favorites and such from march 2009

sad to see the series end:

• Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

most depressing book that convinced me i'll never get out of debt:

• Generation Debt by Anya Kamenetz

book i cried the most reading (the cat dies & she talks about family members dying!):

• Dewey by Vicki Myron

best new supernatural ya author i discovered:

• Rosemary Clement-Moore

best picture book (duh, it's about squirrels!):

• Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin

most surprising type of book i read bunches of this month:

• adult non fiction books

guiltiest pleasure of the month:

• Kate Brian books

best recommendation of the month (from Rheja):

• The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

author/illustrator explored:

• Lane Smith

best day to read books this month:

• March 11th (my birthday!)

best books of november 2008

most interesting plot for a young adult book:

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

best book incorporating other peoples' dreams:

• The Night of Your Life by Jesse Reklaw

most disappointing after all the hype:

• Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

coolest picture book (with the best pull out map ever):

• Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett

best reminder that i love learning about phobias:

• Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett

best reminder that i love psychology:

• Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You by Sam Gosling

prettiest bound, decorated, and illustrated young adult book:

• ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley

added to the favorite picture book author list:

• Mini Grey

monthly favorites august 2008

most empowering book of the month:

• Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution edited by Alix Olsen

saddest graphic novel i've ever read:

• The Last Lonely Saturday by Jordan Crane

now that i've read the manga, i have to watch the anime:

• Revolutionary Girl Utena series by Chiho Saito & Be-Papas

non fiction book i learned the most from:

• Flush!: The Scoop on Poop Throughout the Ages by Charise Mericle Harper

best & weirdest short stories i've read in a long time:

• Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan

hottest yaoi:

• My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor by Kazuka Minami
• Man's Best Friend by Kazusa Takashima

hottest implied yaoi:

• Godchild series by Kaori Yuki

biggest attack of cuteness EVER:

• The Octonauts & the Sea of Shade by Meomi

book that makes me wish i knew a dragon:

• Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi

cutest manga characters:

• Free Collars Kingdom series by Takuya Fujima

bestest picture books this month:

• Cesar Takes a Break by Susan Collins Thoms & Roge
• The Octonauts & the Sea of Shade by Meomi
• Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski & Lee Harper

best Meg Cabot book i read this month:

• How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot

most interesting (and creepy) book concept:

• Generation Dead by Daniel Waters

best graphic novel of the month:

• Fables: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham & others

reflections on books read july 2008

most excited that the library now has:

• Owly #4: A Time to Be Brave by Andy Runton
• the Click series by Youngran Lee

favorite graphic novel of the month:

• Spiral-Bound by Aaron Renier

newest manga addictions:

• S.A.: Special A series by Maki Minami
• Demon Flowers series by Mizuki Hakase

favoritest Meg Cabot book of the month:

• All-American Girl by Meg Cabot

art i am most taken with:

• in Demon Flowers series by Mizuki Hakase

biggest disappoinment (b/c i had such high expectations):

• The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems

finally took the recommendation:

• Revolutionary Girl Utena series by Chiho Saito & Be-Papas

guiltiest pleasure of the month:

• The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

reflections on books read in april 2008

biggest sense of accomplishment:

• finishing Banana Fish by Akimi Yoshida, finally!

best books read this month:

• Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
• The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
• Project: Romantic
• Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley

book that created a monster:

• Derby Girl by Shauna Cross--I am not addicted to roller derby

most beautiful books of the month:

• Kabuki: Dreams by David Mack
• Love by Ferdinand Protzman

steamiest boy/boy scenes in a yaoi manga:

• Rin! #3 by Satorui Kannagi & Yukine Honami

guiltiest pleasures of the month:

• Back in Black by Zoey Dean
• Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot