books i've read january 2017

1.1.17

• Goddess Girls: Echo the Copycat by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina (Y)
• I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy & Elizabeth Baddeley (Y-NF)

1.2.17

• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #2 by Aya Shouoto (M)
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #3 by Aya Shouoto (M)
• Assassination Classroom #1 by Yusei Matsui (M)
• Angel Catbird Volume 1 by Margaret Atwood, Johnnie Christmas, & Tamra Bonvillain (GN)

1.3.17

• A Brave Bear by Sean Taylor & Emily Hughes (PB)
• Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever by Laura Numeroff & Dan Andreasen (PB)
• Mama's Saris by Pooja Makhijani & Elena Gomez (PB)
• The Exceptionally Extraordinary Ordinary First Day of School by Albert Lorenz (PB)
• Pure Pagan: Seven Centuries of Greek Poems and Fragments translated by Burton Raffel (A)

1.5.17

• Assassination Classroom #2 by Yusei Matsui (M)

1.6.17

• Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas by Jun Asuka (M)
• Assassination Classroom #3 by Yusei Matsui (M)
• Me2 #1 by Sho Murase (M)

1.7.17

• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #4 by Aya Shouoto (M)

1.8.17

• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #5 by Aya Shouoto (M)
• The Voyage to Magical North by Claire Fayers (Y)

1.12.17

• Hunter by Mercedes Lackey (YA)

1.13.17

• Josefina Javelina: A Hairy Tale by Susan Lowell & Bruce MacPherson (PB)
• Hannah Is My Name by Belle Yang (PB)
• A New Improved Santa by Patricia Rae Wolff & Lynne Cravath (PB)
• Santa's Kwanzaa by Garen Eileen Thomas & Guy Francis (PB)
• The Annual Snowman's Ball by Mark Kimball Moulton & Karen Hillard Good (PB)
• Dog Day by Sarah Hayes & Hannah Broadway (PB)
• Mossy by Jan Brett (PB)

1.14.17

• The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear & Chris Turnham (PB)
• The Bot that Scott Built by Kim Norman & Agnese Baruzzi (PB)
• Mingo the Flamingo by Pete Oswald & Justin K. Thompson (PB)
• Pen Pals by Alexandra Pichard (PB)
• Bedtime for Yeti by Vin Vogel (PB)
• Love Is Love edited by Marc Andreyko (GN)

1.15.17

• If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson (PB)
• Cat Knit by Jacob Grant (PB)
• The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons (PB)
• Wilky the White House Cockroach by Howie Schneider (PB)
• The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith (PB)
• Young Charlotte Filmmaker by Frank Viva (PB)
• Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt & Tricia Tusa (PB)
• Another Chance to Get it Right: A Children's Book for Adults by Andrew Vachss (A)

1.20.17

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Illustrated Edition) by J.K. Rowling & Jim Kay (Y)

1.21.17

• Zero Fade by Chris L. Terry (YA)
• Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan (YA)
• Circle Dogs by Kevin Henkes & Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• A Good Day by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• The Fathers Are Coming Home by Margaret Wise Brown & Stephen Savage (PB)
• Another Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown & Chris Raschka (PB)
• Time to Say "Please"! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Twelve Days of Christmas by LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Eric Carle's Dragons Dragons & Other Creatures that Never Were edited by Laura Whipple (PB)
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd (PB)
• Time to Pee! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco (PB)
• Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas (PB)
• Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• The English Roses by Madonna & Jeffrey Fulvimari (PB)
• Hill Top Tales by Beatrix Potter (Y)

1.22.17

• Worldly Goods: Stories by Alice Petersen (A)

1.23.17

• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Volume 1 by Katie Cook & Andy Price (GN)

1.27.17

• Storytime: A Little Art Book by Joey Spiotto (A)

1.28.17

• The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan & Sol Linero (Y-NF)
• The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle (PB)
• The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown & Leonard Weisgard (PB)
• The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! by Scott Magoon (PB)
• Never Tease a Weasel by Jean Conder Soule & George Booth (PB)
• Come Back, Cat by Joan L. Nodsat & Steven Kellogg (PB)
• Astro Bunnies by Chrstine Loomis & Ora Eitan (PB)
• Up by Joe Cepeda (PB)
• The Cat in the Rhinestone Suit by John Carter Cash & Scott Nash (PB)
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Volume 2 by Katie Cook & Andy Price (GN)

