Books Read in June
July 01, 2009
This is a list of the books that I read in June of 2009, broken up into Picture Books, Middle Grade Books, Young Adult Books, and Adult Fiction. As you can see, I went on a bit of a picture book binge earlier this month. I will be reviewing the ones that worked best for me out of these titles, spreading the reviews out over the next couple of months. I also have quite a few reviews of middle grade and young adult titles, with thanks to MotherReader's 48 Hour Book Challenge for getting me back on the reviewing track.
Picture Books
- Deborah Hopkinson (ill Stephen Alcorn): Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole. Peachtree. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Louise Yates: A Small Surprise. Knopf. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Joanna Harrison: Grizzly Dad: Why Dads are GREAT (even the grumpy ones!). David Fickling Books. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Eileen Spinelli (ill. Tom Bowers): Princess Pig. Knopf. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Emily Jenkins (ill. Giselle Potter): Sugar Would Not Eat It. Schwartz & Wade. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Charise Mericle Harper: Milo's Special Words. Robin Corey Books. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Stephanie Blake: I Don't Want to Go to School! Random House. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Alison McGhee (ill. Taeeun Yoo): Only a Witch Can Fly. Feiwel and Friends. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Dave Keane (ill. David Clark): Bobby Bramble Loses His Brain. Clarion Books. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Mary Ann Rodman (ill. Tatjana Mai-Wyss): A Tree for Emmy. Peachtree. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Diane Adams (ill. Nancy Hayashi): I Can Do It Myself! Completed June 19, 2009.
- Kevin Luthardt: Flying! Peachtree. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Rohan Henry: Good Night, Baby Ruby. Abrams. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Caren McNelly McCormack (ill. Martha Aviles): The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (ill. Margot Tomes): Little Sister and the Month Brothers. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Phillis Gershator (ill. Katherine Potter). Old House, New House. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Jonathan London (ill. Kristina Rodanas): Little Swan. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Cynthia Rylant (ill. Nikki McClure): All In a Day. Abrams. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Maryann Cocca-Leffler. My Dance Recital. Robin Corey Books. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Ellen Javernick (ill. Kevin O'Malley): The Birthday Pet. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Mark Shulman (ill. Vincent Nguyen): Gorilla Garage. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Kim Kennedy (ill Doug Kennedy): Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini. Abrams. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Erica S. Perl (ill. Henry Cole): Chicken Butt! Abrams. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Betsy Snyder: Have You Ever Tickled a Tiger? Random House. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Yumi Heo: Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story. Schwartz and Wade. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Brie Spangler: The Grumpy Dump Truck. Knopf. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Nancy Davis: A Garden of Opposites. Schwartz and Wade. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Dick Bruna: Miffy the Artist. Tate. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Eileen Spinelli (ill. David Slonim): Silly Tilly. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Deborah Heiligman (ill. Tim Bowers): Fun Dog, Sun Dog. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Eric A. Kimmel (ill. Valeria Docampo): The Three Little Tamales. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Gennadii Spirin and Gennady Spirin: Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Phillis Gershator (ill. Santiago Cohen): Zoo Day Ole!: A Counting Book. Marshall Cavendish. Completed June 19, 2009.
- David Goodman and Zoe Miller: Shape. Tate Publishing. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Dan Yaccarino: The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed June 19, 2009.
- David Catrow: Dinosaur Hunt. Orchard Books. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Jennifer Sattler: Sylvie. Random House. Completed June 19, 2009.
- John Stadler: Wilson and Miss Lovely. Robin Corey Books. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Matthew Cordell: Trouble Gum. Feiwel & Friends. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Mini Grey: Egg Drop. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Jean Van Leeuwen (ill David Gavril): Chicken Soup. Abrams Books for Young Readers. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Laura Purdie Salas (ill. Steven Salerno): Stampede!: Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School. Clarion Books. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Janet Stein: This Little Bunny Can Bake. Schwartz & Wade. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Jonah Winter (ill. Andre Carrilho): You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!. Schwartz & Wade. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Jacqueline Jules (ill. Jef Czekaj): Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation. Charlesbridge. Completed June 19, 2009.
- Diane deGroat and Shelley Rotner: Dogs Don't Brush Their Teeth! Orchard Books. Completed June 29, 2009. (Review scheduled for publication date - August 1st)
Middle Grade Books
- Brenda Ferber: Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Completed June 6, 2009. My review.
- Zilpha Keatley Snyder: The Ghosts of Rathburn Park. Yearling. Completed June 6, 2009. My review.
- Laurel Snyder: Any Which Wall. Random House Books for Young Readers. Completed June 6, 2009. My review.
- Elise Broach: Masterpiece. Henry Holt and Co. Completed June 7, 2009. My review.
- Sarah Prineas (ill. Antonio Javier Caparo): The Magic Thief. HarperCollins. Completed June 18, 2009. My review.
- Jordan Sonnenblick: Dodger for President. Feiwel & Friends. Completed June 25, 2009. My review.
- Eric Wight: Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom. Simon & Schuster. Completed June 27, 2009. My review.
- Sarah Prineas (ill. Antonio Javier Caparo): The Magic Thief: Lost. HarperCollins. Completed June 27, 2009. My review.
- Kate Messner: The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. Walker Books for Young Readers. Completed June 28, 2009. (Holding review until closer to publication, but I do recommend this title, especially for girls just starting middle school.)
Young Adult Books
- Suzanne Collins: Catching Fire (sequel to The Hunger Games). Scholastic. Completed June 1, 2009. My early thoughts (not a full review).
- Jacqueline Kelly: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Henry Holt and Co. Completed June 5, 2009. My review.
- Caroline B. Cooney: If the Witness Lied. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. Completed June 5, 2009. My review.
- Anna Godbersen: Envy (Luxe #3). HarperCollins. Completed June 6, 2009. (No review, because this was an audio read)0
- Jennifer Bradbury: Shift. Atheneum. Completed June 6, 2009. My review.
- Marley Gibson: Ghost Huntress, Book 2: The Guidance. Graphia. Completed June 7, 2009. My review.
- Cassandra Clare: City of Glass. Simon & Schuster. Completed June 8, 2009. My review.
- Tanita S. Davis: Mare's War. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Completed June 10, 2009. My review.
- Michael Grant: Hunger: A Gone Novel. HarperTeen. Completed June 23, 2009. My review.
- Catherine Gilbert Murdock: Front and Center. Houghton Mifflin. Completed June 24, 2009. My review.
Adult Fiction
- Lisa Lutz: Revenge of the Spellmans. Simon & Schuster. Completed June 5, 2009. My review.
- Stephen King: The Stand. Signet. Completed June 17, 2009. (A re-read of an old favorite.)
- Charliane Harris: Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1). Ace. Completed June 24, 2009, on MP3. Oddly addictive, though I don't generally care for listening to books this explicit on audio. The southern accent really worked for me, though, in liking the character.
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