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message 1: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Nov 18, 2015 09:25AM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments 2015 Reading Challenge: Completed: 260/200

♥ = 350+ page books
✩ = 500+ page books
◈ = 750+ page books
✡ = 1,000+ page books
January 2015 

A Bend in the RiverV.S. Naipaul » ☺☺☺ 1/3/15
Double HelixNancy Werlin » ☺☺ 1/11/15
Curious Incident of the Dog in...Mark Haddon » ☺☺☺ 1/13/15
The LonerEster Wier » ☺☺☺☺☺ 1/15/15
The Jazz ManMary Hays Weik » ☺☺☺ 1/16/15
Ranch SchoolteacherEulalia "Sister" Bourne » ☺☺☺☺ 1/17/15
One-Eyed CatPaula Fox » ☺☺☺☺ 1/18/15
Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe.Bette Greene » ☺☺☺☺ 1/20/15
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's LifePamela Smith Hill » ☺☺☺ 1/21/15
The Egypt GameZilpha Keatley Snyder » ☺☺☺ 1/22/15
The Dark Is RisingSusan Cooper » ☺☺☺ 1/24/15
The Grey KingSusan Cooper » ☺☺☺☺ 1/25/15
Dry Creek 1Babbi Baker » ☺☺☺☺ 1/26/15
Dry Creek 2Babbi Baker » ☺☺☺☺ 1/27/15
CyberStormMatthew Mather » ☺☺☺☺☺ ♥ 1/30/15
The Magic HalfAnnie Barrows » ☺☺☺☺☺ 1/31/15

Book Covers

A Bend in the River by V.S. NaipaulDouble Helix by Nancy WerlinThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Loner by Ester WierThe Jazz Man by Mary Hays WeikRanch Schoolteacher by Eulalia "Sister" BourneOne-Eyed Cat by Paula FoxPhilip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. (Beth Lambert, #1) by Bette GreeneLaura Ingalls Wilder A Writer's Life by Pamela Smith HillThe Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Dark Is Rising (Dark is Rising, #2) by Susan CooperThe Grey King by Susan CooperDry Creek 1 by Babbi BakerDry Creek 2 by Babbi BakerCyberStorm by Matthew MatherThe Magic Half by Annie Barrows



message 2: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Jun 08, 2015 06:18PM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments February 2015

MatildaRoald Dahl ☺☺☺ 2/2/15
StruwwelpeterHeinrich Hoffmann ☺☺☺ 2/3/15
Our EddieSulamith Ish-Kishor ☺☺☺ 2/4/15
Talk of the TownLisa Wingate ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 2/5/15
Extraordinary Education of...Trenton Lee Stewart ☺☺☺☺ 2/10/15
Daniel BooneJames Daugherty ☺☺☺ 2/11/15
WhittingtonAlan Armstrong ☺☺☺☺ 2/12/15
The TrystGrace Livingston Hill ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 2/13/15
The PulseRoger Hayden ☺☺☺ 2/14/15
UnEnchantedChanda Hahn ☺☺☺ ♥ 2/15/15
The Pulse: Episode 1Roger Hayden ☺☺☺ 2/18/15
The Drifter's Mail-Order BrideCassie Hayes ☺☺☺☺ 2/20/15
Marcia SchuylerGrace Livingston Hill ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 2/24/15
The Storied Life of A.J. FikryGabrielle Zevin ☺☺☺ 2/27/15
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the SoulDouglas Adams ☺☺☺ 2/28/15

Book Covers

Matilda by Roald DahlStruwwelpeter in English Translation (Dover Children's Classics) by Heinrich HoffmannOur Eddie by Sulamith Ish-KishorTalk of the Town by Lisa WingateThe Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #0.5) by Trenton Lee StewartDaniel Boone by James DaughertyWhittington by Alan ArmstrongThe Tryst by Grace Livingston HillThe Pulse An EMP Prepper Survival Tale by Roger HaydenUnEnchanted (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #1) by Chanda Hahn
The Pulse Episode 1- An EMP Prepper Survival Tale (The Pulse An EMP Prepper Survival Tale Book 2) by Roger HaydenThe Drifter's Mail-Order Bride (A Sweet Western Historical Romance) (The Dalton Brides Book 4) by Cassie HayesMarcia Schuyler by Grace Livingston HillThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2) by Douglas Adams



Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments March 2015

The Mystery of MaryGrace Livingston Hill ☺☺☺☺ 3/2/15
Nowhere to be foundEmily Thomas ☺☺☺☺ 3/4/15
The Mockingbird Next DoorMarja Mills ☺☺☺☺ 3/14/15
...I Saw it on Mulberry StreetDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 3/15/15
McElligot's PoolDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 3/15/15
If I Ran the ZooDr. Seuss ☺☺☺ 3/16/15
The Cat in the HatDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 3/16/15
Horton Hears a Who!Dr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺☺ 3/16/15
Happy Birthday to You!Dr. Seuss ☺☺☺ 3/17/15
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Dr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺☺ 3/17/15
Five Children and ItE. Nesbit ☺☺☺ 3/17/15
The Year of the BookAndrea Cheng ☺☺☺☺ 3/19/15
Green Eggs and HamDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 3/20/15
La Vita NuovaDante Alighieri ☺☺☺ 3/23/15
Salvage the BonesJesmyn Ward ☺☺ 3/25/15
The Hundred DressesEleanor Estes ☺☺☺☺ 3/27/15
Oh, The Places You'll Go!Dr. Seuss ☺☺☺ 3/29/15
The LoraxDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 3/29/15
The Sleep BookDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 3/29/15

Book Covers

The Mystery of Mary by Grace Livingston HillNowhere to be found (Secrets of the Blue Hill Library) by Emily ThomasAnd to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. SeussMcElligot's Pool by Dr. SeussIf I Ran the Zoo by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussHappy Birthday to You! by Dr. SeussHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussFive Children and It by E. Nesbit
The Year of the Book by Andrea ChengGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLa Vita Nuova by Dante AlighieriSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor EstesOh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr. SeussThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss



Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments April 2015

OutlanderDiana Gabaldon ☺☺☺☺ ◈ 4/2/15
Lethal LentKarl Fieldhouse ☺☺☺ 4/7/15
M.C. Higgins the GreatVirginia Hamilton ☺☺ 4/7/15
Artemis FowlEoin Colfer ☺☺☺☺ 4/8/15
Steeped in EvilLaura Childs ☺☺☺ 4/9/15
Every Man Dies AloneHans Fallada ☺☺☺☺ ✩ 4/10/15
The CrossoverKwame Alexander ☺☺☺☺☺ 4/10/15
The Queen of the TearlingErika Johansen ☺☺☺ ✩ 4/11/15
The Rising: Antichrist is BornTim F. LaHaye ☺☺☺ ♥ 4/14/15
Cat Spitting MadShirley Rousseau Murphy ☺☺☺ 4/17/15
Purging Your House...Perry Stone ☺☺☺ 4/20/15
Castle in the AirDiana Wynne Jones ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 4/22/15
Ben and MeRobert Lawson ☺☺☺ 4/24/15
No Longer at EaseChinua Achebe ☺☺☺ 4/25/15
The Summer of the SwansBetsy Byars ☺☺☺ 4/27/15
The Reading PromiseAlice Ozma ☺☺☺☺ 4/29/15
Operation Time SearchAndre Norton ☺☺☺☺☺ 4/30/15

Book Covers

Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana GabaldonLethal Lent by Karl FieldhouseM.C. Higgins the Great by Virginia HamiltonArtemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin ColferSteeped in Evil (A Tea Shop Mystery, #15) by Laura ChildsEvery Man Dies Alone by Hans FalladaThe Crossover by Kwame AlexanderThe Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) by Erika JohansenThe Rising Antichrist is Born (Before They Were Left Behind, #1) by Tim LaHayeCat Spitting Mad (Joe Grey #6) by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Purging Your House, Pruning Your Family Tree How to Rid Your Home and Family of Demonic Influence and Generational Oppression by Perry StoneCastle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2) by Diana Wynne JonesBen and Me An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert LawsonNo Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2) by Chinua AchebeThe Summer of the Swans by Betsy ByarsThe Reading Promise My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice OzmaOperation Time Search by Andre Norton



Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments May 2015

The Centurion's WifeDavis Bunn ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 5/1/15
Even Cat Sitters Get the BluesBlaize Clement ☺☺☺☺ 5/2/15
ApoloniaJamie McGuire ☺☺☺☺ 5/4/15
Amazing GraceMary Hoffman ☺☺☺☺ 5/4/15
American SniperChris Kyle ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 5/6/15
This Book Is Overdue!Marilyn Johnson ☺☺☺☺ 5/10/15
One NationBen Carson ☺☺☺☺ 5/12/15
Prince LestatAnne Rice ☺☺ ♥ 5/13/15
How Huge the NightHeather Munn ☺☺☺☺☺ 5/17/15
Borrowing the DoctorVictoria Pinder ☺☺☺ 5/19/15
UlyssesJames Joyce ☺☺☺ ◈ 5/30/15


