My new favorite thing...

It's Scholastic Warehouse book sale time!

Here's what I got for me:

• Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
• A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
• Plus by Veronica Chambers
• Ruined by Paula Morris
• Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
• The Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas
• Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
• Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
• Flawed Dogs by Berkeley Breathed
• Dark Souls by Paula Morris
• Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling by Tom Angleberger

And what I got for my Mouse:

• A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe by Barbara Odanaka & Lee White
• How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop & Gwen Millward
• The Man in the Moon by William Joyce
• The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward & Lisa Falkenstern
• A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton
• Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
• Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack & Henry Cole

My graduation gift to Erin:

• Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
• Crossed by Ally Condie
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

And for Jessica Mae:

• Divergent by Veronica Roth

A good haul for $75! :)

books i've read april 2013

4.2.13

• Cinder by Marissa Meyer (YA)
• Peanut by Ayun Halliday & Paul Hoppe (GN)
• Reading Makes You Feel Good by Todd Parr (PB)

4.3.13

• Fated by Benedict Jacka (A)

4.4.13

• Empty by K.M. Walton (YA)

4.6.13

• My Pet Polar Bear by Mark Iacolina (PB)
• My Pet Giraffe by Mark Iacolina (PB)
• Hello Kitty: Hello Spring! by Meagan Bennett (PB)
• You Are My Baby: Safari by Lorena Siminovich (PB)
• The Dark by Lemony Snicket & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Ball by Mary Sullivan (PB)
• Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite by Nicola O'Byrne & Nick Bromley (PB)
• A Long Way Away by Frank Viva (PB)
• I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau & Serge Bloch (PB)
• Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira & Poly Bernatene (PB)
• I Am Blop! by Herve Tullet (PB)

4.7.13

• The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Rabbit Pie: The Perfect Recipe for Bedtime by Penny Ives (PB)
• Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (PB)
• Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (PB)
• Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #20: & Spike by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• BtVS, Season 9, #19: Welcome to the Team, Part Four by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)

4.8.13

• The Wallflower #29 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Wallflower #30 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Quiet Place by Sarah Stewart & David Small (PB)
•  Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
• Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor & Laura Beingessner (Y-NF)

4.9.13

• Gustav Gloom and the People Taker by Adam-Troy Castro (Y)

4.12.13

• White Magic: Spells to Hold You by Kelly Easton (YA)

4.13.13

• I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano (A)
• Bluebird by Bob Staake (PB)
• Care for Our World by Karen Robbins & Alexandra Ball (Y-NF)
• Mickey Mouse: Barn Dance by Gemma Louise Lowe (PB)
• Takio by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, & Olivia Bendis (GN)
• Red Cat, Blue Cat by Jenni Desmond (PB)
• Bear in Love by Daniel Pinkwater & Will Hillenbrand (PB)

4.14.13

• Olympians: Poseidon: Earth Shaker by George O'Connor (GN)
• Fairest: Wide Awake by Bill Willingham, Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning, Matthew Sturges, & Shawn McManus (GN)
• Fables: Cubs in Toyland by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, & Gene Ha (GN)
• Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland by Bill Willingham, Craig Hamilton, Jim Fern, Ray Snyder, & Mark Farmer (GN)

4.15.13

• Cerulean Sins by Laurell K.  Hamilton (A)

4.16.13

• Loss by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)
• Zahra's Paradise by Amir & Khalil (GN)

4.17.13

• My Crocodile Does Not Bite by Joe Kulka (PB)
• Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker (PB)
• Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• The Big Bad Wold Goes on Vacation by Delphine Perret (PB)
• Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Tea Rex by Molly Idle (PB)
• Wooby & Peep by Cynthia Liu & Mary Peterson (PB)
• Dive In! by April Jones Prince & Michelle Berg (PB)
• Hello Kitty: Hello Summer! by Meagan Bennett (PB)
• Beach Bugs: A Sunny Pop-up Book by David A. Carter (PB)

4.18.13

• The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (A)

4.20.13

• Moby-Dick: An Ocean Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Porn for the Working Woman by Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative & Gretchen LeMaistre (A)
• Simon's Cat in Kitten Chaos by Simon Tofield (GN)
• The Thankful Book by Todd Parr (PB)
• Curious You on Your Way! by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld & H.A. Rey (PB)
•  Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance edited by Rhoda Belleza (YA)

4.21.13

• Husbands by Brad Bell & Jane Espenson (GN)

4.23.13

• Curse of the Thirteenth Fey by Jane Yolen (YA)

4.24.13

• Archie by Domenica More Gordon (PB)
• The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye by Jane Yolen & Jim LaMarche (PB)
• Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall (PB)
• Being Frank by Donna W. Earnhardt & Andrea Castellani (PB)

4.25.13

• Kiki Strike: The Darkness Dwellers by Kirsten Miller (YA)

4.26.13

• BtVS, Season 9, #20: The Watcher by Andrew Chambliss, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)

4.27.13

• That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Doggone Feet! by Leslie Helakoski (PB)
• Part-time Princess by Deborah Underwood & Cambria Evans (PB)
• Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill & Charles Fuge (PB)
• Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire (A)

4.28.13

• My Mother Gave Me the Moon by Becky Kelly & Patrick Regan (PB)
• Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! by Rosetta Stone & Michael Firth (PB)
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! by Lucille Colandro & Jared Lee (PB)
• Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Old Tom's Big Book of Beauty by Leigh Hobbs (PB)
• Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman (PB)
• Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (PB)
• Harry By the Sea by Gene Zion & Margaret Bloy Graham (PB)
• Tails by Matthew Van Fleet (PB)

4.30.13

• Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)

04.13 total: 87
8 young adult fiction; 10 graphic novels; 54 picture books; 7 adult fiction; 3 comics; 2 manga; 2 youth non fiction; 1 youth fiction 

books i've read march 2013

3.1.13

• The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Aspberger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch (A-NF)

3.2.13

• Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
• A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (A)

3.3.13

• Ask the Passengers by A.S. King (YA)

3.5.13

• Tim Burton by The Museum of Metropolitan Art, Ron Magliozzi, & Jenny He (A-NF)

3.10.13

• For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (A)

3.11.13

• Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman & Adam Rex (PB)
• I'm Not Reading! by Jonathan Allen (PB)
• Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el & Tim Bowers (PB)
• FArTHER by Grahame Baker-Smith (PB)
• Dumped by Maryjane Fahey & Caryn Beth Rosenthal (A-NF)
• Extreme Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• The Scariest Thing of All by Debi Gliori (PB)
• Jaguarundi by Virginia Hamilton & Floyd Cooper (PB)
• Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer (PB)
• Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (PB)
• The Fantastic Journey of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel & Amanda Hall (Y-NF)
• More Than Human by Tim Flach (A-NF)

3.12.13

• Bunnies for Tea by Kate Stone (PB)
• Rabbityness by Jo Empson (PB)
• Duck, Duck, Goose by Tad Hills (PB)
• Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Real Story by Cori Doerrfeld (PB)
• Ollie's Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Robomop by Sean Taylor & Edel Rodriguez (PB)
• Exclamation Point by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Otis and the Puppy by Loren Long (PB)

3.14.13

• Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole (PB)
• The Red Boat by Hannah Cumming (PB)
• The Herd Boy by Niki Daly (PB)
• Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas (PB)
• The Doghouse by Jan Thomas (PB)
• Just Me and 6,000 Rats: A Tale of Conjunctions by Rick Walton, Mike Gordon, & Carl Gordon (PB)
• Just in Case by Judith Viorst & Diana Cain Bluthenthal (PB) 

3.16.13

• Feral Nights by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
• Feminist Ryan Gosling: Feminist Theory as Imagined from Your Favorite Sensitive Movie Dude by Danielle Henderson (A-NF)
• Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle (PB)
• Let's Go, Hugo! by Angela Dominguez (PB)
• The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Newborn Puppies: Dogs in Their First Three Weeks by Traer Scott (A-NF)
• Catch Picasso's Rooster by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
• Faces for Baby by Yana Peel (Y-NF)
• Feed Matisse's Fish by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
• Tickle Tut's Toes by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
• Watch Your Tongue, Cecily Beasley by Lane Fredrickson & Jon Davis (PB)
• A Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)

