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