2022 All the Five Star Books

January 

• The False Prince (Ascendance #1) Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2012. 342 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Runaway King. (Ascendance #2) Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2013. 331 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Shadow Throne. (Ascendance #3) Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2014. 336 pages. [Source: Library]
• Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury. 1953/2011. 194 pages. [Source: Library]
• Chester's Way. Kevin Henkes. 1988. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• Bear is a Bear. Jonathan Stutzman. Illustrated by Dan Santat. 2021. [September] 48 pages. [Source: Library]
• Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom. (Cookie Chronicles #1) Matthew Swanson. Illustrated by Robbi Behr. 2021. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
• ¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! the Dance That Crossed Color Lines. Dean Robbins. Illustrated by Eric Velásquez. 2021. [November] 40 pages. [Source: Library]
• Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Endless Waiting. (Cookie Chronicles #2) Matthew Swanson. Illustrated by Robbi Behr. 2021. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Dangers of a Shallow Faith. A.W. Tozer. Edited by James L. Snyder. 2012. 219 pages. [Source: Bought]
• A Dozen Things God Did With Your Sin (And Three Things He'll Never Do). Sam Storms. 2022. [January] Crossway. 225 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Walking As He Walked. Joel R. Beeke. 2002/2007. 133 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Legacy Standard Bible (Handy Size Edition) Steadfast Bibles (Publisher) 2021. 1665 pages. [Source: Bought] 

February

• Our Mutual Friend. Charles Dickens. 1865. 801 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Operation Do-Over. Gordon Korman. 2022. [January] 304 pages. [Source: Library]
• I, Robot. Isaac Asimov. 1950. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
• I Must Betray You. Ruta Sepetys. 2022. [February] 336 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Gabrielle Zevin. 2014. 260 pages. [Source: Library]
• Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre. Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper.  2021. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• Soul Food Sunday. Winsome Bingham. Illustrated by C.G. Esperanza. 2021. 48 pages. [Source: Library]
• Watercress. Andrea Wang. Illustrated by Jason Chin. 2021. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Practice of the Presence of God: A 40 Day Devotional Based on Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God (Includes Entire Book). Brother Lawrence AND Alan Vermilye. 1691/2021. 115 pages. [Source: Bought]

 

March

• The Naked Sun. (Robot #2) Isaac Asimov. 1958. 271 pages. [Source: Library]
• Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance. Jennifer Armstrong. 1998. Random House. 144 pages. [Source: Library]
• A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice. Rebecca Connolly. 2022. 320 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Why the Titanic Was Doomed. Bryan Jackson. 2022. [June] 224 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• The School for Whatnots. Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2022. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
• Berean Study Bible. God. 2020. 1504 pages. [Source: Gift]  
• NIV Young Discoverer's Bible. 1985. Zondervan. 1979 pages. [Source: Childhood copy]

April 

• Goblin Market. Diane Zahler. 2022. [August] 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Mio, My Son. Astrid Lindgren. 1954/2015. NYR Children's Collection. 184 pages. [Source: Library]
• Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage. Alfred Lansing. 1959/2015. 357 pages. [Source: Library]
• Cyrano de Bergerac. Edmond Rostand. Translated by Gladys Thomas and Mary F Guillemard. 1897. 240 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Smitten with Kittens. Florence Minor. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. 2022. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Great Passion. James Runcie. 2022. [March] 272 pages. [Source: Library] 
• Holy Bible, NASB 2020. Lockman Foundation. 2020. 4068 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Schuyler Credo Quentel. New American Standard Bible 1995. God. 2021. 1833 pages. [Source: Gift]
  

May 

• One Good Deed. (Archer #1) David Baldacci. 2019. 416 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Belle of Belgrave Square. (Belles of London #2) Mimi Matthews. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• The Radium Girls: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark. (Young Readers' Edition). 2020. [July] 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]  
• Good Knight, Mustache Baby. Bridget Heos. Illustrated by Joy Ang. 2021. [December] 40 pages. [Source: Library]
• King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin. Stephen Costanza. 2021 [September]. 56 pages. [Source: Library]
• In Honor's Defense. (Hanger's Horsemen #3) Karen Witemeyer. 2022. [June] 384 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• The Lord's Prayer: Learning from Jesus on What, Why, and How to Pray. Kevin DeYoung. 2022. 160 pages. [Source: Review copy]
  

June 

• See You Yesterday. Rachel Lynn Solomon. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Library]
• Garvey's Choice. Nikki Grimes. 2016. 120 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster. Mo Willems. 2022. 40 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza. Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Shawn Harris. 2022. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
• Flipping Forward Twisting Backward. Alma Fullerton. 2022. [July] 144 pages. [Source: Review copy]  
• Inspector Flytrap (Inspector Flytrap #1) Tom Angleberger. Illustrated by Cece Bell. 2016. 112 pages. [Source: Library]
• Recipe for Disaster (Didi Dodo, Future Spy #1) Tom Angleberger. Illustrated by Jared Chapman. 2019. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
• Leave It to Plum! Matt Phelan. 2022. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
• Oh, Sal. Kevin Henkes. 2022. [September] 144 pages. [Source: Review copy] 
• Long Way Home. Lynn Austin. 2022. [June] 391 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• The Great Bible 1539. Myles Coverdale. 2017. 4355 pages. [Source: Bought]
• NKJV Single-Column Reference Bible, Premium Goatskin Leather, Premier Collection. 2018. 2144 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Holman Rainbow Study Bible KJV Edition (New, Improved User-Friendly Design) 2013. B&H Publishing Group. 1632 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• New English Bible. God. 1972. Cambridge University. 1407 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Holy Bible: (English) Revised Version 1885. God. 1963 pages. [Source: Bought]
  

