FINISHED:

Schweblin, Samanta. (2014/17). Fever Dream. New York: Riverhead/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Higuera, Donna Barba. (2025). The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy. New York: Amulet/Abrams.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Cartaya, Pablo. (2025). A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation. New York: Kokila/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Schweblin, Samanta. (2014/17). Fever Dream. New York: Riverhead/Penguin Random House.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Birdsall, Jeanne. (2025). The Library of Unruly Treasures. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Cartaya, Pablo. (2025). A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation. New York: Kokila/Penguin Random House.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Ransaw, Rosalyn. (2025). Smoke & Mirrors. New York: Amulet/Abrams.

[.]

STARTED:

Birdsall, Jeanne. (2025). The Library of Unruly Treasures. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Jackson, Tiffany D. (2025). Blood in the Water. New York: Scholastic.

[.]

STARTED:

Ransaw, Rosalyn. (2025). Smoke & Mirrors. New York: Amulet/Abrams.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Bechdel, Alison. (2025). Spent: a Comic Novel. New York: Mariner/HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Jackson, Tiffany D. (2025). Blood in the Water. New York: Scholastic.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Medina, Meg. (2025). Graciela in the Abyss. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

[.]

ABANDONED:

Lobenstine, Lori. (2025). The Barking Puppy: Book 1. New York: Levine Querido/Chronicle.

[.]

STARTED:

Bechdel, Alison. (2025). Spent: a Comic Novel. New York: Mariner/HarperCollins.

[.]

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STARTED & FINISHED:

LaCour, Nina. (2025). Ella Josephine: Resident in Charge [Ella Josephine, Book 2]. San Francisco: Chronicle.

[.]

STARTED:

Medina, Meg. (2025). Graciela in the Abyss. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Safadi, Shifa Saltagi. (2025). Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Lobenstine, Lori. (2025). The Barking Puppy: Book 1. New York: Levine Querido/Chronicle.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Willis, Sarah Clawson. (2025). Band Nerd. New York: HarperAlley/HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Safadi, Shifa Saltagi. (2025). Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. (2025). The Summer of the Bone Horses. New York: Amulet/Abrams.

[.]

STARTED:

Willis, Sarah Clawson. (2025). Band Nerd. New York: HarperAlley/HarperCollins.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Safadi, Shifa Saltagi. (2025). Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. (2025). The Summer of the Bone Horses. New York: Amulet/Abrams.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Hsieh, Angela. (2025). Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology. New York: Quill Tree/HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Safadi, Shifa Saltagi. (2025). Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Messner, Kate. (2025). The Trouble With Heroes. New York: Bloomsbury.

[.]

STARTED:

Hsieh, Angela. (2025). Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology. New York: Quill Tree/HarperCollins.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Heilig, Heidi. (2025). Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Messner, Kate. (2025). The Trouble With Heroes. New York: Bloomsbury.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Brosgol, Vera. (2025). Return to Sender. New York: Roaring Brook/Macmillan.

[.]

STARTED:

Heilig, Heidi. (2025). Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Algarmi, Wahab. (2025). Almost Sunset. New York: HarperAlley/HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Brosgol, Vera. (2025). Return to Sender. New York: Roaring Brook/Macmillan.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Ryan, Pam Muñoz. (2025). El Niño. New York: Scholastic.

[.]

STARTED:

Algarmi, Wahab. (2025). Almost Sunset. New York: HarperAlley/HarperCollins.

[.]

*

HALF-FINISHED:

Swann, Leonie. (2005). Three Bags Full: a Sheep Detective Story. New York: Doubleday/Flying Dolphin/Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Ryan, Pam Muñoz. (2025). El Niño. New York: Scholastic.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Lin, Grace. (2025). The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.

[.]

STARTED:

Swann, Leonie. (2005). Three Bags Full: a Sheep Detective Story. New York: Doubleday/Flying Dolphin/Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Wolk, Lauren. (2025). Candle Island. New York: Dutton/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Lin, Grace. (2025). The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Marianayagam, Maria. (2025). No Purchase Necessary. New York: HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Wolk, Lauren. (2025). Candle Island. New York: Dutton/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Hiraide, Takashi. (2001). The Guest Cat. New York: New Directions.

[.]

*

STARTED:

Hiraide, Takashi. (2001). The Guest Cat. New York: New Directions.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Selznick, Brian. (2025). Run Away With Me. New York: Scholastic.

[.]

STARTED:

Marianayagam, Maria. (2025). No Purchase Necessary. New York: HarperCollins.

[.]

*

ABANDONED:

Pynchon, Thomas. (1990). Vineland. New York: Penguin.

[Hopefully the film makes more sense.  (Just felt like I was dropped in the middle of something interesting and couldn't get a grasp on anything solid.  Doesn't help that I've got a bunch of stuff to read and not a whole lot of time.  This one probably would've worked if I was able to savor every word.)]

STARTED:

Selznick, Brian. (2025). Run Away With Me. New York: Scholastic.

[.]

