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August's TBR Pile (12/13):

1. Nonfiction: Creative Lettering by Jenny Doh √
2. Science Pick: How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson √
3. Writing Pick: Leaving a Trace by Alexandra Johnson √
4. Crafty Pick: The Complete Decorated Journal by Gwen Diehn √
5. Self-Help Pick: The Crafter’s Devotional by Barbara Call √
6. Home Pick: Young House Love by Sherry and John Petersik √
7. History Pick: The Secret Museum by Molly Oldfield √
8. Book club selection: Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara √
9. Carry-over: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
10. Random pick: Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple √
11. Series Ender: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore √
12. Added: Common Phrases by Myron Korach √
13. Added: Interest by Kevin Gaughen √

Picture Book Roundup:

1. But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
2. The Little Dump Truck by Margery Cuyler
3. Elmo at the Zoo by Lori Froeb
4. Thomas and Friends Blue Mountain Mystery by by Reverend Awdry
5. Roar, Roar Baby by Karen Katz
6. Trains, Cranes, and Troublesome Trucks by Reverend Awdry
7. How Penguin Says Please by Abigail Samoun
8. 3, 2, 1... Circus! by William Wegman
9. Things that Go
10. Trucks by Debbie Powell
11. Dinosaur Opposites by Stickland
12. My First Books of Things that Go by Alain Gree
13. Duck and Goose How are You Feeling? by Tad Hills
14. What's Your Sound Hound the Hound by Mo Willems
15. Jungle Animals
16. Cookiebot by Katie Van Camp
17. A Line Can Be by Laura Ljungkvist
18. Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue by Udo Weigelt
19. Go to Bed, Monster by Natasha Wing
20. R is for Robot by Adam Watkins
21. Alphabet Trucks by Samantha Vamos
22. Never Ask a Dinosaur to Dinner by Gareth Edwards
23. Sun Above and Blooms Below by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
24. Daddy Sat on a Duck by Scott Cohn
25. My Dinosaur is More Awesome by Simon Coster
26. What's Your Favorite Animal? by Eric Carle
27. Are We There Yeti? by Ashlyn Anstee
28. Boats Go by Steve Light
29. Dog Comes Too by Hazel Hutchins
30. I'm Dirty by Kate McMullan
31. Bizzy Bear Knights' Castle by Benji Davies
32. Red Wagon by Renata Liwska
33. Hi by Ethan Long
34. Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt
35. Let's Look at Trains by Britta Teckentrup
36. Good Night Thomas by Reverend Awdry
37. Who's That On the Go by Tad Carpenter
38. Bug Patrol by Denise Dowling Mortensen
39. Race Car is Roaring by Mandy Archer
40. Digger to the Rescue by Mandy Archer
41. Silly Street by Steve Bjorkman
42. Spot a Lot Vehicle Adventure by Steve Smallman
43. Truckery Rhymes by Jon Scieszka
44. How Do Dinosaurs Say good Night? by Jane Yolen
45. Tractor Saves the Day by Mandy Archer
46. Cool Cars by Tony Mitton
47. Through the Town by Craig Shuttlewood
48. Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 3862 pages
Pages Remaining: 783,936 pages

Current Read - Dragon in Amber by Diana Gabaldon; Mortal Fear by Greg Iles

Books Won (0)

Books I Gave Up On (1) - Mortal Fear by Greg Iles. This was a book club selection for this month and after 150 pages, I just didn't care about this book at all.

Challenges Completed  -- What's in a name: harder challenge given the odd categories, but I did it!  Mount TBR: 36 Books straight off my shelves! Woohoo!

Comments - Very good month! I'm very excited to be average 3500 pages a month lately. I feel like I've actually be prioritizing reading above things like television. Go me!

September's TBR Pile:

1. Nonfiction: Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
2. Book Club Selection: TBD
3. MVPA Book club selection: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
4. Carry-over: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
5. Random pick: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
6. Favorite Author Pick: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
7. Challenge Completer: Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth Davis