books i've read april 2021 (during the pandemic)

 4.3.21

• Picnic with Oliver by Mika Song (PB)
• Cancer Hates Kisses by Jessica Reid Sliwerski & Mika Song (PB)
• Our Favorite Day by Joowon Oh (PB)
• Eric by Shaun Tan (PB)
• I Am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• The Bear and the Duck by May Angeli (PB)
• The Camping Trip by Jennifer R. Mann (PB)
• Lemon Child by Nele Bronner (PB)
• Little Wise Wolf by Gijs van der Hammen & Hanneke Siemensma (PB)
• Every Color of Light by Hiroshi Osada & Ryoji Arai (PB)
• The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess & Olga de Dios (PB)

4.4.21

• Die: The Great Game by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Clayton Cowles (GN)
• The Boys: We Gotta Go Now by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (GN)

4.7.21

• Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Y)
• Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes (Y)

4.8.21

• Battle Ground by Jim Butcher (A)
• Christmas Eve by Jim Butcher (A)

4.10.21

• Oh, the Things We're For! by Innosanto Nagara (YNF)
• Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh (PB)
• I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote by Linda Arms White & Nancy Carpenter (YNF)
• Standing on Her Shoulders: A Celebration of Women by Monica Clark-Robinson & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• The Runaway Belly Button by John Flannery & Mika Song (PB)
• A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices by Sally Derby & Mika Song (PB)
• Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera & Lauren Castillo (YNF)
• Grandma and Me at the Flea/Los Meros Meros Remateros by Juan Felipe Herrera & Anita De Lucio-Brock (PB)
• Love, Sophia on the Moon by Anica Mrose Rissi & Mika Song (PB)
• Jack Gets Zapped! by Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli (Y)
• See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka (Y)
• Night, Night, Curiosity by Brianna Caplan Sayres & Ryan O'Rourke (PB)
• Alien Tomato by Kristen Schroeder & Mette Engell (PB)
• Some Days by Maria Wernicke & Lawrence Schimel (PB)
• Hugsby by Dow Pumiruk (PB)
• The Invisible Alphabet by Joshua David Stein & Ron Barrett (PB)
• Together We Grow by Susan Vaught & Kelly Murphy (PB)
• What's the Matter, Marlo? by Andrew Arnold (PB)
• Woodland Dreams by Karen Jameson & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• Eek!: A Noisy Journey from A to Z by Julie Larios & Julie Paschkis (PB)
• Joey: A Story of Joe Biden by Jill Biden, Kathleen Krull, & Amy June Bates (YNF)
• The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal (PB)
• The Hike by Alison Farrell (PB)
• Zonia's Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)
• We Love Fishing! by Ariel Bernstein & Marc Rosenthal (PB)
• The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates & Juniper Bates (PB)
• The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster & Chris Raschka (PB)
• The FurFins and the Mermaid Wedding by Alison Ritchie & Alass Baylis (PB)
• Kind: A Book About Kindness by Alison Green & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman & Heather Fox (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Too Crowded by Lena Podesta (PB)
• Most Days by Michael Leannah & Megan Elizabeth Baratta (PB)
• Something's Wrong! by Jory John & Erin Kraan (PB)
• Spring Stinks by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Hog on a Log by Janee Trasler (Y)
• Fox Versus Winter by Corey R. Tabor (Y)
• Roller Bears by Eric Seltzer & Tom Disbury (Y)
• Bunbun & Bonbon: Hoppy Go Lucky by Jess Keating (GN)

4.11.21

• The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer (Y)
• A Serious Thought by Jonas Taul (PB)
• Infinity by Pablo Bernasconi (A)
• Maya's Big Scene by Isabelle Arsenault (GN)
• African by Peter Tosh & Rachel Moss (PB)
• My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara (YNF)
• The Wedding Portrait by Innosanto Nagara (YNF)
• First Friend: How Dogs Evolved from Wolves to Become Our Best Friends by Kersten Hamilton & Jaime Kim (YNF)
• Mr. Brown's Bad Day by Lou Peacock & Alison Friend (PB)
• A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott & Noa Denmon (PB)
• Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant & Frank Morrison (YNF)
• Dreams for Our Daughters by Ruth Doyle & Ashling Lindsay (PB)
• Keith Among the Pigeons by Katie Brosnan (PB)
• The Ninja Club Sleepover by Laura Gehl & Mackenzie Haley (PB)

4.13.21

• Finding Grandma's Memories by Jiyeon Pak (PB)
• Remembering Barkley by Erin Frankel & Aboo Yang (PB)
• Pierre & Paul: Avalanche! by Caroline Adderson & Alice Carter (PB)
• Under the Great Plum Tree by Sufiya Ahmed & Reza Dulvand (PB)
• There's a Skeleton Inside You! by Idan Ben-Barak & Julian Frost (YNF)
• There Must Be More Than That! by Shinsuke Yoshitake (PB)

4.14.21

• The Promised Neverland #17 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)
• My Words by Grant Snider (PB)
• The Teacher's Pet by Anica Mrose Rissi & Zachariah Ohora (PB)

4.15.21

• A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey & Mika Song (PB)
• It Was Supposed to Be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill (PB)
• The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez & Lauren Semmer (YNF)
• The Promised Neverland #18 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)
• Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontes by Isabel Greenberg (GN)

4.16.21

• The Boys: Herogasm by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, & Darick Robertson (GN)
• Heartstopper Volume Two by Alice Oseman (GN)
• Web of Black Widow by Jody Houser, Stephen Mooney, & Triona Farrell (GN)
• The Boys: The Self-Preservation Society by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, & Carlos Ezquerra (GN)
• Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (ANF)

4.17.21

• Captain Rosalie by Timothee de Fombelle, Isabelle Arsenault, & Sam Gordon (Y)
• Goat in a Boat by Janee Trasler (Y)
• Frog Meets Dog by Janee Trasler (Y)
• Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (YA)
• This Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin, John Forster, & Lee White (PB)
• The Last Tree by Emily Haworth Booth (PB)
• Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade & Cozbi A. Cabrera (YNF)
• Summer Adventure for Groot! by Brendan Deneen & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Grow Up, Ant-Man! by Brandon T. Snider & Jessika von Innerebner (PB)

4.18.21

• It Is Not Time for Sleeping (A Bedtime Story) by Lisa Graff & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• The Troublemaker by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• The Reader by Amy Hest & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• What Happens on Wednesdays by Emily Jenkins & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Big Cat Pepper by Elizabeth Partridge & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-Foot Girl by Megan Reid & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Melvin and the Boy by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Elevator Bird by Sarah Williamson (PB)
• Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover) by Helen Yoon (PB)
• Tiara Saurus Rex by Brianna Caplan Sayres & Mike Boldt (PB)
• A Polar Bear in Snow by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris (PB)
• Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse (GN)
• The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (YA)

4.23.21

• Stutterhug.com by Sam Davies (GN)

4.24.21

• The Cake Therapist by Judith Fertig (A)
• Thanks a Ton! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• I Believe in You by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson (YA)
• Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival (PB)
• The World Made a Rainbow by Michelle Robinson & Emily Hamilton (PB)
• Playing Possum by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (PB)
• Hello, Jimmy! by Anna Walker (PB)
• Vessel of Promises: A Bookish Fable by Ed Young & Stephen Cowan (PB)
• One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea by Arthur Yorinks & Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• Newton and Curie, the Science Squirrels by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• Stand Up! Speak Up!: A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution by Andrew Joyner (PB)
• Selena: Queen of Tejano Music by Silvia Lopez & Paola Escobar (YNF)
• The One Thing You'd Save by Linda Sue Park & Robert Sae-Heng (Y)
• We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson (YNF)

4.25.21

• Monster Issues by Teo Zirinis (GN)
• Go Get 'Em, Tiger! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• Sports Is Hell by Ben Passmore (GN)
• Scullion: A Dishwasher's Guide to Mistaken Identity by Jarad Greene (GN)

4.28.21

• The Name of This Book Is Secret by Psuedonymous Bosch (Y)
• Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo (Y)
• Fox Is Late by Corey R. Tabor (Y)
• Snoozie, Sunny, and So-So by Dafna Ben-Zvi & Ofra Amit (Y)
• Once Upon a Northern Night by Jean E. Pendziwol & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Girl Versus Squirrel by Hayley Barrett & Renee Andriani (PB)
• Julia's House Moves On by Ben Hatke (PB)
• Love Is by Diane Adams & Claire Keane (PB)
• Flubby Is NOT a Good Pet! by J.E. Morris (Y)
• Flubby Will NOT Play with That by J.E. Morris (Y)

4.29.21

• Witch Hat Atelier #5 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo (ANF)

04.21 total: 150

87 picture books; 19 youth nonfiction; 14 graphic novels; 18 youth fiction; 4 adult fiction; 3 manga; 2 adult nonfiction; 3 young adult fiction

books i've read march 2021 (during the pandemic)

 3.4.21

• The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (YA)

3.6.21

• Daddy Lion's Tea Party by Mark Sperring & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Dino-Baby by Mark Sperring & Sam Lloyd (PB)
• Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford & Michele Wood (YNF)
• Mermaid Dreams by Mark Sperring, Kate Pope, & Liz Pope (PB)
• Ginger Bear by Mini Grey (PB)
• William & the Missing Masterpiece by Helen Hancocks (PB)
• As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman (GN)
• A-Force: Rage Against the Dying of the Light by Kelly Thompson, Ben Caldwell, Paulo Siqueira, & Scott Hanna (GN)
• Die: Split the Party by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Clayton Cowles (GN)

3.7.21

• Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd & Nneka Myers (PB)
• Rissy No Kissies by Katey Howes & Jess Engle (PB)
• It's So Quiet: A Not-Quite-Going-to-Bed Book by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tony Fucile (PB)
• Second Banana by Blair Thornburgh & Kate Berube (PB)
• Rectangle Time by Pamela Paul & Becky Cameron (PB)
• While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin & Polly Dunbar (PB)
• Hot Pot Night! by Vincent Chen (PB)
• Finding Francois: A Story about the Healing Power of Friendship by Gus Gordon (PB)
• Laxmi's Mooch by Shelly Anand & Nabi H. Ali (PB)
• Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol (PB)
• Welcome to Bobville: City of Bobs by Jonah Winter & Bob Staake (PB)
• La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya & Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)
• Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrera (PB)
• Also an Octopus by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Benji Davies (PB)
• A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride (A)
• All Summer Long by Hope Larson (GN)

3.14.21

• We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow & Bob Staake (PB)
• Mary Had a Little Lamp by Jack Lechner & Bob Staake (PB)
• Dizzy by Jonah Winter & Sean Qualls (YNF)
• The First Pup: The Real Story of How Bo Got to the White House by Bob Staake (YNF)
• JFK by Jonah Winter & AG Ford (YNF)
• Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx by Jonah Winter & Edel Rodriguez (YNF)
• Jazz Age Josephine by Jonah Winter & Marjorie Priceman (YNF)
• Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter & Nancy Carpenter (YNF)
• Oil by Jonah Winter & Jeanette Winter (YNF)
• The Princess and the Presents by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Look! Another Book! by Bob Staake (PB)
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. Vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter & Stacy Innerst (YNF)
• Thurgood by Jonah Winter & Bryan Collier (YNF)
• Barack by Jonah Winter & AG Ford (YNF)
• This Is NOT a Pumpkin by Bob Staake (PB)
• Ella's Night Lights by Lucy Fleming (PB)
• The Boys: Get Some by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (GN)
• Anonymouse by Vikki VanSickle & Anna Pirolli (PB)
• Trouble by Katherine Battersby (PB)
• Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf by Sam Wedelich (PB)
• Bindu's Bindis by Supriya Kelkar & Parvati Pillai (PB)
• Stella's Stellar Hair by Yesenia Moises (PB)
• Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison (YNF)
• Think Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison (YNF)
• G My Name is Girl by Dawn Masi (PB)
• Big Ideas for Little Philosphers: Equality with Simone De Beauvoir by Duane Armitage, Maureen McQueery, & Robin Rosenthal (YNF)
• I Am Caring: A Little Book about Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Frida Catlo by Lindsay Dale-Scott, Courtney Acampora, & Maggie Fischer (YNF)
• Fern and Otto: A Story about Two Best Friends by Stephanie Graegin (PB)
• Margaret's Unicorn by Briony May Smith (PB)
• We Belong to Each Other by Liz Marie Galvan, Jose Galvan, & Katie Rewse (PB)
• Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak (PB)
• Always by My Side: A Stuffie Story by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (PB)
• Stay This Way Forever by Linsey Davis & Lucy Fleming (PB)
• Dear Teacher,: A Celebration of People Who Inspire Us by Paris Rosenthal & Holly Hatam (PB)
• A New Day by Brad Meltzer & Dan Santat (PB)
• Big Feelings by Alexandra Penfold & Suzanne Kaufman (PB)
• Blanket: A Journey to Extreme Coziness by Coryn Brantz (PB)

