PB)
• Skippyjon Jones: Shape Up by Judy Schachner (PB)
• Noodle's Knitting by Sheryl Webster & Caroline Pedler (PB)
• You're Here for a Reason by Nancy Tillman (PB)
• Max the Brave by Ed Vere (PB)
• Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio & Eric Wight (PB)
• The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes (PB)

9.21.15

• Mr. Tickle's Guide to Women by Adam Hargreaves (A)
• Little Miss Chatterbox's Guide to Txt Msgs by Adam Hargreaves (A)
• Little Miss Naughty's Guide to Love by Adam Hargreaves (A)

9.22.15

• ZooBorns!: Zoo Babies from Around the World by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett & Christian Robinson (PB)
• One Day on Our Blue Planet...In the Savannah by Ella Bailey (PB)
• The Wild Piano: A Philemon Adventure by Fred (GN)
• Flop to the Top! by Eleanor Davis & Drew Weing (GN)
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Galaxy's Most Wanted by Mairghread Scott, Paul Allor, Joe Caramagna, & Adam Archer (GN) 

9.24.15

• Chill Factor by Rachel Caine (A)

9.25.15

• Dragons Beware! by Rafael Rosado & Jorge Aguirre (GN)

9.26.15

• Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (YA)
• Star Wars: Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully by Jeffrey Brown (Y)

9.27.15

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #13-14 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)
• Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone (YA)

9.28.15

• Pigsticks and Harold and the Tuptown Thief by Alex Milway (GN)
• Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by Jon Agee, Tedd Arnold, Harry Bliss, David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Mary GrandPre, Lynn Munsinger, Jerry Pinkney, Vladimir Radunsky, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Chris Sheban, & Mo Willems (PB)
• First Grade Dropout by Audrey Vernick & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien (PB)
• The Soda Bottle School by Seno Laura Kutner & Suzanne Slade (Y-NF)
• Rough, Tough Charley by Verla Kay & Adam Gustavson (Y-NF)

09.15 total: 52
9 graphic novels; 1 young adult non fiction; 5 youth fiction; 9 adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 19 picture books; 3 youth non fiction; 3 young adult fiction; 1 manga 

2015 Book Challenges Updates for August

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• After School Nightmare #10 by Setona Mizushiro
• Hana-Kimi #23 by Hisaya Nakajo
• Absolute Boyfriend #6 by Yuu Watase
• Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt
• Angel Diary #13 by Kara & Lee YunHee

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A book at the bottom of your to-read list
• Dick for a Day edited by Fiona Giles

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• No update this month

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• D
• Dorothea (Dorrie) Barnes from The Accidental Keyhand by Jen Swann Downey
• F
• Fire from Fire by Kristin Cashone
• V
• Victoria Jurgen from Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• H
• Harry Dresden from Turn Coat by Jim Butcher

books i've read august 2015

8.1.15

• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
• Let's Dance with Julius and Friends by Byerin Lee Golden & Kelly Hickenbottom (PB)
• Steve, Raised by Wolves by Jared Chapman (PB)
• What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Hector's Shell by Thomas Radcliffe (PB)
• There's a Lion in My Cornflakes by Michelle Robinson & Jim Field (PB)
• Pepper & Poe by Frann Preston-Gannon (PB)
• Evermore Dragon by Barbara Joose & Randy Cecil (PB)
• I Thought This Was a Bear Book by Tara Lazar & Benji Davies (PB)
• Those Pesky Rabbits by Ciara Flood (PB)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School... by Davide Cali & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton (PB)
• Bob and Flo by Rebecca Ashdown (PB)
• Good Night, Firefly by Gabriel Alborozo (PB)
• Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins (PB)
• Ellie by Mike Wu (PB)
• Rappy the Raptor by Dan Gutman & Tim Bowers (PB)
• Ill Wind by Rachel Caine (A)
• Edward Scissorhands: Parts Unknown by Kate Leth & Drew Rausch (GN)

8.2.15

• Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova (GN)
• After School Nightmare #5 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #6 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #7 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #8 by Setona Mizushiro (M)

 8.3.15

• After School Nightmare #9 by Setona Mizushiro (M)
• After School Nightmare #10 by Setona Mizushiro (M)