1.29.17

• Avengers: No More Bullying edited by Mark D. Beazley (GN)
• Avengers: Millennium by Mike Costa, Mast, Geoffo, Carmine Di Giandomenico, & Paco Diaz (GN)
• The Avalon Chronicles, Volume One: Once in a Blue Moon by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, & Emma Vieceli (GN)

1.30.17

• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Volume 1: BFF by Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, & Natacha Bustos (GN)

01.17 total: 76

5 youth fiction; 2 youth nonfiction; 9 manga; 8 graphic novels; 45 picture books; 4 adult fiction; 3 young adult fiction 

One last 2016 Reading Challenge!

I wasn't sure I was going to finish this one, but I went to B&N and sat and read the last 2 volumes of a comic/manga series (The Complete Chi's Sweet Home).  So, woo hoo, finished this one too!

Book Riot Panels 2016 Challenge

• A self-published comic
• Saturday by Noah Kroese
• A feminist comic
• Bitch Planet Book 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue Deconnick & Valentine De Landro
• Comic featuring one or more teenage protagonists
• Palefire by Mk Reed & Farel Dalrymple
• A superhero comic whose race or gender has been swapped from the original or traditional hero
• Spider-Gwen, Volume 0: Most Wanted? by Jason Latour & Robbi Rodriguez
• A complete run of a comic
• The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Part 1 by Konami Kanata; The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Part 2 by Konami Kanata; The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Part 3 by Konami Kanata; & The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Part 4 by Konami Kanata
• A comic based on a book and the book it's based on
• Monster: A Graphic Novel by Walter Dean Myers, Guy A. Sims, & Dawud Anyabwile & Monster by Walter Dean Myers
• A graphic biography
• The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden
• A comic that was originally published in a language different than your own
• Ariol: Top Dog by Emmanuel Guibert & Marc Boutavant
• A comic set in space
• Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson
• A collected webcomic
• Step Aside, Pops by Kate Beaton
• A comic with at least one creator of color
• Feathers by Jorge Coronoa & Jen Hickman
• A comic set in Asia by an Asian creator
• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto #1 by Nami Sano
• A superhero comic NOT by one of the big two
• B.P.R.D. Volume 10: The Warning by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, & Guy Davis
• A slice-of-life comic not set in the US
• Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Ozge Samanci
• A comic that has been adapted from a TV show or movie (not vice versa)
• Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi by Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon, Ron Frenz, & Tom Palmer
• A comic about a real life historical event
• First Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson by Simon Schwartz
• A black and white comic
• The Walking Dead Compendium One by Robert Kirkland, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, & Cliff Rathburn
• A watercolor comic
• How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman, Fabian Moon, & Gabriel Ba

2016 Reading Year in Review

My Goodreads 2016 challenge was 1000 books and I made that goal on November 26th!  Goodreads calculated that I read 1080 books this year (because I didn't have it count books I'd read before).

2016 total: 1136

Broken down by category:
649 picture books
119 graphic novels
98 manga
53 comics
50 adult fiction
49 youth non fiction
47 young adult fiction
46 youth fiction
25 adult non fiction

My month of the least reading was in June when I read 33 books.
My month of the most reading was in July when I read 148 books.

For comparison, my 2015 totals:
621 picture books
92 youth fiction
92 graphic novels
72 manga
69 adult fiction
65 youth non fiction
39 young adult fiction
28 adult non fiction
28 comics
3 young adult non fiction

books i've read december 2016

12.2.16

• A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars by Maria Birmingham & Josh Holinaty (Y-NF)
• Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky (Y-NF)

12.3.16

• Li'l Rabbit's Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington & Shane W. Evans (PB)
• Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kendard Pak (PB)
• Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales (PB)
• Where, Oh Where, Is Rosie's Chick? by Pat Hutchins (PB)
• Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, & Joe Cepeda (PB)
• 1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book by Juana Medina (PB)
• Playtime? by Jeff Mack (PB)
• Aliens Love Dinopants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort (PB)
• One More Acorn by Don Freeman & Roy Freeman (PB)
• The Secret Loves of Geek Girls edited by Hope Nicholson (A-NF)

