Becky’s Book Reviews: September Reflections


 In September, I read thirty-four books! I also rediscovered the joy in reading. I took the advice of friends and chose to reread some favorites to help get me going again.

Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews

65. Legend. (Legend #1) Marie Lu. 2011. 318 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Dystopia, YA Fiction, YA Romance] [5 Stars]

66. The Dark Skies: A WWII Thriller. Deron R. Hicks. 2024. 336 pages.
[Source: Library] [MG Fiction, MG Historical Fiction, MG Mystery] [3
stars]

 67. Tig. Heather Smith. 2024. 160 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Fiction??????? MG Realistic Fiction?????] [4 stars]

68. Life As We Knew It. Susan Beth Pfeffer. 2006. 337 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Fiction, YA Fiction] [5 stars]

69. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Terry Pratchett. 2001.
HarperCollins. 242 pages. [Source: Library] [Animal Fantasy; MG Fiction]
[4 stars] 

70. Batman The Golden Age, Volume 1. Bill Finger, Gardner F. Fox, Whitney
Ellsworth, et al. 2016. 411 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars]

71. Not Nothing. Gayle Forman. 2024. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Historical Fiction] [3 stars]

72. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. J.K. Rowling. 2000. 734 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars] 

73. Westfallen. Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares. 2024. 384 pages. [Source:
Library] [5 stars] [MG speculative fiction, MG science fiction, MG
dystopia, TIME TRAVEL, alternate history]

74. Pearl. Sherri L. Smith. Illustrated by Christine Norrie. 2024. 144
pages. [Source: Library] [Graphic novel, historical fiction, coming of
age, world war II] [4 stars] 

75. Mouse and His Dog (Dogtown #2) Katherine Applegate and Gennifer
Choldenko. Illustrated by Wallace West. 2024. 336 pages. [Source:
Library] [5 stars] [animal fantasy, j fiction, illustrated chapter book]

 

Books reviewed at Young Readers

114. The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith. Dean Robbins.
Illustrated by Susanna Chapman. 2024. 40 pages. [Source: Library]
[Nonfiction picture book] [5 stars]

115. Catside Up, Catside Down. Anna Hrachovec. 2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book, concept book] [5 stars] 

116.
The Dictionary Story. Oliver Jeffers. Illustrated by Sam Winston. 2024.
56 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars] [picture book] 

117. I Really, Really Don’t Like Parties. Angie Morgan. 2024. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 4 stars]

118. [Board book] Be More Cat. Seb Davey. 2024. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars]  

119. Pizza for Pia (Ready to read level 1) Betsy Groban. Illustrated by
Allison Steinfeld. 2024. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars] [early
reader]

120. Nothing Fits a Dinosaur.  (ready to read level 1) Jonathan
Fenske. 2021. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [early reader, bath
time]

121. Nothing Scares a Dinosaur. (Ready to read level 1). Jonathan
Fenske. 2024. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [early reader, bedtime,
imagination] [4 stars]

122. (Board book) Let’s Put That Away: My First Book of Organizing. Clea Shearer. 2024. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars]

123. Board book: D is for Dogs. Greg Paprocki. 2024. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars]

 124. The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe. Shannon and Dean
Hale. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. 2024. 96 pages. [Source: Library] [4
stars] [early chapter book, illustrated chapter book, series book,
fantasy]

125. You’re The Pumpkin In My Pie (Board book). Laura Gehl.
Illustrated by Vanessa Port. 2024. 20 pages. [Source: Library] [4
stars] 

 126. Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks Touch and Trace (board book). Richard Scarry. 2024. 14 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars]

127. Tacos. Frank Asch. 2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars] [picture books]

128. Board book: Let’s Eat (An All Are Welcome Book) Alexandra
Penfold. Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman. 2024. 26 pages. [Source:
Library] [3 stars]

129. Board book: I Love You Berry Much! Rosamund Lloyd. Illustrated by Kat Uno. 2024. 20 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] 

130. Roar for Reading. Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Andrew Joyner. 2024. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars]

 

Books reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible

42. Shepherds for Sale. Megan Basham. 2024. 352 pages. [Source: Library] [Christian nonfiction] [4 stars]

43. Knowing God’s Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology. Jon Nielson. 2023. 320 pages. [Source: Review copy] [5 stars]

44. Saved by the Matchmaker. (A Shanahan Match #2) Jody Hedlund. 2024. 352 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars]

45. Joni Eareckson Tada. Kristyn Getty. Illustrated by Hsulynn Pang. 2024. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars] [picture book biography]

Bibles reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible

19. New American Standard Bible (1995 text) Large Print Pew Bible. (Lockman Foundation). 1995/2005. 1267 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars]

20. NIV 1984, Thompson Chain Reference Bible, Large Print. God. 1984/1991. 1273 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars]

 

Totals for 2024

Books Read in 2024 272
Pages Read in 2024 71659
January
Books read in January 36
Pages read in January 6875
February
Books read in February 38
Pages read in February 9731
March
Books read in March 39
Pages read in March 6730
April
Books read in April 32
Pages read in April 9367
May
Books read in May 21
Pages read in May 10246
June
Books read in June 24
Pages read in June 8253
July
Books read in July 25
Pages read in July 3980
August
Books read in August 23
Pages read in August 8603
September
Books read in September 34
Pages read in September 7874

 

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