Wednesday, February 4, 2026


FINISHED
:
Águila, María Dolores. (2025). A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez. New York: Roaring Brook/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan.

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STARTED:
Tartt, Donna. (1992). The Secret History. New York: Ivy/Ballentine.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026


FINISHED
:
Pimienta, Jose. (2025). Halfway to Somewhere. New York: Random House/Penguin Random House.

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STARTED:
Águila, María Dolores. (2025). A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez. New York: Roaring Brook/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan.

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FINISHED
:
Miller, Chanel. (2026). The Moon Without Stars. New York: Philomel/Penguin Random House.

[Going on record that this will get some Newbery love this time next year.]

STARTED:
Pimienta, Jose. (2025). Halfway to Somewhere. New York: Random House/Penguin Random House.

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Friday, January 30, 2026


FINISHED
:
Standish, Ali. (2025). The Valley of Lies [The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall #3]. New York: HarperCollins.

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STARTED:
Miller, Chanel. (2026). The Moon Without Stars. New York: Philomel/Penguin Random House.

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Friday, January 23, 2026


FINISHED
:
Nayeri, Daniel. (2025). The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story. New York: Levine Querido/Chronicle.

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STARTED:
Standish, Ali. (2025). The Valley of Lies [The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall #3]. New York: HarperCollins.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026


FINISHED
:
Leroux, Gaston. (1910). The Phantom of the Opera. New York: Bantam/Random House.

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STARTED:
Nayeri, Daniel. (2025). The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story. New York: Levine Querido/Chronicle.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

PAUSING:
Pullman, Philip. (2025). The Rose Field [The Book of Dust: Volume Three]. New York: Alfred A. Knopf/Penguin Random House.

[It's a long one... and taking me too long to get into/through.  Lots of HOLDS on it, so I'm moving on for the moment.  Will either put it on hold again, or try to read it slowly as an eBook on Hoopla.  REMINDER:  start reading again at Chapter 14: Dynamic Illustration.]

STARTED:
Leroux, Gaston. (1910). The Phantom of the Opera. New York: Bantam/Random House.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025


FINISHED
:
O'Shaughnessy, Kate. (2024). The Wrong Way Home. New York: Alfred A. Knopf/Penguin Random House.

[Finally made time for the last of the 2025 Newbery Honor winners.]

STARTED:
Pullman, Philip. (2025). The Rose Field [The Book of Dust: Volume Three]. New York: Alfred A. Knopf/Penguin Random House.

[!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025


STARTED & FINISHED
:
Miyares, Daniel. (2025). How To Say Goodbye in Cuban. New York: Anne Schwartz/Penguin Random House.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025


FINISHED
:
Gemeinhart, Dan. (2025). Busted. New York: Henry Holt & Company/Macmillan.

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STARTED:
O'Shaughnessy, Kate. (2024). The Wrong Way Home. New York: Alfred A. Knopf/Penguin Random House.

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