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January 2016 Wrap-Up and Monthly TBR

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January's TBR Pile (15/15):

  1. Book Club Selection: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
  2. MVPA Book Club Selection: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (reread) √
  3. Series Pick: The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
  4. Nonfiction Pick: The Great Influenza by John Barry
  5. Jar Pick: The Heart of Christmas
  6. Jar Pick: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
  7. Comics Pick: The Manhattan Projects 2 by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra
  8. Comics Pick: American Vampire Vol. 4 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, and Jordi Bernet
  9. Comics Pick: American Vampire Vol. 5 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, and Dustin Nguyen
  10. Comics Pick: American Vampire Vol. 6 by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque
  11. Comics Pick: American Vampire Vol. 7 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Matias Bergara, and Dave McCaig
  12. Comics Pick: Fairest Vol. 5 The Clamour for Glamour by Mark Buckingham, Bill Willingham, Russ Braun, Meghan Hetrick, and Andrew Dalhouse
  13. Added: The Walking Dead Vol. 23
  14. Added: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
  15. Added: Rose of Fire by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (reread) √

Picture Book Roundup:

  1. Little Green Peas by Keith Baker
  2. Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner
  3. Red Light, Green Light by Yumi Heo
  4. Hello Dinosaur by Dwell Studio
  5. Muddy Truck by CJ Calder
  6. Fast truck by CJ Calder
  7. Supermarket by Simon Abbott
  8. Frankenstein by Jennifer Adams
  9. Snow White by Trixie Belle
  10. Good Night Trucks by Brian Biggs
  11. Jungle Book by Jennifer Adams
  12. Little Red Riding Hood by Trixie Belle
  13. Sense and Sensibility by Jennifer Adams
  14. Fire Engine No. 9 by Mike Austin
  15. The Bus Driver by Todd Doodler
  16. Goat Goes to Playgroup by Julia Donaldson
  17. Lots of Spots by Lois Ehlert
  18. What Can a Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
  19. No More Pacifier Duck by Michael Dahl
  20. Meow! Katie's Big Book of Animals by Liesbet Slegers
  21. Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith
  22. Duck's Vacation by Gilad Soffer
  23. Pirate Nap by Danna Smith
  24. Pigs in Pajamas by Maggie Smith
  25. Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman
  26. I'm Your Bus by Marilyn Singer
  27. Let's Go Potty Elmo by Lori Froeb
  28. Dino Match by Lisa Gardiner
  29. My Bus by Byron Barton
  30. My Day Bathtime
  31. Counting Dogs by Eric Barclay
  32. Opposites by Sandra Boynton
  33. Animals by Nick Ackland
  34. Busy Railroad
  35. American Babies
  36. Spooky Pookie by Sandr Boynton
  37. R is for Rocket by Tad Hills
  38. Small Elephant's Bedtime by Tatyana Feeney
  39. Steve, Raised by Wolves by Jared Chapman
  40. Cinderella's Stepsister and the Big Bad Wolf by Lorraine Carey
  41. Dinosaur Rocket by Penny Dale
  42. Dinotrux Dig the Beach by Chris Gall
  43. Peep and Ducky Rainy Day by David Martin
  44. Sea Rex by Molly Idle
  45. Monkey and Duck Quack Up by Jennifer Hamburg
  46. George and the Dinosaur by Felix Hayes
  47. Play and Learn 123

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 4951 pages
Pages Remaining: 770,218 pages

Current Read - Hollow City by Ransom Riggs (I started this back in November 2015, but it had to go back to the library. Excited to pick it back up again.)

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Challenges Completed  -- None yet, but I've made great reading progress for it just being February.

Comments - So excited about how January's reading turned out. Hoping to keep the momentum. I think my new TBR plan (detailed below) helps me manage my expectations and reading list.

February's TBR Pile:

  1. Book Club Selection: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
  2. MVPA Book Club Selection: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
  3. Series Pick: The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig
  4. Nonfiction Pick: TBD
  5. Jar Pick: Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
  6. Jar Pick: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel