books i've read august 2024

 8.2.24

• S*A: Special A #6 by Maki Minami (M)
• S*A: Special A #7 by Maki Minami (M)

8.3.24

• The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune (YA)
• We Are a Class by Rob Sanders & Hannah Abbo (PB)
• Go, Wilma, Go!: Wilma Rudolph, from Athlete to Activist by Amira Rose Davis & Michael G. Long (YNF)
• 100 First Words for Little Utahns by Christopher Robbins & Michaela Rappleyea (YNF)
• S*A: Special A #8 by Maki Minami (M)

8.4.24

• She Persisted: Simone Biles by Kekla Magoon (YNF)
• Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth (YA)

8.5.24

• Flash Fire by TJ Klune (YA)

8.6.24

• My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth (YA)

8.9.24

• Heat Wave by TJ Klune (YA)

8.10.24

• Game On by Seressia Glass (A)
• A World of Wonder by Laura Wifler & Janna Mattia (PB)
• Free to Be Fabulous! by David McMullin & Robbie Cathro (PB)
• Even Better Than Sprinkles: A Story About Best Friends by Linda Skeers & Heather Fox (PB)
• Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta by Aimee Lucido & Mavisu Demirag (PB)
• The Quacken by Justin Colon & Pablo Pino (PB)
• A Mischief of Mice by Christie Matheson (PB)
• Penny Lu Porcupine by Katie Gilstrap & Maribel Lechuga (PB)
• Prunella by Beth Ferry & Claire Keane (PB)
• We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang (PB)
• The Truth About the Couch by Adam Rubin & Liniers (PB)
• The Girl and the Mermaid by Hollie Hughes & Sarah Massini (PB)
• Built to Last by Minh Le & Dan Santat (PB)

8.11.24

• Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (YA)
• Frank and Bean: Food Truck Fiasco by Jamie Michalak & Bob Kolar (Y)
• Birtle and the (Very) Unwelcome Garry by Tara J. Hannon (GN)
• Catch Mee If You Can by Low Lai Chow & Lee Jia Zhen (PB)
• Little Duck by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Mama in the Moon by Doreen Cronin & Brian Cronin (PB)
• Trim Sails the Storm by Deborah Hopkinson & Kristy Caldwell (Y)
• Trim Sets Sail by Deborah Hopkinson & Kristy Caldwell (Y)
• Trim Helps Out by Deborah Hopkinson & Kristy Caldwell (Y)
• Trim Saves the Day by Deborah Hopkinson & Kristy Caldwell (Y)

8.12.24

• Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim (A)

8.13.24

• Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim (A)

8.17.24

• Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey (YA)
• NerdCrush by Alisha Emrich (YA)
• Amulet: Escape from Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• Amulet: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)

8.20.24

• Ravensong by TJ Klune (A)

8.23.24

• Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer (YA)

8.24.24

• A Dead & Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes (A)
• A Man & His Cat Picture Book: Fukumaru and the Spaceship of Happiness by Umi Sakurai (PB)
• Mushrooms Know: Wisdom from Our Friends the Fungi by Kallie George & Sarah Gillingham (YNF)
• Bear's Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers (PB)
• Sesame Street: Girl Power by Erin Guendelsberger & Marybeth Nelson (PB)
• Rafa Nadal by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Ro Ledesma (YNF)
• The Imaginoodles by Christopher Eliopoulos (GN)

8.25.24

• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (A)
• Old Rock (is not boring) by Deb Pilutti (PB)
• The Walk of the Field Mouse by Nadine Robert & Valerio Vidali (PB)
• It's Pride, Baby! by Allen R. Wells & Dia Valle (PB)
• Loaf the Cat Goes to the Powwow by Nicholas DeShaw & Tara Audibert (PB)
• You're Going to Love This Book! by Jory John & Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander & Jenn Ely (YNF)
• Cesaria Feels the Beat by Denise Rosario Adusei & Priscila Soares (PB)
• Unicorn Crush by Dana Simpson (GN)

8.26.24

• Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (A)
• Cleopatra in Space: Fallen Empires by Mike Maihack (GN)

8.27.24

• With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer (YA)

8.28.24

• The Apothecary Diaries #3 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, & Touco Shino (M)

8.29.24

• Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos (YA)

8.30.24

• The Dictionary Story by Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston (PB)
• Club Microbe by Elise Gravel (YNF)
• Leonard Cohen by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Agathe Bray-Bourret (YNF)

8.31.24

• A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen (YA)
• Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64: No Power in the 'Verse by Chris Roberson, Georges Jeanty, & Stephen Byrne (GN)
• Amulet: Supernova by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• Amulet: Waverider by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)

08.24 total: 71

4 manga; 12 young adult fiction; 26 picture books; 8 youth nonfiction; 7 adult fiction; 5 youth fiction; 9 graphic novels

books i've read july 2024

 7.1.24

• The Borrow a Boyfriend Club by Page Powars (YA)

7.2.24

• New Adult by Timothy Janovsky (A)

7.3.24

• Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (YA)
• Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram (YA)

7.4.24

• A Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong (A)

7.5.24

• The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos (YA)
• Up High by Matt Hunt (PB)
• Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall (PB)
• The Quiet Forest by Charlotte Offsay & Abi Cushman (PB)
• Group Hug by Jean Reidy & Joey Chou (PB)
• Emma Full of Wonders by Elisha Cooper (PB)
• Little Land by Diana Sudyka (PB)

7.7.24

• The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (A)
• The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong (A)
• The Love Study by Kris Ripper (A)
• poyums  by Len Pennie (ANF)
• Fungi Grow by Maria Gianferrari & Diana Sudyka (YNF)
• The Spaceman by Randy Cecil (PB)
• I Drew a Heart by Gillian Sze & Naoko Stoop (PB)
• The Emerald Berries by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Hoops by Matt Tavares (GN)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #5 by Reiji Miyajima (M)

7.8.24

• Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (A)

7.9.24

• The Hate Project by Kris Ripper (A)
• The Drama Llama by Rachel Morrisroe & Ella Okstad (PB)

7.10.24

• The Apothecary Diaries #1  by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, & Touco Shino (M)

7.11.24

• Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich (A)

7.12.24

• Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies & Salvatore Rubbino (PB)
• A Bear, a Fish, and a Fishy Wish by Daniel Bernstrom & Brandon James Scott (PB)
• Frank and Bean by Jamie Michalak & Bob Kolar (Y)
• Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo & Carmen Mok (Y)
• Stan Lee  by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Ana Albero (YNF)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #6 by Reiji Miyajima (M)

7.13.24

• Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee (A)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #7 by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #8 by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• Phoebe and Her Unicorn: Unicorn for a Day by Dana Simpson (GN)

7.14.24

• Rent-a-Girlfriend #9 by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• Angela's Glacier by Jordan Scott & Diana Sudyka (PB)
• The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever! by Louise Fitzgerald & Kate Hindley (PB)
• Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School! by Carrie Finison & Erin Kraan (PB)
• Solar Bear by Beth Ferry & Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Pie-Rats! by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough & Ddavid Mottram (PB)
• A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse by Kate Allen Fox & Khoa Le (PB)
• We Are Going to Be Pals! by Mark Teague (PB)
• Chicken Little and the Very Long Race by Sam Wedelich (PB)
• Found by Sam Usher (PB)
• Komi Can't Communicate #26 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Icebreaker by Hannah Grace (A)
• Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong (ANF)

7.15.24

• The Life Revamp by Kris Ripper (A)

7.16.24

• The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall (YA)

7.17.24

• Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong (A)

7.18.24

• Rent-a-Girlfriend #10 by Reiji Miyajima (M)

7.19.24

• Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters (A)
• Little Owl by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Dare to Be Daring by Chelsea Lin Wallace & Lian Cho (PB)

7.20.24

• Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings (A)
• Wild by Sam Usher (PB)
• Free by Sam Usher (PB)
• A Kids Book About Money by Adam Stramwasser (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Creativity by Sara Scott-Curran & Stewart Scott-Curran (YNF)
• Unraveled by Leanne Hatch (PB)
• Flubby Does NOT Like Snow by J.E. Morris (Y)
• A Kids Book About Disabilities by Kristina Napper (YNF)
• A Dignity of Dragons: Collective Nouns for Magical Beasts by Jacqueline K. Ogburn & Nicoletta Ceccoli (PB)
• A Kids Book About Mindfulness by Caverly Morgan (YNF)
• A Kids Book About God by Paul J. Pastor (YNF)
• Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Scroll by Hui Li (PB)
• A Kids Book About Optimism! by Meir Kay (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Bullying by Elizabeth Tom (YNF)
• The Den That Octopus Built by Randi Sonenshine & Anne Hunter (YNF)
• The Big Worry Day: A Book About Conquering Fear by K.A. Reynolds & Chloe Dominque (PB)
• A Kids Book About Technology by Amber Case (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Adventure by Ben Tertin (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Change by David Kim (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Juneteenth by Garrison Hayes (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Cancer by Dr. Kelsie Storm & Sarah Porter (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Voting by Next Up (YNF)

7.21.24

• A Kids Book About Divorce by Ashley Simpo (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Shame by Jamie Letourneau (YNF)
• Finding Things by Kevin Henkes & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• Marley's Pride by Joelle Retener & DeAnn Wiley (PB)
• Plus One by John Hare (PB)
• A Kids Book About Life Online by Dave S. Anderson & Blake Fleishacker (YNF)
• A Kids Book About COVID-19 by Malia Jones (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Depression by Kileah McIlvain (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Autism by Justin P. Flood & David Flood (YNF)
• Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor (PB)
• I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble by Sabrina Hahn (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Hattie in the Spotlight by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Ladybug Party by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Apothecary Diaries #2 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, & Touco Shino (M)
• Since I Could Die Tomorrow #1 by Sumako Kari (M)
• Cat + Gamer #4 by Wataru Nadatani (M)

7.22.24

• The City Beyond the Sea by Pari Thomson (Y)
• Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (A)

7.24.24

• The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan (A)
• Kamisama Kiss #17 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #18 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #19 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

7.26.24

• Kamisama Kiss #20 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

7.27.24

• China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (A)
• Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod (GN)
• Maria Mariposa by Karla Arenas Valenti & Ana Ramirez Gonzalez (PB)
• Little Fox by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Little Squirrel by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Monsters at Christmas by Laura Baker & Nina Dzyvulska (PB)
• One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies & Jane Chapman (YNF)
• Eve's Ducklings by Maria Monte & Emelie Wiklund (PB)
• She Persisted: Bethany Hamilton by Maryann Cocca-Leffler (YNF)

7.28.24

• A Maleta Full of Treasures by Natalia Sylvester & Juana Medina (PB)
• They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park by Tonya Duncan Ellis & Jenin Mohammed (YNF)
• Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson, Kristen Howdeshell, & Kevin Howdeshell (PB)
• Circle of Love by Monique Gray Smith & Nicole Neidhardt (PB)
• Yellow Butterfly: A Story from Ukraine by Oleksandr Shatokhin (PB)
• What Makes Us Human by Victor D.O. Santos & Anna Forlati (YNF)
• Etta Extraordinaire by Roda Ahmed, Charnaie Gordon, & Chloe Burgett (PB)
• The Ocean Gardener by Clara Anganuzzi (PB)
• The Green Baby Swing by Thomas King & Yong Ling Kang (PB)
• The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow (YA)
• The Proposal by Jasimine Guillory (A)

7.29.24

• Daisy the Daydreamer by Jennifer P. Goldfinger (PB)
• I Am a Meadow Mermaid by Kallie George & Elly MacKay (PB)
• Gravity Is Bringing Me Down by Wendelin Van Draanen & Cornelia Li (PB)
• Tala Learns to Siva by Kealani Netane & Dung Ho (PB)
• Rising by Sidura Ludwig & Sophia Vincent Guy (PB)
• When We Gather (Ostadahlisiha): A Cherokee Tribal Feast by Andrea L. Rogers & Madelyn Goodnight (PB)
• Everyone's Getting Married #5 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Everyone's Getting Married #6 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Everyone's Getting Married #7 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story by Lucy Ruth Cummins (PB)
• Summer: A Solstice Story by Kelsey E. Gross & Renata Liwska (PB)
• The Dinosaur in the Garden by Deb Pilutti (PB)
• Awe-Samosas! by Marzieh Abbas & Bhagya Madanasinghe (PB)
• When Isaac Hears the Rain by Julie Thompson & Leah Giles (PB)

7.30.24

• All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil (YA)

7.31.24

• Puddin' by Julie Murphy (YA)
• Pumpkin by Julie Murphy (YA)
• Everyone's Getting Married #8 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Everyone's Getting Married #9 by Izumi Miyazono (M)

07.24 total: 144

9 young adult fiction; 20 adult fiction; 57 picture books; 2 adult nonfiction; 26 youth nonfiction; 7 youth fiction; 3 graphic novels; 20 manga

books i've read june 2024

 6.1.24

• A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! #1 by Mai Tanaka (M)
• Natsume's Book of Friends #26 by Yuki Midorikawa (M)
• Natsume's Book of Friends #27 by Yuki Midorikawa (M)
• The Fox & Little Tanuki #1 by Mi Tagawa (M)
• The Fox & Little Tanuki #2 by Mi Tagawa (M)
• Tsubasa #1 by CLAMP (M)

6.2.24

• Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich (A)
• History: A Very Short Introduction by John H. Arnold (ANF)
• xxxHOLiC #2 by CLAMP (M)
• Everyone's Getting Married #2 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Everyone's Getting Married #3 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Everyone's Getting Married #4 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Kingyo Used Books #1 by Seimu Yoshizaki (M)
• Queen's Quality #1 by Kyousuke Motomi (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #15 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #14 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven by Janet Evanovich (A)

6.3.24

• Seafire by Natalie C. Parker (YA)
• The Prospects by KT Hoffman (A)