8.4.15

• Hana-Kimi #20 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)
• Hana-Kimi #21 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)
• Hana-Kimi #22 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)
• Hana-Kimi #23 by Hisaya Nakajo (M)

8.5.15

• Graceling by Kristin Cashore (YA)
• Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland by Eric Shanower & Gabriel Rodriguez (GN)

8.6.15

• Bear and Duck by Katy Hudson (PB)
• Billy and Goat at the State Fair by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Itty Bitty Mask by Art Baltazar & Franco (GN)
• The Courageous Princess: Beyond the Hundred Kingdoms by Rod Espinosa (GN)
• Sex Is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg & Fiona Smyth (Y-NF)

8.7.15

• Puppy Is Lost by Harriet Ziefert & Noah Woods (PB)
• Wild Feelings by David Milgrim (PB)
• The Dead Family Diaz by P.J. Bracegirdle & Poly Bernatene (PB)
• Picture My Day by Severine Cordier & Cynthia Lacroix (PB)
• Love You More Than Anything by Anna Harber Freeman & Jed Henry (PB)
• Too Cold for a Tutu by Mini Goss (PB)

8.8.15

• Clementina's Cactus by Ezra Jack Keats (PB)
• If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks & Heather M. Solomon (PB)
• The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy by Martha Brockenbrough & Israel Sanchez (PB)
• I Don't Want to Be a Pea! by Ann Bonwill & Simon Rickerty (PB)
• Chocolate Me! by Taye Diggs & Shane W. Evans (PB)
• Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French & Bruce Whatley (PB)
• Diary of a Baby Wombat by Jackie French & Bruce Whatley (PB)
• Wise Up, Silly Owl! by Steve Metzger & Hans Wilhelm (PB)
• Chico the Brave by Dave Horowitz (PB)
• The Story of Growl by Judy Horacek (PB)
• Loveless #7 by Yun Kouga (M)
• Loveless #8 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.9.15

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #10-12 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)
• Hands Off!: Don't Call Us Angels #1 by Kasane Katsumoto (M)
• Absolute Boyfriend #5 by Yuu Watase (M)
• Absolute Boyfriend #6 by Yuu Watase (M)

8.10.15

• Angel Diary #6 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)

8.11.15

• Angel Diary #7 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)

8.12.15

• Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One? edited by Fiona Giles (A-NF)
• Angel Diary #8 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Angel Diary #9 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Bee and Puppycat, Volume One by Natasha Allegri & Garrett Jackson (GN)

8.13.15

• Pupniks: The Story of Two Space Dogs by S. Ruth Lubka (Y-NF)
• Flying Lessons by Gilbert Ford (PB)
• Princess Smartypants Rules by Babette Cole (PB)
• 8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper (PB)

8.14.15

• Loveless #9 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.15.15

• One Family by George Shannon & Blanca Gomez (PB)
• Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Alison Murray (PB)
• Please, Louise by Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, & Shadra Strickland (PB)
• Stephen and the Beetle by Jorge Lujan & Chiara Carrer (PB)
• You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsey & Soyeon Kim (PB)
• The Fun Book of Scary Stuff by Emily Jenkins & Hyewon Yum (PB)
• Hildafolk by Luke Pearson (GN)
• Baba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoola & Emily Carroll (GN)
• There Is a Crocodile Under My Bed by Ingrid Schubert & Dieter Schubert (PB)
• What About Moose? by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Rebecca J. Gomez, & Keika Yamaguchi (PB)
• Caterina and the Best Beach Day by Erin Eitter Kono (PB)
• Loveless #10 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.16.15

• Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine (A)
• Loveless #11 by Yun Kouga (M)
• Loveless #12 by Yun Kouga (M)

8.17.15

• The Courageous Princess: The Unremembered Lands by Rod Espinosa (GN) 

8.18.15

• Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt (A)

8.19.15

• Ninja Bunny by Jennifer Gray Olson (PB)
• This Old Van by Kim Norman & Carolyn Conahan (PB)
• I Will Chomp You! by Jory John & Bob Shea (PB)
• Yard Sale by Eve Bunting & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Never Tickle a Tiger by Pamela Butchart & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck & Yasmeen Ismail (PB)
• To the Sea by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley (PB)

8.20.15

• Angel Diary #10 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)

8.21.15

• Angel Diary #11 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Angel Diary #12 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Angel Diary #13 by Kara & Lee YunHee (M)
• Never Give Up #6 by Hiromu Mutou (M)

8.22.15

• Never Give Up #7 by Hiromu Mutou (M)
• Never Give Up #8 by Hiromu Mutou (M)

8.23.15

• Fire by Kristin Cashore (YA)

8.24.15

• Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci (YA) 

8.26.15

• Mind Your Monsters by Catherine Bailey & Oriol Vidal (PB)
• Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach by Alison Lester (PB)
• Float by Daniel Miyares (PB)
• Fowl Play by Travis Nichols (PB)
• Lulu's Party by Kit Chase (PB)
• Wild Child by Steven Salerno (PB)
• Mitford at the Fashion Zoo by Donald Robertson (PB)
• Chief Rhino to the Rescue by Sam Lloyd (PB)
• Lio: There's a Monster in My Socks by Mark Tatulli (GN)

8.27.15

• Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci (YA) 

8.28.15

• 1-2-3 ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• The White Book by Silvia Borando, Lorenzo Clerici, & Elisabetta Pica (PB)
• Who Wants Broccoli? by Val Jones (PB)
• Bird by Beatriz Martin Vidal (PB)
• Lillian's Right to Vote by Jonah Winter & Shane W. Evans (Y-NF)
• Troll and the Oliver by Adam Stower (PB)
• Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robberty by Shirley Hughes & Clara Vulliamy (Y)

8.29.15

• The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Much Ado About Stuffing: The Best and Worst of @CrapTaxidermy by Adam Cornish (A-NF)
• Zippity Zoom by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Papa's Backpack by James Christopher Carroll (PB)
• Princess Wannabe by Leslie Lammle (PB) 
• The Mosquito Brothers by Griffin Ondaatje (Y)
• Backyard Witch: Sadie's Story by Christine Heppermann & Ron Koertge (Y)

8.30.15

• Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (A)

8.31.15

• Buck's Tooth by Diane Kredensor (Y)
• Ariol: Where's Petula? by Emmanuel Guibert & Mark Boutavant (GN)
• Mr. Pants: Trick or Feet! by Scott McCormick & R.H. Lazzell (GN)
• Hello, Mommy ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB) 
• Splish, Splash, ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• ABC ZooBorns! by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (PB)
• The Ninja Librarians: The Accidental Keyhand by Jen Swann Downey (Y)
• Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau (PB)

08.15 total: 138

5 young adult fiction; 76 picture books; 4 adult fiction; 12 graphic novels; 31 manga; 3 youth non fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 5 youth fiction

2015 Book Challenges Updates for July

2015 Series Ender Challenge

• No updates this month

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

• A mystery or thriller
• A Witch in Time by Madelyn Alt
• A book more than 100 years old (well, the story is)
• Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm & Sybille Schenker
• A book with bad reviews
• Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber
• A book that made you cry
• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• A play
• Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

• A romance novel
• A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
• A book that someone else has recommended to you
• The Clan of the Dave Bear by Jean M. Auel
• A book published before 1850 (at least the original story was)
• Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm & Sybille Schenker

books i've read july 2015

7.1.15

• Lumberjanes #10 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Carolyn Nowak (C)
• Lumberjanes #11 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Carolyn Nowak (C)
• Lumberjanes #12 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Carolyn Nowak (C)
• Lumberjanes #13 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Brooke Allen (C)
• Lumberjanes #14 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, & Brooke Allen (C)
• The Betrayal Knows My Name #1 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

7.2.15

• The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects edited by Paul B. Janeczko & illustrated by Chris Raschka (Y)
• Up the Creek by Nicholas Oldland (PB)
• Little Red Riding Hood by The Brothers Grimm, Sybille Schenker, & Anthea Bell (Y)
• Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo and Flo! by Laurel Molk (PB)
• Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie Christensen (Y-NF)
• This Is Sadie by Sara O'Leary & Julie Morstad (PB)

7.3.15

• Trash Mountain by Jane Yolen (Y)
• The Betrayal Knows My Name #2 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

7.4.15

• Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Schreiber (YA)
• Glacier Kid by Buck Douglas (PB)

7.5.15

• Dance in the Vampire Bund #4-6 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)

7.6.15

• Where There's a Witch by Madelyn Alt (A)
• Babymouse #19: Bad Babysitter by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

7.7.15

• Plant a Pocket of Prairie by Phyllis Root & Betsy Bowen (Y-NF)
• The Best Pet of All by David Larochelle & Hanako Wakiyama (PB)
• My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall (PB)
• Some Cat! by Mary Casanova & Ard Hoyt (PB)
• Gitchi Gumee by Anne Margaret Lewis & Kathleen Chaney Fritz (PB)
• Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart by Marybeth Lorbiecki & Renee Graef (PB)
• Outstanding in the Rain: A Whole Story with Holes by Frank Viva (PB)
• Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (PB)
• The Stray Dog by Marc Simont (PB)
• Rupert Can Dance by Jules Feiffer (PB)
• Scrawny Cat by Phyllis Root & Alison Friend (PB)

7.15.15

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Y)
• A Witch in Time by Madelyn Alt (A)

7.16.15

• I Yam a Donkey! by Cece Bell (PB)
• The World in a Second by Isabel Minhos Martins & Bernardo P. Carvlho (PB)
• You Can Do It, Bert! by Ole Konnecke (PB)
• Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats by Alicia Potter & Birgitta Sif (PB)
• Making the Moose Out of Life by Nicholas Oldland (PB)

7.17.15

• The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (A)

7.21.15

• A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (A)

7.22.15

• Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada by Jimmy Fallon & Miguel Ordonez (PB)
• Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself by Margaret Wise Brown & Garth Williams (PB)
• T Is for Terrible by Peter McCarty (PB)
• Gilbert the Great by Jane Clark & Charles Fuge (PB)
• Wait by Antoinette Portis (PB)
• Puzzlehead by James Yang (PB)
• Abracadabra!: Magic with Mouse and Mole by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)

7.23.15

• Day Shift by Charlaine Harris (A)

7.24.15

• Pig and Pug by Lynne Berry & Gemma Correll (PB)
• Little Bird's Bad Word by Jacob Grant (PB)
• Boom Snot Twitty: This Way That Way by Doreen Cronin & Renata Liwska (PB)
• Something Extraordinary by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Apes A-Go-Go! by Roman Milisic & A. Richard Allen (PB)
• Sea Rex by Molly Idle (PB)
• Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat by Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy Shaw & Margot Apple (PB)

7.25.15

• Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea (PB)
• Noisy Neighbors by Ruth Green (PB)
• Mr. Squirrel and the Moon by Sebastian Meschenmoser (PB)
• Templeton Gets His Wish by Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• Baxter, the Pig Who Wants to Be Kosher by Laurel Snyder & David Goldin (PB)
• Jump! by Scott M. Fischer (PB)
• Night Animals by Gianna Marino (PB)

7.26.15

• Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber (YA)
• Ai Ore! Love Me #2 by Mayu Shinjo (M)

7.27.15

• Chaika: The Coffin Princess #1 by Ichirou Sakaki & Shinta Sakayama (M) 

7.29.15

• The Betrayal Knows My Name #3 by Hotaru Odagiri (M)

7.30.15

• Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (A)
• Rot & Ruin: Warrior Smart by Jonathan Maberry & Tony Vargas (GN)

7.31.15

• Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (PB)
• The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson & Beth Krommes (PB)
• The Prince's New Pet by Brian Anderson (PB)
• Happy Birthday, Cupcake! by Terry Border (PB)
• Adventure of Meno: Big Fun! by Tony DiTerlizzi & Angela DiTerlizzi (PB)
• Adventure of Meno: Wet Friend! by Tony DiTerlizzi & Angela DiTerlizzi (PB)
• Dance in the Vampire Bund #7-9 by Nozomu Tamaki (M)
• Bernice Gets Carried Away by Hannah E. Harrison (PB) 

07.15 total: 76
5 comics; 7 manga; 5 youth fiction; 47 picture books; 2 youth non fiction; 2 young adult fiction; 2 graphic novels; 6 adult fiction