3.19.13

• Super Ladybug to the Rescue! by Guido Van Genechten (PB)
• Inside Outside by Lizi Boyd (PB)
• Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. & Lois Ehlert (PB)
• If You Hold a Seed by Elly MacKay (PB)
• Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Dream Friends by You Byun (PB)
• Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie by Mary Ellen Jordan & Andrew Weldon (PB)
• Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)
• The Life & Love of Cats by Lewis Blackwell (A-NF)

3.22.13

• Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly (A)
• Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James (A-NF)

3.23.13

• Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

3.24.13

• All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome by Kathy Hoopmann (Y-NF)

3.25.13

• Farm-Fresh Cats by Scott Santaro (PB)
• The Magicians by Lev Grossman (A)

3.26.13

• Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (A)
• The Muse Is In: An Owner's Manual to Your Creativity by Jill Badonsky (A-NF)

3.27.13

• Sharing Our World: Animals of the Native Northwest Coast by Ian Reid, Ryan Cranmer, Doug Lafortune, John Nelson, Francis Horne Sr., Paul Windsor, Corey Bulpitt, T.J. Young, Ben Houstie, Eugene Isaac, Corey W. Moraes, Terry Starr, & Rose Elsie John (PB)
• Learn the Colours with the Northwest Coast Native Art by Corey Bulpitt, Maynard Johnny Jr., William Wasden Jr., Erica Joseph, Mike Dangeli, Darrel Amos, Ryan Cranmer, & Ian Reid (PB)
• Northwest Coast Native Animals by Kelly Robinson (PB)
• Learn & Play with First Nations & Native Art by Mark A. Jacobson, Eric Parnell, Dwayne Simeon, Corey Bulpitt, Ryan Cranmer, Beau Dick, Darrel Amos, Wolf Morrisseau, lessLIE, & Garnet Tobacco (PB)
• A Surprise for the Nutbrown Hares by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Colors Everywhere by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• When I'm Big by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Melanie Watt (PB)

3.28.13

• Peep and Ducky by David Martin & David Walker (PB)
• And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano & Erin E. Stead (PB)
• The Bad Easter Bunny by Isabel Atherton & Stephanie Rohr (PB)
• Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail & Jeremy Tankard (PB)
• Oh So Tiny Bunny by David Kirk (PB)
• Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer (PB)
• Olivia Dances for Joy by Natalie Shaw, Madellaine Paxson, & Patrick Spaziante (PB)
• The Princess and the Peas by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• The Museum by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems & Jon J. Muth (PB)
• Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris & Vincent X. Kirsch (Y-NF)
• Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole by Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain (PB)
• Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Wilfred by Ryan Higgins (PB)
• The King of Space by Jonny Duddle (PB)
• The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson & Eleanor Taylor (PB)
• Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith & Wendy Anderson Halperin (Y-NF)
• Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges & Shari Halpern (PB)
• Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons & Daniel Minter (PB)
• Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni & Susy Pilgrim Waters (PB)
• Christmas at the Toy Museum by David Lucas (PB)
• Oddrey by Dave Whamond (PB)
• My Ideal Bookshelf edited by Thessaly La Force & Jane Mount (A-NF)

3.29.13

• BtVS, Season 9, #18: Welcome to the Team, Part Three by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• BtVS, Season 9, #17: Welcome to the Team, Part Two by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Spike #5: A Dark Place, Part Five by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #19: Death and Consequences, Part Four by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #18: Death and Consequences, Part Three by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Bleach #50 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #51 by Tite Kubo (M)

3.30.13

• Bleach #52 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #53 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #54 by Tite Kubo (M)

3.31.13

• Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop-up by David A. Carter (PB)
• Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! by Barbara Park & Virginia Garofoli (PB)
• How to Be Interesting (In 10 Easy Steps) by Jennifer Hagy (A-NF)
• Sammy Spider's First Passover by Sylvia A. Rouss & Katherine Janus Katin (PB)
• Witch & Wizard #1 by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, & Svetlana Chmakova (M)
• Bleach #55 by Tite Kubo (M)