6.5.24

• To Catch a Thief by David Dodge (A)

6.6.24

• The Wild Ones by Megan Lacera & Jorge Lacera (GN)
• Cleopatra in Space: Secret of the Time Tablets by Mike Maihack (GN)
• Grumpy Unicorn Saves the World by Joey Spiotto (GN)

6.7.24

• Come Out, Come Out, Chameleon! by Jonty Howley (PB)
• Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog by Lisa Papp (PB)
• Between Words: A Friendship Tale by Saki Tanaka (PB)
• She Persisted: Temple Grandin by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (YNF)
• Goodbye, Old House by Margaret Wild & Ann James (PB)
• Here & There by Thea Lu (PB)
• She Persisted: Opal Lee by Sheila P. Moses (YNF)
• Swallows Swirl by Christina Wilsdon & Jess Mason (PB)
• Touch the Sky by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic & Chris Park (PB)
• She Persisted: Maria Tallchief by Christine Day (YNF)
• A Sundae with Everything on It by Kyle Schelle & Andy J. Pizza (PB)
• No. 5 Bubblegum Street by Mikolaj Pa & Gosia Herba (PB)
• She Persisted: Nellie Bly by Michelle Knudsen (YNF)
• She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner by Rita Williams-Garcia (YNF)
• She Persisted: Virginia Apgar by Sayantani DasGupta (YNF)
• Bug Scouts Camp Out! by Mike Lowery (GN)
• She Persisted: Harriet Tubman by Andrea Davis Pinkney (YNF)

6.8.24

• Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp (PB)
• Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang (A)
• Bunny Drop #7 by Yumi Unita (M)
• GuRu by RuPaul (ANF)
• Bunny Drop #8 by Yumi Unita (M)
• Queen's Quality #2 by Kyousuke Motomi (M)

6.9.24

• The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan (YA)
• Kamisama Kiss #16 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (A)
• The Girl Who Planted Trees by Caryl Hart & Anastasia Suvorova (PB)
• Who Needs Friends? by Jia Liu (PB)
• A Mouse Called Julian by Joe Todd-Stanton (PB)
• Invisible Things by Andy J. Pizza & Sophie Miller (YNF)
• Not Just the Driver! by Sara Holly Ackerman & Robert Neubecker (YNF)
• Bear Finds Eggs by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)

6.10.24

• The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell (ANF)
• Junior High by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, & Tillie Walden (GN)

6.11.24

• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (ANF)
• Spell of a Time by Sophie Escabasse (GN)

6.12.24

• War and Speech by Don Zolidis (YA)

6.13.24

• Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell (Y)

6.14.24

• Steel Tide by Natalie C. Parker (YA)
• Starter Villain by John Scalzi (A)
• Witches of Brooklyn: My Love Mix-Up! #9 by Aruko & Wataru Hinekure (M)
• Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang & LeUyen Pham (GN)

6.15.24

• The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale by Aya Khalil & Anait Semirdzhyan (PB)
• The Hound from the Pound by Jessica Swaim & Jill McElmurry (PB)
• Hope Is a Rainbow by Hoda Kotb & Chloe Dominique (PB)
• Oddbird's Chosen Family by Derek Desierto (PB)
• I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin Li (PB)
• Willow the White House Cat by Jill Biden, Alyssa Satin Capucilli, & Kate Berube (PB)
• Perla the Mighty Dog by Isabel Allende & Sandy Rodriguez (PB)
• Ruby's Tools for Making Friends by Apryl Stott (PB)
• Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor & Rafael Lopez (PB)
• The Book That Can Read Your Mind by Marianna Coppo (PB)
• Because of You, Dad by Kobi Yamada & Natalie Russell (PB)
• Penelope's Balloons by Brooke Bourgeois (PB)
• Rainbow Hands by Mamta Nainy & Jo Loving-Fisher (PB)
• Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer (PB)
• This Little Rainbow: A Love-Is-Love Primer by Joan Holub & Daniel Roode (YNF)
• My Dad Is Amazing! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• Down the Hole by Scott Slater & Adam Ming (PB)
• I Affirm Me: The ABCs of Inspiration for Black Kids by Nyasha Williams & Sof'ya Glushko (YNF)
• The City Tree by Shira Boss & Lorena Alvarez (PB)
• Grandad's Pride by Harry Woodgate (PB)
• May You Love and Be Loved: *Wishes for Your Life by Cleo Wade (PB)
• Greenwild by Pari Thomson (Y)
• The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul (ANF)
• Deb Haaland by Laurel Goodluck (YNF)

6.16.24

• The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat by Em Lynas & Matt Hunt (PB)
• Treehouse Town by Gideon Sterer & Charlie Mylie (PB)
• Just Try It! by Phil Rosenthal, Lily Rosenthal, & Luke Flowers (PB)
• I Am Extraordinary by Stephen Curry & Geneva Bowers (PB)
• I Have a Superpower by Stephen Curry & Geneva Bowers (PB)
• The Red Fruit by Lee Gee Eun (PB)
• Hen in the Bed by Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karsten (PB)
• The Long Run by James Acker (YA)
• Beyonce by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Jade Orlando (YNF)
• Hero Vs. Villain: A Book of Opposites by T. Nat Fuller & Alex Eben Meyer (PB)
• Soren's Seventh Song by Dave Eggers & Mark Hoffmann (PB)
• Creature Vs. Teacher: A Book of Rhyme by T. Nat Fuller & Alex Eben Meyer (PB)

6.17.24

• The Brand-New, Never-Used, Perfect Crayons by Leanne Hatch (PB)
• Miles Morales Spider-Man: Through a Hero's Eyes by Denene Millner & Monica Paola Rodriguez (PB)
• Flubby Will NOT Go to Sleep by J.E. Morris (Y)
• A Kids Book About Systemic Racism by Jordan Thierry (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Death by Taryn Schuelke (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Failure by Dr. Laymon Hicks (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Immigration by MJ Calderon (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Body Image by Rebecca Alexander (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Diversity by Charnaie Gordon (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Gender by Dale Mueller (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Feminism by Emma Mcilroy (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Adoption by Leul Gerske & Nabil Zerizef (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Anxiety by Ross Szabo (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Community by Shane Feldman (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Empathy by Daron K. Roberts (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Suicide by Angela N. Frazier (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Climate Change by Zanagee Artis & Olivia Greenspan (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Sexual Abuse by Evelyn Yang (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Addiction by Nicole Lendo (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Gratitude by Ben Kenyon (YNF)
• A Kids Book About White Privilege by Ben Sand (YNF)
• Opheila After All by Racquel Marie (YA)
• Cleopatra in Space: The Golden Lion by Mike Maihack (GN)
• Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels: Best Friends by Francine Pascal, Nicole Andelfinger, & Claudia Aguirre (GN)
• Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame by Louie Stowell (Y)

6.18.24

• xxxHOLiC #3 by CLAMP (M)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #2 by Reiji Miyajima (M)

