- Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron, A
- The Alchemyst by Michael Scott, A-
- All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, A-
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell, A-
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King, B+
- The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser, A-
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, A-
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, A
- Come On All You Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder
- D (A Tale of Two Worlds) by Michel Faber, A
- Dead Man’s Folly by Agatha Christie, B
- The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken, B+
- The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker, B+
- Fablehaven by Brandon Mull, (reread, excellent as before)
- Fog Magic by Julia L. Sauer, A
- The Grace Keepers by Kirsty Logan, A-
- Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, C
- Harry Potter À L’École Des Sorciers by J.K. Rowling, translated by Jean-François Ménard
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, excellent as always
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, excellent as always.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, excellent as always.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, excellent as always.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, overly long as always, but also rewarding to finish
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, excellent as always
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, excellent as always
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, A
- Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary, A+
- House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, A
- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, B
- In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, A-
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, A
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville, A
- Le Lion, La Sorcière Blanche et L’Armoire Magique by C.S. Lewis, trans. Anne-Marie Dalmais
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech, A-
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, A-
- The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier, B+
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, A+
- On the Bus With Rosa Parks by Rita Dove
- Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore, A
- The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory, B+
- Refuse to be Done by Matt Bell, A-
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, A
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, A+
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce, A-
- Still Life by Louis Penny, A-
- Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, A+
- The Switch by Beth O’Leary, A-
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume, A-
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, A+
- The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, A
- The Unhoneymooners (audiobook format) by Christina Lauren, B+
- The Violets of March by Sarah Jio, B+
- Voyage au pays des arbres by J.M.G. Le Clézio, A
- The Walker in Shadows by Barbara Michaels, B-
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, A
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, A
December 2025 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Random Quote
People ignore [song lyrics] half the time. In a certain way, it’s the sound of the words, the inflection and the way the song is sung and the way it fits the melody and the way the syllables are on the tongue that has as much of the meaning as the actual, literal words.
— David ByrneMeta
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