3.15.21

• Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells (YA)

3.16.21

• Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Y)

3.20.21

• Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Dean Robbins, Sean Qualls, & Selina Alko (YNF)
• Giant Steps to Change the World by Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee, & Sean Qualls (PB)
• Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson & Sean Qualls (YNF)
• Lullaby (For a Black Mother) by Langston Hughes & Sean Qualls (PB)
• Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters & Nancy Carpenter (YNF)
• My Uncle Emily by Jane Yolen & Nancy Carpenter (PB)
• A Picnic in Octboer by Eve Bunting & Nancy Carpenter (PB)
• Hello, I'm Johnny Cash by G. Neri & A.G. Ford (YNF)
• Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald by Roxanne Orgill & Sean Qualls (YNF)
• Bunbun & Bonbon: Fancy Friends by Jess Keating (GN)

3.21.21

• Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown by Sally M. Walker & Sean Qualls (YNF)
• First Family by Deborah Hopkinson & AG Ford (YNF)
• Goal! by Mina Javaherbin & A.G. Ford (PB)
• My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King III & AG Ford (YNF)
• Where's the Baby?: A Spotting Book by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Desmond and the Very Mean Word by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Adams, & A.G. Ford (PB)
• Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World by Jonah Winter & Francois Roca (YNF)
• Now You See Me, Now You Don't by Patricia Hegarty & Jonny Lambert (PB)
• The Alphabet's Alphabet by Chris Harris & Dan Santat (PB)
• A Story About Afiya by James Berry & Anna Cunha (PB)
• The Boys: Good for the Soul by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (GN)
• The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (GN)
• Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam (YA)

3.23.21

• Social Intercourse by Greg Howard (YA)

3.25.21

• Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (YA)

3.26.21

• Something Is Killing the Children Volume Two by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, & Miquel Muerto (GN)
• Spacebot by Mike Twohy (PB)
• Three Cheers for Kid McGear! by Sherri Duskey Rinker & AG Ford (PB)
• Brown Baby Lullaby by Tameka Fryer Brown & AG Ford (PB)
• 11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter (PB)
• Good Trick, Walking Stick! by Sheri Mabry Bestor & Jonny Lambert (YNF)
• Kitties on Dinosaurs by Michael Slack (PB)
• Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• In My Mosque by M.O. Yuksel & Hatem Aly (YNF)
• Out of Nowhere by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (PB)
• Food Truck Fest! by Alexandra Penfold & Mike Dutton (PB)
• The Suitcase by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (PB)
• I Love You More and More by Nicky Benson & Jonny Lambert (PB)
• The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty (ANF)

3.27.21

• Special You by Jonny Lambert (PB)
• Lucky Ducklings: A True Rescue Story by Eva Moore & Nancy Carpenter (YNF)
• I'll Love You Always by Mark Sperring & Alison Brown (PB)
• The Great Aaa-ooo! by Jonny Lambert (PB)
• Good Guys, Bad Guys by Joanne Rocklin & Nancy Carpenter (PB)
• Soar High, Dragonfly! by Sheri Mabry Bestor & Jonny Lambert (YNF)
• Let's Creep Through Crocodile Creek by Jonny Lambert (PB)
• Tiger Tiger by Jonny Lambert (PB)
• I Am NOT a Dinosaur! by Will Lach, Jonny Lambert, & Dr. Mark A. Norell (YNF)
• Here Comes the Garbage Barge! by Jonah Winter & Red Nose Studio (YNF)
• Witch Hat Atelier #3 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• My Heart by Corinna Luyken (PB)
• The Duck Who Didn't Like Water by Steve Small (PB)
• Shy Willow by Cat Min (PB)
• Follow Your Dreams, Little One by Vashti Harrison (YNF)
• Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• GoldiBooks and the Wee Bear by Troy Wilson & Edwardian Taylor (PB)
• Book's Big Adventure by Adam Lehrhaupt & Rahele Jomepour Bell (PB)
• This Book of Mine by Sarah Stewart & David Small (PB)
• No Buddy Like a Book by Allan Wolf & Brianne Farley (PB)
• The Secret Garden: A Flowers Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Marvel Alphablock by Peskimo (PB)
• How Big Is Zagnodd? by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• I Am!: Affirmations for Resilience by Bela Barbosa & Edel Rodriguez (PB)
• No!: My First Book of Protest by Julie Merberg & Molly Egan (YNF)
• ABCs of Kindness by Patricia Hegarty & Summer Macon (PB)
• 123s of Thankfulness by Patricia Hegarty & Summer Macon (PB)
• Big Ideas for Little Philosophers: Truth with Socrates by Duane Armitage, Maureen McQuerry, & Robin Rosenthal (YNF)
• Big Ideas for Little Philosophers: Imagination with Rene Descartes by Duane Armitage, Maureen McQueery, & Robin Rosenthal (YNF)
• Big Ideas for Little Philosophers: Happiness with Aristotle by Duane Armitage, Maureen McQuerry, & Robin Rosenthal (YNF)
• Baby Rocker: Baby KISS: A Book About Colors by Pintachan (YNF)
• Baby Rocker: Baby Bowie: A Book About Adjectives by Pintachan (YNF)
• Baby's Big World: Mindfulness by Alex Fabrizio & Hilli Kushnir (YNF)
• Where Do Pants Go? by Rebecca Van Slyke & Chris Robertson (PB)
• Sloth & Smell the Roses by Eunice Moyle & Sabrina Moyle (PB)
• Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, & Isabel Roxas (YNF)
• Love Letters by Carrie Garcia & Lauren Litton (PB)
• Let's Find Momo!: A Hide-and-Seek Board Book by Andrew Knapp (PB)
• Happiness Is a Rainbow by Patricia Hegarty & Summer Macon (PB)
• Go to Bed, Goat by Michael Dahl & Oriol Vidal (PB)
• I Love My Tutu Too! by Ross Burach (PB)
• Lillte Mad by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Marion Cocklico (PB)
• Little Worry by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Marion Cocklico (PB)
• Little Joy by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Marion Cocklico (PB)
• Here, George! by Sandra Boynton & George Booth (PB)
• Witch Hat Atelier #4 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems by Joy Harjo (ANF)

