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

May & June Book Challenge Updates

Looks like I forgot to update in May!  So here's the May & June updates. :)

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• Q
• Quinn from Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• I
• Ian Wigby from Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie
• N
• Nick/Nero from The Infects by Sean Beaudoin
• O
• Oliver Nocturne from The Eternal Tomb by Kevin Emerson
• Q
• Quest (Q) Munoz from Independence Hall by Roland Smith
• V
• Vordak the Incomprehensible from Double Trouble by Scott Seegert
• Z
• Zack from Night Runner by Max Turner

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A book that's becoming a movie this year
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
• A book that's more than 600 pages
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
• A science-fiction novel
• Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
• A book about a road trip
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• A book that takes place on an island
• The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• May--Story of Survival (surviving something or dystopian)
• Legend by Marie Lu
• June--Girlxoxo Recommends
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik

books i've read june 2016

6.2.16

• Black Panther #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brian Stelfreeze, & Laura Martin (C)
• Guardians of Infinity #1 by Dan Abnett, Carlo Barberi, Jason Latour, & Jim Cheung (C)

6.3.16

• Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (YA)

6.5.16

• Bears to the Rescue by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• Leaps and Bounce by Susan Hood & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Baby Wren and the Great Gift by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Jen Corace (PB)
• Punk Skunks by Trisha Speed Shaskan & Stephen Shaskan (PB)

6.8.16

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Y)

6.10.16

• The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle (YA)
• Voice Over! Seiyu Academy #4 by Maki Minami (M)
• Toshi's Little Treasures by Nadine Robert & Aki (PB)

6.11.16

• OCDaniel by Wesley King (Y)
• Dates from Hell by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, & Lori Handeland (A)

6.13.16

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Y)

6.14.16

• Oliver Nocturne: The Eternal Tomb by Kevin Emerson (Y)
• Where's My Cow? by Terry Pratchett (A)

6.22.16

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (A)

6.24.16

• Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon (PB)
• Shhh! This Book Is Sleeping by Cedric Ramadier & Vincent Bourgeau (PB)
• Our Love Grows by Anna Pignataro (PB)
• Squirrel Me Timbers by Louise Pigott (PB)
• Tree by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith (PB)
• The Funny Bunny Factory by Adam Green & Leonard Weisgard (PB)
• Lorenzo the Pizza Loving Lobster by Claire Lordon (PB)
• I Want a Monster! by Elise Gravel (PB)
• Rory the Dinosaur Wants a Pet by Liz Climo (PB)
• You Belong Here by M.H. Clark & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Poor Little Guy by Elanna Allen (PB)
• Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen (PB)
• Star Wars ABC-3PO: Galactic Basic Edition by Calliope Glass, Caitlin Kennedy, & Katie Cook (Y)

6.26.16

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (YA)

6.27.16

• Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (YA)

06.16 total: 33

2 comics; 4 young adult fiction; 18 picture books; 5 youth fiction; 1 manga; 3 adult fiction 

books i've read may 2016

5.1.16

• Loki: Agent of Asgard: I Cannot Tell a Lie by Al Ewing, Jorge Coelho, & Lee Garbett (GN)
• The Wicked + the Divine: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, & Clayton Cowles (GN)

5.4.16

• The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente (YA)
• The Noisy Foxes by Amy Husband (PB)
• Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (PB)
• My Family Is a Zoo by K.A. Gerrard & Emma Dodd (PB)
• Fairest: Return of the Maharaja by Sean E. Williams, Stephen Sadowski, & Phil Jiminez (PB)

5.5.16

• Bullyville by Francine Prose (YA)
• Mr. Pusskins Opposites by Sam Lloyd (PB)
• Sex Criminals: Two Worlds, One Cop by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky (GN)
• iZombie: Repossession by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)

5.7.16

• The Infects by Sean Beaudoin (YA)
• Fables: Happily Ever After by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, & Andrew Pepoy (GN)

5.8.16

• Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby (YA)
• Night Runner by Max Turner (YA)

5.9.16

• Mind MGMT: The Futurist by Matt Kindt (GN)
• Lady Killer by Joelle Jones & Jamie S. Rich (GN)
• Rat Queens Volume Two: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Roc Upchurch, & Stjepan Sejic (GN)

5.10.16

• Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (A-NF)

5.11.16

• Miss Felicity Beedle's the World of Poo by Terry Pratchett (A)

5.12.16

• Legend by Marie Lu (YA)

5.13.16

• Dead @ 17: Ultimate Edition by Josh Howard (GN)

5.14.16

• The Mirror of Love by Alan Moore & Jose Villarrubia (A)
• The Little Book of Loving Kindness by Darren Lamb (A-NF)
• Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman (YA)
• Lumberjanes #24 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #25 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, Maarta Laiho, Chynna Clugston Flores, Laura Lewis, & Mad Rupert (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #25: In Pieces on the Ground, Conclusion by Christos Gage, Megan Levens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10, #26: Own It, Part 1: Home Sweet Hell by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #24: A Tale of Two Families, Part Four by Victor Gischler,Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #25: A Tale of Two Families, Part Five by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)

5.15.16

• The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma (YA)

5.16.16

• The Bunny Burrow Buyer's Book: A Tale of Rabbit Real Estate by Steve Light (PB)
• Builder Mouse by Sophia Eldarova (PB)
• Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis (PB)
• Chimpanzees for Tea! by Jo Empson (PB)
• Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie (Y)
• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (YA)

5.17.16

• Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie & Yuyi Morales (PB)
• The Thank You Book by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Stick by Clay Rice (PB)
• 1, 2, 3 Sea Creatures by Toko Hosoya (PB)
• A, B, C Animals by Toko Hosoya (PB)
• The Little Moon Raven by Marcus Pfister (PB)
• Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat (PB)
• Who Done It? by Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Bartholomew Quill: A Crow's Quest to Know Who's Who by Thor Hanson & Dana Arnim (PB)
• Rules of the House by Mac Barnett & Matt Myers (PB)
• Maggie and Wendel: Imagine Everything! by Cori Doerrfeld (PB)
• Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• I, Q: Independence Hall by Roland Smith (Y)

5.18.19

• Spectrum #0 by P.J. Haarsma, Alan Tudyk, & Sarah Stone (C)

5.19.16

• A Hippo in Our Yard by Liza Donnelly (PB)
• Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske (PB)
• Puppy! by Keith Graves (PB)
• How to Find Gold by Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel You Know It's True by Ryan North & Erica Henderson (GN)
• The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George (YA)

5.20.16

• Vordak the Incomprehensible: Double Trouble by Scott Seegert (Y)

5.23.16

• The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor (A)

5.24.16

• The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure by Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton (Y-NF)

5.26.16

• What's Your Favorite Color, Pascal? by Magali Le Huche (PB)
• Tell Me a Tattoo Story by Alison McGhee & Eliza Wheeler (PB)
• Tiger and Badger by Emily Jenkins & Marie-Louise Gay (PB)
• Listen to Our World by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, & Melissa Sweet (PB)
• Franky by Leo Timmers (PB)
• Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers! by Melanie Walsh (PB)

5.27.16

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Y)

5.28.16

• Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch (A)
• Birdsong by James Sturm (PB)
• Tokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano & Kellen Hatanaka (PB)
• Parachute by Danny Parker & Matt Ottley (PB)
• Rose and the Wish Thing: A Journey of Friendship by Caroline Magerl (PB)
• Have a Look, Says Book. by Richard Jackson & Kevin Hawkes (PB)
• How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin & Eric Barclay (PB)

