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28. What was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?What was the Children's Blizzard of 1888? Steve Korte. 2023. [November] 112 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: January 12, 1888,...
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27. Who Is Nathan Chen?Who is Nathan Chen? (Who Was? Series) Joseph Liu. 2023. 56 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: During the 2022 Winter Olympics,...
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26. The Beatles Couldn't Read Music?Wait! What? The Beatles Couldn't Read Music? Dan Gutman. 2023. 144 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Most teachers don't...
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25. HeroesHeroes. Alan Gratz. 2024. 272 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: "It's an attack!" Stanley cried. "Enemy airplanes--dozens of them....
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24. Nothing Else But MiraclesNothing Else But Miracles. Kate Albus. 2023. 288 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: If you were looking for Dory Byrne--not...
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23. All-of-a-Kind FamilyAll-of-A-Kind-Family. Sydney Taylor. 1951. 192 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: "That slowpoke Sarah1" Henny cried. "She's making...
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22. Mrs. Quinn's Rise to FameMrs. Quinn's Rise To Fame. Olivia Ford. 2024. 384 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: It was a December night, the sort which...
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21. Making It SoMaking It So. Patrick Stewart. 2023. 469 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: We called it t'bottom field, never wondering where, in...
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20. Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity PaintDanny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint. (Danny Dunn #1) Jay Williams. Illustrated by Raymond Abrashkin. 1956. 154 pages. [Source: Library]...
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19. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinnThe Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn. Sally J. Pla. 2023. [July] 336 pages. [Source: Library] [J Fiction; J Realistic Fiction; MG...
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18. Fighting With LoveFighting With Love: The Legacy of John Lewis. Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. 2024. [January] 48 pages. [Source:...
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17. The Frozen RiverThe Frozen River. Ariel Lawhon. 2023. [December] 432 pages. [Source: Library] [adult historical fiction] First sentence: The body floats...
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16. Not Quite a GhostNot Quite a Ghost. Anne Ursu. 2024. [January] 288 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: The house stood a little apart from the rest...
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15. Little House on the PrairieLittle House on the Prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1935. 335 pages. [Source: Bought] [children's classic] First sentence: A long...
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14. MexikidMexikid: A Graphic Memoir. Pedro Martin. 2023. 320 pages. [Source: Library] [Nonfiction Graphic Novel; MG Graphic Novel; Newbery Honor]...
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January ReflectionsIn January, I read thirty-six books. Books reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews 1. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust ....
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13. Elf Dog & Owl HeadElf Dog and Owl Head. M.T. Anderson. Illustrated by Junyi Wu. 2023. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Fiction; MG Fantasy; J Fantasy; J...
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12. Agatha Christie: An AutobiographyAn Autobiography. Agatha Christie. 1977/1996. Berkley. 635 pages. [Source: Bought] ETA: I reread this one in January 2024. It had...
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11. BigBig. Vashti Harrison. 2023. 60 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] First sentence: Once there was a girl with a big laugh and a big...
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10. There Was a Party for LangstonThere Was a Party for Langston. Jason Reynolds. Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey. 2023. 56 pages. [Source: Library]...
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9. The Blood YearsThe Blood Years. Elana K. Arnold. 2023. 400 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: When we were very young, Astra and I made a pact. I...
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8. Light and AirLight and Air. Mindy Nichols Wendell. 2024. [January] 218 pages. [Source: Library] [J Historical; MG Historical; 1930s; tuberculosis;...
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7. Make WayMake Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön , and Some Very Famous Ducklings. Angela Burke Kunkel. Illustrated by Claire...
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6. Something RottenSomething Rotten. (Horatio Wilkes Mystery #1) Alan Gratz. 2007. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Mystery; YA Suspense; dysfunctional...
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5. A Bear Called PaddingtonA Bear Called Paddington. Michael Bond. 1958. 159 pages. [Source: Bought] [Children's classic; animal fantasy]...