3.28.21

• An American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo (ANF)
• Nuestra America: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States by Sabrina Vourvoulias & Gloria Felix (YNF)
• This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges (YNF)
• Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of You by Rachel Brian (YNF)
• The Bird in Me Flies by Sara Lundberg (YNF)
• All Together Now by Hope Larson (GN)
• Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar & Khoa Le (PB)
• Federico and the Wolf by Rebecca J. Gomez & Elisa Chavarri (PB)
• Where in the Wild by Poppy Bishop & Jonny Lambert (YNF)
• Imagine a Wolf by Lucky Platt (PB)
• Bone Adventures by Jeff Smith (GN)
• Scarlet's Tale by Audrey Vernick & Jarvis (PB)
• Marsha Is Magnetic by Beth Ferry & Lorena Alvarez (PB)
• Robert and the World's Best Cake by Anne-Kathrin Behl (PB)
• The Tiny Baker by Hayley Barrett & Alison Jay (PB)
• Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights by Beth Anderson & E.B. Lewis (YNF)
• Let's Play Monsters! by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Ten Little Dumplings by Larissa Fan & Cindy Wume (PB)
• Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics by Laurie Wallmark & Yevenia Nayberg (YNF)
• Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell & R. Gregory Christie (YNF)
• The Surprise by Sylvia van Ommen (PB)
• Egg Drop by Mini Grey (PB)
• How the Meteorite Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland (YNF)
• A Girl Named Rosita: The Story of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer! by Anika Aldamuy Denise & Leo Espinosa (YNF)
• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca & Daniel Rieley (YNF)
• Little Why by Jonny Lambert (PB)
• I Am Neil Armstrong by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Poppy & Sam and the Leaf Thief by Cathon (GN)
• Poppy & Sam and the Mole Mystery by Cathon (GN)
• Poppy & Sam and the Search for Sleep by Cathon (GN)
• Flight Volume One edited by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• When Sharks Attack with Kindness by Andres J. Colmenares (GN)

3.30.21

• The Magical Reality of Nadia by Bassem Youssef, Catherine R. Daly, & Douglas Holgate (Y)

03.21 total: 185

5 young adult fiction; 104 picture books; 52 youth nonfiction; 16 graphic novels; 1 adult fiction; 2 youth fiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 2 manga

books i've read february 2021 (during the pandemic)

 2.2.21

• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (YA)
• Little Hugs from Little Loves by Mark Sperring & Maddie Frost (PB)
• Little Love by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Mario Cocklico (PB)
• Ten Beautiful Things by Molly Beth Griffin & Maribel Lechuga (PB)
• I Am the Storm by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Kristen Howdeshell, & Kevin Howdeshell (PB)
• The Secret Fawn by Kallie George & Elly Mackay (PB)
• On Sleepy Hill by Patricia Hegarty & Xuan Le (PB)
• Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light by Apryl Stott (PB)
• Ruby and the Booker Boys: Brand-New School, Brave New Ruby by Derrick Barnes (Y)

2.3.21

• Blankie by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Bubbles by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood & Sally Wern Comport (YNF)
• The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow & Steven Salerno (YNF)
• Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney & Carmen Saldana (PB)
• A Night Out with Mama by Quvenzhane Wallis & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Thanksgiving for Emily Ann by Teresa Johnston & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Hannah Sparkles: A Friend Through Rain or Shine by Robin Mellom & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Hannah Sparkles: Hooray for the First Day of School! by Robin Mellom & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)

2.4.21

• Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (YNF)
• A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman & Isabel Greenberg (YNF)
• The Ocean in Your Bathtub by Seth Fishman & Isabel Greenberg (YNF)
• Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor (PB)
• Off to See the Sea by Nikki Grimes & Elizabeth Zunon (PB)
• Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry & Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)
• Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon, A. LaFaye, & Jessica Gibson (YNF)
• Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon & Kaylani Juanita (PB)
• A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story by Sharon Langley, Amy Nathan, & Floyd Cooper (YNF)
• Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roe (PB)
• Becoming a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery & Rebecca Green (YNF)
• Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho & Dung Ho (PB)
• Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes & Elizabeth Zunon (PB)
• Peace Talks by Jim Butcher (A)

2.6.21

• Max and the Won't Go to Bed Show by Mark Sperring & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes & Wendell Minor (PB)
• Your Hand in My Hand by Mark Sperring & Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes & Bryan Collier (YNF)
• Blizzard by John Rocco (YNF)
• The Sunflower Sword by Mark Sperring & Miriam Latimer (PB)
• Best Behavior by Patricia Hegarty & Sakshi Mangal (PB)
• Five Black Cats by Patricia Hegarty & Julia Woolf (PB)
• Taking on the Plastics Crisis by Hannah Testa (YANF)
• The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown (GN)
• The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg (GN)

2.7.21

• Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju (YA)
• Strange Academy #7 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, & Edgar Delgado (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer #21 by Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert, Andres Genolet, & Raul Angulo (C)
• Firefly #24 by Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss, & Marcelo Costa (C)
• Firefly: Blue Sun Rising #1 by Greg Pak, Dan McDaid, Vincenzo Federici, & Marcelo Costa (C)
• Firefly #25 by Greg Pak, Pius Bak, & Marcelo Costa (C)
• All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendon Kiely (YA)
• How to Carry Water: Selected Poems by Lucille Clifton & Aracelis Girmay (Ed.) (ANF)

2.9.21

• Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (A)

2.11.21

• Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Y)
• When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle (YA)

2.13.21

• Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (YANF)
• The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae (ANF)
• Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (YA)
• Notes on a Case of Melancholia, Or: A Little Death by Nicholas Gurewitch (GN)
• The Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story by Jim D. Bartolo (GN)

2.14.21

• The Most Wonderful Gift in the World by Mark Sperring & Lucy Fleming (PB)
• The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Sleep Tight, Little Bear by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• I'll Catch You If You Fall by Mark Sperring & Layn Marlow (PB)
• Think Smart, Be Fearless: A Biography of Bill Gates by Sharon Mentyka & Vivien Mildenberger (YNF)
• From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom, Wai-Yant Li, & Kai Yun Ching (PB)
• Little Wolf's Song by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Before I Wake Up... by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Oskar Loves... by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Fish Everywhere by Britta Teckentrup (YNF)
• Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett (YA)

2.20.21

• Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Y)
• I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown, Jason "Rachel" Brown, & Anoosha Syed (PB)
• Wild Symphony by Dan Brown & Susan Batori (PB)
• Helga Makes a Name for Herself by Megan Maynor & Eda Kaban (PB)
• Grub in Love by Abi Burlingham & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Ruby and Grub by Abi Burlingham & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Where's the Pair? by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York by John Hughes, Chris Colombus, & Kim Smith (PB)
• Boxitects by Kim Smith (PB)
• Smash It! by Francina Simone (YA)