Book Covers

The Centurion's Wife (Acts of Faith, #1) by Davis BunnEven Cat Sitters Get the Blues (A Dixie Hemingway Mystery #3) by Blaize ClementApolonia by Jamie McGuireAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanAmerican Sniper The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris KyleThis Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn JohnsonOne Nation What We Can All Do to Save America's Future by Ben CarsonPrince Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles #11) by Anne RiceHow Huge the Night by Heather MunnBorrowing the Doctor (Collins Brothers, #2) by Victoria Pinder
Ulysses by James Joyce



message 6: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Jun 29, 2015 06:53PM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments June 2015

The Cat's Guide to Enjoying NappingDebby Rodgers ☺☺☺☺☺ 6/1/15
The Cat's Guide to Enjoying ExerciseDebby Rodgers ☺☺☺☺☺ 6/1/15
In the Company of Sherlock HolmesLaurie R. King ☺☺☺☺ 6/2/15
Now We Are SixA.A. Milne ☺☺☺☺ 6/4/15
The Cuckoo's CallingRobert Galbraith ☺☺☺☺ ✩ 6/7/15
The House at Pooh CornerA.A. Milne ☺☺☺☺☺ 6/8/15
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost StoriesDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺☺ 6/10/15
Let's Explore Diabetes with OwlsDavid Sedaris ☺ 6/11/15
Heaven to BetsyMaud Hart Lovelace ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 6/14/15
The CaptureKathryn Lasky ☺☺☺☺ 6/15/15
The Orphan Master's SonAdam Johnson ☺☺☺ ✩ 6/16/15
Going SoloEric Klinenberg ☺☺☺ 6/17/15
The RegimeTim LaHaye ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 6/19/15
He Chose the NailsMax Lucado ☺☺☺☺ 6/19/15
Betsy in Spite of HerselfMaud Hart Lovelace ☺☺☺ ♥ 6/21/15
The JourneyKathryn Lasky ☺☺☺☺ 6/22/15
The RescueKathryn Lasky ☺☺☺ 6/23/15
The GoldfinchDonna Tartt ☺☺☺☺ ◈ 6/24/15
Doll BonesHolly Black ☺☺ 6/25/15
DragonsongAnne McCaffrey ☺☺☺☺ 6/25/15
While the World WatchedCarolyn Maull McKinstry ☺☺☺☺☺ 6/26/15
Black BeautyAnna Sewell ☺☺☺☺ 6/29/15

Book Covers

The Cat's Guide to Enjoying Napping by Debby RodgersThe Cat's Guide to Enjoying Exercise by Debby RodgersIn the Company of Sherlock Holmes Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon by Laurie R. KingNow We Are Six by A.A. MilneThe Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert GalbraithThe House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2) by A.A. MilneThe Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. SeussLet's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David SedarisHeaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy, #5) by Maud Hart LovelaceThe Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, #1) by Kathryn Lasky
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam JohnsonGoing Solo The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone by Eric KlinenbergThe Regime Evil Advances (Before They Were Left Behind, #2) by Tim LaHayeHe Chose the Nails by Max LucadoBetsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6) by Maud Hart LovelaceThe Journey (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, #2) by Kathryn LaskyThe Rescue (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, #3) by Kathryn LaskyThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttDoll Bones by Holly BlackDragonsong (Pern Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey
While the World Watched A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement by Carolyn Maull McKinstryBlack Beauty by Anna Sewell



message 7: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Aug 24, 2015 03:05PM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments July 2015

The Maltese FalconDashiell Hammett ☺☺☺ 7/1/15
The Griffin and the DinosaurMarc Aronson ☺☺☺ 7/1/15
Prisoner 88Leah Pileggi ☺☺☺☺☺ 7/2/15
Sarah BishopScott O'Dell ☺☺☺ 7/2/15
Mary PoppinsP.L. Travers ☺☺☺ 7/3/15
The Sneetches & Other StoriesDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 7/4/15
Yertle the Turtle & Other StoriesDr. Seuss ☺☺☺☺ 7/4/15
True Confessions of Charlotte DoyleAvi ☺☺☺☺ 7/6/15
The Year of Reading DangerouslyAndy Miller ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 7/7/15
Double Fudge Brownie MurderJoanne Fluke ☺☺☺ 7/8/15
The Three HeavensJohn Hagee ☺☺☺ 7/14/15
Somewhere Safe with Somebody GoodJan Karon ☺☺☺☺ ✩ 7/15/15
MalalaMalala Yousafzai ☺☺☺☺ 7/16/15
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of NantucketEdgar Allan Poe ☺☺☺ 7/17/15
Breakfast at Tiffany'sTruman Capote ☺☺☺☺ 7/19/15
The Devil and Miss PrymPaulo Coelho ☺☺ 7/20/15
Tuesdays at the CastleJessica Day George ☺☺☺☺ 7/20/15
The Wild ThingsDave Eggers ☺☺☺ 7/20/15
Heart of a SamuraiMargi Preus ☺☺☺☺ 7/22/15
VerdiJanell Cannon ☺☺☺☺ 7/23/15

Onion JohnJoseph Krumgold ☺☺☺☺ 7/24/15
MacbethWilliam Shakespeare ☺☺☺ 7/24/15
Veronika Decides to DiePaulo Coelho ☺☺☺ 7/25/15
Tuesdays with MorrieMitch Albom ☺☺☺☺ 7/27/15
Night of the FaeLyneal Jenkins ☺☺☺☺ 7/27/15
The Hidden LightLyneal Jenkins ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 7/27/15
Frozen FlameLyneal Jenkins ☺☺☺☺ 7/27/15
Froissart's Chronicles: Excerpts...Jean Froissart ☺☺☺ 7/27/15
American GodsNeil Gaiman ☺☺☺☺ ✩ 7/31/15

Book Covers

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Griffin and the Dinosaur How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science by Marc AronsonPrisoner 88 by Leah PileggiSarah Bishop by Scott O'DellMary Poppins by P.L. TraversThe Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. SeussYertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. SeussThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviThe Year of Reading Dangerously How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy MillerDouble Fudge Brownie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #18) by Joanne Fluke
The Three Heavens Angels, Demons and What Lies Ahead by John HageeSomewhere Safe with Somebody Good (Mitford Years, #10) by Jan KaronMalala The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Changed the World by Malala YousafzaiThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan PoeBreakfast at Tiffany's A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo CoelhoTuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower #1) by Jessica Day GeorgeThe Wild Things by Dave EggersHeart of a Samurai by Margi PreusVerdi by Janell Cannon
Onion John by Joseph KrumgoldMacbeth by William ShakespeareVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo CoelhoTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomNight of the Fae (Ana Martin series, #1) by Lyneal JenkinsThe Hidden Light (Ana Martin series # 2) by Lyneal JenkinsFrozen Flame (Ana Martin Series, #3) by Lyneal JenkinsFroissart's Chronicles Excerpts From The Great Wars Of England And France by Jean FroissartAmerican Gods (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman



message 8: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Sep 04, 2015 08:05AM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments August 2015

The 13 ClocksJames Thurber ☺☺ 8/2/15
By Hook or by CrookBetty Hechtman ☺☺☺☺ 8/4/15
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 ☺☺☺☺☺ 8/4/15
Death of a Dapper Snowman - Angela Pepper ☺☺☺ ♥ 8/7/15
The Breadwinner - Deborah Ellis ☺☺☺☺ 8/8/15
Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night - Joyce Sidman ☺☺☺☺ 8/9/15
Animalia - Graeme Base ☺☺☺ 8/9/15
Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish ☺☺☺ 8/9/15
Jumping the Nail - Eve Bunting ☺☺☺ 8/11/15
Jesse - Gary Soto ☺ 8/13/15
Lad: A Dog - Albert Payson Terhune ☺☺☺ 8/20/15
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov ☺☺☺ 8/21/15
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Judi Barrett ☺☺☺ 8/22/15
Each Peach Pear Plum - Janet Ahlberg ☺☺☺☺ 8/22/15
Chanticleer and the Fox - Geoffrey Chaucer ☺☺☺☺☺ 8/22/15
Clarice Bean, That's Me! - Lauren Child ☺☺☺ 8/22/15
Goodnight Moon - Margaret Wise Brown ☺☺☺ 8/22/15
Clifford the Big Red Dog - Norman Bridwell ☺☺☺☺ 8/22/15
Alexander & the Terrible, ... Day - Judith Viorst ☺☺☺☺ 8/22/15
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand ☺☺☺ ✡ 8/24/15

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison ☺☺ 8/26/15
The Giant Jam Sandwich - John Vernon Lord ☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Go, Dog. Go! - P.D. Eastman ☺☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Good Dog, Carl - Alexandra Day ☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Are You My Mother? - P.D. Eastman ☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Gorilla - Anthony Browne ☺☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato - Lauren Child ☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
The Best Nest - P.D. Eastman ☺☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy- Lynley Dodd ☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Freight Train - Donald Crews ☺☺☺ 8/29/15
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses - Paul Goble ☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown ☺☺☺ 8/29/15
Corduroy - Don Freeman ☺☺☺☺☺ 8/29/15

Book Covers

The 13 Clocks by James ThurberBy Hook or by Crook (Crochet Mystery, #3) by Betty HechtmanThe Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisDeath of a Dapper Snowman by Angela PepperThe Breadwinner by Deborah EllisDark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce SidmanAnimalia by Graeme BaseAmelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishJumping the Nail by Eve BuntingJesse by Gary Soto
Lad A Dog by Albert Payson TerhuneI, Robot by Isaac AsimovCloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettEach Peach Pear Plum by Janet AhlbergChanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey ChaucerClarice Bean, That's Me! by Lauren ChildGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownClifford the Big Red Dog by Norman BridwellAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1) by Louise RennisonThe Giant Jam Sandwich  by John Vernon LordGo, Dog. Go! by P.D. EastmanGood Dog, Carl by Alexandra DayAre You My Mother? (Beginner Books B-18) by P.D. EastmanGorilla by Anthony BrowneI Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren ChildThe Best Nest by P.D. EastmanHairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddFreight Train by Donald Crews
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul GobleFlat Stanley (Flat Stanley, #1) by Jeff BrownCorduroy by Don Freeman



message 9: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Oct 16, 2015 06:22PM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments September 2015

All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr ☺☺☺☺☺ ✩ 9/4/15
Hope - Amanda Berry/Gina DeJesus ☺☺☺☺☺ 9/6/15
Millions of Cats - Wanda Gág ☺☺☺☺ 9/7/15
A Pocket for Corduroy - Don Freeman ☺☺☺☺ 9/7/15
Ox-Cart Man - Donald Hall ☺☺☺☺ 9/7/15
Max - Bob Graham ☺☺☺ 9/7/15
Madeline - Ludwig Bemelmans ☺☺☺☺☺ 9/7/15
Llama Llama Red Pajama - Anna Dewdney ☺☺☺ 9/7/15
Little Toot - Hardie Gramatky ☺☺☺☺ 9/7/15
Jumanji - Chris Van Allsburg ☺☺☺ 9/7/15
Jamela's Dress - Niki Daly ☺☺☺☺ 9/7/15
At My Grandmother's Table - Faye Porter ☺☺☺☺ 9/7/15
The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker ☺☺☺☺ 9/8/15
The Fourteenth Goldfish - Jennifer L. Holm ☺☺☺☺☺ 9/8/15
The Thought Readers - Dima Zales ☺☺☺ 9/8/15
Anastasia Krupnik - Lois Lowry ☺☺ 9/9/15
Charmed Life - Diana Wynne Jones ☺ 9/10/15
Olivia - Ian Falconer ☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Miss Nelson Is Missing! - Harry Allard ☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Possum Magic - Mem Fox ☺☺☺ 9/12/15

The Story of Babar - Jean de Brunhoff ☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Stellaluna - Janell Cannon ☺☺☺☺ 9/12/15
The Snowman - Raymond Briggs ☺☺☺☺ 9/12/15
The Runaway Bunny - Margaret Wise Brown ☺☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears - Verna Aardema ☺☺☺ 9/12/15
The Snowy Day - Ezra Jack Keats ☺☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Pumpkin Soup - Helen Cooper ☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Angelina Ballerina - Katharine Holabird ☺☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Are We There Yet? - Alison Lester ☺☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Slinky Malinki - Lynley Dodd ☺☺☺☺ 9/12/15
Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren ☺☺ 9/12/15
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn ☺☺☺ ✩ 9/17/15
The New Treasury of Great Humorists - Russell Baker ☺☺☺ 9/18/15
Frog and Toad Are Friends - Arnold Lobel ☺☺☺☺ 9/19/15
Where's My Teddy? - Jez Alborough ☺☺☺☺ 9/19/15
Bedtime for Frances - Russell Hoban ☺☺☺☺ 9/19/15
This Is the Bear - Sarah Hayes ☺☺☺☺ 9/19/15
The Wolves in the Walls - Neil Gaiman ☺☺☺ 9/19/15
The Story About Ping - Marjorie Flack ☺☺☺ 9/19/15
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes ☺☺☺☺ 9/19/15

Up in the Tree - Margaret Atwood ☺☺☺ 9/19/15
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle ☺☺☺ 9/19/15
Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday ☺☺☺ 9/24/15
Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater ☺☺☺ ♥ 9/25/15
A Chair for My Mother - Vera B. Williams ☺☺☺ 9/26/15
The Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams ☺☺☺☺☺ 9/26/15
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present - Charlotte Zolotow ☺☺☺ 9/26/15
Frog and Toad Together - Arnold Lobel ☺☺☺☺ 9/26/15
The Arrival - Shaun Tan ☺☺☺ 9/26/15
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - Bill Martin Jr. ☺☺☺ 9/26/15
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster - Mo Willems ☺☺☺☺ 9/26/15
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! - Mo Willems ☺☺☺☺ 9/26/15
The Big Honey Hunt - Stan Berenstain ☺☺☺☺ 9/26/15
Show Way - Jacqueline Woodson ☺☺☺☺☺ 9/26/15
Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare ☺☺☺ 9/27/15
Thunder Cave - Roland Smith ☺☺☺☺ 9/29/15
The Underground Girls of Kabul - Jenny Nordberg ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 9/30/15

Book Covers

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrHope A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland by Amanda BerryMillions of Cats by Wanda GágA Pocket for Corduroy by Don FreemanOx-Cart Man by Donald HallMax by Bob GrahamMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansLlama Llama Red Pajama by Anna DewdneyLittle Toot by Hardie GramatkyJumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Jamela's Dress by Niki DalyAt My Grandmother's Table Heartwarming Stories and Cherished Recipes from the South by Faye PorterThe Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1) by Lindsay BurokerThe Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. HolmThe Thought Readers (Mind Dimensions, #1) by Dima ZalesAnastasia Krupnik (Anastasia Krupnik, #1) by Lois LowryCharmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1) by Diana Wynne JonesOlivia by Ian FalconerMiss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1) by Harry AllardPossum Magic  by Mem Fox
The Story of Babar by Jean de BrunhoffStellaluna by Janell CannonThe Snowman by Raymond BriggsThe Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise BrownWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna AardemaThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsPumpkin Soup by Helen CooperAngelina Ballerina by Katharine HolabirdAre We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia by Alison LesterSlinky Malinki by Lynley Dodd
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe New Treasury of Great Humorists by Russell BakerFrog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1) by Arnold LobelWhere's My Teddy? by Jez AlboroughBedtime for Frances by Russell HobanThis Is the Bear by Sarah HayesThe Wolves in the Walls by Neil GaimanThe Story About Ping by Marjorie FlackLilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Up in the Tree by Margaret AtwoodThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleSpying in High Heels (High Heels, #1) by Gemma HallidayShiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie StiefvaterA Chair for My Mother  by Vera B. WilliamsThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsMr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte ZolotowFrog and Toad Together (Frog and Toad, #2) by Arnold LobelThe Arrival by Shaun TanBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster by Mo WillemsDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo WillemsThe Big Honey Hunt by Stan BerenstainShow Way by Jacqueline WoodsonRomeo and Juliet  by William ShakespeareThunder Cave (Jacob Lansa, #1) by Roland SmithThe Underground Girls of Kabul In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg



message 10: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments I like the way you use symbols to keep track of your reading! It keeps things looking nice and organized. Congratulations on being ahead of schedule to reach your goal. :)


Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments Thank you, Cassandra. :) I really try to make my post ascetically pleasing and organized. I am kind of OCD that way. LOL :)


message 12: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Nov 18, 2015 09:23AM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments October 2015

Because of Winn-Dixie - Kate DiCamillo ☺☺☺☺☺ 10/1/15
The Boxcar Children - Gertrude Chandler Warner ☺☺☺☺☺ 10/1/15
The Cay - Theodore Taylor ☺☺☺☺ 10/1/15
Pinky Pye - Eleanor Estes ☺☺☺ 10/2/15
Akimbo and the Lions - Alexander McCall Smith ☺☺☺☺ 10/2/15
The End of Your Life Book Club - Will Schwalbe ☺☺☺ 10/5/15
Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! - Eleanora E. Tate ☺☺☺ 10/6/15
Paperboy - Vince Vawter ☺☺☺☺☺ 10/6/15
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak ☺☺☺☺ ✩ 10/11/15
Kindred - Octavia E. Butler ☺☺☺☺ 10/12/15
In the Shadow of Blackbirds - Cat Winters ☺☺☺ ♥ 10/12/15
Short And Tall Tales - Lilian Jackson Braun ☺☺☺☺ 10/13/15
Kinship - Trudy Krisher ☺☺ 10/14/15
A Long Way from Chicago - Richard Peck ☺☺☺☺ 10/15/15
Belle Teale - Ann M. Martin ☺☺☺☺ 10/16/15
How To Be Both - Ali Smith ☺☺☺ ♥ 10/17/15
El Deafo - Cece Bell ☺☺ 10/19/15
Rifles for Watie - Harold Keith ☺☺☺ ♥ 10/20/15
The Door in the Hedge - Robin McKinley ☺☺☺☺ 10/20/15
A Living Nightmare - Darren Shan ☺☺☺ 10/21/15

Sky Burial - Xinran ☺☺☺☺ 10/22/15
The Unlikely Wife - Debra Ullrick ☺☺☺☺☺ 10/24/15
Callie - Sharon Srock ☺☺☺☺☺ 10/25/15
Ready or Not - Chautona Havig ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 10/27/15
A Fatal Twist of Lemon - Patrice Greenwood ☺☺☺ 10/28/15
The Scarecrow of Oz - L. Frank Baum ☺☺☺☺ 10/29/15

Book Covers

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Cay (The Cay, #1) by Theodore TaylorPinky Pye (The Pyes, #2) by Eleanor EstesAkimbo and the Lions by Alexander McCall SmithThe End of Your Life Book Club by Will SchwalbeThank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! by Eleanora E. TatePaperboy by Vince VawterThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakKindred by Octavia E. Butler
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat WintersShort And Tall Tales Moose County Legends (Cat Who... SSC2) by Lilian Jackson BraunKinship by Trudy KrisherA Long Way From Chicago A Novel in Stories by Richard PeckBelle Teale by Ann M. MartinHow To Be Both by Ali SmithEl Deafo by Cece BellRifles for Watie by Harold KeithThe Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinleyA Living Nightmare (Cirque Du Freak, #1) by Darren Shan
Sky Burial An Epic Love Story of Tibet by XinranThe Unlikely Wife (Bowen, #2) by Debra UllrickCallie by Sharon SrockReady or Not (Aggie's Inheritance, #1) by Chautona HavigA Fatal Twist of Lemon (Wisteria Tearoom, #1) by Patrice GreenwoodThe Scarecrow of Oz (Oz, #9) by L. Frank Baum



message 13: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Dec 01, 2015 11:41AM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments November 2015

The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride - Cora Seton ☺☺☺ 11/1/15
The Red Pony - John Steinbeck ☺☺☺ 11/2/15
The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret - Leann Sweeney ☺☺☺ ♥ 11/4/15
Come Rain or Come Shine - Jan Karon ☺☺☺ 11/6/15
Progressive Dinner Deadly - Elizabeth Spann Craig ☺☺☺ 11/7/15
Blessings - Anna Quindlen ☺☺☺☺☺ 11/8/15
Blood Debt - Nancy Straight ☺☺☺ 11/8/15
The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison ☺☺☺☺ 11/9/15
Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig ☺☺ ♥ 11/9/15
Chosen by a Horse - Susan Richards ☺☺☺☺ 11/10/15
Chasing the Lost - Bob Mayer ☺ 11/10/15
A Fairy's Guide to Disaster - A.W. Hartoin ☺☺☺☺ 11/12/15
Fierce Creatures - A.W. Hartoin ☺☺☺☺ 11/13/15
Crazy Stories, Sane God - John A. Turner ☺☺☺☺☺ 11/16/15
Forget Me Not - Fern Michaels ☺☺ ♥ 11/17/15
This Doesn't Happen In The Movies - Renee Pawlish ☺☺☺☺ 11/19/15
Squashed - Joan Bauer ☺☺☺☺☺ 11/20/15
Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver ☺☺☺ ♥ 11/20/15
The Ladies of Missalonghi - Colleen McCullough ☺☺☺☺☺ 11/22/15
The Woggle-Bug Book - L. Frank Baum ☺☺☺☺ 11/24/15

Magic in the Mix - Annie Barrows ☺☺☺☺ 11/24/15
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 11/27/15
Avatar: The Rift - Gene Luen Yang ☺☺☺☺ 11/28/15

Book Covers


The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride (The Heroes of Chance Creek, #1) by Cora SetonThe Red Pony by John SteinbeckThe Cat, the Sneak and the Secret by Leann SweeneyCome Rain or Come Shine by Jan KaronProgressive Dinner Deadly (Myrtle Clover Cozy Mysteries #2) by Elizabeth Spann CraigBlessings by Anna QuindlenBlood Debt (Touched, #1) by Nancy StraightThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. PirsigChosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
Chasing the Lost (The Green Berets, #7) by Bob MayerA Fairy's Guide to Disaster (Away From Whipplethorn, #1) by A.W. HartoinFierce Creatures (Away From Whipplethorn, #2) by A.W. HartoinCrazy Stories, Sane God Lessons from the Most Unexpected Places in the Bible by John Alan TurnerForget Me Not by Fern MichaelsThis Doesn't Happen in the Movies by Renee PawlishSquashed by Joan BauerBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverThe Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCulloughThe Woggle-Bug Book by L. Frank Baum
Magic in the Mix by Annie BarrowsMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultAvatar The Last Airbender - The Rift by Gene Luen Yang



message 14: by Melissa (ladybug) (last edited Jan 01, 2016 09:04AM) (new)

Melissa (ladybug) | 114 comments December 2015

The Advent Calendar - Steven Croft ☺☺ 12/2/15
The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins ☺☺☺ 12/4/15
The Summer Book - Tove Jansson ☺☺☺ 12/5/15
Flotsam - David Wiesner ☺☺☺☺ 12/6/15
Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone - Frieda Wishinsky ☺☺☺☺☺ 12/6/15
Doctor De Soto - William Steig ☺☺☺☺ 12/6/15
The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg ☺☺☺☺ 12/6/15
A Tree Is Nice - Janice May Udry ☺☺☺ 12/6/15
Annie and the Old One - Miska Miles ☺☺☺☺☺ 12/6/15
Crictor - Tomi Ungerer ☺☺☺ 12/6/15
Morris' Disappearing Bag - Rosemary Wells ☺☺ 12/6/15
The Goalie - Susan Richards Shreve ☺☺☺ 12/9/15
Candide - Voltaire ☺☺☺ 12/9/15
Inside Out & Back Again - Thanhha Lai ☺☺☺☺ 12/10/15
Sarah Morton's Day - Kate Waters ☺☺☺☺ 12/11/15
Foster's War - Carolyn Reeder ☺☺☺☺☺ 12/11/15
King Tuts Tomb - Michael Burgan ☺☺☺☺ 12/11/15
Treasures From The Loom - Katacha Diaz ☺☺☺☺ 12/11/15
Rae of Hope - W.J. May ☺☺☺☺ 12/12/15
Re-Creations - Grace Livingston Hill ☺☺☺☺☺ 12/13/15

Tangled Tides - Karen Amanda Hooper ☺☺☺ 12/16/15
The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane ☺☺☺ ♥ 12/16/15
Wolves - Emily Gravett ☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Rosie's Walk - Pat Hutchins ☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Kipper - Mick Inkpen ☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Lost and Found - Oliver Jeffers ☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Harold and the Purple Crayon - Crockett Johnson ☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Mog the Forgetful Cat - Judith Kerr ☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf ☺☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Little Blue and Little Yellow - Leo Lionni ☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Frederick - Leo Lionni ☺☺☺ 12/18/15
One Morning in Maine - Robert McCloskey ☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
Blueberries for Sal - Robert McCloskey ☺☺☺☺ 12/18/15
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Alexander McCall Smith ☺☺☺☺ 12/19/15
The Atlantis Complex - Eoin Colfer ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 12/21/15
Blue Christmas - Mary Kay Andrews ☺☺ 12/22/15
The Mark of the Dragonfly - Jaleigh Johnson ☺☺☺☺ ♥ 12/23/15
One Came Home - Amy Timberlake ☺☺☺☺ 12/28/15
Silver Bells - Luanne Rice ☺☺☺ 12/31/15

Book Covers


The Advent Calendar by Steven CroftThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonFlotsam by David WiesnerJennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone by Frieda WishinskyDoctor De Soto by William SteigThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgA Tree Is Nice by Janice May UdryAnnie and the Old One by Miska MilesCrictor by Tomi Ungerer
Morris' Disappearing Bag by Rosemary WellsThe Goalie by Susan Richards ShreveCandide by VoltaireInside Out & Back Again by Thanhha LaiSarah Morton's Day A Day In The Life Of A Pilgrim Girl by Kate WatersFoster's War by Carolyn ReederKing Tuts Tomb Ancient Treasures Uncovered by Michael BurganTreasures From The Loom by Katacha DiazRae of Hope (The Chronicles of Kerrigan #1) by W.J. MayRe-Creations by Grace Livingston Hill
Tangled Tides (The Sea Monster Memoirs, #1) by Karen Amanda HooperThe Girl Who Disappeared Twice (Forensic Instincts, #1) by Andrea KaneWolves by Emily GravettRosie's Walk by Pat HutchinsKipper by Mick InkpenLost and Found (The Boy, #2) by Oliver JeffersHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonMog the Forgetful Cat by Judith KerrThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafLittle Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Frederick by Leo LionniOne Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskeyBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyThe Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #16) by Alexander McCall SmithThe Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl, #7) by Eoin ColferBlue Christmas (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries, #3) by Mary Kay AndrewsThe Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh JohnsonOne Came Home by Amy TimberlakeSilver Bells by Luanne Rice



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