Completed 2016 Reading Challenges!

I completed 3 of the 4 reading challenges that I undertook this year. I still have a few days for the 4th, but it seems unlikely.  But, here are the 3 that I completed!  Woo hoo! :D

2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge

• A book based on a fairy tale
• Winter by Melissa Meyer
• A National Book Award winner
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
• A YA bestseller
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
• A book you haven't read since high school
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• A book set in your home state
• Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
• A book translated to English
• Religion: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer
• A romance set in the future
• Saga, Volume 4 & Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
• A book set in Europe
• Slade House by David Mitchell
• A book that's under 150 pages
• How to Carry Bigfoot Home by Chris Tarry
• A New York Times bestseller
• Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jeremy McCarter
• A book that's becoming a movie this year
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
• A book recommended by someone you just met
• The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
• A self-improvement book
• You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
• A book you can finish in a day
• Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman
• A book written by a celebrity
• Gumption by Nick Offerman
• A political memoir
• Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
• A book at least 100 years older than you
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
• A book that's more than 600 pages
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
• A book from Oprah's Book Club
• Night by Elie Wiesel
• A science-fiction novel
• Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
• A book recommended by a family member
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
• A graphic novel
• Far Arden by Kevin Cannon
• A book that is published in 2016
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
• A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
• Couch Fiction by Philippa Perry & Junko Graat
• A book that takes place during Summer
• The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
• A book and its prequel
• The Book of Phoenix & Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
• A murder mystery
• Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
• A book written by a comedian
• Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
• A dystopian novel
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mati
• A book with a blue cover
• Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
• A book of poetry
• National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis
• The first book you see in a bookstore
• The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith
• A classic from the 20th century
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
• A book from the library
• Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin
• An autobiography
• The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden
• A book about a road trip
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
• Day of Honey by Annia Ciezaldo
• A satirical book
• The Sellout by Paul Beatty
• A book that takes place on an island
• The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
• A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a horror book
• Slade House by David Mitchell
• Read a nonfiction book about science
• Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe
• Read a collection of essays
• Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
• Read a book out loud to someone else
• The Knowing Book by Rebecca Kai Dotlich & Matthew Cordell
• Read a middle grade novel
• The Iron Trail by Cassandra Clare & Holly Black
• Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography)
• Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
• Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearsen
• Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
• Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
• Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming
• Read a book over 500 pages long
• Winter by Melissa Meyer
• Read a book under 100 pages
• The Dot & the Line by Norton Juster
• Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender
• If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
• Read a book that is set in the Middle East
• Day of Honey by Annia Ciezaldo
• Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia
• Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
• Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900
• The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
• Read the first book in a series by a person of color
• Prophecy by Ellen Oh
• Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
• Giant Days Volume One by John Allison, Lizzie Treiman, & Whitney Cogar
• Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
• Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
• Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
• Religion: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer
• Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
• Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
• Read a food memoir
• Blood, Bones, & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
• Read a play
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne
• Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Girl XOXO 2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• January--Who Dunnit?
• Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
• February--New Releases
• Winter by Melissa Meyer
• March--Take a Trip
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
• April--Best of the Best
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
• May--Story of Survival
• Legend by Marie Lu
• June--Girl XOXO Recommends
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik
• July--LOL
• Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
• August--Genre Jumble
• The Trouble with Witches by Shirley Damsgaard
• September--Steampunk, Sci-Fi, & Fantasy
• River Marked by Patricia Briggs
• October--Things that Go Bump in the Night
• The Walking Dead Compendium Volume One by Robert Kirkland, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, & Cliff Rathburn
• November--Fiction Takes a Break
• Thing Explainer by Randall Moore
• December--That's a Wrap
• Champion by Marie Lu

books i've read november 2016

11.1.16

• Meet Wild Boars by Meg Rosoff & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• Hello, My Name Is Octicorn by Kevin Diller & Justin Lowe (PB)
• Cemetery Girl, Book Two: Inheritance by Charlaine Harris, Christopher Golden, Don Kramer, & Daniele Rudoni (GN)
• The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli, & Todd Klein (GN)

11.5.16

• Penguin Problems by Jory John & Lane Smith (PB)
• Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Peanut Butter's Tasty Opposites by Terry Border (PB)
• This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are & Where We Came From by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell (PB)
• Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• If You Give a Mouse a Brownie by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
• We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen (PB)
• The Littlest Family's Big Day by Emily Winfield Martin (PB)
• Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton & Brooke Boynton-Hughes (PB)
• The Happiest Book Ever! by Bob Shea (PB)
• Be Who You Are by Todd Parr (PB)
• Little Elliot, Big Fun by Mike Curato (PB)
• The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas & Erin E. Stead (PB)
• Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by Kimberly Dean & James Dean (PB)
• Otis and the Kittens by Loren Long (PB)
• Grimelda the Very Messy Witch by Diana Murray & Heather Ross (PB)
• This Is My Book! by Mark Pett (PB)
• D Is for Destiny by Bungie (PB)
• Nanette's Baguette by Mo Willems (PB)
• Guess How Much I Love You in the Winter by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy by Doug Savage (GN)
• I Am Pan! by Mordicai Gerstein (Y-NF)
• The Heartless Troll by Oyvind Torseter (GN)

11.6.16

• The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo by Drew Weing (GN)
• If I Was Your Girl by Merdith Russo (YA)

11.12.16

• Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs (A)
• Ghost Wings by Barbara M. Joosse & Giselle Potter (PB)

11.15.16

• Skin Game by Jim Butcher (A)
• Harvey Moon, Museum Boy by Pat Cummings (PB)
• The Mouse Mansion by Karina Schaapman (Y)
• Treasure Hunt by Allan Ahlberg & Gillian Tyler (PB)
• NanoBots by Chris Gall (PB)
• Grandpappy Snippy Snappies by Lynn Plourde & Christopher Santoro (PB)

11.16.16

• Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe (A-NF)

11.19.16

• Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jess Ruffner-Booth, & Ron Lim (GN)
• Jedi Academy: A New Class by Jeffrey Brown (Y)

11.23.16

• Undead and Unsure by MaryJanice Davidson (A)

11.24.16

• Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow (PB)
• Wally Does Not Want a Haircut by Amanda Driscoll (PB)
• Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• Ooko by Esme Shapiro (PB)
• Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War by Annia Ciezaldo (A-NF)
• Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown (Y)

11.26.16

• M Is for Monocle: A Victorian Alphabet by Greg Paprocki (PB)
• Wild & Woolly by Mary Jessie Parker & Shannon McNeill (PB)
• Let Me Finish! by Minh Le & Isabel Roxas (PB)
• Batty by Sarah Dyer (PB)

11.27.16

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (YA)

11.28.16

• Elizabeth Started All the Trouble by Doreen Rappaport & Matt Faulkner (Y-NF)
• On the Farm, at the Market by G. Brian Karas (PB)
• The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson & Dusan Petricie (PB)
• Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary by Julie Larios & Julie Paschkis (PB)
• Veggies with Wedgies by Todd H. Doodley (PB)
• Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg & Stephen Gammell (PB)

11.16 total: 58

40 picture books; 6 graphic novels; 2 youth nonfiction; 2 young adult fiction; 3 adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 2 adult nonfiction

books i've read october 2016

10.2.16

• The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (YA)
• A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep & Joanne Ryder (Y)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #27: Own It, Part Two by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #28: Own It, Part Three by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #29: Own It, Part Four by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #30: Own It, Part Five by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)

10.4.16

• Ghost Story by Jim Butcher (A)

10.5.16

• Pino and the Signora's Pasta by Janet Pedersen (PB)
• Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin (PB)
• Monsters Love School by Mike Austin (PB)
• Seen and Not Heard by Katie May Green (PB)
• Moon by Steve Tomecek & Liisa Chauncy Guida (Y-NF)
• The Boy Who Cried Ninja by Alex Latimer (PB)
• Invitation to Meditation: How to Find Peace Wherever You Are by Howard Cohn (A-NF)
• The Emoji-to-English Dictionary: Your Text-Message Translation Guide by Adams Media (A-NF)
• The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts by Maja Safstrom (A-NF)

10.6.16

• Kamisama Kiss #7 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

10.7.16

• Kamisama Kiss #8 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

10.9.16

• Kamisama Kiss #9 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

10.10.16

• Not Every Princess by Jeffrey Bone, Lisa Bone, & Valeria Docampo (PB)
• Bow-Wow's Nightmare Neighbors by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (PB)
• The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle & Hanako Wakiyama (PB)
• The Very Best Pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton & Karen Hillard Good (PB)
• Relativity as Explained by Professor Xargle by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross (PB)
• Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman & Dianna Souza (PB)

10.11.16

• Lucy by Randy Cecil (Y)

10.15.16

• Kamisama Kiss #10 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

10.16.16

• Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manual Miranda & Jeremy McCarter (A-NF)

10.22.16

• The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong (YA)
• Whatever Happened to Dinosaurs? by Bernard Most (PB)
• Toys in Space by Mini Grey (PB)
• Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving by Greg Tang (Y-NF)
• Just Like Sisters by Angela McAllister & Sophie Fatus (PB)
• I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont (PB)
• Tabby McTat, the Musical Cat by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• The Grownup by Gillian Flynn (A)
• Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (GN)
• Very! Very! Sweet #7 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)
• Very! Very! Sweet #8 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)

10.25.16

• Naughty Mabel Sees It All by Nathan Lane, Devlin Elliott, & Dan Krall (PB)
• Tek: The Modern Cave Boy by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• We Are Growing! by Laurie Keller (PB)
• The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat (PB)

10.26.16

• Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (A)
• Little by Will Terry (A)
• Taming Horrible Harry by Lili Chartrand, Roge, & Susan Ouriou (PB)
• Weeds Find a Way by Cindy Jenson-Elliott & Carolyn Fisher (Y-NF)
• Bruno Munari's Zoo by Bruno Munari (PB)
• Windblown by Edouard Manceau (PB)
• A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan & Tom Murphy (PB)
• Kumak's Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North by Michael Bania (PB)
• Which Witch Is Which? by Judi Barrett & Sharleen Collicott (PB)
• Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea! by Ben Clanton (GN)

10.27.16

• Cold Days by Jim Butcher (A)

10.29.16

• The Walking Dead Compendium One by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, & Cliff Rathburn (GN)

10.30.16

• His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (A)

10.31.16

• A Dragon's Guide to Making Your Human Smarter by Laurence Yep & Joanne Ryder (Y)

10.16 total: 57

2 young adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 4 comics; 6 adult fiction; 26 picture books; 3 youth non fiction; 4 adult non fiction; 6 manga; 3 graphic novels

July, August, & September Reading Challenge Updates

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A book that takes place during Summer
• The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a biography
• Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
• Read a book under 100 pages
• The Dot & the Line by Norton Juster
• Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900
• The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• July--LOL
• Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
• August--Genre Jumble (from a genre you don't usually read)
• The Trouble with Witches by Shirley Damsgaard
• September--Steampunk, Sci Fi, & Fantasy
• River Marked by Patricia Briggs

books i've read september 2016

9.1.16

• Changes by Jim Butcher (A)
• Dragonbreath: The Frozen Menace by Ursula Vernon (Y)

9.5.16

• A Tiger Tail (Or What Happened to Anya on Her First Day of School) by Mike Boldt (PB)
• Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Glassman & Andy Elkerton (PB)
• Return by Aaron Becker (PB)
• They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• The Storybook Knight by Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty (PB)
• Rosco Vs. the Baby by Lindsay Ward (PB)
• Me and My Cat by Ekaterina Trukhan (PB)
• Alice & Lucy Will Work for Bunk Beds by Jaime Temairik (PB)
• I Love Lemonade by Mark Sommerset & Rowan Sommerset (PB)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Frida Kahlo by Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Gee Fan Eng (Y-NF)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Coco Chanel by Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Ana Albero (Y-NF)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Amelia Earhart by Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Mariadiamantes (Y-NF)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Maya Angelou by Lisbeth Kaiser & Leire Salaberria (Y-NF)
• Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Wisdom from the World of Curious George by Justin Martin & Liza Charlesworth (A)
• The Last Monster by Ginger Garrett (Y)
• Library Wars: Love & War #11 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Library Wars: Love & War #12 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)

9.7.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #13 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• What Forest Knows by George Ella Lyon & August Hall (PB)
• My Apollo by Nina Huang (PB)
• Cat & Bunny by Mary Lundquist (PB)
• Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny! by Jan Thomas (PB)
• Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root & Randy Cecil (PB)
• The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell (GN)
• Fluffy Strikes Back by Ashley Spires (GN)

9.8.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #14 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Library Wars: Love & War #15 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)

9.9.16

• Very! Very! Sweet #2 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)

9.10.16

• How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman, Fabio Moon, & Gabriel Ba (GN)
• Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat by Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Oscar and Arabella by Neal Layton (PB)
• Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Beth Coulton, & Nate Wragg (PB)
• Two by Kathryn Otoshi (PB)
• Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi & John Manders (PB)
• Cat Up a Tree by John Hassett & Ann Hassett (PB)
• Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari & Eric Klinenberg (A-NF)
• My Heavenly Hockey Club #8 by Ai Morinaga (M)
• Very! Very! Sweet #3 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)
• Honey Hunt #1 by Miki Aihara (M)
• Lazy Dave by Jarvis (PB)
• Arrowville by Geefwee Boedoe (PB)
• Duck Skates by Lynne Berry & Hiroe Nakata (PB)
• You Have to Be Nice to Someone on Their Birthday by Barbara Bottner & Tatjana Mai-Wyss (PB)
• Very Little Cinderella by Heapy & Heap (PB)
• P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis (PB)
• Kamisama Kiss #2 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #3 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

9.11.16

• Kamisama Kiss #4 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Pandora Hearts #2 by Jun Mochizuki (M)
• Skip-Beat! #34 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #35 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

9.12.16

• Pandora Hearts #3 by Jun Mochizuki (M)

9.14.16

• Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel (Y)
• Small Pig by Arnold Lobel (Y)
• Ming Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel (PB)
• 10 Hungry Rabbits: Counting & Color Concepts by Anita Lobel (PB)
• Being a Pig Is Nice: A Child's-Eye View of Manners by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Dan Krall (PB)
• The Big Wet Balloon by Liniers (PB)
• Maxwell's Magic Mix-Up by Linda Ashman & Regan Dunnick (PB)
• Switchcrafted: The Story of the Switch Witches of Halloween by Audrey Kinsman, Pam Hatcher, & Milena Kirkova (PB)
• Cat Dreams by Ursula K. Le Guin & S.D. Schindler (PB)

9.15.16

• Honey Hunt #2 by Miki Aihara (M)
• Honey Hunt #3 by Miki Aihara (M)

9.16.16

• Pandora Hearts #4 by Jun Mochizuki (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #5 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

9.17.16

• Kamisama Kiss #6 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade by Neil Gaiman, Toby Litt, Peter Gross, Chris Bachalo, Peter Snejbjerg, Jamie Delano, Alisa Kwitney, Rachel Pollack, Mike Barreiro, Daniel Vozzo, & Jeanne McGee (GN)

9.18.16

• Max at Night by Ed Vere (PB)
• I Will Not Eat You by Adam Lehrhaupt & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Love Monster and the Scary Something by Rachel Bright (PB)
• When Penny Met POTUS by Rachel Ruiz & Melissa Manwill (PB)
• Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles by Mara Rockliff & Hadley Hooper (Y-NF)
• One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote by Bonnie Worth, Aristides Ruiz, & Joe Mathieu (Y-NF)
• I Am a Story by Dan Yaccarino (Y-NF)
• A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston (PB)
• Wonderfall by Michael Hall (PB)
• The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield, Kate Fillion, Terry Fan, & Eric Fan (PB)
• How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett & Adam Rex (PB)
• Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John & Bob Shea (PB)
• The Snurtch by Sean Ferrell & Charles Santoso (PB)
• Giraffes Ruin Everything by Heidi Schulz & Chris Robertson (PB)
• Mervin the Sloth Is About to Do the Best Thing in the World by Colleen AF Venable & Ruth Chan (PB)
• Some Pets by Angela DiTerlizzi & Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Poppy Pickle: A Little Girl with a Big Imagination by Emma Yarlett (PB)
• A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young (PB)
• Leaping Lemmings! by John Briggs & Nicola Slater (PB)
• The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon by A.N. Kang (PB)
• River Marked by Patricia Briggs (A)

9.20.16

• Ackamarackus by Julius Lester & Emilie Chollat (Y)
• Pandora Hearts #5 by Jun Mochizuki (M)