2.21.21

• Ocean: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup (YNF)
• The Princess and the Christmas Rescue by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty & Ryan Wheatcroft (PB)
• I Am Not a Label: 34 Disabled Artists, Thinkers, Athletes and Activists from Past and Present by Cerrie Burnell (YNF)
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (ANF)
• Rumblewick's Diary: My Unwilling Witch Goes to Ballet School by Hiawyn Oram & Sarah Warburton (Y)
• Baby-Sitters Club: Logan Likes Mary Anne by Ann M. Martin & Gale Galligan (GN)
• A-Force: Warzones! by G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Jorge Molina (GN)

2.24.21

• A Home for Goddesses and Dogs by Leslie Connor (Y)

2.26.21

• Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek (Y)
• Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love edited by Elise Chapman & Caroline Tung Richmond (YA)

2.27.21

• Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard (ANF)
• A-Force: Hypertime by G. Willow Wilson, Kelly Thompson, & Jorge Molina (GN)
• Die: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Clayton Cowles (GN)
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (A)
• Bettle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne (GN)

2.28.21

• And the People Stayed Home by Kitty O'Meara, Stefano Di Cristofaro, & Paul Pereda (PB)
• Little Red Riding Sheep by Linda Ravin Lodding & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Power Up: Your Incredible, Spectacular, Supercharged Body by Seth Fishman & Isabel Greenberg (YNF)
• The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo & Paul Lee (PB)
• North Woods Girl by Aimee Bissonette & Claudia McGehee (PB)
• Something Is Killing the Children Volume One by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, & Miguel Muerto (GN)
• Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman (GN)
• Doodleville by Chad Sell (GN)
• Witch Hat Atelier #2 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Displacement by Kiku Hughes (GN)
• Ghosted in L.A. Volume 1 by Sina Grace, Siobahn Keenan, & Cathy Le (GN)

02.21 total: 107

8 young adult fiction; 49 picture books; 6 youth fiction; 15 youth nonfiction; 3 adult fiction; 2 young adult nonfiction; 14 graphic novels; 5 comics; 4 adult nonfiction; 1 manga 

books i've read january 2021 (during the pandemic)

1.1.21

• I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick (YA)
• Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton & Ann Grifalconi (PB)
• Mercy by Lucille Clifton (ANF)
• Fangirl: The Manga #1 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, & Gabi Nam (M)
• There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool (YA)

1.2.21

• The Promised Neverland #14 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)
• Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, & Brooke Allen (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• The Promised Neverland #15 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)
• Captain Marvel: Beware the Flerken! by Calliope Glass & Rob McClurkan (PB)
• Princess Power by Natalie Davis & Eda Kaban (PB)
• Superheroes Are Everywhere by Kamala Harris & Mechal Renee Roe (PB)
• Bunheads by Misty Copeland & Setor Fiadzigbey (PB)
• My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World by Malcolm Mitchell & Michael Robertson (PB)
• Bigger Words for Little Geniuses by Susan Patterson, James Patterson, & Hsinping Pan (YNF)
• Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell (PB)
• No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read-Aloud Book Ever by Raj Haldar, Chris Carpenter, & Bryce Gladfelter (PB)
• Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The ABC Storybook by Luke Flowers (PB)
• The Princess Bride: A Counting Story by Lena Wolfe & Bill Robinson (PB)
• The Karate Kid by Robert Mark Kamen, John G. Avildsen, & Kim Smith (PB)
• Spider-Man Swings Through Europe! by Calliope Glass & Andrew Kolb (PB)
• All Because You Matter by Tami Charles & Bryan Collier (PB)
• The Promised Neverland #16 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)

1.3.21

• Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron (YA)
• Lumberjanes: A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Out of Time by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Band Together by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Brooke Allen, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Sink or Swim by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (GN)

1.4.21

• Lumberjanes: A Bird's-Eye View by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, Ayme Sotuyo, & Maarta Laiho (GN)

1.6.21

• home body by Rupi Kaur (ANF)
• War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers by Jonathan Kunz & Elizabeth Pich (GN)

1.7.21

• Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman (YA)

1.9.21

• Lumberjanes: Stone Cold by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Lumberjanes: On a Roll by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Parents' Day by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #12 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Real Friends by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham (GN)

1.10.21

• You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (YA)
• The Encyclopedia Lumberjanica by Susan Coiner-Collier, Kanesha C. Bryant, Kaiti Infante, Alexia Khodanian, & Julia Madrigal (YNF)
• Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 by Lucille Clifton (ANF)
• Hilda and the Stone Forest by Luke Pearson (GN)
• Hilda and the Mountain King by Luke Pearson (GN)
• How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi (ANF)

1.13.21

• Clean Getaway by Nic Stone (Y)

1.15.21

• The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Huston, & Jonathan Swipes (A)

1.16.21

• Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters by Nikita Gill (ANF)

1.17.21

• Unlimited Squirrels in Who Is the Mystery Reader? by Mo Willems (Y)
• Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton (PB)
• Unlimited Squirrels in I Want to Sleep Under the Stars! by Mo Willems (Y)
• Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary by Vicki Conrad & David Hohn (YNF)
• Everything We Miss by Luke Pearson (GN)
• Princess Pulverizer: Worst, Worser, Wurst by Nancy Krulik & Ben Balistreri (Y)
• Rage Baking: The Transformative Power of Flour, Fury, and Women's Voices by Kathy Gunst & Katherine Alford (ANF)

1.18.21

• Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (A)
• They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, & Harmony Becker (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Ghost Cabin by Mariko Tamaki & Brooklyn Allen (Y)

1.21.21

• The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)
• Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (YA)

1.23.21

• Winter Warrior: A Vietnam Vet's Anti-War Odyssey by Eve Gilbert (GN)
• Princess Pulverizer: Bad Moooove! by Nancy Krulik & Ben Balistreri (Y)
• How Long 'Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemison (A)

