Litsy

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We have several Sandra Boynton books but this is our first Pookie. He enjoyed reading this cute Halloween one with me and his dad.
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Sace Welcome! 4y

rubyslippersreads Welcome to Litsy! 4y

the_boozybookworm @Sace thank you! 4y

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the_boozybookworm @rubyslippersreads thank you! 4y

Bookgoil He‘s adorable! ❤️ 4y

Bookzombie Welcome to Litsy! He is so cute! 4y

Nute Oh my gosh, he is so adorable and already a reader! Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂 4y

the_boozybookworm @Nute thank you! 🧡🧡🧡 4y

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X Isle | Michael Alan Nelson, Andrew Cosby

so-so

3 ⭐
A marine science crew is looking into a strange animal that has washed up on the beach. They board a research vessel and go looking for more. Well they find it, but they also find themselves in a bad situation when their ship sinks and they end up on a remote island. Nothing is familiar, not even the animals. They are out of place, or maybe out of time, and for sure, finding alien habitats.
#KillYourTBR
#LitsyAtoZGN (2019)

LibrarianRyan BTW this was my #lastbook for 2019. I completed it about 5 minutes before the ball dropped. 5y

MidnightBookGirl Way to go! I swear, if authors want a best seller, they just need to start their books with the harder to get letters of the AtoZ challenge! 5y

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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder

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⬇4 🌟
Are you a fan of Data from the Goonie, or Inspector Gadget? Did you wish they have more brainy female characters? Girl do I have the book for you. Luella just wants her parents to understand her. She has DNA that can be changed by a toxic cloud and it is the last thing she wants to happen. And she is so smart. She could probably teach Tony Stark a thing or two. ⬇

LibrarianRyan And while at 9 she is a little scrawny to go head to head with the Hulk, her Devil Dinosaur is more than up to the challenge.

This is a kick off to a girl power marvel adventure that says smart is AWESOME. Saving your self is AWESOME, and saving everyone else is... Well it has to be done. This graphic novel has the laughs a middle grade student would want, action, comedy, plus a storyline that won't have adults talking about “kid stuff”.
5y

LibrarianRyan Now if this reviewer was sitting in english class they could make the argument that this is an allegory about not wanting to become a “woman” or the changes that happen as girls grow older. It‘s in there, it can be seen, but who cares. This is just a fun read and I can not wait to grab book 2.
+16 #TBRread
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#BNFantasyChallenge #humorous
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5y

Crazeedi This sounds absolutely awesome!!!! And I received your card today which is absolutely awesome too! Thank you so much!! 5y

LibrarianRyan @Crazeedi you are welcome. And this was fun. 5y

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Kairos | Ulysse Malassagne

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3 🌟
This is a dragon (who look like dinosaurs) fantasy about a kingdom where the princess daughter has to marry and consummate the marriage to her father in order to pass power to the next ruler. Uuummmmm UGHHHHHH.

I will not be recommending this to friends, however, the artwork was amazing, and I can not wait to see what the author comes up with next.
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RaeLovesToRead She has to marry her... wait... what?! Ewww 5y

rubyslippersreads 😳 5y

LibrarianRyan @RaeLovesToRead @rubyslippersreads yeahhhhh. First Second books is normally much more family and ya friendly. Which I fuss this book was except for that and nudity. 5y

MTBookworm That artwork though! 😢 5y

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Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Gareth Hinds | Gareth Hinds

so-so

3 🌟
It was just okay. I am not sure I would consider this a GN. I think of it more as a fully illustrated collection since little to no speech or thought bubbles were used. Some of the stories like the Mask of the Red Death were so paired down, it took it‘s soul away, while others, we just too long winded (I‘m looking at you Tell Tale Heart).
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I Hate Fairyland Book One | Skottie Young

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4.5 🌟
I was immediately in love with Gertrude. The 37 year old foul mouthed pain in the heiny stuck in a 10 year old's body. She was supposed to spend an hour, or even a day in Fairyland, but instead she has been stuck for 27 years. She has just gotten more rotten as time goes on.
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#KillYourTBR #Boughtforthecover

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Through the Woods | Emily Carroll

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2 🌟
I‘m going to be honest, I do not understand why everyone seems so wowed by this book. The illustrations are quite good, the colors and images setting the perfect eerie tone, but the stories found within...could have been better. The story about the body parts in the wall, if written as a novella rather than a graphic short story, would have been better. ⬇

LibrarianRyan I think the author could have upped the creepy factor and had the readers at the end of their seats. The girls in the house in the woods, has lovely artwork, but the story goes nowhere. I feel these are creepy stories for a younger audience, but I feel it does not do enough. It‘s almost there, but not quite.
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5y

RaeLovesToRead I wasn't wowed when I read this but looking back at it it left an eerie impression and I wish I hadn't given my copy away! There was one story in it that I thought was awesome... the one with the sentient noodles. 5y

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Shadows of the Dark Crystal #1 | J. M. Lee

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4.5🌟
Be still my ever lovin‘ child's heart. This book took me back to my freaked out happy childhood place where the Skeskies were crazy scary looking villains, and Gelflings were the heroes to save the world. This is a prequel series to the original 80‘s Jim Hensen masterpiece the Dark Crystal. I put off reading it because I didn‘t want my childhood memories ruined. They are happily intact and I am extremely glad I have books 2, 3, and 4 on hand

LibrarianRyan Full Review on LT and GR

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5y

hannah-leeloo My fiancé got me the shadows of the dark crystal book, I'm really looking forward to reading it 🙃❤️📚 @Jackal121 5y

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Prince and the Dressmaker | Jen Wang

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The Prince and the Dressmaker - 5 Still
Second Read and still a 5 star read
#KillYourTBR #nonbinary

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Relish: My Life in the Kitchen | Lucy Knisley