12.7.16

• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (A-NF)
• The Mighty Asparagus by V. Radunsky (PB)
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Nancy Willard, Leo Dillon, & Diane Dillon (PB)
• Wait! I Want to Tell You a Story by Tom Willans (PB)
• Coco All Year Round by Sloane Tanen & Stefan Hagen (PB)
• Sparky's Rainbow Repair by Max Haynes (PB)
• All Year Round by Susan B. Katz & Eiko Ojala (PB)

12.9.16

• Undead and Unwary by MaryJanice Davidson (A)
• One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bern Strom & Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant & Christian Robinson (PB)
• Bear Dreams by Elisha Cooper (PB)
• The Blushful Hippopotamus by Chris Raschka (PB)

12.10.16

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll (Y)
• Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz & Miriam Klein Stahl (Y-NF)

12.11.16

• Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (Y)
• Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed (YA)

12.13.16

• Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Cleonardo: The Little Inventor by Mary GrandPre (PB)
• Penguin's Christmas Wish by Salina Yoon (PB)
• I'll Wait, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony (PB)
• Plenty of Love to Go Around by Emma Chichester Clark (PB)
• The Magic Word by Mac Barnett & Elise Parsley (PB)

12.15.16

• You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero (A-NF)

12.16.16

• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne (A)
• Moon Glows by Bethea verDorn & Thomas Graham (PB)
• Dino-Hockey by Lisa Wheeler & Barry Gott (PB)
• George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell (PB)
• Joey and Jet in Space by James Yang (PB)
• Jump Into January: A Journey Around the Year by Stella Blackstone & Maria Carluccio (PB)
• I Am an Aspie Girl: A Book for Young Girls with Autism Spectrum Conditions by Danuta Bulhak-Paterson & Teresa Ferguson (Y-NF)

12.19.16

• Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (A)

12.22.16

• The Sellout by Paul Beatty (A)

12.24.16

• Black Widow: The Finely Woven Thread by Nathan Edmondson & Phil Noto (GN)

12.25.16

• Champion by Marie Lu (YA)

12.26.16

• The Devil You Know by Mike Carey (A)

12.28.16

• The Friend Ship by Kat Yeh & Chuck Groenink (PB)
• The Secret Life of Squirrels: A Love Story by Nancy Rose (PB)
• Wherever You Go by Pat Zietlow Miller & Eliza Wheeler (PB)
• What Do You Love About You? by Karen Lechelt (PB)
• Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich (A)
• The Walking Dead Compendium Two by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, & Cliff Rathburn (GN)

12.29.16

• Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena & Angela Dominguez (PB)
• The Curvy Tree by Chris Colfer & Brandon Dorman (PB)
• Happy by Emma Dodd (PB)
• Wish by Emma Dodd (PB)
• Presents Through the Window by Taro Gomi (PB)
• Monster & Son by David LaRochelle & Joey Chou (PB)
• A Squiggly Story by Andrew Larsen & Mike Lowery (PB)
• Little Red Gliding Hood by Tara Lazar & Troy Cummings (PB)
• Maple & Willow's Christmas Tree by Lori Nichols (PB)
• The Not So Quiet Library by Zachariah Ohora (PB)
• Quick, Little Monkey! by Sarah L. Thomson & Lita Judge (PB)
• A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom (PB)
• Gleeful Goats by Colleen Dolphin (Y-NF)

12.30.16

• A Child's First Book of Trump by Michael Ian Black & Marc Rosenthal (A)
• ToastHampton: How to Summer in Style by Katie Sturino (A-NF)
• F*ck That: An Honest Meditation by Jason Headlet (A-NF)
• The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Part 3 by Konami Kanata (M)
• The Complete Chi's Sweet Home Part 4 by Konami Kanata (M)
• Rex Finds an Egg! Egg! Egg! by Steven Weinberg (PB)
• Next to You: A Book of Adorableness by Lori Haskins Houran & Sydney Hanson (PB)
• Table Manners by Chris Raschka & Vladimir Radunsky (PB)
• Hello, Hippo! Goodbye, Bird! by Kristyn Crow & Poly Bernatene (PB)
• Snail and Slug by Denys Cazet (PB)
• The Poet's Dog by Patricia MacLachlan (Y)

12.16 total: 77

5 youth non fiction; 51 picture books; 5 adult non fiction; 7 adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 2 young adult fiction; 2 graphic novels; 2 manga

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