"To find out what a story's really about,' the Librarian said,

'you don't ask the writer. You ask the reader."


- SNOW & ROSE by Emily Winfield Martin


Books Read 2018



Updated 12/31/2018 
101 of 104 books read
- 56 full-length novels/books/audiobooks over 200 pages.
- 45 picture books, short stories, graphic novels, books under 200 pages.

And, not included in my overall total:
- Beta read 4 books! (But I cannot tell you what they are... yet!) 




MY 2018 READ BOOKS:

*JANUARY read books:
- OFF THE ICE (Juniper Falls #1) by Julie Cross (NA/PB) 
- INK, IRON, AND GLASS by Gwendolyn Clare (YA/ARC)
- ELMORE by Holly Hobbie (C/ARC) 
- THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE (Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden (YA/HB) - reread
BENEATH THE SUGAR SKY (Wayward Children #3) by Seanan McGuire (YA)

*FEBRUARY read books:
- THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS by Ashley Woodfolk (YA/ARC) 
- A WRINKLE IN TIME: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson (YA/HB) 
- PART-TIME MERMAID by Deborah Underwood (C/HB) 
- SYLVIA ROSE AND THE CHERRY TREE by Sandy Shapiro Hurt (C/HB) 
- THIS STORY IS FOR YOU by Greg Pizzoli (C/ARC)
- TO KILL A KINGDOM by Alexandra Christo (YA/ARC) 
- WISHTREE by Katherine Applegate (MG/HB Library Book) 
- THE DOLLMAKER OF KRAKOW by R. M. Romero (MG/signed HB)   
- WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI by Sandhya Menon (YA/eBook) 

*MARCH read books:
- THE SCIENCE OF BREAKABLE THINGS by Tae Keller (MG/ARC) 
- THE FAIRY TALES OF CHARLES PERRAULT by Angela Carter (Classic/PB) 
- LOVE by Matt de la Pena (C/HB Library Book) 
- COME WITH ME by Holly M. McGhee (C/HB Library Book) 
- GIVE THANK YOU A TRY by James Patterson (C/HB Library Book) 
- ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME (Pandava Quartet #1) by Roshani Chokshi (MG/ARC) 
- THE BACKUP BUNNY by Abigail Rayner (C/HB) 
- THE TIGERS AND THE EXCITING INVITING MEAL by Nick Cutelli (C/eBook) 
- TURN THIS BOOK INTO A BEEHIVE! by Lynne Brunelle (E/PB)  
- GET MONEY: Live the Life You Want, Not Just the Life You Can Afford by Kristin Wong (A/ARC)
- THE WINDOW by Amelia Brunskill (YA/ARC) 

*APRIL read books:
- RISEN (Blood Eternal #1) by Cole Gibsen (YA/eARC) 
- CHARLIE AND FROG (A Castle-on-the-Hudson Mystery) by Karen Kane (MG/HB) 
- A FRIENDLY TOWN THAT'S ALMOST ALWAYS BY THE OCEAN! (Secrets of TopSea) by Kir Fox and M. Shelley Coats (MG/HB) 
- TOKYO, THE SAMURAI'S DAUGHTER by Faith L. Justice (MG/ARC) 
- ASH PRINCESS by Laura Sebastian (YA/ARC) 
- BE PREPARED by Vera Brosgol (MG/Graphic Novel PB) 
- THE BOXCAR CHILDREN by Gertrude Chandler Warner(C/HB) 

*MAY read books:
- WHAT I LEAVE BEHIND by Alison McGhee (YA/HB) 
- AIRPORTS, EXES, AND OTHER THINGS I'M OVER by Shani Petroff (YA/ARC) 
- ALL SUMMER LONG by Hope Larson (YA/PB Graphic Novel) 
- A COURT OF FROST AND STARLIGHT (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5) by Sarah J. Maas (YA/HB) 
- WINK POPPY MIDNIGHT by April Genevieve Tucholke (YA/ARC) 
- THE WICKED DEEP by Shea Ernshaw (YA/HB) 
- DARK TALES: THE SNOW QUEEN Illustrated by Emilie Majarian (YA/Graphic Novel PB) 
- DARK TALES: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Illustrated by Pete Katz (YA/Graphic Novel PB) 
- THE GAME CAN'T LOVE YOU BACK by Karole Cuzzo (YA/ARC) 
- SUPER SAURUS AND THE EGG by Deborah Underwood (C/ARC) 
- MASTERPIECE ROBOT: AND THE FEROCIOUS VALERIE KNICK-KNACK by Frank Tra and Illustrated by Rebecca Evans (C/HB) 

*JUNE read books:
- CRAFT A LIFE YOU LOVE by Amy Tangerine (A/PB) - reread
- STERLING, BEST DOG EVER by Aidan Cassie (C/HB) 
SPILL ZONE by Scott Westerfeld (YA/HB) - reread
THE BROKEN VOW (Spill Zone #2) by Scott Westerfeld (YA/HB) 
- THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF SHARKS by Brian Skerry (C/HB) 
- PETRA by Marianna Coppo (C/HB) 
- UPROOTED by Naomi Novik (YA/HB) - reread 
- SIMON VS THE HOME SAPIENS AGENDA (Creekwood #1) by Becky Albertelli (YA/Audiobook)

*JULY read books: 
- WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES by Ryan T. Higgins (C/ARC) 
- NEVER FOLLOW A DINOSAUR by Alex Latimer (C/HB) 
- DID YOU EAT THE PARAKEET? by Mark Iacolina (C/ARC) 
- GOD BLESS AMERICA: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin by Adah Nuchi (C/HB) 
- THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING by Morgan Matson (YA/HB) 
- DRAWN TOGETHER by Minh Le (C/ARC) 
- SPELL AND SPINDLE by Michelle Shusterman (MG/HB) 
- THE INEXPLICABLE LOGIC OF MY LIFE by Benjamin Alire Saenz (YA/Audiobook) 
- LEAVING AMARILLO (Neon Dreams #1) by Caisey Quinn (NA/eBook)

*AUGUST read books:
- GO TO SLEEP, LITTLE CREEP by David Quinn (C/HB) 
- SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW by Patty Blount (YA/eARC) 
- THE KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang (A/HB) 
- GRACE AND FURY by Tracy Banghart (YA/ARC) 
- BROKEN THINGS by Lauren Oliver (YA/ARC) 
- NOBODY REAL by Steven Camden (YA/ARC) 
- THE GIRL WITH MORE THAN ONE HEART by Laura Geringer Bass (MG/HB) 
- AM I YOURS? by Alex Latimer (C/HB) 
- STAY SWEET by Siobhan Vivian (YA/HB) 
- FIERCE FAIRYTALES by Nikita Gill (A/PB)

*September read books: 
- HIP & HOP IN THE HOUSE! by Jef Czekaj (MG/HB) 
- MOO by Sharon Creech (MG/HB) 
- THE CHRISTMAS SISTERS by Sarah Morgan (A/ARC) 
- GIRAFFE PROBLEMS by Jory John (C/HB) 
- BLACK WINGS BEATING by Alex London (YA/ARC) 
- EBENEZER HAS A WORD FOR EVERYTHING by Chelsea Rowe (C/HB) 
- LITTLE WHALE by Jo Weaver (C/HB) 
- I LOST MY TOOTH! by Mo Willems (MG/HB) 


*October read books: 
- THE SOMEWHAT TRUE ADVENTURES OF SAMMY SHINE by Henry Cole (MG/PB) 
- THE BOOKSHOP GIRL by Sylvia Bishop (MG/HB) 
- RENEGADES by Marissa Meyer (YA/HB) - reread 
- LAS CARRERAS DE ESCORPIO (The Scorpio Races) by Maggie Stiefvater (YA/HB Spanish edition) 
- GRIM LOVELIES by Megan Shepherd (YA/ARC) 
- MISS D & ME: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis by Kathryn Sermak (A/PB) 
- HOCUS POCUS AND THE ALL-NEW SEQUEL by A.W. Jantha (YA/HB) 
- BLANCA & ROJA by Anna-Marie McLemore (YA/ARC) 
- HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE by Diana Wynne Jones (MG/PB) 
- THE THORN QUEEN by Elise Holland (YA/PB) 

*November read books:
- ARCHENEMIES (Renegades #2) by Marissa Meyer (YA/ARC) 
- PORCUPINE'S PIE by Laura Renauld (C/HB) 
- FIVE FEET APART by Rachael Lippincott (YA/ARC) 
- BREAKUP POEMS by J.R. Rogue (A/eARC) 
- DOUGLAS, YOU'RE A GENIUS by Ged Adamson (C/HB) 
- LITTLE WHITE LIES by Jenifer Lynn Barnes (YA/ARC) 
- BITTERBLUE (Graceling Realm #3) by Kristin Cashore (YA/HB) 
- LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott (C/HB) 

*December read books: 
- VAMPIRINA IN THE SNOW by Anne Marie Pace (C/HB) 
- COOKIESAURUS CHRISTMAS by Amy Fellner Dominy (C/HB)
- SNUGGLE DOWN DEEP by Diane Ohanesian (C/HB) 
- SCAMPY DOODLE AND THE REINDEER by G.J. Barnes (C/PB) 
- THE CHRISTMAS BOX by Richard Paul Evans (A/HB) 
- THE LIGHT WE LOST by Jill Santopolo (A/HB) 
- CRUEL PRINCE by Holly Black (YA/HB)






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