03.13 total: 112
11 adult non fiction; 6 adult fiction; 3 young adult fiction; 72 picture books; 2 graphic novels; 6 youth non fiction; 5 comics; 7 manga 

books i've read february 2013

2.1.13

• Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney (YA)
• Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel (GN)
• Josie Griffin is NOT a Vampire by Heather Swain (YA)

2.2.13

• Runaways: Pride & Joy by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (GN)

2.3.13

• Groundhog Weather School by Joan Holub & Kristin Sorra (PB)
• The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook by Shaun Tan (A-NF)
• Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge (GN)
• A Year with Friends by John Seven & Jana Christy (PB)
• See a Heart, Share a Heart by Eric Telchin (PB)
• Runaways: Teenage Wasteland by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Takeshi Miyazawa (GN)
• Runaways: The Good Die Young by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (GN)

2.4.13

• Runaways: Parental Guidance by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (GN)
• Runaways: Escape to New York by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Takeshi Miyazawa (GN)

2.5.13

• Runaways: Live Fast by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Mike Norton (GN)

2.7.13

• Cinderella: Fables Are Forever by Chris Roberson & Shawn McManus (GN)

2.9.13

• Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison (YA)
• Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse: Necromancer by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jess Ruffner, & Ron Lim (GN)
• Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse: Animator by Laurell K. Hamilton, Ron Lim, & Jess Ruffner-Booth (GN)
• Runaways: Homeschooling by Kathryn Immonen & Sara Pichelli (GN)

2.10.13

• Haunt Volume 2 by Robert Kirkman, Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane, & Jonathan Glapion (GN)

2.12.13

• Haunt Volume 3 by Robert Kirkman, Greg Capullo, & Todd McFarlane (GN)
• Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson (GN)
• Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix (A)

2.13.13

• Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned: The Scoundrel by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jess Ruffner-Booth, & Ron Lim (GN)

2.14.13

• Crow Girl by Kate Cann (YA)

2.15.13

• The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient China by Leonard Everett Fisher (Y-NF)

2.16.13

• Peace by Wendy Anderson Halperin (PB)
• Stretch by Doreen Cronin & Scott Menchin (PB)
• Grandpa Monty's Muddles by Marta Zafrilla & Miguel Angel Diez (PB)
• Grumpy Goat by Brett Helquist (PB)
• Hiccup! by Mike Herrod (PB)

2.17.13

• T-Rex Trying... by Hugh Murphy (A)
• Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
• What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites by Tad Hills (PB)

2.18.13

• Marzi: A Memoir by Marzena Sowa & Sylvain Savoia (GN)

2.19.13

• Pale by Chris Wooding (YA)
• "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" by Lemony Snicket (YA)

2.20.13

• Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)

2.23.13

• Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones (A)
• Hot Guys and Cute Chicks by Audrey Khuner & Carolyn Newman (A)
• Why Unicorn Drinks by C.W. Moss (A)
• 50 Ways to Kill a Slug by Sarah Ford (A-NF)

2.26.13

• Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison (YA)

2.27.12

•  The Bully Book by Eric Kahn Gale (Y)

02.13 total: 44

8 young adult fiction; 17 graphic novels; 10 picture books; 2 adult non fiction; 5 adult fiction; 1 youth non fiction; 1 youth fiction

books i've read january 2013

1.1.13

• Unwind by Neal Shusterman (YA)

1.2.13

• Would You Eat Your Cat?: Key Ethical Conundrums and What They Tell You About Yourself by Jeremy Stangroom (A-NF)
• The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (Y)

1.3.13

• Burned by Sara Shepard (YA)
• Isabella's Garden by Glenda Millard & Rebecca Cool (PB)
• I Need My Own Country! by Rick Walton & Wes Hargis (PB)
• Soup for One by Ethan Long (PB)
• Happy by Mies Van Hout (PB)
• It's All About Me-Ow: A Young Cat's Guide to the Good Life by Hudson Tabott (PB)
• After the Fall by Victoria Roberts (A)
• Tower of Treasure by Scott Chantler (GN)
• A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return by Zeina Abirached (GN)
• Hades: Lord of the Dead by George O'Connor (GN)
• Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by S.D. Nelson (Y-NF)