6.21.24

• Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis (A)
• Piglet and Papa by Margaret Wild & Stephen Michael King (PB)
• Hello Hello Shapes by Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Hello Hello Colors by Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Knock Knock Who's There? by Rob Hodgson (PB)
• Desert Song by Laekan Zea Kemp & Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez (PB)
• Florence Nightingale by Shelli R. Johannes (YNF)
• Oprah Winfrey by Renee Watson (YNF)

6.22.24

• Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World by Louie Stowell (Y)
• The Stonekeeper Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)

6.23.24

• Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan (A)
• The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• The Last Council by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• Prince of the Elves by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #3 by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #4 by Reiji Miyajima (M)

6.24.24

• Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (A)

6.25.24

• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (A)

6.26.24

• The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste (YA)

6.28.24

• Make Way for Butterfly by Ross Burach (YNF)
• Grumpy Hat by Nicola Kent (PB)
• Itty Bitty Betty Blob by Constance Lombardo & Micah Player (PB)

6.29.24

• Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker (YA)
• I'm Not Scared, YOU'RE Scared! by Seth Meyers & Rob Sayegh Jr. (PB)
• Inside Out 2: Go to Sleep, Anxiety! by Luna Chi & Gurihiru (PB)
• Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin (PB)
• Beach Bummer by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• A Seed Will Grow by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (YNF)
• Daddy & Dada by Ryan Brockington, Isaac Webster, & Lauren May (PB)
• Frank and Bert by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (PB)
• Tomorrow I'll Be Brave by Jessica Hische (PB)
• Tomorrow I'll Be Kind by Jessica Hische (PB)
• Dear Galaxy by Paige Lavoie (YA)
• Usain Bolt by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Karen Crosbie (YNF)
• Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi (PB)
• The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris (PB)
• My Extraordinary Face: A Celebration of Differences by Marissa Suchyta, MD, PhD, Samir Mardini, MD, & Violet Tobacco (YNF)
• Rufus & Bea by Lisa Tucker Cummins, Ryan Cummins, & Hannah Pascoe (PB)
• Viewfinder by Christine D.U. Chung & Salwa Majoka (GN)
• Seashell Key by Lourdes Heuer & Lynnor Bontigao (Y)
• She Persisted: Helen Keller by Courtney Sheinmel (Y)
• Grumpy Hat by Nicola Kent (PB)
• Itty Bitty Betty Blob by Constance Lombardo & Micah Player (PB)

6.30.24

• Confessions of a Shy Baker #1 by Masaomi Ito (M)
• The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions by Giselle Clarkson (YNF)
• The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella (YA)
• Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen & Minnie Phan (PB)
• How to Apologize by David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka (YNF)
• The Drama Llama by Rachel Morrisroe & Ella Okstad (PB)

06.24 total: 178

24 manga; 11 adult fiction; 5 adult nonfiction; 10 young adult fiction; 15 graphic novels; 67 picture books; 39 youth nonfiction; 7 youth fiction

books i've read may 2024

 5.1.24

• The Curse of the Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones (A)
• Martha Stewart's Cupcakes by Martha Stewart Living Magazine (ANF)

5.3.24

• Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones (A)
• A Man & His Cat #4 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudsen & Kevin Hawkes (PB)
• Penguin Huddle by Ross Montgomery & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• A Penguin Like Me by Marcus Pfister (PB)
• Partly Cloudy by Deborah Freedman (YNF)
• In the Dark by Kate Hoefler & Corinna Luyken (PB)
• The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung & Hanna Cha (PB)

5.4.23

• It's Holi! by Sanyukta Mathur & Courtney Pippin-Mathur (YNF)
• Animals Albums from A to Z by Cece Bell (PB)
• The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones (A)
• We Disagree About This Tree by Ross Collins (PB)
• The Wishing Machine by Jonathan Hillman & Nadia Alam (PB)
• The Wallflower #36 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones (A)
• Tomo-Chan Is a Girl! #1 by Fumita Yanagida (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #11 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #12 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

5.5.24

• Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega (Y)
• A Man & His Cat #5 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• A Man & His Cat #6 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky (Y)
• We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia (YA)
• Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure by Maren Morris, Karina Argow, & Kelly Anne Dalton (PB)
• Kamisama Kiss #13 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #4 by Bisco Hatori (M)

5.6.24

• Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (YA)
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (YA)
• A Stone Is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth & Marc Martin (YNF)
• A Bed of Stars by Jessica Love (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Winter's No Time to Sleep! by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Under the Weather by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)

5.7.24

• Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland (Y)

5.8.24

• Cold Clay by Juneau Black (A)

5.11.24

• Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris & LeUyen Pham (PB)

5.12.24

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (A)
• Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson (Y)
• Thor and Loki: Midgard Family Mayhem by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• xxxHOLiC #1 by CLAMP (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #5 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #6 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #7 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Natsume's Book of Friends #25 by Yuki Midorikawa (M)

5.13.24

• Sail Me Away Home by Ann Clare LeZotte (YA)
• Hollowthorn by Kalyn Josephson (Y)
• Mirror Lake by Juneau Black (A)

5.14.24

• Star Wars: Rey and Pals by Jeffrey Brown (GN)

5.15.24

• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (A)
• Bird Rehearsal by Jonah Winter & Stacy Innerst (PB)
• We're Having a Party (for Everyone!) by Katie Vernon (PB)
• Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris & Ian Falconer (PB)
• Sam and Lucy by MaryJo Scott (PB)
• Too Many Golems by Jane Yolen & Maya Shleifer (PB)
• Two Together by Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Junia: The Book Mule of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson & David C. Gardner (PB)
• When You Go Into Nature by Sheri M. Bestor & Sydney Hanson (YNF)
• If You Run Out of Words by Felicita Sala (PB)

5.17.24

• Glitterland by Alexis Hall (A)
• Redsight by Meredith Mooring (A)

5.18.24

• At the Drop of a Cat by Elise Fontenaille & Violeta Lopiz (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Maple Festival by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Clover Curse by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Witch Upon a Star by Angela M. Sanders (A)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Journey to the Crystal Cave by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Cat + Gamer #2 by Wataru Nadatani (M)
• Cat + Gamer #3 by Wataru Nadatani (M)

5.19.24

• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (ANF)
• Shake Loose My Skin by Sonia Sanchez (ANF)
• The Way of the Househusband #4 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #5 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #7 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #1by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #8 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #2 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)

5.20.24

• ASAP by Axie Oh (YA)
• The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams (ANF)

5.22.24

• The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang & Jiemei Lin (PB)
• Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys by Rob Penas & Carl Angel (YNF)

5.23.24

• The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan (A)
• Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope by Karamo Brown (ANF)

5.24.24

• All You Knead Is Love by Tanya Guerrero (Y)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #3 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #4 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #9 by Kousuke Oona (M)

