It’s a new month, a new year, and I can tell I’m burned out on middle grade fantasy, because I didn’t read a single one this month (unless you count Amulet, which is a graphic novel)!
My favorite?
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| The Homecoming of Samuel Lake |
For the setting, the thoughtfulness, the characters, and because Ras scared the crap out of me.
The rest…
Middle Grade:
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| Navigating Early |
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| The Second Life of Abigail Walker |
Non-Fiction:
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| A Jane Austen Education |
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| Bomb |
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| The Book of Mormon Girl |
Graphic Novels:
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| Teen Boat |
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| Amulet: Prince of the Elves |
YA:
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| Level 2 |
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| Anna Dressed in Blood |
What were some of your favorites this month?
The Book Nut 
I'm glad that The Jane Austen Education stood out thus month. I've got Teen Boat sitting on my shelf. I may bump it up the TBR.
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My 2 favorites:
Where'd You go Bernadette — was quirky, refreshing and tons of fun!
and
The Rent Collector — surpisingly, a Shadow Mtn published book — really well done.
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I read “Happier at Home” by Gretchen Rubin and loved it. It was a great way to start the new year.
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What did you think of NAVIGATING EARLY? I'm still not sure if I liked it or not. It was such a strange story and it dragged and dragged, but the end picked up. So, yeah … what was your opinion?
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Susan, I agree: it was a strange story, and it kind of meandered. And I thought the ending happened too quickly. But, I believe that Clare has a gift for evoking a sense of place, and for that reason alone I really enjoyed Navigating Early.
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Melissa: you're not the first person to recommend Where'd You Go Bernadette to me. I really ought to bump that one up on my list.
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