1.4.13

• Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess by Rachel Renee Russell (Y)
• Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All by Rachel Renee Russell (Y)
• Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives by Arthur Plotnik (A-NF)

1.5.13

• UnWholly by Neal Shusterman (YA)
• Whooo Loves You? by Sandra Magsamen (PB)
• I Love You by Barbi Sido (PB)
• We Belong Together by Joyce Wan (PB)

1.6.13

• Spike: A Dark Place, Part Four by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #15: Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 by Drew Z. Greenberg, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #16: Welcome to the Team, Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #15: The Hero of His Own Story by Christos Gage, David Lapham, Lee Garbett, Derek Fridolfs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #16: Death and Consequences, Part One by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #17: Death and Consequences, Part Two by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)

1.8.13

• Hello Kitty: Christmas Cheer by Madeline Grey (PB)
• V Is for Vulnerable: Life Outside the Comfort Zone by Seth Godin & Hugh MacLeod (A-NF)

1.9.13

• Insurgent by Veronica Roth (YA)
• The Lost Colony, Book 1: The Snodgrass Conspiracy by Grady Klein (GN)

1.10.13

• The Captive Prince by Scott Chantler (GN)
• The Sign of the Black Rock by Scott Chantler (GN)

1.11.13

• The Stardust Kid by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Ploog (GN)

1.12.13

• Blackout by John Rocco (PB)
• Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion (PB)
• Let's Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Pug & Doug by Steve Breen (PB)
• The Biggest Kiss by Joanna Walsh & Judi Abbot (PB)
• The Shape of My Heart by Mark Sperring & Alys Paterson (PB)
• How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop & Gwen Millward (PB)
• A Lovely Love Story by Edward Monkton (A)
• Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms by Lissa Evans (Y)

1.14.13

• Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies by William Joyce (Y)

1.17.13

• Huggy Kissy by Leslie Patricelli (PB)
• The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll & Jeni Bassett (PB)
• Puff the Magic Dragon: Pop-Up Book by Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Eric Puybaret, & Bruce Foster (PB)
• How Do I Love You? by P.K. Hallinan (PB)

1.18.13

• The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (YA)

1.19.13

• Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch (GN)
• Trolls in the Hamptons by Celia Jerome (A)
• Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
• Big Mean Mike by Michelle Knudsen & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (GN)
• Richard Castle's Deadly Storm by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue Deconnick, & Lan Medina (GN)

1.20.13

• Pandemonium by Chris Wooding & Cassandra Diaz (GN)
• Fables: Super Team by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Eric Shanower, & Terry Moore (GN)
• Fables: Inherit the Wind by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, & Shawn McManus (GN)
• Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo, & Me by Ellen Forney (GN)

1.22.13

• If Kisses Were Colors by Janet Lawler & Alison Jay (PB) 
• You and Me by Martine Kindermans (PB) 
• Me with You by Kristy Dempsey & Christopher Denise (PB)

1.24.13

• Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (A)

1.26.13

• Olivia by Ian Falconer (PB)
• A Particular Cow by Mem Fox & Terry Denton (PB)
• The Twenty-Five Mixtec Cats by Matthew Gollub & Leovigildo Martinez (PB)
• The Leprechaun Under the Bed by Teresa Bateman & Paul Meisel (PB)
• Rabbit's Snow Dance by James Bruchac, Joseph Bruchac, & Jeff Newman (PB)
• The Other Side of Town by Jon Agee (PB)
• Toads on Toast by Linda Bailey & Colin Jack (PB)
• Hyperactive by Scott Christian Sava & Joseph Bergin III (GN)
• Haunt Volume 1 by Todd McFarlane & Robert Kirkman (GN)
• Life with Mr. Dangerous by Paul Hornschemeier (GN)
• A Bride's Story #2 by Kaoru Mori (M)
• Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu & Andres Vera Martinez (GN)

1.27.13

• An Awesome Book of Love! by Dallas Clayton (PB)
• Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Breul (Y)
• Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Il Sung Na (PB)
• Runaways: Dead Wrong by Terry Moore & Humberto Ramos (GN)

1.28.13

• Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas by Melanie Watt (Y)

1.31.13

• Avengers Assemble: An Oral History of Earth's Mightiest Heroes by Brian Michael Bendis (A)

01.13 total: 81
6 young adult fiction; 3 adult non fiction; 6 youth fiction; 33 picture books; 5 adult fiction; 20 graphic novels; 1 youth non fiction; 6 comics; 1 manga 

2012 book summary!