5.29.16

• Prodigy by Marie Lu (YA)
• As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride by Cary Elwes & Joe Layden (A-NF)
• Three Magic Balloons by Paul Margulies & Grant Shaffer (PB)
• Extremely Cute Animals Operating Heavy Machinery by David Gordon (PB)
• Lucy Ladybug by Sharon King-Chai (PB)
• What This Story Needs Is a Munch and a Crunch by Emma J. Virjan (PB)
• Where's the Party? by Ruth Chan (PB)
• Hello, My Name Is Octicorn by Kevin Diller & Justin Lowe (PB)
• My Dog Spot by Jack E. Levin & Norma R. Levin (PB)
• Don't Splash the Sasquatch! by Kent Redeker & Bob Staake (PB)
• What Do You Do with a Problem? by Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom (PB)
• Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle (PB)
• Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer (PB)
• Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus by Edward Hemingway (PB)
• A Fairy Friend by Sue Fliess & Claire Keane (PB)
• Horrible Bear! by Ame Dyckman & Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Paris: Up, Up and Away by Helene Druvert (PB)
• I Love Cake! by Tammi Sauer & Angie Rozelaar (PB)
• This Is Not a Picture Book! by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• Oh No, Astro! by Matt Roeser & Brad Woodard (PB)
• Wolf Camp by Andrea Zuill (PB)
• Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt & Shahar Kober (PB)
• The Sword in the Stove by Frank W. Dormer (PB)
• The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright & Jim Field (PB)
• Mamasaurus by Stephan Lomp (PB)
• Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies by Carmen Oliver & Jean Claude (PB)
• Beachy and Me by Bob Staake (PB)
• Good Night, Baddies by Deborah Underwood & Juli Kangas (PB)

5.31.16

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Y)

05.16 total: 105

10 graphic novels; 11 young adult fiction; 63 picture books; 5 adult fiction; 3 adult non fiction; 7 comics; 5 youth fiction; 1 youth non fiction

April 2016 Reading Challenge Updates

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• I
• Ilena from The Legend of Lady Ilena by Patrick Malone
• L
• Lana Morris from The Decoding of Lana Morris by Laura McNeal
• Y
• Yeine from The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
• Z
• Zoe Zindleman from MARTians by Blythe Woolston

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• B
• Bart Rangeley from Bullyville by Francine Prose
• G
• Greg Gaines from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A National Book Award winner
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
• A book set in Europe
• Slade House by David Mitchell
• A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
• Couch Fiction by Philippa Perry & Junko Graat

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a horror book
• Slade House by David Mitchell
• Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
• Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• April--Best of the Best
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

books i've read april 2016

4.1.16

• New Baby! by Stephanie Blake (PB)
• Itty Bitty Kitty and the Rainy Play Day by Joan Holub & James Burks (PB)
• Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater & Dylan Metrano (YNF)
• Dario and the Whale by Cheryl Lawton Malone & Bistra Masseva (PB)
• Life Without Nico by Andrea Maturana & Francisco Javier Olea (PB)
• Lion & Tiger & Bear: Tag! You're It! by Ethan Long (PB)
• Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming (ANF)

4.2.16

• Every You, Every Me by David Levithan & Jonathan Farmer (YA)
• Trapped by Kevin Hearne (A)
• Lumberjanes #15 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #16 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #17 by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Brooke Allen, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #18 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #19 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #20 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carolyn Nowak, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #21 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #22 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes #23 by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, Carey Pietsch, & Maarta Laiho (C)
• Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf #1 by Faith Erin Hicks, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, & Maarta Laiho (C)

4.3.16

• Giant-Size Little Marvel: A Vs. X by Skottie Young & Jean-Francois Beaulieu (GN)
• Slade House by David Mitchell (A)

4.5.16

• Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods by Sandra Boynton (PB)

4.6.16

• The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Merino (PB)
• Chicken Lily by Lori Mortensen & Nina Victor Crittenden (PB)
• Lucy and Lila by Alison Fletcher & Christopher Lyles (PB)
• Mr. King's Machine by Genevieve Cote (PB)
• Always Remember by Cece Meng & Jago (PB)
• The Legend of Lady Ilena by Patricia Malone (YA)

4.7.16

• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (YA)

4.8.16

• Elliott the Otter: The Totally Untrue Story of Elliott, Boss of the Bay by John Skewes & Eric Ode (PB)

4.9.16

• The Decoding of Lana Morris by Laura McNeal (YA)

4.10.16

• How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon (YA)

4.11.16

• Bitch Planet Book 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue Deconnick & Valentine De Landro (GN)

4.12.16

• Baa Baa Smart Sheep by Mark Sommerset & Rowan Sommerset (PB)
• Copycat by Stephanie Sim (PB)
• The Whale by Ethan Murrow & Vita Murrow (PB)
• Little One by Jo Weaver (PB)
• How to Be Famous by Michael Shalev (PB)
• Skunk on a String by Thao Lam (PB)
• Virgil & Owen Stick Together by Paulette Bogan (PB)
• Friends by Aiko Ikegami (PB)