1.24.21

• Saturday by Oge Mora (PB)
• The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller & Frank Morrison (PB)
• Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey & Floyd Cooper (PB)
• Vamos! Let's Go to the Market by Raul the Third (PB)
• Phoenix Goes to School by Michelle Finch & Phoenix Finch (PB)
• Silent Days, Silent Dreams by Allen Say (YNF)
• The First Drawing by Mordicai Gerstein (PB)
• The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Little Smokey by Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Donovan's Big Day by Leslea Newman & Mike Dutton (PB)
• Tiny Feet Between the Mountains by Hanna Cha (PB)
• Home at Last by Vera B. Williams & Chris Raschka (PB)
• In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco (PB)
• Fox the Tiger by Corey R. Tabor (Y)
• The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey & Jerome Pumphrey (PB)
• Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang & Charlene Chua (PB)
• Jules Vs. the Ocean by Jessie Sima (PB)
• On the Go Awesome by Lisl H. Detlefsen & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• A Map into the World by Kao Kalia Yang & Seo Kim (PB)
• At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell & Weshoyot Alvitre (PB)
• I Love My Purse by Belle DeMont & Sonja Wimmer (PB)
• Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders & Steven Salerno (YNF)
• It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn & Noah Grigni (YNF)
• Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raul the Third & Elaine Bay (PB)
• The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (GN)
• Maisy Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Doctor Maisy by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy's Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Makes Lemonade by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• You Be You!: The Kid's Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family by Jonathan Branfman & Julie Benbassat (YNF)
• Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (YANF)

1.26.21

• When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith & Nicole Neidhardt (PB)
• Puppy in My Head: A Book about Mindfulness by Elise Gravel (PB)
• Oona by Kelly DiPucchio & Raissa Figueroa (PB)
• The Whole Hole Story by Vivian McInerny & Ken Lamug (PB)
• My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith & Julie Flett (PB)
• Puppy in My Head: A Book about Mindfulness by Elise Gravel (PB)
• My Monster and Me by Naiya Hussain & Ella Bailey (PB)
• A Bit Lost by Chris Haughton (PB)
• Dracula Spectacular by Lucy Rowland & Ben Mantle (PB)
• Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki (PB)
• My Rainbow by Trinity Neal, DeShanna Neal, & Art Twink (PB)
• Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb! by Veronica Chambers & Rachelle Baker (YNF)
• The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson & Kate Hindley (PB)
• What's Next? by Timothy Knapman & Jane McGuinness (PB)
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall (PB)
• ABC of Feelings by Bonnie Lui (PB)
• B Is for Baby by Atinuke & Angela Brooksbank (PB)
• Spaghetti Hunters by Morag Hood (PB)
• Children of Vengeance and Virtue by Tomi Adeyemi (YA)
• The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim (YA)

1.27.21

• From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Y)
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (YA)

1.28.21

• Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson (Y)

1.30.21

• Wow! City! by Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Wow! School! by Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Wow! America! by Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Hattie Hippo by Christine Loomis & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Mouse House by John Burningham (PB)
• Linus the Vegetarian T. Rex by Robert Neubecker (PB)
• My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! by Sarah Weeks & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines by Sarah Aronson & Robert Neubecker (YNF)
• Space Boy and His Sister Dog by Dian Curtis Regan & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• Early Sunday Morning by Denene Millner & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall (PB)
• The New Queer Conscience by Adam Eli (YANF)

1.31.21

• I Won a What? by Audrey Vernick & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song by Debbie Levy & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (YNF)
• Mary Had a Little Glam by Tammi Sauer & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Scuba Bunnies by Christine Loomis & Ora Eitan (PB)
• Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art by J.H. Shapiro & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (YNF)
• Freedom Soup by Tami Charles & Jacqueline Alcantara (PB)
• Camp Tiger by Susan Choi & John Rocco (PB)
• Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood, Selina Alko, Sophie Blackall, Lisa Brown, Hadley Hooper, Emily Winfield Martin, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Sara Palacios, LeUyen Pham, Erin K. Robinson, Isabel Roxas, Shadra Strickland, & Melissa Sweet (YNF)
• Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in Their Struggle for Self by Elan Golomb (ANF)
• The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson & Jo Rioux (GN)
• Concrete Kids by Amyra Leon (YANF)
• Lumberjanes: Time After Crime by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Ayme Sotuyo, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Jackalope Springs Eternal by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Ayme Sotuyo, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Lumberjanes: Indoor Recess by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Dozerdraws, & Maarta Laidho (GN)
• Penultimate Quest by Lars Brown, Bex Glendining, & John Kantz (GN)

01.21 total: 143

10 young adult fiction; 71 picture books; 7 adult nonfiction; 5 manga; 23 graphic novels; 12 youth nonfiction; 9 youth fiction; 3 adult fiction; 3 young adult nonfiction 

2020 Book Challenges

2020 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
Finished 12/25/2020

• Read a YA nonfiction book
• Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
• Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairy tale, or myth by an author of color
• Pride by Ibi Zoboi
• Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
• Fake ID by Lamar Giles
• Read a graphic memoir
• Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
• Read a book about a natural disaster
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
• Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
• The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse
• Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
• Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
• Read an audiobook of poetry
• Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderly, & Marjory Wentworth
• Read the LAST book in a series
• Inferno by Julie Kagawa
• Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
• A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong
• Read a debut novel by a queer author
• Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon
• Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
• Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
• Read a food book about a cuisine you've never tried before
• Delicious in Dungeon #8 by Ryoko Kui
• Read a romance starring a single parent
• Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon
• Read a book about climate change
• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
• Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
• Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
• Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
• The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde
• Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
• The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar & Alea Marley
• Read a book by or about a refugee
• In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
• Read a middle grade book that doesn't take place in the US or the UK
• Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
• Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability
• Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
• Read a horror book published by an indie press
• John Dies at the End by David Wong
• Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
• The Incandescent Review Issue 4, Sept-Oct 2020
• Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
• Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge

Finished 12/3/2020

• A book published in 2020
• The City We Became by N.K. Jemison
• A book by a trans or nonbinary author
• Birthday by Meredith Russo
• A book with a great first line
• Slayer by Kiersten White
• A book about a book club
• Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
• A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
• Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
• A bildungsroman
• Looking for Alaska by John Green
• The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
• Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
• A book with an upside-down image on the cover
• Release by Patrick Ness
• A book with a map
• Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
• A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
• Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
• An anthology
• The Future Is Feminist edited by Mallory Farrugia
• A book that passes the Bechdel test
• Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
• I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
• A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
• Relish by Lucy Knisley
• A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
• A book published the month of your birthday
• The City We Became by N.K. Jemison
• A book about or by a woman in STEM
• Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
• A book that won an award in 2019
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Goodreads Choice 2019)
• A book on a subject you know nothing about
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
• Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
• A book with a pun in the title
• Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon
• A book featuring one of the deadly sins
• The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
• A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
• All Systems Red by Martha Wells
• A book with a bird on the cover
• Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
• A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
• The Meaning of Michelle edited by Vanessa Chambers
• A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
• Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
• A book by a WOC
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
• A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
• Birthday by Meredith Russo
• A book you meant to read in 2019
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
• A book about or involving social media
• One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
• A book that has a book on the cover
• The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
• A medical thriller
• The Genius Plague by David Walton
• A book with a made-up language
• Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
• A book set in a country beginning with "C"
• A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong (Canada)
• A book you picked because the title caught your attention
• I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
• A book with a three-word title
• Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
• A book with a pink cover
• Dolltopia by Abby Denson
• A Western
• Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
• A book by or about a journalist
• The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
• Read a banned book during Banned Book Week
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
• Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
• Your favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge
• Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner (A book told from multiple character POVs)
• ADVANCED
• A book written by an author in their 20s
• Funny, You Don't Look Autistic by Michael McCreary
• A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
• Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
• A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement
• Florence & Leon by Simon Boulerice & Delphie Cote-Lacroix
• A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
• Takane & Hana #9, #10, #11 by Yuki Shiwasa
• A book set in the 1920s
• Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood
• A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
• Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
• A book with more than 20 letters in its title
• A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
• A book published in the 20th century
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
• A book from a series with more than 20 books
• Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
• A book with a main character in their 20s
• Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

2020 Reaching Women Challenge

Finished 9/26/2020

• A book by an author from the Caribbean or India
• Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
• A book translated from an Asian language
• Takane & Hana #11 by Yuki Shiwasa
• A book about the environment
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
• A picture book written/illustrated by a BIPOC author
• The Many Colors of Harprett Singh by Supriya Kelkar & Alea Marley
• A winner of the Stell Prize or the Women's Prize for Fiction
• The Power by Naomi Alderman
• A nonfiction title by a woman historian
• The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis
• A book featuring Afrofuturism or Acricanfuturism
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
• An anthology by multiple authors
• The Future Is Feminist edited by Mallory Farrugia
• A book inspired by folkore
• tactics #1-#5 by Sakura Kinoshita & Kazuko Higashiyama
• A book about a woman artist
• Women in Art by Rachel Ignotofsky
• Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation
• All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
• A book about a woman who inspires you
• The Meaning of Michelle edited by Veronica Chambers
• A book by an Arab woman
• Muslim Girl by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
• A book set in Japan or by a Japanese author
• Takane & Hana #10 by Yuki Shiwasa
• A biography
• The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis
• A book featuring a woman with a disability
• The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
• A book over 500 pages
• Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
• A book under 100 pages
• The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde
• A book that's frequently recommended to you
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
• A feel-good or happy book
• Loading Penguin Hugs by Jacqueline Chen
• A book about food
• Relish by Lucy Knisley
• A book by either a favorite or new-to-you publisher
• Relish by Lucy Knisley (First Second)
• A book by an LGBTQ+ author
• Birthday by Meredith Russo
• A book from the 2019 Reading Women Award shortlists or honorable mentions
• The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
• BONUS
• A book by Toni MOrrison
• Sula
• A book by Isabel Allende
• In the Midst of Winter

2020 reading year in review

 2020 Goodreads challenge: 1111
Total books read in 2020 according to Goodreads: 1183
2020 Goodreads challenge completed on: December 12, 2020

3 book challenges completed:

2020 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge (12/25/20)
2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge (12/3/20 (including the Advanced section))
Reading Women Challenge 2020 (9/26/20 (including the Bonus section))

2020 total (from this blog): 1199
Broken down by category:
387 picture books

156 graphic novels

142 comics

125 young adult fiction

104 manga

81 youth fiction

75 adult fiction

75 youth nonfiction

48 adult nonfiction

5 young adult nonfiction

1 magazine

Once again, I'm off by one in my other notebook that I keep track of what I've read in.  It says 1198.  Still not going to try to figure out what's missing/wrong!

My month of the least reading was in August when I read 38 books.
My month of the most reading was in November when I read 229 books.

For comparison, my 2019 totals: 

Total: 1148
549 picture books
182 graphic novels
128 manga
111 youth nonfiction
71 young adult fiction
46 adult nonfiction
33 adult fiction
28 youth fiction
1 young adult nonfiction

For comparison, my 2018 totals:
Total: 1214
431 picture books
254 manga
200 graphic novels
116 youth nonfiction
52 young adult fiction
45 adult nonfiction
44 comics
37 adult fiction
30 youth fiction
3 fanfiction
2 young adult nonfiction

books i've read (during the pandemic) december 2020

 12.1.20

• Today I'll Be a Unicorn by Dana Simpson (PB)
• Jack and Santa by Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli (Y)
• People Don't Bite People by Lisa Wheeler & Molly Idle (PB)
• Welcome to the Party by Gabrielle Union & Ashley Evans (PB)
• Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes by Lenore Look & LeUyen Pham (Y)

12.3.20

• Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner (YA)
• Brenda Is a Sheep by Morag Hood (PB)
• Outside In by Deborah Underwood & Cindy Derby (PB)
• You Matter by Christian Robinson (PB)
• The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang & Khoa Le (PB)

12.4.20

• I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott & Sydney Smith (PB)
• How to Be a Lion by Ed Vere (PB)
• Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Fox & Rabbit: Make Believe by Beth Ferry & Gergley Duda (GN)

12.5.20

• Fruits Basket #15 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Home Alone by John Hughes, Chris Columbus, & Kim Smith (PB)
• A Jedi You Will Be by Preeti Chhibber & Mike Deas (PB)
• Clueless by G.M. Berrow & Heather Burns (PB)
• Doctor Who: The Runaway Tardis by Chris Chibnall & Kim Smith (PB)
• The Couch Potato by Jory John & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper & Kenard Pak (PB)
• Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Prasadam-Halls & David Litchfield (PB)
• Roxy the Last Unisaurus Rex by Eva Chen & Matthew Rivera (PB)
• I Promise by LeBron James & Nina Mata (PB)
• Snow Falls by Kate Gardner & Brandon James Scott (PB)
• The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart, & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• Snow Day for Groot! by Brendan Deneen & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• King of Birds by Elise Gravel (GN)
• Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga (YA)