I met my Goodreads book challenge for this year (650, I think)!  Woo hoo!  But now, for my 2012 summary...

2012 total: 834

and the breakdown...

369 picture books
100 graphic novels
72 adult non fiction
71 young adult fiction
68 youth fiction
66 adult fiction
48 manga
22 comics
18 youth non fiction

as a comparison, the 2011 counts...

2011 book total: 703

242 picture books
117 adult non fiction
91 graphic novels
81 young adult fiction
66 adult fiction
44 youth fiction
30 manga
24 youth non fiction
6 comics
2 young adult non fiction

books i've read december 2012

12.1.12

• My Name Is Not Isabella by Jennifer Fosberry & Mike Litwin (PB)

12.2.12

• Buried by Linda Joy Singleton (YA)

12.3.12

• A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler (YA)

12.4.12

• Binky Under Pressure by Ashley Spires (GN)
• Wonkenstein: The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye (Y)

12.5.12

• Potterwookiee: The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye (Y)

12.8.12

• Dinosaur Vs. Santa by Bob Shea (PB) 
• Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino (PB)
• Hidden by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)

12.11.12

• Scared of Santa: Scenes of Terror in Toyland by Denise Joyce & Nancy Watkins (A-NF) 
• A Cat's Life by Gemma Correll (A)
• The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash (Y) 

12.14.12

• The Second Life of Abigail Walker by Frances O'Roark Dowell (Y)

12.16.12

• Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by James Dean & Eric Litwin (PB)

12.17.12

• Cat Tale by Michael Hall (PB)
• Faerieground: A Wish in the Woods by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
• Mousterpiece: A Mouse-Sized Guide to Modern Art by Jane Breskin Zalben (PB)
• Up Above and Down Below by Paloma Valdivia (PB)

12.18.12

• Faerieground: Bloodfate by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
• Faerieground: The Willow Queen's Gate by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
• Faerieground: The Shadows by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
• An Apple for the Creature edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner (A)
• Butter by Erin Jade Lange (YA)

12.19.12

• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (A)
• Scorch by Gina Damico (YA)

12.20.12

• Divergent by Veronica Roth (YA)

12.21.12

• Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride (YA)

12.22.12

• Goliath by Scott Westerfeld (YA)

12.23.12

• Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• A Flower in the Snow by Tracey Corderoy & Sophie Allsopp (PB)
• Hippopposites by Janik Coat (PB)
• Les Petits Fairytales: Cinderella by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
• Les Petits Fairytales: Snow White by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
• Black Dog by Levi Pinfold (PB)
• The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood & Renata Liwska (PB)
• Baby's Best Friend by Rachael Hale (PB)
• The Chicken Problem by Jennifer Oxley & Billy Aronson (PB)
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Y)
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (Y)

12.24.12

• Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (YA)

12.25.12

• Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (A)

12.26.12

• The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (YA)
• Hounded by Kevin Hearne (A)

12.27.12

• The True Meaning of Cleavage by Mariah Fredericks (YA)

12.28.12

• Hellbent by Anthony McGowan (YA)

12.29.12

• When My Baby Dreams of Fairy Tales by Adele Enerson (PB)
• Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen & Derek Anderson (PB)
• Pirateria: The Wonderful Plunderful Pirate Emporium by Calef Brown (PB)
• Hippospotamus by Tony Ross (PB)

12.30.12

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney (Y)
• Drama by Raina Telgemeier (GN)
• Let's Play in the Snow by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Hugs for You by Paula Hannigan & Heather Brown (PB)
• Who's Looking at You? by Stephane Frattini (Y-NF)

12.31.12

• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (YA)
• Duck & Goose: Goose Needs a Hug by Tad Hills (PB)

12.12 total: 56
23 picture books; 13 young adult books; 2 graphic novels; 11 youth fiction; 1 adult non fiction; 5 adult fiction; 1 youth non fiction