5.25.24

• Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy, Nate Evans, & AG Ford (PB)
• The Elephantom by Ross Collins (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Forget-Me-Not Lake by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Elf Dog & Owl Head by M.T. Anderson (Y)
• Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders (A)
• Lost Stick by Anoosha Syed (PB)
• Sam Francisco, King of the Disco by Sarah Tagholm & Binny Talib (PB)
• Flubby Does NOT Like Valentine's Day by J.E. Morris (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Great Bake Off by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Missing Tooth Fairy by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Way of the Househusband #6 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #10 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #11 by Kousuke Oono (M)

5.26.24

• Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi (YANF)
• Bluebird by Bob Staake (PB)
• Love Grows by Ruth Spiro & Lucy Ruth Cummins (PB)
• A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Bears Are Best! by Joan Holub & Laurie Keller (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Belonging by Kevin Carroll (YNF)
• Mama Mammals: Reproduction and Birth in Mammals by Cathy Evans & Bia Melo (YNF)
• Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, & Isabel Roxas (YNF)
• Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, & Tequitia Andrews (YNF)
• Gift & Box by Ellen Mayer & Brizida Magro (PB)
• Madeline Finn and the Blessing of the Animals by Lisa Papp (PB)
• She Persisted: Ella Fitzgerald by Andrea Davis Pinkney (YNF)
• She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla by Raakhee Mirchandani (YNF)
• She Persisted: Diana Taurasi by Monica Brown (YNF)
• She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai by Aisha Saeed (YNF)
• She Persisted: Wangari Maathai by Eucabeth Odhiambo (YNF)
• She Persisted: Dorothy Height by Kelly Starling Lyons (YNF)
• She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller by Traci Sorell (YNF)
• She Persisted: Rachel Levine by Lisa Bunker (YNF)
• Some Days Are Yellow by Suzanne Slade & Michelle Lee (PB)
• Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming by Steve Asbell (PB)

5.27.24

• The Love Con by Seressia Glass (A)
• Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan (A)
• Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow (Y)

5.31.24

• In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan (A)
• Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb & Erin Kraan (PB)
• Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp (PB)
• Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog by Lisa Papp (PB)
• The Cutest Brave Little Bunny by Joy Steuerwald (PB)
• Lucy!: How Lucille Ball Did It All by Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, & Brigette Barrager (YNF)
• My Shadow Is Purple by Scott Stuart (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Hidden Cottage by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Whispering Woods by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)

05.24 total: 132

16 adult fiction; 5 adult nonfiction; 28 manga; 37 picture books; 19 youth nonfiction; 19 youth fiction; 5 young adult fiction; 2 graphic novels; 1 young adult nonfiction

books i've read april 2024

 4.1.24

• Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner (A)

4.2.24

• I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang (YA)
• The Secret Ingredient by Paul Castle (PB)

4.4.24

• Jurgen Klopp by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Beatriz Castro (YNF)
• Skunk on a String by Thao Lam (PB)
• Lenny Henry by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Diane Ewen (YNF)
• Aloha Everything by Kaylin Elia George & Mae Waite (PB)
• Churro Stand by Karina N. Gonzalez & Krystal Quiles (PB)
• Wat Kept Playing: The Inspiring Story of Wataru Misaka and His Rise to the NBA by Emily Inouye Huey & Kaye Kang (YNF)
• A Duck Called Brian by Al Murphy (PB)
• A Delicious Story by Barney Saltzberg (PB)
• Everyone Gets a Turn by Marianne Dubuc (GN)

4.5.24

• The Cozy Home: Three-and-a-Half Stories by Ame Dyckman & Mark Teague (Y)
• The Song That Called Them Home by David A. Robertson & Maya McKibbin (PB)
• Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers & Julie Flett (PB)
• Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art by Hannah Slayer (YNF)
• Hedgehog and the Log by Pam Fong (PB)
• An Illustrated History of Ghosts by Adam Allsuch Boardman (YANF)

4.6.24

• Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid (A)
• Cat + Gamer #1 by Wataru Nadatani (M)
• Cheeky Brat #7 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)
• Blue Flag #4 by Kaito (M)

4.7.24

• Cheeky Brat #8 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Silverlake Art Show by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Up, Up, and Away by Shirley Hughes & Clara Vulliamy (Y)
• Cheeky Brat #9 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)
• The Art of Asking: Or How I Learned o Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer (ANF)
• My Sister and Me by Joana Estela (PB)
• Oh, Are You Awake? by Bob Shea & Jarvis (PB)
• Tufty: The Little Lost Duck Who Found Love by Michael Foreman (PB)
• Dreams Flights on Arctic Nights by Brookie Harman & Evon Zerbetz (PB)
• Tenzing Norgay by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (YNF)
• Lost Inside My Head: The Story of a Boy Who Can't Help Being Different by Vigg (PB)
• L Is for Lollygag: Quirky Words for a Clever Tongue by Molly Glover (ANF)
• Blue Flag #5 by Kaito (M)

4.8.24

• Punk Rock Unicorn by Dana Simpson (GN)
• Skip! by Sarah Burgess (GN)
• If I Were a Fungus by Gaia Stella (YNF)
• Dreamin' Sun #9 by Ichigo Takano (M)
• Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy (YA)

4.9.24

• Forward March by Skye Quinlan (YA)
• Henry and the Something New by Jenn Bailey & Mika Song (Y)

4.12.24

• More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (YA)
• The Wolf-Birds by Willow Dawson (PB)
• Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover by Lucy Ruth Cummins & Pete Oswald (PB)
• My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus by Aurore Petit (PB)
• You Are a Little Seed by Choi Sook-Hee (PB)
• Bizard the Bear Wizard by Chrissie Krebs (GN)
• Unicornado by Dana Simpson (GN)
• Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood by Trixie Mattel & Katya (ANF)

4.13.24

• A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (A)
• Peekaboo Rex! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes (GN)

4.14.24

• Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski (ANF)
• Rosie Runs by Marika Maijala (PB)
• The Twist-a-Roo by Kathleen Doherty & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• Mole Is Not Alone by Maya Tatsukawa (PB)
• My Dog and I by Luca Tortolini & Felicita Sala (PB)
• Don't Worry, Wuddles by Lita Judge (PB)
• Here: I Can Be Mindful by Ally Condie & Jaime Kim (PB)
• Harlem at Four by Dr. Michael Datcher & Frank Morrison (PB)
• The Magic Cap by Mireille Messier & Charlotte Parent (PB)
• Dreamin' Sun #10 by Ichigo Takano (M)
• Bloody Mary #8 by Akaza Samamiya (M)
• Bloody Mary #9 by Akaza Samamiya (M)
• Bloody Mary #10 by Akaza Samamiya (M)

4.15.24

• A Man & His Cat #1by Umi Sakurai (M)
• When I Am Through with You by Stephanie Kuehn (YA)
• Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun (A)

4.16.24

• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #1 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)

4.17.24

• Crystallography: A Very Short Introduction by A.M. Glazer (ANF)
• The Great Big Paw Print by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Handa-Kun #5 by Satsuki Yoshino (M)
• Everyone's Getting Married #1 by Izumi Miyazono (M)
• Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto (GN)
• You by Caroline Kepnes (A)

4.19.24

• Once Upon a Leap Year by Anna Bell (A)
• Peg Gets Crackin' by Jo Renfro (PB)
• The Wolf in Underpants Gets Some Pants by Wilfrid Lupano & Mayana Itoiz (PB)

4.20.24

• Witch and Famous by Angela M. Sanders (A)
• Evil: A Very Short Introduction by Luke Russell (ANF)
• The Wallflower #32 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #2 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Wallflower #33 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• Skip-Beat! #46 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

4.21.24

• Soon, Your Hands by Jonathan Stutzman & Elizabeth Lilly (PB)
• Bigfoot Does Not Like Birthday Parties by Eric Ode & Jaime Temairik (PB)
• Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus & Polly Dunbar (PB)
• The Girl Who Loves Bugs by Lily Murray & Jenny Lovlie (PB)
• Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall (A)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: A New Friend by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: A Surprise Visitor by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)

4.22.24

• The Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon (A)
• Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction by Malcolm Gaskill (ANF)

4.23.24

• Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Chef's Choice by TJ Alexander (A)

4.25.24

• Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello (YA)

4.26.24

• Reggie: Kid Penguin by Jen de Oliveira (GN)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Looking for Winston by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: It's Raining, It's Pouring by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Mouse House by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Juneteenth Is by Natasha Tripplett & Daniel J. O'Brien (PB)
• Just Like Millie by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• The Shadow & the Ghost by Cat Min (PB)
• The Lonely Mailman by Susanna Isern & Daniel Montero Galan (PB)
• Kindness Is a Kite String: The Uplifting Power of Empathy by Michelle Schaub & Claire LaForte (PB)

4.27.24

• Chef's Kiss by TJ Alexander (A)
• Cat on the Hero's Lap #1 by Kousuke Iijima (M)
• What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (A)
• Skip-Beat! #47 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #3 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Mistake by Ellen T. Crenshaw & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke by Arley Nopra & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Haircut by Katy Farina & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman (GN)
• Blue Flag #6 by Kaito (M)
• The Wallflower #34 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• Gender Euphoria edited by Laura Kate Dale (ANF)

4.28.24

• Blue Flag #7 by Kaito (M)
• Blue Flag #8 by Kaito (M)
• A Man & His Cat #2 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• A Man & His Cat #3 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao (GN)
• For Girls Who Walk Through Fire by Kim DeRose (YA)
• The Wolves of Greycoat Hall by Lucinda Gifford (Y)
• The Wallflower #35 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)

4.29.24

• Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones (A)

4.30.24

• The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones (A)

04.24 total: 129

14 adult fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 40 picture books; 6 youth nonfiction; 13 graphic novels; 11 youth fiction; 1 young adult nonfiction; 29 manga; 8 adult nonfiction

books i've read march 2024

 3.1.24

• The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza (A)
• Jump for Joy by Karen Gray Ruelle & Hadley Hooper (PB)
• Say Hello by Jack Foreman & Michael Foreman (PB)
• The Most Exciting Eid by Zeba Talkhani & Abeeha Tariq (PB)
• Super Small: Miniature Marvels of the Natural World by Tiffany Stone & Ashley Spires (YNF)
• The Bad Guys in Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! by Aaron Blabey (Y)
• The Bad Guys in the Others?! by Aaron Blabey (Y)
• The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman (YANF)

3.2.24

• Delicious in Dungeon #10 by Ryoko Kui (M)
• Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (Y)
• Delicious in Dungeon #11 by Ryoko Kui (M)
• Delicious in Dungeon #12 by Ryoko Kui (M)
• Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (GN)
• Maus: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (GN)

3.3.24

• Bait and Witch by Angela M. Sanders (A)
• Femme in Public by ALOK (ANF)
• Grand Slam Romance Book 1 by Ollie Hicks & Emma Oosterhous (GN)
• The Wind and the Trees by Todd Stewart (PB)
• Barnaby by Andrea Curtis & Kass Reich (PB)
• Grandma's Roof Garden by Tang Wei (PB)
• Lovely Old Lion by Julia Jarman & Susan Varley (PB)
• Sally Ride by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Alona Millgram (YNF)
• Luma and the Grumpy Dragon by Leah Mohammed & Loretta Schauer (Y)
• Fence: Rise by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, & Joana Lafuente (GN)

3.4.24

• This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson (ANF)
• Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley (A)

3.6.24

• Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison (A)

3.7.24

• Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot & Edward Gorey (A)

3.8.24

• The Most Magnificent Idea by Ashley Spires (PB)
• I, Vivaldi by Janice Shefelman & Tom Shefelman (YNF)
• The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi (PB)
• A Fish Named Glub by Dan Bar-el & Josee Bisaillon (PB)
• Time for Bed, Fred! by Yasmeen Ismail (PB)
• Songs of the Fog Maiden by Tomie dePaola (PB)
• A Bear and His Boy by Sean Bryan & Tom Murphy (PB)
• Hide and Seek by Taro Gomi (PB)
• Black and White by David Macaulay (PB)
• Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw (PB)
• Bagels from Benny by Aubrey Davis & Dusan Petricic (PB)
• Virgil & Owen by Paulette Bogan (PB)
• !Marimba!: Animales from A to Z by Pat Mora & Doug Cushman (PB)
• Cirque Du Slay by Rob Osler (A)

3.9.24

• Hippos Remain Calm by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Sir Morien: The Legend of a Knight of the Round Table by Holly Black, Kaliis Smith, & Ebony Glenn (PB)
• Olive by Jed Alexander (PB)
• 10 Cats by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Too Many Rabbits by Davide Cali & Emanuele Benetti (PB)
• You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney (ANF)

3.10.24

• Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love #3 by Ayuko Hatta (M)
• Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love #4 by Ayuko Hatta (M)
• Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love #5 by Ayuko Hatta (M)
• Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love #6 by Ayuko Hatta (M)
• Cheeky Brat #1 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)

3.11.24

• Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff (Y)
• Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky (A)
• Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw (A)
• Oresama Teacher #8 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• Cheeky Brat #2 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)
• Hirano and Kagiura #1 by Shou Harusono (M)

3.12.24

• The Fox on the Swing by Evelina Daciute & Ausra Kiudulaite (PB)
• Everything Is Mine by Andrea D'Aquino (PB)
• Click! by Jeffrey Ebbeler (PB)
• Oddly by Joyce Dunbar & Patrick Benson (PB)
• Pem Pem's Birthday by Peter Bently & Duncan Beedie (PB)
• No More Biting for Billy Goat! by Bernette Ford & Sam Williams (PB)
• A Human for Kingsley by Gabriel Evans (PB)
• Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson (PB)
• Don't Trust Cats (Life Lessons from Chip the Dog) by Dev Petty & Mike Boldt (PB)
• The Brothers Zzli by Alex Cousseau & Anne-Lise Boutin (PB)
• Cheeky Brat #3 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)

3.13.24

• Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet into the Stonewall Era by Jason Baumann (Ed.), Kay Tobin Lahusen, & Diana Davies (ANF)
• your wound/my garden by ALOK (ANF)
• Hirano and Kagiura #2 by Shou Harusono (M)
• Hirano and Kagiura #3 by Shou Harusono (M)
• Hirano and Kagiura #4 by Shou Harusono (M)
• Oresama Teacher #9 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• The Mimicking of Know Successes by Malka Older (A)
• Komi Can't Communicate #21 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #22 by Tomohito Oda (M)

3.14.24

• Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder edited by Saundra Mitchell (YA)
• XOXO by Axie Oh (YA)
• Komi Can't Communicate #23 by Tomohito Oda (M)

3.15.24

• The Storyteller by Lindsay Bonilla & Noar Lee Naggan (PB)
• Alien Nate by Dave Whamond (GN)
• The Little Book of Words That Matter by Joanne Ruelos Diaz & Annelies Draws (YNF)
• Super Pooper and Whizz Kid: Potty Power! by Eunice Moyles & Sabrina Moyle (PB)
• ABC What Can She Be? by Sugar Snap Studio (PB)
• We Light Up the Sky with Music! by Nick Maland (PB)
• Bros by Carole Boston Weatherford & Reggie Brown (PB)

3.16.24

• Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth (YANF)

3.17.24

• My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (A)
• A Ramadan to Remember by Marzieh A. Ali & Najwa Awatiff (PB)
• Why We Dance: A Story of Hope and Healing by Deidre Havrelock & Aly McKnight (PB)
• Kylie Minogue by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Rebecca Gibbon (YNF)
• Noura's Crescent Moon by Zainab Khan & Nabila Adani (PB)
• Have You Seen Mikki Olsen? by Alex Macdonald (PB)
• Will You Help Doug Find His Dog? by Jane Caston & Carmen Saldana (PB)
• Wolves in Helicopters by Sarah Tagholm & Paddy Donnelly (PB)
• The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic by John Hendrix (GN)

3.18.24

• Seven Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders (A)
• This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safe (YA)
• Komi Can't Communicate #24 by Tomohito Oda (M)

3.19.24

• Komi Can't Communicate #25 by Tomohito Oda (M)

3.20.24

• Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (A)
• Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom (ANF)
• Ollie and Augustus by Gabriel Evans (PB)
• Norton and the Bear by Gabriel Evans (PB)

3.22.24

• Si. !No! by Rhode Montijo (PB)
• If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall (PB)
• Don't Need Friends by Carolyn Crimi & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson (PB)
• Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza Slice by Marilyn Adler & Eric Comstock (PB)
• Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! by Aaron Blabey (GN)

3.23.24

• Ballet Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (Y)
• A Call for a New Alphabet by Jef Czekaj (Y)
• I Know Here by Laurel Croza & Matt James (PB)
• Flora Forager ABC by Bridget Beth Collins (PB)
• Mouseling's Words by Shutta Crum & Ryan O'Rourke (PB)
• Who's New at the Zoo? by Janik Coat (PB)
• Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon by Oliver J. Corwin (PB)
• Charlie Piechart and the Case of the Missing Hat by Marilyn Sadler & Eric Comstock (PB)
• M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) by Doreen Cronin & Laura Cornell (PB)
• Rescue Bunnies by Doreen Cronin & Scott Menchin (PB)
• Hooray for Birds! by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Dreamin' Sun #8 by Ichigo Takano (M)
• Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (A)
• Leo Messi by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Florencia Gavilan (YNF)
• Bye, Penguin! by Seou Lee (PB)
• The First Day in May by Henrique Coser Moreira (PB)
• The Skull by Jon Klassen (PB)

3.24.24

• All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim (A)
• Bloody Mary #6 by Hakaza Samamiya (M)
• Bloody Mary #7 by Hakaza Samamiya (M)
• Skip-Beat! #45 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma #36 by Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki, & Yuki Morisaki (M)
• Paper Planes by Jennie Wood, Dozerdraws, & Micah Myers (GN)

3.25.24

• Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond (A)

3.29.24

• The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb (A)
• Finna by Nino Cipri (A)

3.30.24

• Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly (A)
• Snug as a Bug? by Karl Newson & Alex Willmore (PB)
• Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball by Rachel Piercey & Freya Hartas (PB)
• I Love Myself by Wai Mei Wong & Julia Vasileva (PB)
• You Broke It! by Liana Finck (PB)
• Harriet's Reflections by Marion Kadi (PB)
• Louis Pasteur by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Shelly Laslo (YNF)

3.31.24

• Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker (A)
• Cominatorics: A Very Short Introduction by Robin Wilson (ANF)
• Wiggle by Doreen Cronin & Sam Menchin (PB)
• 1 Grumpy Bruce: A Counting Book by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• The Panda, the Cat, and the Dreadful Teddy: A Parody by Paul Magrs (GN)
• Best Bear Ever!: A Little Year of Liz Climo by Liz Climo (GN)
• The Way of the Househusband #1 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• Oresama Teacher #10 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• Blue Period #1 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi (M)
• Cheeky Brat #4 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)
• Citrus #6 by Saburouta (M)
• Cheeky Brat #5 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)
• Cheeky Brat #6 by Mitsubachi Miyuki (M)

03.31 total: 159

19 adult fiction; 71 picture books; 7 youth nonfiction; 7 youth fiction; 2 young adult nonfiction; 33 manga; 10 graphic novels; 7 adult nonfiction; 3 young adult fiction

books i've read february 2024

 2.2.24

• Komi Can't Communicate #15 by Tomohito Oda (M)

2.3.24

• Aru Shah and the City of Gold by Roshani Chokshi (Y)
• Letter from the Queen by Tara Lipsyncki & Cherry Mock (PB)
• The Wishing Flower by A.J. Irving & Kip Alizadeh (PB)
• 47,000 Beads by Koja Adeyoha, Angel Adeyoha, & Holly McGillis (PB)
• ABC of Gender Identity by Devika Dalal (YNF)
• Kitty and the Kidnap Trap by Paula Harrison & Jenny Lovlie (Y)

2.4.24

• Don't Label Me: How to Do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars by Irshad Manji (ANF)
• Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders by Joanna Ho, Liz Kleinrock, & Dung Ho (PB)
• Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey by Eddie Muller, Jessica Schmidt, & Forrest Burdett (PB)
• Tacos by Frank Asch (PB)
• Much Too Busy by John Bond (PB)
• Catch These Hands! #1 by murata (M)
• Catch These Hands! #2 by murata (M)
• Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim (A)
• Little Owl's Love by Divya Srinivasan (PB)
• Once Upon a Unicorn's Horn by Beatrice Blue (PB)
• Jo Bright and the Seven Bots by Deborah Underwood & Meg Hunt (PB)
• The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed by Wilfrid Lupano, Mayana Itoiz, & Paul Cauuet (PB)
• Bubble Trouble by Tom Percival (PB)
• The Wolf in Underpants Breaks Free by Wilfrid Lupano, Mayana Itoiz, & Paul Cauuet (PB)
• The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off by Wilfrid Lupano, Mayana Itoiz, & Paul Cauuet (PB)
• Charles Darwin by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Mark Hoffmann (YNF)
• Steve Irwin by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Sonny Ross (YNF)
• The Hugasaurus by Rachel Bright & Chris Chatterton (PB)