12.6.20

• Princess Pulverizer: Grilled Cheese and Dragons by Nancy Krulik & Ben Balistreri (Y)
• The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee & Pascal Campion (PB)
• Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor (PB)
• Fruits Basket #16 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Jasper & Scruff: Treasure Hunt by Nicola Colton (Y)
• Off & Away by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Sun! One in a Billion by Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis (YNF)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #11 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (YA)
• Rat Queens: The Once and Future King by Ryan Ferrier, Priscilla Petraites, & Marco Lesko (GN)
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Call Your Squirrelfriend by Ryan North, Derek Charm, & Rico Renzi (GN)

12.7.20

• Giant Days Volume 12 by John Allison, Max Sarin, & Whitney Cogar (GN)

12.9.20

• Together We Caught Fire by Eva V. Gibson (YA)

12.10.20

• Hearts in the Hard Ground by G.V. Anderson (A)
• Solution by Brian Evenson (A)
• You Suck by Christopher Moore (A)

12.12.20

• Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare (YA)
• We Will Rock Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Ella Fitzgerald by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Barbara Alca (YNF)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr. by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Mai Ly Degnan (YNF)
• Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader by Christianne Jones & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love (PB)
• Boys Dance! by John Robert Allman & Luciano Lozano (PB)
• Maxwell the Monkey Barber by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Fruits Basket #17 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (A)
• Fruits Basket #18 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (YA)***

12.13.20

• Fangs by Sarah Andersen (GN)
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #14 by Aya Shouoto (M)
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #15 by Aya Shouoto (M)
• Aster and the Accidental Magic by Thom Pico & Karensac (GN)
• Giant Days Volume 13 by John Allison, Max Sarin, & Whitney Cogar (GN)
• Giant Days Volume 14 by John Allison, Max Sarin, & Whitney Coagr (GN)
• By Night Volume 2 by John Allison, Christine Larsen, & Sarah Stern (GN)
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: To All the Squirrels I've Loved Before by Ryan North, Derek Charm, & Rico Renzi (GN)
• Ms. Marvel: Stormranger by Saladin Ahmed, Minkyu Jung, Joey Vazquez, Juan Vlasco, & Ian Herring (GN)
• Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (YA)

12.15.20

• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly (Y)

12.17.20

• 10 Things I Hate about Pinky by Sandhya Menon (YA)

12.18.20

• Becoming Brianna by Terri Libenson (GN)
• Solo by Kwame Alexander (YA)

12.19.20

• Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon (YA)
• Flamer by Mike Curato (GN)
• Rick and Morty Volume 11 by Kyle Starks, Tini Howard, Magdalene Visaggio, Marc Ellerby, Ian McGinty, Philip Murphy, Sarah Stern, & Crank! (GN)

12.20.20

• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt (ANF)
• War of the Realms by Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, & Matthew Wilson (GN)
• The Wicked King by Holly Black (YA)
• War of the Realms: Spider-Man/Daredevil by Sean Ryan, Jason Aaron, Nico Leon, & Andrea Sorrentino (GN)
• War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men by Matthew Rosenberg, Pere Perez, & Rachelle Rosenberg (GN)
• Firefly #22 by Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss, & Marcelo Costa (C)
• Firefly #23 by Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Daniel Bayliss, & Marcelo Costa (C)
• Angel + Spike #16 by Zac Thompson, Hayden Sherman, & Roman Titov (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #5 by Mariko Tamaki, Natacha Bustos, & Eleonora Bruni (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer #20 by Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert, Roman Bachs, & Raul Angulo (C)
• Strange Academy #5 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, & Edgar Delgado (C)

12.22.20

• Just Peachy: Comics about Depression, Anxiety, Love, and Finding the Humor in Being Sad by Holly Chisholm (GN)
• I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider (GN)
• The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (Y)
• I Got You a Present! by Mike Erskine-Kellie, Susan McLennan, & Cale Atkinson (PB)

12.23.20

• When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey (YA)
• My Androgynous Boyfriend #1 by Tamekou (M)
• Strange Academy #6 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, & Edgar Delgado (C)
• Lumberjanes #75 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Brooklyn Allen, Kanesha C. Bryant, Alexa Bosy, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes: End of Summer by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Brooklyn Allen, Alexa Bosy, Kanesha C. Bryant, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• The Demon Prince of Momochi House #16 by Aya Shouoto (M)

12.24.20

• What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter (YA)
• Marvel Rising by Devin Grayson, Ryan North, G. Willow Wilson, Marco Failla, Georges Duarte, Irene Strychalski, & Ramon Bachs (GN)
• Sunny Rolls the Dice by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• Monstress: Warchild by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (GN)

12.25.20

• Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff (GN)
• Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir by Tyler Feder (GN)
• Fruits Basket #19 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #20 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #21 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Bitchcraft: Simple Spells for Everyday Annoyances & Sweet Revenge by Kerry Colburn (ANF)
• The Incandescent Review Issue 4, Sept-Oct 2020 (Mag)

12.26.20

• The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen (YA)

12.27.20

• The Novice by Taran Matharu (YA)
• A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (YA)

12.28.20

• The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi & Lorena Alvarez (PB)
• Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water by Vylar Kaftan (A)
• Fruits Basket #22 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Fruits Basket #23 by Natsuki Takaya (M)
• Dinosaurs in Love by Fenn Rosenthal & Hannah Jacobs (PB)
• Curls by Ruth Forman & Geneva Bowers (PB)
• Find Fergus by Mike Boldt (PB)
• Robobaby by David Wiesner (PB)
• Attack of the Underwear Dragon by Scott Rothman & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Will You Be My Friend? by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Are You Eating Candy Without Me? by Draga Jenny Malesevic & Charlotte Bruijn (PB)
• Hello, Arnie!: An Arnie the Doughnut Story by Laurie Keller (PB)
• Lights on Wonder Rock by David Litchfield (PB)
• One Girl by Andrea Beaty & Dow Phumiruk (PB)
• Everybody Says Meow by Constance Lombardo (PB)
• Lone Wolf by Sarah Kurpiel (PB)
• Landline by Rainbow Rowell (A)

12.29.20

• Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher (YA)

12.30.20

• Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon (YA)

12.31.20

• A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (A)
• The Cleaners by Ken Liu (A)
• The Princess Game by Soman Chainani (YA)
• The Wickeds by Gayle Forman (A)
• The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell (A)
• Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone (YA)

12.20 total: 135

45 picture books; 6 youth fiction; 20 young adult fiction; 25 graphic novels; 14 manga; 3 youth nonfiction; 10 adult fiction; 9 comics; 2 adult nonfiction; 1 magazine

*** Met Goodreads Reading Goal (1111)