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A nice strong start to the challenge by reading a graphic novel on day 1! This was one of my huge pile of library books I have out, and I'm torn between wanting to get through them all and return them and wanting to read TBR pile stuff. I need to control my checkouts lol.


My friend and library co-worker and I have decided to read all of this year's MYRCA nominees (the Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Awards). This is my first one. Read it in one sitting!


I've now successfully read one book off my TBR pile! And this was an excellent read.


I've now successfully read one book off my TBR pile! And this was an excellent read."
Looks good, I just added it to my list. I'm currently enjoying his Norse Mythology book. I haven't yet read anything else by him but I really like his writing style.

I haven't read that one yet! I love everything I've read by Neil Gaiman. I started with Neverwhere, which is what first got me into urban fantasy. Coraline might be my favourite of his.


Second MYRCA nominee down! I wasn't so sure about this and it took me a few days to really get going in it (it didn't help that I've had a very stressful week), but once I got into it I loved it!


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This was a reread for me. Brought it to an interview for a school library tech position... which I got!!! I'm totally gonna be working in a K-8 school library in less than 2 weeks!!!
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Third MYRCA nominee completed. Really liked this one but it does rather demand that one reads the rest of the trilogy, like, now!
Lianne (The Towering Pile) wrote: "I'm totally gonna be working in a K-8 school library in less than 2 weeks!!!..."
That sounds like so much fun!!!
That sounds like so much fun!!!

Congratulations! That sounds so cool!


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Brother was the Amnesty International Book Club read for January. Probably not something I'd have picked out for myself otherwise, but I'm glad I got the chance to read it!



I've now successfully read one book off my TBR pile! And this was an excellent read."
This was one of my most favorite reads last year; I felt it was really the most perfect book. So glad you liked it.


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Those last two are books I read for story time, so I read each of them a bunch of times in a day.
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Picked this graphic novel randomly because there was book club (quiet reading time) in the library. I ended up really enjoying it! Very dark for a children's book.
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If I keep counting picture books, now that I'm an elementary school library, I'm gonna fly past 100 books this year!!


Yeah, in the past I've always counted them equally. And without counting them at all it's unlikely that I'd hit 100. But counting them fully, 100 is gonna be a breeze this year! During the school year it's safe to say I'll be reading at least one picture book a week (reading it about a dozen times to different classes).


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Fun read-aloud, with good rhyming and a chance for the kids to make sound effects.


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I'm gonna start keeping track of subtotals for various types of books, so that at least if I fly effortlessly past 100 this year because of picture books, I can set additional goals based on size of book. :)
So far:
12 picture books
5 graphic novels
8 novels
Lianne (The Towering Pile) wrote: "3.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
I've now successfully read one book off my TBR pile! And this was an excellent read."
The graphic novel adaptation of this is also fantastic!

I've now successfully read one book off my TBR pile! And this was an excellent read."
The graphic novel adaptation of this is also fantastic!
Drew wrote: "Lianne (The Towering Pile) wrote: "3.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
I've now successfully read one book off my TBR pile! And this was an excellent read...."
Neverwhere is my favorite!!!!

I've now successfully read one book off my TBR pile! And this was an excellent read...."
Neverwhere is my favorite!!!!


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Very spooky! I love the short chapters alternating between the two characters' perspectives. I flew through this one.
So far:
12 picture books
6 graphic novels
9 novels


Fun, rhyming picture book. The kindergarteners loved it, mostly because of the references to Dr. Seuss.
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My first time reading a serious book in story time! Got some great responses from the kids. A lot of them were totally unaware that segregation was ever a thing in Canada and were duly shocked.
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A fun picture book about a sheep from Iceland who becomes obsessed with the idea of himself as a Viking sheep. Found it when looking up picture books that had never been checked out! I liked it so I put it in the bins the kindergarteners take books from, so they'll finally notice it. :)
So far:
15 picture books
6 graphic novels
9 novels


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I've been doing a read-24-hours-in-7-days challenge as part of the pre-Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon festivities, and have been using this time to try to get through as many of the MYRCA nominees as possible over spring break. I've now read 6 of them (so if I were a kid I would have earned two votes!). I was having trouble picking a favourite until I read Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts, which really stood out for me! I can see why Lemony Snicket gave it his praise.
Totals so far:
16 picture books
6 graphic novels
13 novels


One of those hidden treasures! Sat on the shelf for years without being checked out a single time. Read to all my K-4 classes for storytime and it was a hit. Now there's a wait list for it. :) Illustrated by the same illustrator who does the Robert Munsch books, which kids immediately recognised.
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7th MYRCA nominee down! This one was such a beautiful story. And it's written in verse, making it a very quick read.
Totals so far:
17 picture books
6 graphic novels
14 novels


SO GOOD.
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And now for my Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon reads!
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Totals so far:
22 picture books
10 graphic novels
20 novels


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Hey look I hit 75 exactly halfway through the year! :D
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Yep, I plan to hit 100 before the end of the summer! I have 20 books I have to read for work by back-to-school, plus some other stuff I wanna read. I think my stretch goal might be 75 novels by the end of the year. Maybe 150 books total!
Elyse wrote: "Nice list! I loved A Dog's Purpose! Such a tearjerker!"
Ugh, yes! I listened to that one while walking to and from work so I was frequently walking through my neighbourhood just crying lol.


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I did not reach my summer reading goals. It's mid-September and I still haven't finished reading the MYRCA nominees! Getting there though. Weirdly I read less over the summer than I normally do, I think, even though I had way more free time.


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Totals so far:
30 picture books
22 graphic novels
48 novels (+nonfiction)
I DID IT!!! It's late September and I have read 100 books in a year for the first time ever!!!
My stretch goal is to get my novels+nonfiction count up to 75 if I can (although that's 2 per week for the rest of the year so... we'll see lol).
Lianne (The Towering Pile) wrote: "96.
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
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Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox
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Woohoo great job, Lianne!

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Woohoo great job, Lianne!


I actually read this sometime in the spring but apparently forgot to add it on Goodreads! So rather than trying to find where it fits in I'm just gonna put it here.
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I haven't been reading a whole lot of novels written for adults lately! So I was pleased to find that I LOVED this one and devoured it in a weekend!
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The following 5 books are the ones I finished during the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon:
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And now back to my regularly scheduled reading:
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I read this to my kindergarten classes and it was so much fun!
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Totals so far:
37 picture books
32 graphic novels
59 novels (+nonfiction)


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Totals so far:
38 picture books
33 graphic novels
62 novels (+nonfiction)


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Totals so far:
40 picture books
38 graphic novels
66 novels (+nonfiction)


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Totals so far:
40 picture books
40 graphic novels
69 novels (+nonfiction)


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Totals so far:
42 picture books
40 graphic novels
69 novels (+nonfiction)


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Finally!! I was reading this book for about 5 months, on and off, because I had to keep returning it to the library and requesting it again. I'm glad I read it but I'm glad to be done it.
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A nice Christmas story! I bought this at Comic Con two years ago and finally got to it.
Totals so far:
42 picture books
41 graphic novels
71 novels (+nonfiction)


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Fun fact: Noelle Stevenson and Molly Knox Ostertag are a couple and I did not know that until after I read a book by each of them today!
Totals so far:
42 picture books
43 graphic novels
71 novels (+nonfiction)
Lianne (The Towering Pile) wrote: "155.
Lumberjanes, vol. 4: Out of Time by Noelle Stevenson
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The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
Fun fa..."
Haha what a coincidence!

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Fun fa..."
Haha what a coincidence!
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