2.5.24

• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (A)

2.6.24

• Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand (Y)

2.9.24

• Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life by Renata Cerlise (ANF)
• Catch These Hands! #3 by murata (M)

2.10.24

• Bears Behaving Badly by MaryJanice Davidson (A)
• Indignation by Philip Roth (A)
• Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl? by Sarah Savage & Fox Fisher (PB)
• Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, & Isabel Roxas (YNF)
• Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! by Joy Michael Ellison & Teshika Silver (YNF)
• She's My Dad!: A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative by Sarah Savage & Joules Garcia (PB)
• He's My Mom!: A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative by Sarah Savage & Joules Garcia (PB)
• 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle & Lian Cho (PB)
• Tokyo Night Parade by J.P. Takahashi & Minako Tomigahara (PB)
• It's Your Year, Baby Dragon by Ariel Hsu (PB)
• Star Trek: Baby's First Klingon Words by Ilaria Vescovo (PB)
• The Golden Girls: Goodnight, Girls by Samantha Brooke & Jen Taylor (PB)
• The GayBCs by M.L. Webb (YNF)
• They, He, She...Words for You and Me!: A First Book of Pronouns by Andy Passchier (PB)
• The Pronoun Book by Chris Ayala-Kronos & Melita Tirado (YNF)
• Let's Celebrate Juneteenth by Tonya Abari & Tabitha Brown (PB)
• While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin & Polly Dunbar (PB)
• Let Me Call You Sweetheart: A Confectionery of Affection by Mary Lee Donovan & Brizida Magro (PB)
• There Was a Party for Langston, King O' Letters by Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey, & Jarrett Pumphrey (YNF)
• Bitsy Bat, School Star by Kaz Windness (PB)
• Are You Big? by Mo Willems (PB)

2.11.24

• Cat's Very Good Day by Kristen Tracy & David Small (PB)
• The Tailor Shop at the Intersection by Ahn Jaesun (PB)
• Not He or She, I'm Me by A.M. Wild & Kah Yangni (PB)
• The Mermaid Princesses by Maya Cameron-Gordon & Mielle Ortega (PB)
• Say My Name by Joanna Ho & Khoa Le (PB)
• Oh, Olivia! by Lian Cho (PB)
• Lucky Duck by Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• A Girl Can Build Anything by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Pat Zietlow Miller, & Keisha Morris (PB)
• The Monster Mac and Cheese Party by Todd Parr (PB)
• Gray Fox in the Moonlight by Isaac Peterson (PB)
• I Can Open It for You by Shinsuke Yoshitake (PB)
• Bunny & Tree by Balint Zsako (PB)
• Catch These Hands! #4 by murata (M)
• Oresama Teacher #2 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• Oresama Teacher #3 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)

2.12.24

• The Passengers by John Marrs (A)
• The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer (YA)

2.15.16

• Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller (YA)
• The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (A)

2.16.24

• Oresama Teacher #4 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• Oresama Teacher #5 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)

2.17.24

• Oresama Teacher #6 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• The Stars Did Wander Darkling by Colin Meloy (Y)
• The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa (PB)
• Bears on Chairs by Shirley Parenteau & David Walker (PB)
• Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood by Carole Boston Weatherford & R. Gregory Christie (YNF)
• All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel & Nabi H. Ali (YNF)
• Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper by Candace Fleming & Julie Downing (YNF)
• The Wolf in Underpants by Wilfrid Lupano, Mayana Itoiz, & Paul Cauuet (PB)
• Igor by Francesca Dafne Vignaga (PB)
• I'm Not a Girl by Maddox Lyons, Jessica Verdi, & Dana Simpson (PB)
• The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue by Suzanne Slade & Stacy Innerst (YNF)
• The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio & Roger Duvoisin (PB)
• Veronica by Roger Duvoisin (PB)
• Oresama Teacher #7 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love #1 by Ayuko Hatta (M)
• Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love #2 by Ayuko Hatta (M)
• Sasaki and Miyano #1 by Shou Harusono (M)

2.18.24

• Komi Can't Communicate #16 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #17 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #18 by Tomohito Oda (M)

2.19.24

• Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (A)
• Komi Can't Communicate #19 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #20 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Sasaki and Miyano #2 by Shou Harusono (M)
• Sasaki and Miyano #3 by Shou Harusono (M)

2.20.24

• Blue Flag #2 by Kaito (M)
• Handa-Kun #4 by Satsuki Yoshino (M)
• Bride by Ali Hazelwood (A)
• The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend by Mieri Hiranishi (M)

2.22.24

• The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass (Y)
• Sasaki and Miyano #4 by Shou Harusono (M)
• When Rabbit Was a Lion by Eugenie Fernandes (PB)
• Santa's Gotta Go! by Derrick Barnes & Courtney Lovett (PB)
• Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss by Azam Mahdevi & Maryam Tahmasebi (PB)
• Granny Rex by Kurtis Scaletta & Nik Henderson (PB)
• Bananas for You! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• Marcus Rashford by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Guilherme Karsten (YNF)
• Charles Darwin by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Isobel Ross (YNF)
• Albert Einstein by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Jean Claude (YNF)
• Crane Jane! by Andrea Zimmerman & Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• What Can You Do with a Rock? by Pat Zietlow Miller & Katie Kath (PB)
• Penguin and Penelope by Salina Yoon (PB)

2.23.24

• Garvey's Choice: The Graphic Novel by Nikki Grimes & Theodore Taylor III (GN)
• Blue Flag #3 by Kaito (M)
• Sasaki and Miyano #5 by Shou Harusono (M)
• Sasaki and Miyano #6 by Shou Harusono (M)

2.24.24

• Devil's Chew Toy by Rob Osler (A)
• Sasaki and Miyano #7 by Shou Harusono (M)
• Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte (Y)
• Friend of Numbers: The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan by Priya Narayanan & Satwik Gade (YNF)
• My Big Embarrassing Elephant by Angie Lucas & Pierre Collet-Derby (PB)
• How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Astrid Lindgren by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Linzie Hunter (YNF)
• Stompin' at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums by Moira Rose Donohue & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Drag and Rex: Forever Friends by Susan Lubner & Blythe Russo (Y)

2.25.24

• The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais (YA)
• Sasaki and Miyano #8 by Shou Harusono (M)
• Space*Dandy #2 by Masafumi Harada & Sung-Woo Park + Redice (M)
• Delicious in Dungeon #9 by Ryoko Kui (M)

2.26.24

• Across the Universe by Beth Revis (YA)
• The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (ANF)
• The Dastard by Piers Anthony (A)

2.24 total: 133

32 manga; 7 youth fiction; 58 picture books; 18 youth nonfiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 10 adult fiction; 4 young adult fiction; 1 graphic novel