9.21.16

• I Am Martin Luther King Jr. by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (Y-NF)
• Mousequerade Ball: A Counting Tale by Lori Mortensen & Betsy Lewin (PB)
• Horris Grows Down by Shari Becker & Valeria Petrone (PB)
• Sumo Mouse by David Wisniewski (PB)
• Opera Cat by Tess Weaver & Andrea Wesson (PB)

9.22.16

• Honey Hunt #4 by Miki Aihara (M)
• Very! Very! Sweet #4 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)

9.24.16

• Alice in the Country of Hearts Omnibus #2 by QuinRose & Soumei Hoshino (M)
• I Am Lucille Ball by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (Y-NF)
• The Dot & the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by Norton Juster (A)
• Tracks in the Snow by Wong Herbert Yee (PB)
• How Do You Read to a Rabbit? by Andrea Wayne von Konigslow (PB)
• Bill in a China Shop by Katie McAllaster Weaver & Tim Raglin (PB)
• Encounter by Jane Yolen & David Shannon (PB)
• Hoptoad by Jane Yolen & Karen Lee Schmidt (PB)
• The Seeing Stick by Jane Yolen & Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini (PB)
• The Scarecrow's Dance by Jane Yolen & Dagram Ibatoulline (PB)
• The Chameleon that Saved Noah's Ark by Yael Molchadsky & Orit Bergman (PB)
• The Adventures of Piratess Tilly by Elizabeth Lorayne & Karen Watson (PB)
• Very! Very! Sweet #5 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)
• Very! Very! Sweet #6 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)

9.25.16

• Saga Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (GN)
• Saga Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (GN)

9.26.16

• The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin (A)

9.27.16

• Honey Hunt #5 by Miki Aihara (M)
• Honey Hunt #6 by Miki Aihara (M)

9.29.16

• I Am Jackie Robinson by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (Y-NF)
• Houndsley and Catina by James Howe & Marie-Louise Gay (Y)
• Harold's Circus by Crockett Johnson (PB)
• A Party at Manny's by Paul van Loon & Gitte Spee (PB)
• Otter and Odder: A Love Story by James Howe & Chris Raschka (PB)
• Five Little Gefiltes by Dave Horowitz (PB)
• Cowboy Bunnies by Christine Loomis & Ora Eltan (PB)
• Black All Around! by Patricia Hubbell & Don Tate (PB)
• Walk with a Wolf by Janni Howker & Sarah Fox-Davies (Y-NF)
• The Nine Lives of Aristotle by Dik King-Smith & Bob Graham (Y)

9.30.16

• Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton (A-NF)

09.16 total: 130

5 adult fiction; 7 youth fiction; 70 picture books; 11 youth non fiction; 29 manga; 6 graphic novels; 2 adult non fiction

books i've read august 2016

8.2.16

• Vampire Knight #12 by Matsuri Hino (M)

8.3.16

• Black Butler #17 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, More by Kelly Sue DeConnick & David Lopez (GN)

8.4.16

• Skip-Beat! #24 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

8.6.16

• Satisfaction Guaranteed #6 by Ryo Saenagi (M)
• The Mole Sisters and the Wavy Wheat by Roslyn Schwartz (PB)
• Tales from Parc la Fontaine by Roslyn Schwartz (PB)
• How to Be a Dog by Jo Williamson (PB)
• Good Night, World by Willa Perlman & Carolyn Fisher (PB)
• Timothy and the Strong Pajamas by Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• Monster Hug! by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb (PB)
• Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Dim Sum for Everyone! by Grace Lin (PB)
• Wild Ones #7 by Kiyo Fujiwara (M)
• The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• Fortune Cookie Fortunes by Grace Lin (PB)
• Tallulah's Tutu by Marilyn Singer & Alexandra Boiger (PB)
• Daisy-Head Mayzie by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Too Many Moose! by Lisa M. Bakos & Mark Chambers (PB)
• Teddy the Dog: Be Your Own Dog by Keri Claiborne Boyle & Jonathan Sneider (PB)
• Lion Lessons by Jon Agee (PB)
• Milk Goes to School by Terry Border (PB)
• The Power of Henry's Imagination by Skye Byrne & Nic George (PB)
• Louise and Andie: The Art of Friendship by Kelly Light (PB)
• Dirt + Water = Mud by Katherine Hannigan (PB)
• Cora Cooks Pancit by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore & Kristi Valiant (PB)
• How to Grow a Friend by Sara Gillingham (PB)
• Who Wants a Tortoise? by Dave Keane & K.G. Campbell (PB)
• Harold's Hungry Eyes by Kevin Waldron (PB)
• An After Bedtime Story by Shoham Smith & Einat Tsarfati (PB)

8.7.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #1 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)

8.9.16

• The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (A)
• Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor: Revolutions of Terror by Nick Abadzis, Elena Casagrande, & Arianna Florean (GN)

8.10.16

• The Trouble with Witches by Shirley Damsgaard (A)
• Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen & Matt Phelan (PB)
• Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming & Nancy Carpenter (PB)
• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell & David Catrow (PB)
• Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio & LeUyen Pham (PB)

8.11.16

• House of Mystery: Room & Boredom by Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham, & Luca Rossi (GN)
• Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (PB)
• Babar's World Tour by Laurent de Brunhoff (PB)
• John Coltrane's Giant Steps by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Apples and Robins by Lucie Felix (PB)
• Girls A to Z by Eve Bunting & Suzanne Bloom (PB)
• Pomelo's Opposites by Ramona Badescu & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• Clifford Collection by Norman Bridwell (PB)
• My Heavenly Hockey Club #7 by Ai Morinaga (M)
• Black Butler #18 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #19 by Yana Toboso (M)

8.12.16

• Black Butler #20 by Yana Toboso (M)

8.13.16

• Skip-Beat! #25 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #26 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #27 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

8.14.16

• Skip-Beat! #28 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat #29 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Vampire Knight #13 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Satisfaction Guaranteed #7 by Ryo Saenagi (M)
• Wild Ones #8 by Kiyo Fujiwara (M)

8.15.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #2 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)

8.16.16

• Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis (PB)
• Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party by Bernard Waber (PB)
• Raf by Anke de Vries & Charlotte Dematons (PB)
• Lights Out by Arthur Geisert (PB)
• Al Pha's Bet by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Delphine Durand (PB)
• The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin (PB)
• Lissy's Friends by Grace Lin (PB)
• Moondogs by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• Natalie & Naughtily by Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)

8.17.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #3 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Library Wars: Love & War #4 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)

8.18.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #5 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Wild Ones #9 by Kiyo Fujiwara (M)

8.20.16

• Black Butler #21 by Yana Toboso (M)
• More-igami by Dori Kleber & G. Brian Karas (PB)
• Dear Bunny... by Katie Cotton & Blanca Gomez (PB)
• The Real Poop on Pigeons! by Kevin McCloskey (Y-NF)
• Let's Paint! by Alborozo (PB)
• My Mommy Wears Combat Boots by Sharon G. McBride (PB)
• Miffy Va a Nadar / Miffy Goes Swimming by Dick Bruna (PB)
• You Are My Cupcake by Joyce Wan (PB)
• Hensel and Gretel Ninja Chicks by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Rebecca J. Gomez, & Dan Santat (PB)
• Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
• Echo Echo by Marilyn Singer & Josee Masse (PB)
• Malaika's Costume by Nadia L. Hohn & Irene Luxbacher (PB)
• Lunette, the True Story of the Tooth Fairy by Robin Cruise & Valeria Docampo (PB)
• West Coast Wild: A Nature Alphabet by Deborah Hodge & Karen Reczuch (Y-NF)
• Wild Ones #10 by Kiyo Fujiwara (M)
• Black Butler #21 by Yana Toboso (M)

8.21.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #6 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Library Wars: Love & War #7 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Library Wars: Love & War #8 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Library Wars: Love & War #9 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)
• Skip-Beat! #30 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #31 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

8.22.16

• High School Debut #12 by Kazune Kawahara (M)

8.23.16

• Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
• My Dad at the Zoo by Coralie Saudo & Kris Di Giacomo (PB)
• The Unexpectedly Bad Hair of Barcelona Smith by Keith Graves (PB)
• Wendell the Narwhal by Emily Dove (PB)
• Mo's Mustache by Ben Clanton (PB)
• High School Debut #13 by Kazune Kawahara (M)

8.24.16

• Very! Very! Sweet #1 by JiSang Shin & Geo (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #1 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

8.25.16

• Skip-Beat! #32 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #33 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

8.26.16

• The Witches of Benevento: Mischief Season: A Twins Story by John Bemelmans Marciano & Sophie Blackall (Y)
• Alice in the Country of Hearts Omnibus #1 by Quin Rose & Soumei Hoshino (M)

8.27.16

• Vampire Knight #14 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Vampire Knight #15 by Matsuri Hino (M)

8.28.16

• Nightbird by Alice Hoffman (Y)
• Pandora Hearts #1 by Jun Mochizuki (M)

8.29.16

• Fairy Tail #1 by Hiro Mashima (M)

8.30.16

• Library Wars: Love & War #10 by Kiiro Yumi & Hiro Arikawa (M)

08.16 total: 114

44 manga; 5 graphic novels; 59 picture books; 2 adult fiction; 2 youth non fiction; 2 youth fiction 

books i've read july 2016

7.1.16

• Flight of the Last Dragon by Robert Burleigh & Mary GrandPre (PB)
• The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness by Colin Thompson (PB)
• Ideas Are All Around  by Philip C. Stead (PB)
• 999 Frogs Wake Up by Ken Kimura & Yasunari Murakami (PB)
• New York Is English, Chattanooga Is Creek. by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Big Plans by Bob Shea & Lane Smith (PB)
• A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson & David Roberts (PB)
• Grandad's Island by Benji Davies (PB)
• Teeth, Tails, & Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book by Christopher Wormell (PB)
• Lobster Is the Best Medicine: A Collection of Comics About Friendship by Liz Climo (A)

7.3.16

• Uprooted by Naomi Novik (A)
• Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (A)
• Blown Away by Rob Biddulph (PB)
• The Other Side by Istvan Banyai (PB)
• I Want to Eat Your Books by Karin Lefranc & Tyler Parker (PB)
• Bunny Days by Tao Nyeu (PB)
• You Nest Here with Me by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, & Melissa Sweet (PB)
• My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (PB)
• Nancy Knows by Cybele Young (PB)
• Hippo! No, Rhino! by Jeff Newman (PB)
• Clara and Asha by Eric Rohmann (PB)
• Little Black Crow by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson & Hudson Talbott (PB)

7.4.16

• The Bake Shop Ghost by Jacqueline K. Ogburn & Marjorie Priceman (PB)
• Iron Man Noir by Scott Snyder & Manuel Garcia (GN)
• Princeless: Save Yourself by Jeremy Whitley & M. Goodwin (GN)
• Fables: Farewell by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, & Steve Leialoha (GN)

7.5.16

• My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (A)

7.7.16

• Boris and Bella by Carolyn Crimi & Gris Grimly (PB)
• The Monster Princess by D.J. MacHale & Alexandra Boiger (PB)

7.8.16

• My Favorite Pets by Gus W. for Ms. Smolinski's Class by Jeanne Birdsall & Harry Bliss (PB)
• When Your Elephant Comes to Play by Ale Barba (PB)
• Douglas, You Need Glasses! by Ged Adamson (PB)
• Mira Forecasts the Future by Kell Andrews & Lissy Martin (PB)
• It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Bob the Artist by Marion Deuchars (PB)
• Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color by Julia Denos (PB)
• Frog on a Log? by Kes Gray & Jim Field (PB)
• Sniffer & Tinni: A True Tale of an Amazing Animal Friendship by Berit Helberg & Torgeir Berge (PB)
• When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• Suicide Squad: Kicked in the Teeth by Adam Glass, Federico Dallocchio, & Clayton Henry (GN)
• The Saga of Rex by Michel Gagne (GN)

7.9.16

• 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy by Lemony Snicket & Lisa Brown (PB)
• Bow-Wow's Colorful Life by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (PB)
• Bow-Wow Orders Lunch by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (PB)
• Mirror by Suzy Lee (PB)
• Perfectly Percy by Paul Schmid (PB)
• Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad by Liz Climo (PB)
• Grimericks by Susan Pearson & Gris Grimly (PB)

7.10.16

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (YA)
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Y)

7.11.16

• Rocko and Spanky Have Company by Kara LaReau & Jenna LaReau (PB)
• Wombat Walkabout by Carol Diggory Shields & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• Freckleface Strawberry by Julianne Moore & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Santa Claws by Laura Leuck & Gris Grimly (PB)
• Roadrunner's Dance by Rudolfo Anaya & David Diaz (PB)
• Bone Soup by Cambria Evans (PB)

7.12.16

• Prime Baby by Gene Luen Yang (GN)
• Johnny Boo Goes Like This! by James Kochalka (GN) 

7.13.16

• Bow-Wow 12 Months Running by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (PB)
• Poppyseed by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Dracula: A Counting Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Creature Carnival by Marilyn Singer & Gris Grimly (PB)
• Mrs. Crump's Cat by Linda Smith & David Roberts (PB)
• The Super Hungry Dinosaur by Martin Waddell & Leonie Lord (PB)
• The Adventures of Abdi by Madonna, Olga Dugina, & Andrej Dugin (PB)
• Oops Pounce Quick Run!: An Alphabet Caper by Mike Twohy (PB)
• Shabbat Hiccups by Tracy Newman & Ilana Exelby (PB)
• Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic Adventure by Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers (PB)
• Thanks a LOT, Emily Post! by Jennifer LaRue Huget & Alexandra Boiger (PB)
• Brief Thief by Michael Escoffier & Kris Di Giacomo (PB)

7.14.16

• Mind MGMT: The Home Maker by Matt Kindt (GN)
• Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett (A)

7.15.16

• Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: War Cry by Jim Butcher, Mark Powers, & Carlos Gomez (GN)
• Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Fool Moon, Volume Two by Jim Butcher, Mark Powers, & Chase Conley (GN)
• Vampire Knight #11 by Matsuri Hino (M)

7.17.16

• The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson (PB)
• None the Number: A Counting Adventure by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• The Red Wolf by Margaret Shannon (PB)
• Gizmo by Barry Varela & Ed Briant (PB)
• Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Some Things I've Lost by Cybele Young (PB)
• Olive & Beatrix: The Not-So-Itty-Bitty Spiders by Amy Marie Stadelmann (Y)

7.20.16

• Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin by Jim Butcher, Mark Powers, & Joseph Cooper (GN)

7.21.16

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (YA)

7.22.16

• Grave Witch by Kalayna Price (A)

7.23.16

• Black Cat & White Cat by Claire Garralon (PB)
• Blue & Other Colors with Henri Matisse by Phaidon (PB)
• Sleepy Puppy by Sterling Children's Books (PB)
• Sleepy Kitty by Sterling Children's Books (PB)
• Up Down Across by Corina Fletcher & Natalie Marshall (PB)
• Small Smaller Smallest by Corina Fletcher & Natalie Marshall (PB)
• Who's That?: Barnyard Friends by Tad Carpenter (PB)
• Who's That?: When I Grow Up by Tad Carpenter (PB)
• Who's That?: Arctic Animals by Tad Carpenter (PB)
• Who's That?: On the Go by Tad Carpenter (PB)
• How Hippo Says Hello! by Abigail Samoun & Sarah Watts (PB)
• How Penguin Says Please! by Abigail Samoun & Sarah Watts (PB)
• How Tiger Says Thank You! by Abigail Samoun & Sarah Watts (PB)
• How Iguana Says I Love You!  by Abigail Samoun & Sarah Watts (PB)
• Space Walk by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Deep Sea Dive by Salina Yoon (PB)
• I Want to Be an Astronaut by Ruby Brown & Alisa Coburn (PB)
• Prissy & Pop: Big Day Out by Melissa Nicholson & Petra Terova (PB)
• This Is Not a Book by Jean Jullien (PB)
• I'm Sunny! by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (PB)
• I'm Grumpy! by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (PB)
• We Are Better Together by Priddy Books (PB)
• This Little President: A Presidential Primer by Joan Holub & Daniel Roode (PB)
• Food Trucks!: A Lift-the-Flap Meal on Wheels! by Jeffrey Burton & Jay Cooper (PB)
• Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea by Vera B. Williams & Jennifer Williams (PB)
• The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett (PB)
• The Otter, the Spotted Frog, & the Great Flood: A Creek Indian Story by Gerald Hausman & Ramon Shiloh (PB)
• Bob and Flo Play Hide-and-Seek by Rebecca Ashdown (PB)
• Flowers Are Calling by Rita Gray & Kenard Pak (PB)
• Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen & Kadir Nelson (PB)
• Zero the Hero by Joan Holub & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Woof: A Love Story by Sarah Weeks & Holly Berry (PB)
• Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen by Nancy Wood & Timothy Basil Ering (PB)
• Welcome to Your Awesome Robot by Viviane Schwartz (PB)

7.24.16

• Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Down Town by Jim Butcher, Mark Powers, & Carlos Gomez (GN)
• Fight Club 2: The Tranquility Gambit by Chuck Palahniuk & Cameron Stewart (GN)
• B.P.R.D.: The Warning by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, & Guy Davis (GN)
• ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times by Andrew MacLean (GN)
• Skip-Beat! #22 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #23 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

7.27.16

• Love Is You & Me. by Monica Sheehan (PB)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Fairies Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Les Miserables: A French Language Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Global Baby Girls by The Global Fund for Children (PB)
• Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda (PB)
• The Hueys in What's the Opposite? by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Playground by Mies Van Hout (PB)
• Jumpy Jack & Googily by Meg Rosoff & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek & Christine Roussey (PB)
• Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, & Rafael Lopez (PB)
• Over-Scheduled Andrew by Ashley Spires (PB)

7.30.16

• The Wonder Garden by Kristjana S. Williams & Jenny Broom (Y-NF)
• Rosa Moves to Town by Barbro Lindgren & Eva Eriksson (PB)
• Rattlestiltskin by Eric A. Kimmel & Erin Camarca (PB)
• Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland by Jon Scieszka & Mary Blair (PB)
• A Dog Day for Susan by Maureen Fergus & Monica Arnaldo (PB)

7.31.16

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (YA)
• The Runaway Dinner by Allan Ahlberg & Bruce Ingman (PB)
• Diana's White House Garden by Elisa Carbone & Jen Hill (PB)
• Fish by Liam Francis Walsh (PB)
• Clink by Kelly DiPucchio & Matthew Myers (PB)
• Miles of Smiles by Karen Kaufman Orloff & Luciano Lozano (PB)

07.31 total: 148

118 picture books; 6 adult fiction; 15 graphic novels; 3 young adult fiction; 2 youth fiction; 3 manga; 1 youth nonfiction

May & June Book Challenge Updates

Looks like I forgot to update in May!  So here's the May & June updates. :)

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

• Q
• Quinn from Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby

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

• I
• Ian Wigby from Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie
• N
• Nick/Nero from The Infects by Sean Beaudoin
• O
• Oliver Nocturne from The Eternal Tomb by Kevin Emerson
• Q
• Quest (Q) Munoz from Independence Hall by Roland Smith
• V
• Vordak the Incomprehensible from Double Trouble by Scott Seegert
• Z
• Zack from Night Runner by Max Turner

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A book that's becoming a movie this year
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
• A book that's more than 600 pages
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
• A science-fiction novel
• Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
• A book about a road trip
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• A book that takes place on an island
• The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• May--Story of Survival (surviving something or dystopian)
• Legend by Marie Lu
• June--Girlxoxo Recommends
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik

books i've read june 2016

6.2.16

• Black Panther #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brian Stelfreeze, & Laura Martin (C)
• Guardians of Infinity #1 by Dan Abnett, Carlo Barberi, Jason Latour, & Jim Cheung (C)

6.3.16

• Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (YA)

6.5.16

• Bears to the Rescue by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• Leaps and Bounce by Susan Hood & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Baby Wren and the Great Gift by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Jen Corace (PB)
• Punk Skunks by Trisha Speed Shaskan & Stephen Shaskan (PB)

6.8.16

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Y)

6.10.16

• The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle (YA)
• Voice Over! Seiyu Academy #4 by Maki Minami (M)
• Toshi's Little Treasures by Nadine Robert & Aki (PB)

6.11.16

• OCDaniel by Wesley King (Y)
• Dates from Hell by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, & Lori Handeland (A)

6.13.16

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Y)

6.14.16

• Oliver Nocturne: The Eternal Tomb by Kevin Emerson (Y)
• Where's My Cow? by Terry Pratchett (A)

6.22.16

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (A)

6.24.16

• Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon (PB)
• Shhh! This Book Is Sleeping by Cedric Ramadier & Vincent Bourgeau (PB)
• Our Love Grows by Anna Pignataro (PB)
• Squirrel Me Timbers by Louise Pigott (PB)
• Tree by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith (PB)
• The Funny Bunny Factory by Adam Green & Leonard Weisgard (PB)
• Lorenzo the Pizza Loving Lobster by Claire Lordon (PB)
• I Want a Monster! by Elise Gravel (PB)
• Rory the Dinosaur Wants a Pet by Liz Climo (PB)
• You Belong Here by M.H. Clark & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Poor Little Guy by Elanna Allen (PB)
• Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen (PB)
• Star Wars ABC-3PO: Galactic Basic Edition by Calliope Glass, Caitlin Kennedy, & Katie Cook (Y)

6.26.16

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (YA)

6.27.16

• Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (YA)

06.16 total: 33

2 comics; 4 young adult fiction; 18 picture books; 5 youth fiction; 1 manga; 3 adult fiction 

books i've read may 2016

5.1.16

• Loki: Agent of Asgard: I Cannot Tell a Lie by Al Ewing, Jorge Coelho, & Lee Garbett (GN)
• The Wicked + the Divine: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, & Clayton Cowles (GN)

5.4.16

• The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente (YA)
• The Noisy Foxes by Amy Husband (PB)
• Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (PB)
• My Family Is a Zoo by K.A. Gerrard & Emma Dodd (PB)
• Fairest: Return of the Maharaja by Sean E. Williams, Stephen Sadowski, & Phil Jiminez (PB)

5.5.16

• Bullyville by Francine Prose (YA)
• Mr. Pusskins Opposites by Sam Lloyd (PB)
• Sex Criminals: Two Worlds, One Cop by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky (GN)
• iZombie: Repossession by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)

5.7.16

• The Infects by Sean Beaudoin (YA)
• Fables: Happily Ever After by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, & Andrew Pepoy (GN)

5.8.16

• Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby (YA)
• Night Runner by Max Turner (YA)

5.9.16

• Mind MGMT: The Futurist by Matt Kindt (GN)
• Lady Killer by Joelle Jones & Jamie S. Rich (GN)
• Rat Queens Volume Two: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Roc Upchurch, & Stjepan Sejic (GN)

5.10.16

• Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (A-NF)

5.11.16

• Miss Felicity Beedle's the World of Poo by Terry Pratchett (A)

5.12.16

• Legend by Marie Lu (YA)

5.13.16

• Dead @ 17: Ultimate Edition by Josh Howard (GN)

5.14.16

• The Mirror of Love by Alan Moore & Jose Villarrubia (A)
• The Little Book of Loving Kindness by Darren Lamb (A-NF)
• Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman (YA)
• Lumberjanes #24 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #25 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, Maarta Laiho, Chynna Clugston Flores, Laura Lewis, & Mad Rupert (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #25: In Pieces on the Ground, Conclusion by Christos Gage, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #26: Own It, Part 1: Home Sweet Hell by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #24: A Tale of Two Families, Part Four by Victor Gischler,Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #25: A Tale of Two Families, Part Five by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)

5.15.16

• The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma (YA)

5.16.16

• The Bunny Burrow Buyer's Book: A Tale of Rabbit Real Estate by Steve Light (PB)
• Builder Mouse by Sophia Eldarova (PB)
• Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis (PB)
• Chimpanzees for Tea! by Jo Empson (PB)
• Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie (Y)
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (YA)

5.17.16

• Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie & Yuyi Morales (PB)
• The Thank You Book by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Stick by Clay Rice (PB)
• 1, 2, 3 Sea Creatures by Toko Hosoya (PB)
• A, B, C Animals by Toko Hosoya (PB)
• The Little Moon Raven by Marcus Pfister (PB)
• Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat (PB)
• Who Done It? by Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Bartholomew Quill: A Crow's Quest to Know Who's Who by Thor Hanson & Dana Arnim (PB)
• Rules of the House by Mac Barnett & Matt Myers (PB)
• Maggie and Wendel: Imagine Everything! by Cori Doerrfeld (PB)
• Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• I, Q: Independence Hall by Roland Smith (Y)

5.18.19

• Spectrum #0 by P.J. Haarsma, Alan Tudyk, & Sarah Stone (C)

5.19.16

• A Hippo in Our Yard by Liza Donnelly (PB)
• Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske (PB)
• Puppy! by Keith Graves (PB)
• How to Find Gold by Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel You Know It's True by Ryan North & Erica Henderson (GN)
• The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George (YA)

5.20.16

• Vordak the Incomprehensible: Double Trouble by Scott Seegert (Y)

5.23.16

• The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor (A)

5.24.16

• The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure by Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton (Y-NF)

5.26.16

• What's Your Favorite Color, Pascal? by Magali Le Huche (PB)
• Tell Me a Tattoo Story by Alison McGhee & Eliza Wheeler (PB)
• Tiger and Badger by Emily Jenkins & Marie-Louise Gay (PB)
• Listen to Our World by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, & Melissa Sweet (PB)
• Franky by Leo Timmers (PB)
• Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers! by Melanie Walsh (PB)

5.27.16

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Y)

5.28.16

• Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch (A)
• Birdsong by James Sturm (PB)
• Tokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano & Kellen Hatanaka (PB)
• Parachute by Danny Parker & Matt Ottley (PB)
• Rose and the Wish Thing: A Journey of Friendship by Caroline Magerl (PB)
• Have a Look, Says Book. by Richard Jackson & Kevin Hawkes (PB)
• How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin & Eric Barclay (PB)

5.29.16

• Prodigy by Marie Lu (YA)
• As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride by Cary Elwes & Joe Layden (A-NF)
• Three Magic Balloons by Paul Margulies & Grant Shaffer (PB)
• Extremely Cute Animals Operating Heavy Machinery by David Gordon (PB)
• Lucy Ladybug by Sharon King-Chai (PB)
• What This Story Needs Is a Munch and a Crunch by Emma J. Virjan (PB)
• Where's the Party? by Ruth Chan (PB)
• Hello, My Name Is Octicorn by Kevin Diller & Justin Lowe (PB)
• My Dog Spot by Jack E. Levin & Norma R. Levin (PB)
• Don't Splash the Sasquatch! by Kent Redeker & Bob Staake (PB)
• What Do You Do with a Problem? by Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom (PB)
• Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle (PB)
• Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer (PB)
• Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus by Edward Hemingway (PB)
• A Fairy Friend by Sue Fliess & Claire Keane (PB)
• Horrible Bear! by Ame Dyckman & Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Paris: Up, Up and Away by Helene Druvert (PB)
• I Love Cake! by Tammi Sauer & Angie Rozelaar (PB)
• This Is Not a Picture Book! by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• Oh No, Astro! by Matt Roeser & Brad Woodard (PB)
• Wolf Camp by Andrea Zuill (PB)
• Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt & Shahar Kober (PB)
• The Sword in the Stove by Frank W. Dormer (PB)
• The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright & Jim Field (PB)
• Mamasaurus by Stephan Lomp (PB)
• Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies by Carmen Oliver & Jean Claude (PB)
• Beachy and Me by Bob Staake (PB)
• Good Night, Baddies by Deborah Underwood & Juli Kangas (PB)

5.31.16

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Y)

05.16 total: 105

10 graphic novels; 11 young adult fiction; 63 picture books; 5 adult fiction; 3 adult non fiction; 7 comics; 5 youth fiction; 1 youth non fiction

April 2016 Reading Challenge Updates

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

• I
• Ilena from The Legend of Lady Ilena by Patrick Malone
• L
• Lana Morris from The Decoding of Lana Morris by Laura McNeal
• Y
• Yeine from The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
• Z
• Zoe Zindleman from MARTians by Blythe Woolston

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

• B
• Bart Rangeley from Bullyville by Francine Prose
• G
• Greg Gaines from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A National Book Award winner
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
• A book set in Europe
• Slade House by David Mitchell
• A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
• Couch Fiction by Philippa Perry & Junko Graat

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a horror book
• Slade House by David Mitchell
• Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
• Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• April--Best of the Best
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

books i've read april 2016

4.1.16

• New Baby! by Stephanie Blake (PB)
• Itty Bitty Kitty and the Rainy Play Day by Joan Holub & James Burks (PB)
• Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater & Dylan Metrano (YNF)
• Dario and the Whale by Cheryl Lawton Malone & Bistra Masseva (PB)
• Life Without Nico by Andrea Maturana & Francisco Javier Olea (PB)
• Lion & Tiger & Bear: Tag! You're It! by Ethan Long (PB)
• Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming (ANF)

4.2.16

• Every You, Every Me by David Levithan & Jonathan Farmer (YA)
• Trapped by Kevin Hearne (A)
• Lumberjanes #15 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #16 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #17 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #18 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #19 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #20 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #21 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #22 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #23 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf #1 by Faith Erin Hicks, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, & Maarta Laiho (C)

4.3.16

• Giant-Size Little Marvel: A Vs. X by Skottie Young & Jean-Francois Beaulieu (GN)
• Slade House by David Mitchell (A)

4.5.16

• Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods by Sandra Boynton (PB)

4.6.16

• The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Merino (PB)
• Chicken Lily by Lori Mortensen & Nina Victor Crittenden (PB)
• Lucy and Lila by Alison Fletcher & Christopher Lyles (PB)
• Mr. King's Machine by Genevieve Cote (PB)
• Always Remember by Cece Meng & Jago (PB)
• The Legend of Lady Ilena by Patricia Malone (YA)

4.7.16

• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (YA)

4.8.16

• Elliott the Otter: The Totally Untrue Story of Elliott, Boss of the Bay by John Skewes & Eric Ode (PB)

4.9.16

• The Decoding of Lana Morris by Laura McNeal (YA)

4.10.16

• How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon (YA)

4.11.16

• Bitch Planet Book 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue Deconnick & Valentine De Landro (GN)

4.12.16

• Baa Baa Smart Sheep by Mark Sommerset & Rowan Sommerset (PB)
• Copycat by Stephanie Sim (PB)
• The Whale by Ethan Murrow & Vita Murrow (PB)
• Little One by Jo Weaver (PB)
• How to Be Famous by Michael Shalev (PB)
• Skunk on a String by Thao Lam (PB)
• Virgil & Owen Stick Together by Paulette Bogan (PB)
• Friends by Aiko Ikegami (PB)

4.13.16

• Mad About Monkeys by Owen Davey (YNF)
• Lucky Penny by Ananth Hirsh & Yuko Ota (GN)

4.14.16

• A Hole in the Wall by Hans Wilhelm (PB)
• Mine! by Susie Lee Jin (PB)
• Hector and the Hummingbird by Nicholas John Frith (PB)
• The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy by Beatrice Alemagna (PB)
• The White Cat and the Monk by Jo Ellen Bogart & Sydney Smith (PB)
• Pigs and a Blanket by James Burks (PB)
• The Mutts Winter Diaries by Patrick McDonnell (GN)

4.15.16

• Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner (PB)
• Waiting Through Winter by Jason Farley & Jessica Linn Evans (PB)
• Deadpool & Wolverine by various (GN)
• Groot by Jeff Loveness & Brian Kesinger (GN)

4.16.16

• Guardians Team-Up: Unlikely Story by Bill Willingham, Nick Giovannetti, Paul Scheer, Ray Fawkes, Javier Pulido, Tim Seeley, Diogo Saito, Shawn Crystal, Bengal, Mike Norton, Skottie Young, & Ramon Perez (GN)
• The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
• Mind MGMT, Volume 1: The Manager by Matt Kindt (GN)

4.17.16

• Deadpool Firsts edited by Mark D. Beazley (GN)

4.18.16

• Stories from Bug Garden by Lisa Moser & Gwen Millward (PB)
• Lunette, the True Story of the Tooth Fairy by Robin Cruise & Valeria Docampo (PB)

4.19.16

• Apocalypse Meow Meow by James Proimos III & James Proimos Jr. (Y)
• Creaturepedia: Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth by Adrienne Barman (YNF)

4.21.16

• Girls, Volume 1: Conception by Joshua Luna & Jonathan Luna (GN)
• Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual by Kelly Thompson (GN)

4.22.16

• The Last Keyhole by Robin Robinson (PB)
• Meet the Bad Day Monsters by Robin Robinson (PB)
• The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow (YA)
• Last Unicorn by Jack Gonzalez (GN)
• Cathair Apocalypse by Cutlass or Corsage (C)

4.23.16

• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (A)
• Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex by various (GN)

4.24.16

• MARTians by Blythe Woolston (YA)

4.25.16

• Red's Planet by Eddie Pittman (GN)

4.28.16

• Babymouse Goes for the Gold by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• Ms. Marvel: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson, Elmo Bondoc, Takeshi Miyazawa, & Ian Herring (GN)
• The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield (PB)
• Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• Teachers Rock! by Todd Parr (PB)
• Little Red by Bethan Woollvin (PB)
• Chuck and Woodchuck by Cece Bell (PB)
• The Glorkian Warrior and the Mustache of Destiny by James Kochalka (GN)

4.29.16

• I Will Chomp You! by Jory John & Bob Shea (PB)
• The Wolf & the Seven Kids by Brothers Grimm & Keiko Kaichi (PB)
• Explorers of the Wild by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Dear Bunny... by Katie Cotton & Blanca Gomez (PB)
• Wake Up, Island by Mary Casanova & Nick Wroblewski (PB)

4.30.16

• The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the War of Words by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, & M.K. Perker (GN)
• I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (A)

05.16 total: 88

42 picture books; 3 youth non fiction; 1 adult non fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 4 adult fiction; 11 comics; 19 graphic novels; 1 youth fiction

March 2016 Book Challenges Updates

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

• E
• Edie Spence from Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
• X
• Nix Song from The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

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

• E
• Elie Wiesel from Night by Elie Wiesel
• K
• Kilgore Trout by Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A YA bestseller
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
• A book you haven't read since high school
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• A book from Oprah's Book Club
• Night by Elie Wiesel
• A book that is published in 2016
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
• A book written by a comedian
• Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
• A classic from the 20th Century
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
• A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a book out loud to someone else
• The Knowing Book by Rebecca Kai Dotlich & Matthew Cordell
• Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
• Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews 
• Read a food memoir
• Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• March--Time travel
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

books i've read march 2016

3.1.16

• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #13: United, Part Three by Victor Gischler, Cliff Richards, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #14: United, Part Four by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #15: Fight or Flight by Kel McDonald, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #16: Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part One by Victor Gischler, Cliff Richards, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #17: Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part Two by Victor Gischler, Cliff Richards, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #18: Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part Three by Victor Gischler, Cliff Richards, & Joss Whedon (C)

3.2.16

• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #19: A Little More Than Kin, Part One by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #20: A Little More Than Kin, Part Two by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #21: A Tale of Two Families, Part One by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #22: A Tale of Two Families, Part Two by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #23: A Tale of Two Families, Part Three by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)

3.3.16

• Shape Shift by Joyce Hesselberth (PB)
• Little Bitty Friends by Elizabeth McPike & Patrice Barton (PB)
• Turn Off That Light! by John Crossingham & Steve Wilson (PB)
• Hiding Dinosaurs by Dan Moynihan (PB)
• Zoo Zoom! by Candace Ryan & Macky Pamintum (PB)
• Houses Floating Home by Einar Turkowski (PB)
• Space Boy and the Space Pirate by Dian Curtis Regan & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Cricket Song by Anne Hunter (PB)
• That's Not Bunny! by Chris Barton & Colin Jack (PB)
• Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery by Kevin O'Malley & Patrick O'Brien (GN)
• Mr. Ball: An EGG-cellent Adventure by Michael Townsend (GN)

3.4.16

• Chaika: The Coffin Princess #2 by Ichirou Sakaki & Shinta Sakayama (M)
• The Friendship Song by Karen Erwin Griffith & Julene Ewert (PB)
• Surf's Up by Kwame Alexander & Daniel Miyares (PB)
• Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley (PB)
• Calling All Cars by Sue Fliess & Sarah Beise (PB)
• 100 Things That Make Me Happy by Amy Schwartz (PB)
• A Lucky Author Has a Dog by Mary Lyn Ray & Steven Henry (PB)
• Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Ozge Samanci (GN)
• FukuFuku: Kitten Tales #1 by Konami Kanata (M)

3.5.16

• If I Were a Book by Jose Jorge Letria & Andre Letria (PB)
• Yoda Gets a Buddy by Beth Stern & Devin Crane (PB)
• What to Do With a Box by Jane Yolen & Chris Sheban (PB)
• Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson (PB)
• Bloom by Doreen Cronin & David Small (PB)
• Super Happy Magic Forest by Matty Long (PB)
• Otto the Owl Who Loved Poetry by Vern Kousky (PB)
• I Am Albert Einstein by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (Y-NF)
• I'll Never Let You Go by Smriti Prasadam-Halls & Alison Brown (PB)
• Girl & Gorilla: Out and About by Rick Walton & Joe Berger (PB)
• Sweet Pea & Friends: The SheepOver by John Churchman & Jennifer Churchman (PB)
• A Crash of Rhinos and Other Wild Animal Groups by Greg Danylyshyn & Stephan Lomp (PB)
• Silly Wonderful You by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Treat by Mary Sullivan (PB)
• Normal Norman by Tara Lazar & S.britt (PB)
• Ursa's Light by Deborah Marcero (PB)
• The Knowing Book by Rebecca Kai Dotlich & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• My Dog's a Chicken by Susan McElroy Montanari & Anne Wilsdorf (PB)
• There's a Giraffe in My Soup by Ross Burach (PB)
• Breathe by Scott Magoon (PB)

3.6.16

• The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Part 1 by Konami Kanata (M)

3.8.16

• Way Back Then by Neil Christopher & Germaine Arnaktauyok (PB)
• Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Noah Z. Jones (PB)
• The Daring Prince Dashing by Marilou T. Reeder & Karl West (PB)
• Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop! by Michael Ian Black & Matt Myers (PB)
• The Hole by Oyvind Torseter (GN)
• Sweaterweather & Other Short Stories by Sara Varon (GN)
• Unicorn Vs. Goblins by Dana Simpson (GN)

3.9.16

• Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty (Y)

3.10.16

• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (YA)

3.11.16

• Night by Elie Wiesel (A-NF)

3.12.16

• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto #2 by Nami Sano (M)
• Hunters of the Great Forest by Dennis Nolan (PB)
• In Mary's Garden by Tina Kugler & Carson Kugler (Y-NF)
• Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Little Cat's Luck by Marion Dane Bauer (Y)
• Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander (A)

3.13.16

• Manabeshima Island Japan: One Island, Two Months, One Minicar, Sixty Crabs, Eighty Bites, and Fifty Shots of Shochu by Florent Chavouet (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #11: Love Dares You, Part One by Christos Gage, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #12: Love Dares You, Part Two by Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #13: Love Dares You, Part Three by Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #14: Relationship Status: Complicated, Part One by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #15: Relationship Status: Complicated, Conclusion by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #16: Old Demons, Part One by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #17: Old Demons, Part Two by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #18: Old Demons, Conclusion by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)

3.14.16

• Guess Who, Haiku by Deanna Caswell & Bob Shea (PB)
• Squish Squash Squeeze! by Tracey Corderoy & Jane Chapman (PB)
• A Big Surprise for Little Card by Charise Mericle Harper & Anna Raff (PB)
• I Hear a Pickle (and Smell, See, Touch, and Taste It, Too!) by Rachel Isadora (PB)
• Swap! by Steve Light (PB)

3.15.16

• Star Wars: Chewbacca by Gerry Duggan & Phil Noto (GN)
• The Goblin's Puzzle: Being the Adventures of a Boy with No Name and Two Girls Called Alice by Andrew S. Chilton (Y)
• Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling by Tony Cliff (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #19: Freaky Giles Day by Christos Gage, Nicholas Brendon, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #20: Triggers by Christos Gage, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #21: In Pieces on the Ground, Part One by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)

3.16.16

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #22: In Pieces on the Ground, Part Two by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #23: In Pieces on the Ground, Part Three by Christos Gage, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #24: In Pieces on the Ground, Part Four by Christos Gage, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Crunch! by Carolina Rabei (PB)
• A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson & David Roberts (PB)
• When Dad Showed Me the Universe by Ulf Stark & Eva Eriksson (PB)
• Bad Pirate by Kari-Lynn Winters & Dean Griffiths (PB)
• You Must Be This Tall by Steven Weinberg (PB)

3.18.16

• Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres (A-NF)
• Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods by Florent Chavouet (GN)
• The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 2 by Konami Kanata (M)

3.19.16

• Magical Animal Adoption Agency #2: The Enchanted Egg by Kallie George & Alexandra Boiger (Y)
• Drew the Screw by Mattia Cerato (PB)
• Perhaps by Guido Van Genechten (PB)
• Dig In! by Cindy Jenson-Elliott & Mary Peterson (PB)
• Some Birds by Matt Spink (PB)
• Puddle by Hyewon Yum (PB)
• The Secret Subway by Shana Corey & Red Nose Studio (Y-NF)
• The Typewriter by Bill Thomson (PB)
• The Fox Chase by Sven Nordqvist (PB)
• The Little Tree That Would Not Share by Nicoletta Costa (PB)
• Fabulous Frogs by Martin Jenkins & Tim Hopgood (Y-NF)
• The Sleepy Songbird by Suzanne Barton (PB)
• Over on the Farm by Marianne Berkes & Cathy Morrison (PB)

3.20.16

• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (A)
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (YA)
• Donald and the... by Peter F. Neumeyer & Edward Gorey (PB)
• Jane's World Volume 7 by Paige Braddock (GN)
• I Am Going to Be Small by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Strip Mall! by Tom Angleberger (Y)

3.21.16

• My Love Story!! #5 by Kazune Kawahara & Aruko (M)

3.22.16

• Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton (A-NF)
• Blanche Hates the Night by Sibylle Delacroix (PB)
• Buddy and Earl Go Exploring by Maureen Fergus & Carey Sookocheff (PB)
• A Hungry Lion or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummins (PB)
• The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (Y)
• How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh (A-NF)
• Monster: A Graphic Novel by Walter Dean Myers, Guy A. Sims, & Dawud Anyabwile (GN)

3.26.16

• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (A)

3.27.16

• ABCDE-F-YOU: The ABC's of Cat Ownership by Katie Cook (GN)
• F You, Box: And Other Observations of My Cat's Inner Dialogue by Katie Cook (GN)

3.28.16

• The Bath Monster by Colin Boyd & Tony Ross (PB)
• Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park & Jennifer Black Reinhardt (PB)
• Full of Empty by Tim J. Myers, M.P. Myers, & Rebecca Sorge (PB)
• Cat Nap by Toni Yuly (PB)
• Fairy Tales for Mr. Barker by Jessica Ahlberg (PB)
• Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic by Ursula Vernon (Y)

3.29.16

• Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy by Philippa Perry & Junko Graat (GN)

3.30.16

• Bob's Burgers: Well Done by many authors (GN)
• Fables: Camelot by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Russ Braun, & Barry Kitson (GN)

3.31.16

• The Wicked + the Divine, Volume 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, & Clayton Cowles (GN)
• Monster by Walter Dean Myers (YA)
• Sex Criminals, Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky (GN)
• Rat Queens, Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiede & Roc Upchurch (GN)

03.16 total: 143

25 comics; 69 picture books; 21 graphic novels; 6 manga; 4 youth non fiction; 7 youth fiction; 4 young adult fiction; 4 adult non fiction; 3 adult fiction

February 2016 Book Challenge Updates

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

• N
• Nikki Donovan from Reign or Shine by Michelle Rowen
• W
• Willowdean Dixon from Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

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

• No updates this month

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A book based on a fairy tale
• Winter by Marissa Meyer
• A book written by a celebrity
• Gumption by Nick Offerman
• A political memoir
• Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
• A dystopian novel
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
• A book of poetry
• National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
• Read a book over 500 pages long
• Winter by Marissa Meyer
• Read the first book in a series by a person of color
• Prophecy by Ellen Oh
• Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
• Giant Days Volume One by John Allison, Lizzie Treiman, & Whitney Cogar
• Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
• Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• February--New Releases
• Winter by Marissa Meyer

books i've read february 2016

2.1.16

• Saturday by Noah Kroese (GN)

2.2.16

• Ben Draws Trouble by Matt Davies (GN)
• The Perfect Tree by Chloe Bonfield (GN)
• Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle & Rafael Lopez (Y-NF)

2.4.16

• Gale Force by Rachel Caine (A)

2.5.16

• B. Bear and Lolly Catch That Cookie by A.A. Livingston & Joey Chou (PB)
• Duddle Puck the Puddle Duck by Karma Wilson & Marcellus Hall (PB)
• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto #1 by Nami Sano (M)

2.6.16

• My Love Story!! #7 by Kazuna Kawahara & Aruko (M)
• Yo-kai Watch #2 by Noriyuki Konishi (M)
• Ariol: Top Dog by Emmanuel Guibert & Marc Boutavant (GN)
• Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers by Nick Offerman (A-NF)
• My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome (Y-NF)
• Sail Away by Langston Hughes & Ashley Bryan (PB)

2.8.16

• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (YA)

2.12.16

• Noisy Neighbors by Ruth Green (PB)
• How to Bake a Book by Ella Burfoot (PB)
• Sam's Big Deer by James Stearns & Jason King (PB)
• Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story by Martin Springett & Isobel Springett (PB)
• Frankencrayon by Michael Hall (PB)
• Go Home, Little One! by Cate James (PB)
• The Tiger Who Would Be King by James Thurber & JooHee Yoon (PB)
• Goose Goes to the Zoo by Laura Wall (PB)
• Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko & Tim Miller (PB)
• Dill and Bizzy: An Odd Duck and a Strange Bird by Nora Ericson & Lisa Ericson (PB)

2.13.16

• No, No, Gnome! by Ashlyn Anstee (PB)
• Ella and Penguin Stick Together by Megan Maynor & Rosalinde Bonnet (PB)
• If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian & Mike Curato (PB)
• Windmill Dragons: A Leah and Alan Adventure by David Nytra (GN)
• Upside Down: A Hat Full of Spells by Jess Smart Smiley (GN)
• Palefire by MK Reed & Farel Dalrymple (GN)
• Two Mice by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)

2.14.16

• The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare (Y)

2.15.16

• Giant Days Volume One by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, & Whitney Cogar (GN)

2.17.16

• Dumplin' by Julie Murphy (YA)

2.20.16

• The Night Gardener by Terry Fan & Eric Fan (PB)
• President Squid by Aaron Reynolds & Sara Varon (PB)
• Super Jumbo by Fred Koehler (PB)
• Peep and Egg: I'm Not Hatching by Laura Gehl & Joyce Wan (PB)
• The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian & Sonia Sanchez (PB)
• Ballet Cat: Dance! Dance! Underpants! by Bob Shea (PB)
• What This Story Needs Is a Hush and a Shush by Emma J. Virjan (PB)
• Duck, Duck, Dinosaur by Kallie George & Oriol Vidal (PB)

2.21.16

• Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang & Max Lang (PB)
• Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney (PB)
• My Brother's Book by Maurice Sendak (PB)
• The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin (PB)
• Winter by Marissa Meyer (YA)
• Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler (A)

2.22.16

• Prophecy by Ellen Oh (YA)
• Little Bo Peep and Her Bad, Bad Sheep: A Mother Goose Hullabaloo by A.L. Wegwerth & Luke Flowers (PB)
• Loula and Mister the Monster by Anne Villeneuve (PB)
• You Look Yummy! by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• The Battle of the Vegetables by Matthieu Sylvander & Perceval Barrier (PB)
• Grimmiss Island by Art Baltazar & Franco (GN)

2.23.16

• Something at the Window Is Scratching by Roman Dirge (GN)

2.25.16

• Feathers by Jorge Corona & Jen Hickman (GN)
• Demon Princess: Reign or Shine by Michelle Rowen (YA)

2.26.16

• Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World by Georgia Pritchett (Y)
• National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis (Y-NF)

2.27.16

• Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson (GN)
• Cat Got a Lot by Steve Henry (PB)
• Bunny Vs. Monkey by Jamie Smart (GN)
• Olympians: Apollo: The Brilliant One by George O'Connor (GN)
• My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington (Y-NF)
• The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton (PB)

2.28.16

• Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik (A-NF)
• Step Aside, Pops!: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton (GN)
• National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis (Y-NF)
• Secret Hero Society: Study Hall of Justice by Derek Fridolfs & Dustin Nguyen (Y)

2.29.16

• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (YA)
• Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Versus the Vampire Zoo by Van Jensen & Dusty Higgins (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #10: Lost and Found, Part Five by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #11: United, Part One by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #12: United, Part Two by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)

02.16 total: 76

15 graphic novels; 5 youth nonfiction; 2 adult fiction; 36 picture books; 3 manga; 2 adult nonfiction; 6 young adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 4 comics