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FINISHED:

Currie, Lindsay. (2025). It's Watching. New York: Delacorte/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Pynchon, Thomas. (1990). Vineland. New York: Penguin.

[Supposedly the inspiration for the new P.T. Anderson film.]

*

FINISHED:

Ahn, Angela. (2025). Julia On the Go!  The Big Splash. New York: Tundra/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Currie, Lindsay. (2025). It's Watching. New York: Delacorte/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Cuevas, Adrianna. (2025). What Fell From the Sky. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux/Macmillan.

[.]

STARTED:

Ahn, Angela. (2025). Julia On the Go!  The Big Splash. New York: Tundra/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Lai, Remy. (2025). Chickenpox. New York: Henry Holt and Company/Macmillan.

[.]

STARTED:

Cuevas, Adrianna. (2025). What Fell From the Sky. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux/Macmillan.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. (2025). The City of Lost Cats. New York: Tundra/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Lai, Remy. (2025). Chickenpox. New York: Henry Holt and Company/Macmillan.

[.]

*

STARTED & FINISHED:

Telgemeier, Raina, and Scott McCloud. (2025). The Cartoonists Club. New York: Graphix/Scholastic.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Pooley, Clare. (2022). Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting. New York: Viking/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

STARTED:

Pooley, Clare. (2022). Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting. New York: Viking/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Rhodes, Jewell Parker. (2025). Will's Race for Home. New York: Little,Brown/Hachette.

[.]

STARTED:

Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. (2025). The City of Lost Cats. New York: Tundra/Penguin Random House.

[.]

1000TH POST!

*

STARTED & FINISHED:

Fang, Vicky. (2025).  One of a Kind [Ava Lin #2]. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Heuer, Lourdes. (2025).  The Monster Storm [Seashell Key #2]. New York: Amulet/Abrams.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Watson, Renée. (2025). All the Blues in the Sky. New York: Bloomsbury.

[.]

STARTED:

Rhodes, Jewell Parker. (2025). Will's Race for Home. New York: Little,Brown/Hachette.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Hartman, Aubrey. (2025). The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.

[.]

STARTED:

Watson, Renée. (2025). All the Blues in the Sky. New York: Bloomsbury.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Barnhill, Kelly. (2022). When Women Were Dragons. New York: Doubleday/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Hartman, Aubrey. (2025). The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.

[.]

*

STARTED:

McDonald, Megan. (2025). Eliza and the Flower Fairies [Fairy Door Diaries #1]. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Wood, Maryrose. (2025). Bad Badger: A Love Story. New York: Union Square Kids/Sterling.

[.]

STARTED:

Barnhill, Kelly. (2022). When Women Were Dragons. New York: Doubleday/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Gidwitz, Adam. (2025). Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II. New York: Dutton/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Wood, Maryrose. (2025). Bad Badger: A Love Story. New York: Union Square Kids/Sterling.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2024). The First State of Being. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.

[(image now with NEWBERY AWARD!)]

STARTED:

Gidwitz, Adam. (2025). Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II. New York: Dutton/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Tyler, Anne. (2025). Three Days in June. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.

[New Anne Tyler!  New Anne Tyler!]

STARTED:

Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2024). The First State of Being. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.

[Re-reading, now that it won the 2025 NEWBERY AWARD.]

*

FINISHED:

Kott, Greg. (2014). I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staples Singers, and the Music That Shaped the Civil Rights Era. New York: Scribner/Simon & Schuster.

[.]

STARTED:

Tyler, Anne. (2025). Three Days in June. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.

[New Anne Tyler!  New Anne Tyler!]

*

FINISHED:

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. (2024). One Big Open Sky. New York: Holiday House.

[.]

STARTED:

Kott, Greg. (2014). I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staples Singers, and the Music That Shaped the Civil Rights Era. New York: Scribner/Simon & Schuster.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Lowry, Lois. (2024). Tree. Table. Book. New York: Clarion/HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. (2024). One Big Open Sky. New York: Holiday House.

[2025 Newbery Honor winner.]

*

FINISHED:

Teer, Samuel. (2024). Brownstone. New York: Versify/HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Lowry, Lois. (2024). Tree. Table. Book. New York: Clarion/HarperCollins.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Tyler, Anne. (1977). Earthly Possessions. New York: Vintage/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Teer, Samuel. (2024). Brownstone. New York: Versify/HarperCollins.

[Thought that I would read this year's Printz winner.]

*

FINISHED:

Emezi, Akwaeke. (2019). Pet. New York: Make Me a World/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Tyler, Anne. (1977). Earthly Possessions. New York: Vintage/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Standish, Ali. (2024). The Sign of the Five [The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall #2]. New York: HarperCollins.

[.]

STARTED:

Emezi, Akwaeke. (2019). Pet. New York: Make Me a World/Penguin Random House.

[.]

*

FINISHED:

Everett, Percival. (2024). James. New York: Doubleday/Penguin Random House.

[.]

STARTED:

Standish, Ali. (2024). The Sign of the Five [The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall #2]. New York: HarperCollins.

[.]

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