4.13.16

• Mad About Monkeys by Owen Davey (YNF)
• Lucky Penny by Ananth Hirsh & Yuko Ota (GN)

4.14.16

• A Hole in the Wall by Hans Wilhelm (PB)
• Mine! by Susie Lee Jin (PB)
• Hector and the Hummingbird by Nicholas John Frith (PB)
• The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy by Beatrice Alemagna (PB)
• The White Cat and the Monk by Jo Ellen Bogart & Sydney Smith (PB)
• Pigs and a Blanket by James Burks (PB)
• The Mutts Winter Diaries by Patrick McDonnell (GN)

4.15.16

• Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner (PB)
• Waiting Through Winter by Jason Farley & Jessica Linn Evans (PB)
• Deadpool & Wolverine by various (GN)
• Groot by Jeff Loveness & Brian Kesinger (GN)

4.16.16

• Guardians Team-Up: Unlikely Story by Bill Willingham, Nick Giovannetti, Paul Scheer, Ray Fawkes, Javier Pulido, Tim Seeley, Diogo Saito, Shawn Crystal, Bengal, Mike Norton, Skottie Young, & Ramon Perez (GN)
• The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
• Mind MGMT, Volume 1: The Manager by Matt Kindt (GN)

4.17.16

• Deadpool Firsts edited by Mark D. Beazley (GN)

4.18.16

• Stories from Bug Garden by Lisa Moser & Gwen Millward (PB)
• Lunette, the True Story of the Tooth Fairy by Robin Cruise & Valeria Docampo (PB)

4.19.16

• Apocalypse Meow Meow by James Proimos III & James Proimos Jr. (Y)
• Creaturepedia: Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth by Adrienne Barman (YNF)

4.21.16

• Girls, Volume 1: Conception by Joshua Luna & Jonathan Luna (GN)
• Jem and the Holograms Outrageous Annual by Kelly Thompson (GN)

4.22.16

• The Last Keyhole by Robin Robinson (PB)
• Meet the Bad Day Monsters by Robin Robinson (PB)
• The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow (YA)
• Last Unicorn by Jack Gonzalez (GN)
• Cathair Apocalypse by Cutlass or Corsage (C)

4.23.16

• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (A)
• Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex by various (GN)

4.24.16

• MARTians by Blythe Woolston (YA)

4.25.16

• Red's Planet by Eddie Pittman (GN)

4.28.16

• Babymouse Goes for the Gold by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• Ms. Marvel: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson, Elmo Bondoc, Takeshi Miyazawa, & Ian Herring (GN)
• The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield (PB)
• Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• Teachers Rock! by Todd Parr (PB)
• Little Red by Bethan Woollvin (PB)
• Chuck and Woodchuck by Cece Bell (PB)
• The Glorkian Warrior and the Mustache of Destiny by James Kochalka (GN)

4.29.16

• I Will Chomp You! by Jory John & Bob Shea (PB)
• The Wolf & the Seven Kids by Brothers Grimm & Keiko Kaichi (PB)
• Explorers of the Wild by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Dear Bunny... by Katie Cotton & Blanca Gomez (PB)
• Wake Up, Island by Mary Casanova & Nick Wroblewski (PB)

4.30.16

• The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the War of Words by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, & M.K. Perker (GN)
• I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (A)

05.16 total: 88

42 picture books; 3 youth non fiction; 1 adult non fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 4 adult fiction; 11 comics; 19 graphic novels; 1 youth fiction

March 2016 Book Challenges Updates

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• E
• Edie Spence from Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander
• X
• Nix Song from The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• E
• Elie Wiesel from Night by Elie Wiesel
• K
• Kilgore Trout by Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• 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 from Oprah's Book Club
• Night by Elie Wiesel
• A book that is published in 2016
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
• A book written by a comedian
• Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
• A classic from the 20th Century
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
• A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a book out loud to someone else
• The Knowing Book by Rebecca Kai Dotlich & Matthew Cordell
• Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
• 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 food memoir
• Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• March--Time travel
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig