Bloggin' 'bout Books: How It All Shook Out: My Reading Year in Review

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How It All Shook Out: My Reading Year in Review

8:22 AM

My favorite thing about starting a new year is how fresh and hopeful everything feels. I really, really would have liked to start the 2015 blogging year by being all caught up on my reviews, but, well, yeah ... didn't happen. I'm still woefully behind (evidence: the last book I reviewed was one I read in August)! Shame on me. As far as blogging resolutions, I'm going for the same ole, same ole (as unattainable as they may be): catch up on reviews, keep up on reviews, and try to read 200 books this year. That's it. We'll see how I do.

As for my 2014 reading, here's how it shook out:

Total books read: 139 (3 more than last year)

Number of fiction books read: 130 (94%)

Number of non-fiction books read: 9 (6%)

Number of adult books read: 46 (33%)

Number of YA books read: 69 (50%)

Number of MG/chapter books read: 24 (17%)

Number of books read by female authors: 119 (86%)

Number of books read by male authors: 20 (14%)

Number of books read by LDS authors: 17 (20%)

Number of books read from personal collection: 33 (24%)

Number of books read, review copies: 58 (42%)

Number of books read from library: 48 (35%)

Reading challenges joined in 2014: 2

Reading challenges completed in 2014: 1 (In my defense, reading a book from each of the 50 states is not as easy as it sounds!)

In comparison with 2013, I read more non-fiction this year, more adult novels, more of my own books and more books from the library. Wow. Does that mean I've matured a little since last year? Surprisingly, I read fewer review books this year. Not by many, but still ... interesting.

How about you? How did your reading year go? What were your favorite reads of 2014? I love end-of-the-year lists/surveys, so let me know if you've got one up on your blog. I'd love to come take a look!

Thanks for all the love you've given my blog this year. It makes me so happy to read your comments, check out your book recommendations, and hop around to your blogs. Here's to another great year of bloggin' 'bout books!

P.S. Before I delete the list of books I read in 2014 from the bottom of my blog, I'm going to list them here. Asterisks denote favorites.

139. ATLANTIA BY ALLY CONDIE (DEC)
138. SINK REFLECTIONS BY MARLA CILLEY [RE-READ] (DEC)
137. DOLLBABY BY LAURA LANE MCNEAL (DEC)
136. RUNNING OUT OF NIGHT BY SHARON LOVEJOY (DEC)
135. RITES OF PASSAGE BY JOY N. HENSLEY (DEC)
134. WHAT GOOD MEN DO BY DAVID S. BAXTER (DEC)
133. SON BY LOIS LOWRY (DEC)
132. SAVE ME BY KRISTYN KUSEK LEWIS (DEC)
131. FAR FROM YOU BY TESS SHARPE (DEC)
130. UNDIVIDED BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN* (DEC)
129. UNSOULED BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN* (DEC)
128. THIS STAR WON'T GO OUT BY ESTHER EARL (DEC)
127. WHILE BEAUTY SLEPT BY ELIZABETH BLACKWELL* (DEC)
126. BLEEDING HEART BY LIZA GYLLENHAAL (NOV)
125. THE HALCYON BIRD BY KAT BEYER (NOV)
124. THE DEMON CATCHERS OF MILAN BY KAT BEYER (NOV)
123. FORBIDDEN BY KIMBERLEY GRIFFITHS LITTLE* (NOV)
122. THE SECRET KEEPER BY KATE MORTON* (NOV)
121. MESSENGER BY LOIS LOWRY (NOV)
120. LADY EMMA'S CAMPAIGN BY JENNIFER MOORE (NOV)
119. STATION ELEVEN BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL (NOV)
118. WAKING UP JOY BY TINA ANN FORKNER (NOV)
117. HER DARK CURIOSITY BY MEGAN SHEPHERD (NOV)
116. THE DISAPPARATION OF JAMES BY ANNE URSU (OCT)
115. GET HAPPY BY MARY AMATO (OCT)
114. BIG LITTLE LIES BY LIANE MORIARTY* (OCT)
113. WHEN BY VICTORIA LAURIE (OCT)
112. LEAVING TIME BY JODI PICOULT* (OCT)
111. PAINTING KISSES BY MELANIE JACOBSON* (OCT)
110. SWEET UNREST BY LISA MAXWELL (OCT)
109. REMAKE BY ILIMA TODD (OCT)
108. BROWN GIRL DREAMING BY JACQUELINE WOODSON* (OCT)
107. BIRD BOX BY JOSH MALERMAN (OCT)
106. WE HEAR THE DEAD BY DIANNE K. SALERNI (OCT)
105. STILLWATER RISING BY STEENA HOLMES (OCT)
104. WEIGHT LOSS BOSS BY DAVID KIRCHHOFF (OCT)
103. MERCY MODE BY EM GARNER (OCT)
102. CONTAMINATED BY EM GARNER* (OCT)
101. DOLL BONES BY HOLLY BLACK (SEP)
100. CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY BY ALLY CARTER (SEP)
99. GATHERING BLUE BY LOIS LOWRY (SEP)
98. GHOSTING BY EDITH PATTOU (SEP)
97. THE BOXCAR CHILDREN: THE MYSTERY OF THE WILD PONIES [#77] BY GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER (SEP)

96. THE BOXCAR CHILDREN: THE GARDEN THIEF [#130] BY GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER (SEP)

95. NEEDFUL THINGS BY STEPHEN KING (SEP)

94. A SINGLE SHARD BY LINDA SUE PARK (SEP)

93. THE GIVER BY LOIS LOWRY* [RE-READ] (SEP)

92. THE BLACKHOPE ENIGMA BY TERESA FLAVIN (SEP)

91. RED HILL BY JAMIE MCGUIRE (SEP)

90. JUST CALL MY NAME BY HOLLY GOLDBERG SLOAN (SEP)

89. I'LL BE THERE BY HOLLY GOLDBERG SLOAN* (SEP)

88. ANYWHERE BUT PARADISE BY ANNE BUSTARD (SEP)

87. A LONG WALK TO WATER BY LINDA SUE PARK (SEP)

86. THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER BY MEGAN SHEPHERD (SEP)

85. THE ISLANDS AT THE END OF THE WORLD BY AUSTIN ASLAN (AUG)

84. THE CAGED GRAVES BY DIANNE K. SALERNI (AUG)

83. THE UNDERTAKING OF TESS BY LESLEY KAGEN (AUG)

82. WHITER THAN SNOW BY SANDRA DALLAS (AUG)

81. SWAMP BONES BY KATHY REICHS (AUG)

80. SARAH'S KEY BY TATIANA DE ROSNAY (AUG)

79. THE SECRET PLACE BY TANA FRENCH* (AUG)

78. THE TIME OF THE FIREFLIES BY KIMBERLEY GRIFFITHS LITTLE* (AUG)

77. GASP BY LISA MCMANN (AUG)

76. BONE GAP BY LAURA RUBY* (AUG)

75. WINTERKILL BY KATE A. BOORMAN* (JUL)

74. THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC BY JANE YOLEN (JUL)

73. THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND BY ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE* (JUL)

72. THE WALLED CITY BY RYAN GRAUDIN* (JUL)

71. NUMBER THE STARS BY LOIS LOWRY (JUL)

70. (DON'T YOU) FORGET ABOUT ME BY KATE KARYUS QUINN (JUL)

69. THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD BY MICHAEL KORYTA (JUL)

68. FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL BY SHERI FINK (JUL)

67. PROTOTYPE BY M.D. WATERS (JUL)

66. ARCHETYPE BY M.D. WATERS* (JUL)

65. THE EIGHTH DAY BY DIANNE K. SALERNI (JUL)

64. TYGER, TYGER BY KERSTEN HAMILTON (JUL)

63. SUGAR BY JEWELL PARKER RHODES (JUL)

62. BONES NEVER LIE BY KATHY REICHS* (JUL)

61. ONE CAME HOME BY AMY TIMBERLAKE (JUL)

60. FALLING HOME BY KAREN WHITE (JUN)

59. A LONG TIME GONE BY KAREN WHITE* (JUN)

58. ON THE FENCE BY KASIE WEST (JUN)

57. SURVIVE BY ALEX MOREL (JUN)

56. ALL RIGHT HERE BY CARRE ARMSTRONG GARDNER (JUN)

55. PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG BY ANNE BLANKMAN (JUN)

54. WHISPER BY CHRIS STRUYK-BONN (JUN)

53. THE CHAPEL WARS BY LINDSEY LEAVITT (JUN)

52. MISSISSIPPI JACK BY L.A. MEYER* (MAY)

51. THE YEAR SHE LEFT US BY KATHRYN MA (MAY)

50. WHERE THE ROCK SPLITS THE SKY BY PHILIP WEBB (MAY)

49. MERCY SNOW BY TIFFANY BAKER (MAY)

48. THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY BY GABRIELLE ZEVIN* (MAY)

47. NIL BY LYNNE MATSON (MAY)

46. IN COLD BLOOD BY TRUMAN CAPOTE (MAY)

45. I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN BY MARY HIGGINS CLARK (MAY)

44. SAVE THE CAT BY BLAKE SNYDER* (MAY)

43. THE DISTANT HOURS BY KATE MORTON* (APR)

42. UPSIDE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BY JULIE T. LAMANA* (APR)

41. A SNICKER OF MAGIC BY NATALIE LLOYD* (APR)

40. THE BOXCAR CHILDREN: THE AMAZING MYSTERY SHOW BY GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER (APR)

39. DEAR america: like the willow tree by Lois Lowry (apr)

38. IN A HANDFUL OF DUST BY MINDY MCGINNIS* (APR)

37. CRESS BY MARISSA MEYER* (APR)

36. THE BOXCAR CHILDREN: THE MYSTERY OF THE HAUNTED BOXCAR BY GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER (MAR)

35. HIDDEN LIKE ANNE FRANK BY MARCEL PRINS AND PETER HENK STEENHUIS (MAR)

34. THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY BY HOLLY SCHINDLER (MAR)

33. COINCIDENCE BY J.W. IRONMONGER (MAR)

32. THE HOUSE AT RIVERTON BY KATE MORTON* (MAR)

31. THE FORBIDDEN LIBRARY BY DJANGO WEXLER (MAR)

30. CURED BY BETHANY WIGGINS (MAR)

29. SLAYERS: FRIENDS AND TRAITORS BY C.J. HILL (MAR)

28. PIVOT POINT BY KASIE WEST (FEB)

27. THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN BY KATE MORTON* (FEB)

26. THE BOXCAR CHILDREN: THE MYSTERY OF THE STAR RUBY BY GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER (FEB)

25. BLACK OUT BY ROBISON WELLS (FEB)

24. INSOMNIA BY J.R. JOHANSSON (FEB)

23. STUNG BY BETHANY WIGGINS* (FEB)

22. SOMETHING REAL BY HEATHER DEMETRIOS (FEB)

21. STEELHEART BY BRANDON SANDERSON (FEB)

20. AND WE STAY BY JENNY HUBBARD (FEB)

19. FINDING JUNE BY SHANNEN CRANE CAMP (FEB)

18. CLOSE YOUR EYES, HOLD HANDS BY CHRIS BOHJALIAN (FEB)

17. GOING VINTAGE BY LINDSEY LEAVITT (FEB)

16. ALL THE TRUTH THAT'S IN ME BY JULIE BERRY* (FEB)

15. A DEATH-STRUCK YEAR BY MAKIIA LUCIER* (FEB)

14. ONCE WAS LOST BY SARA ZARR (FEB)

13. DELUSION BY LAURA L. SULLIVAN (FEB)

12. ATTACHMENTS BY RAINBOW ROWELL (FEB)

11. THE KILLING WOODS BY LUCY CHRISTOPHER (JAN)

10. SKINNY BY DONNA COONER (JAN)

9. INNOCENCE BY DEAN KOONTZ (JAN)

8. A TIME TO KILL BY JOHN GRISHAM (JAN)

7. THE BLOSSOMING UNIVERSE OF VIOLET DIAMOND BY BRENDA WOODS (JAN)

6. FANGIRL BY RAINBOW ROWELL (JAN)

5. THE OFFERING BY KIMBERLY DERTING (JAN)

4. WANDERVILLE BY WENDY MCCLURE (JAN)

3. THE ESSENCE BY KIMBERLY DERTING (JAN)

2. THE PLEDGE BY KIMBERLY DERTING [RE-READ] (JAN)

1. HALF A CHANCE BY CYNTHIA LORD (JAN)

7 comments:

DeniseF02 January, 2015 11:37
Wow! 139 books is awesome! Way to go! I posted my end of the year stats yesterday but they were nowhere near as impressive as yours.
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Suey02 January, 2015 15:34
Awesome list! I don't know how you do it! I've got my numbers up on my blog today too. :) Not nearly as impressive though.
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Laura H02 January, 2015 18:54
Great list. I get a lot of my book ideas from you. Thank you!
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Unknown02 January, 2015 19:54
I love the categories you used for your stats. I may try to keep those categories (more or less) for 2015. =)
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Kay03 January, 2015 06:57
Happy New Year to you, Susan! 139 books is a lot and your goal is 200 for 2015. Good luck to you!

I'm reentering the blogging world and saying hello to friends that I've met in the past. I invite you to visit me at my new blog - kay's reading life. Looking forward to chatting books, life, and other assorted topic with you. I've missed it!
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~T~03 January, 2015 15:47
Good for you! I was pleasantly surprised to find I'd read 52 books in 52 weeks--not at a steady rate, but it sounds good!
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Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanity05 January, 2015 12:10
What a great year for you! Even if it was a few books shy of the total last year. Wonder how they'd stack up if you measured by page numbers?

Hope that 2015 is a GREAT year for you!
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Books Read in 2024 (asterisks denote favorites)

1. The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen (Jan)
2. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan* [audio] (Jan)
3. Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage (Jan)
4. The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman* (Jan)
5. Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson (Jan)
6. Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs (Jan)
7. Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund (Jan)
8. God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney [audio] (Jan)
9. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Jan)
10. The Last One by Will Dean (Jan)
11. Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire (Jan)
12. My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Jan)
13. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong (Jan)
14. Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda* (Jan)
15. The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Jan)
16. Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce* (Jan)
17. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson* (Jan)
18. More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite (Feb)
19. All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (Feb)
20. Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley (Feb)
21. My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Feb)
22. Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee (Feb)
23. Artifice by Sharon Cameron* (Feb)
24. Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas (Feb)
25. Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow (Feb)
26. My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Feb)
27. Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt (Feb)
28. Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (Feb)
29. Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey (Feb)
30. Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson (Mar)
31. End of Story by A.J. Finn (Mar)
32. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell (Mar)
33. My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Mar)
34. Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers (Mar)
35. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong* (Mar)
36. The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert (Mar)
37. Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban (Apr)
38. Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Apr)
39. Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright (Apr)
40. The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson (Apr)
41. The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers [audio] (Apr)
42. The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton (Apr)
43. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Apr)
44. The Nights the Lights Went Out by Karen White (Apr)
45. Flippin' Skaters by Teresa Richards (Apr)
46. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch [audio] (Apr)
47. The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes* (Apr)
48. Dust by Dusti Bowling* (Apr)

49. Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie (Apr)

50. One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Apr)

51. Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (Apr)

52. The Hunter by Tana French (May)

53. Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell (May)

54. The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters [audio] (May)

55. Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird (May)

56. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson* (May)

57. No Matter What by K.M. Frost (May)

58. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (May)

59. The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain [audio] (May)

60. Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower [novella] (May)

61. An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves (May)

62. Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs* (May)

63. Borrow My Heart by Kasie West (May)

64. Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham (May)

65. Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (May)

66. The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson (May)

67. Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman (May)

68. The Lost Girls of Willow Brook by Ellen Marie Wiseman [audio] (May)

69. A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan (Jun)

70. Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan (Jun)

71. The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss by Gary Foster [audio] (Jun)

72. The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (Jun)

73. A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (Jun)

74. The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie (Jun)

75. Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn [audio] (Jun)

76. The Watchers by A.M. Shine (Jun)

77. Deep Water by Jamie Sumner (Jun)

78. First Victim by Debbie Babitt (Jun)

79. One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome* (Jun)

80. Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix [audio] (Jun)

81. When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer (Jun)

82. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (Jun)

83. The Great Trouble: A Story of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson [audio] (Jun)

84. 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards (Jun)

85. Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell (Jun)

86. Trouble Island by Sharon Short (Jun)

87. Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn (Jun)

88. I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter* (Jun)

89. Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Jun)

90. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey (Jun)

91. First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly* (Jun)

92. Homecoming by Kate Morton* (Jul)

93. The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King* [audio] (Jul)

94. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager* (Jul)

95. The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Jul)

96. The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (Jul)

97. Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh* (Jul)

98. Shutter by Ramona Emerson (Jul)

99. Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (Jul)

100. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson (Jul)

101. The Monsters We Make by Kali White (Jul)

102. The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish (Jul)

103. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon [audio] (Jul)

104. Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney* (Jul)

105. A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum (Jul)

106. Popcorn by Rob Harrell* (Jul)

107. Library Girl by Polly Horvath (Jul)

108. Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (Jul)

109. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (Aug)

110. The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon (Aug)

111. Basket Case by Nancy Haddock (Aug)

112. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett* (Aug)

113. Front Country by Sara St. Antoine [audio] (Aug)

114. Stowaway by John David Anderson (Aug)

115. Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland (Aug)

116. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman* (Aug)

117. Louder Than Hunger by John Schu (Aug)

118. Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd (Aug)

119. Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower (Aug)

120. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (Aug)

121. Flight 171 by Amy Christine Parker (Aug)

122. Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower [novella] (Aug)

123. The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo (Aug)

124. The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (Aug)

125. The Last Kids On Earth by Max Brallier* (Aug)

126. Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo (Aug)

127. It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Aug)

128. Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman (Aug)

129. A Winter Grave by Peter May (Aug)

130. Laika by Nick Abadzis (Aug)

131. Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin [audio] (Aug)

132. A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin (Aug)

133. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell [audio] (Aug)

134. The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson (Aug)

135. Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien (Sep)

136. Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, ed. (Sep)

137. Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko (Sep)

138. After the Storm by G.D. Wright (Sep)

139. Area 51 Interns: Alien Summer by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith (Sep)

140. The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James [audio] (Sep)

141. The Wisteria Society for Lady Scoundrels by India Holton (Sep)

142. An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder* (Sep)

143. Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly (Sep)

144. Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green (Sep)

145. Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao (Sep)

146. Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman (Sep)

147. Murder at the Library by Ellen Jacobson (Sep)

148. A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes (Sep)

149. All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris [audio] (Sep)

150. My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara (Sep)

151. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose* (Sep)

152. Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler (Sep)

153. Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens (Sep)

154. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter* (Sep)

155. Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine* (Oct)

156. The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong* (Oct)

157. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James* (Oct)

158. Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E.F. Barone (Oct)

159. Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan (Oct)

160. The Good of the Woods by Liz Moore (Oct)

161. History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials by Kate Messner (Oct)

162. Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan SaSuWeh Jones (Oct)

163. The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (Oct)

164. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien (Oct)

165. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Oct)

166. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James* [re-read] (Oct)

167. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez (Oct)

168. Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis (Oct)

169. Exclusion and the Chinese American Story by Sarah SoonLing Blackburn (Oct)

170. A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner (Oct)

171. The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters (Oct)

172. Sightseeing With Aliens by Insha Fitzpatrick (Oct)

173. Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory by Monique Polak (Oct)

174. The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning [audio] (Oct)

175. Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (Oct)

176. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (Oct)

177. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare* (Oct)

178. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (Oct)

179. The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming (Nov)

180. The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin (Nov)

181. Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore (Nov)

182. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth [audio] (Nov)

183. Chadwick Boseman: King of Wakanda: A Hero On and Off the Screen by Chris Singleton (Nov)

184. The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole (Nov)

185. Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston/adapted for young readers by Ibram X. Kendi (Nov)

186. The Beautiful Game by Yamile Saied Méndez (Nov)

187. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander [audio] (Nov)

188. A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey* (Nov)

189. The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion by Ann Bausum (Nov)

190. Ruby, Who? by Jill Campbell (Nov)

191. Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (Nov)

192. A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander [audio] (Nov)

193. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (Nov)

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