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