July 

• The Lightning Thief. Rick Riordan. 2005. 377 pages. [Source: Library]
• Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer Series #1) Kiersten White. 2022. [June] 256 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Star That Always Stays. Anna Rose Johnson. 2022. 224 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Ogress and the Orphans. Kelly Barnhill. 2022. [March] 400 pages. [Source: Library]
• Robo-Dodo Rumble (Didi Dodo, Future Spy #2) Tom Angleberger. Illustrated by Jared Chapman. 2019. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
• Doggo and Pupper (Doggo and Pupper #1) Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charlie Alder. 2021. 96 pages. [Source: Library]
• Charlie and Mouse: Lost and Found, (Charlie & Mouse #5) Laurel Snyder. Illustrated by Emily Hughes. 52 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Candy Caper (Trouble at Table 5 #1) Tom Watson. 96 pages. [Source: Library]
• Double-O Dodo (Didi Dodo, Future Spy #3) Tom Angleberger. 2021. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
• Ways to Share Joy. Renee Watson. 2022. [September] 208 pages. [Source: Review copy]  
• A Perfect Fit: How Lena "Lane" Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion. Mara Rockliff. Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. 2022. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• Wish. Barbara O'Connor. 2016. FSG. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
• Cornbread and Poppy at the Carnival. (Cornbread and Poppy #2) Matthew Cordell. 2022. [May] 80 pages. [Source: Library]
• Fitz and Cleo #1 Jonathan Stutzman. 2021. Illustrated by Heather Fox. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
• Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks: Amazing Ways Animals Are Just Like Us. Ben Lerwill. Illustrated by Katherine McEwen. 2022. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• Marco Polo Brave Explorer (Book Buddies #2) Cynthia Lord. Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. 2022. 80 pages. [Source: Library]
• Fitz and Cleo Get Creative (Fitz and Cleo #2) Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox. 2022. [March] 80 pages. [Source: Library]
• Lily to the Rescue (Lily to the Rescue #1) W. Bruce Cameron. 2020. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
  

August 

• African Town: Inspired by the True Story of the Last American Slave Ship. Irene Latham and Charles Waters. 2022. 448 pages. [Source: Library]
• Glitch. Laura Martin. 2020. 384 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Fort. Gordon Korman. 2022. 256 pages. [Source: Library]
• 12 to 22: POV You Wake Up In The Future. Jen Calonita. 2022. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Dream, Annie, Dream. Waka T. Brown. 2022. 352 pages. [Source: Library]
• Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians. Brandon Sanderson. 2007. 308 pages. [Source: Library]
• Cookies and Milk. Shawn Amos. 2022. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
• Mister Rogers' Gift of Music. Donna Cangelosi. Illustrated by Amanda Calatzis. 2022. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Knowledge of the Holy. A.W. Tozer. 1961/1978. HarperCollins. 128 pages. [Source: Book I Bought]
• I Belong: Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer 1 for Children. Joyce Holstege. Illustrated by Meagan Krosschell. 2022. 48 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• The Cross: God's Way of Salvation. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. 1963/1986. Crossway. 224 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Holy Bible: Revised English Bible. 1989/1996. Cambridge. 1264 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Giant Print Handy Size Reprint NASB 1977 Edition. 2011. AMG Publishers. 2304 pages.
  

September 

• Death on the Nile. Agatha Christie. 1937/2007. Black Dog & Leventhal. 352 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Magic of Ordinary Days. Ann Howard Creel. 2001. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
• Lily's Story (A Puppy Tale) W. Bruce Cameron. 2019. 224 pages. [Source: Library]  
• Just Right Jillian. Nicole D. Collier. 2022. [February] 224 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon. Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. 2015. 98 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives. Michael Buckley. Illustrated by Peter Ferguson. 2005. 284 pages. [Source: Library]
• Charlie and Mouse are Magic (Charlie and Mouse #6) Laurel Snyder. Illustrated by Emily Hughes. 2022. [August] 48 pages. [Source: Library]
• Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How To Rhyme. Avery Monsen. 2022. [March] 40 pages. [Source: Library]
• Pizza! A Slice of History. Greg Pizzoli. 2022. [August] 56 pages. [Source: Library]
• I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910. (I Survived #22) Lauren Tarshis. 2022. 144 pages. [Source: Library] 
• The Sweet Life (Cape Cod Creamery #1) Suzanne Woods Fisher. 2022. [May] 308 pages. [Source: Library] 
• Beyond Suffering Bible NLT: Where Struggles Seem Endless, God's Hope Is Infinite. Joni Eareckson Tada. Joni & Friends, Inc. 2016. Tyndale. 1696 pages. [Source: Bought]
  

October 

• So Much More to Helen! Meeg Pincus. Illustrated by Caroline Bonne-Muller. 2022. [April] 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Angela Joy. Illustrated by Janelle Washington. 2022. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
• Days of Infamy: How A Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment. Lawrence Goldstone. 2022. 288 pages. [Source: Library]
• Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell. Candace Fleming. 2022. [October] 288 pages. [Source: Library]
• Violet and Jobie In the Wild. Lynne Rae Perkins. 2022. [September] 240 pages. [Source: Library]
• Ballet Bruce (World of Reading, Level 1) Ryan T. Higgins. 2022. [July] 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• Snail's Silly Adventures. Mary Peterson. 2020. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. 2022. [October 18] 48 pages. [Source: Library]
• Max Can Read. Rosemary Wells. 2022. [October] 32 pages. [Source: Library]
• Odder. Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. 2022. 288 pages. [Source: Library]
• Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church. Holly Pivec and R. Douglas Geivett. 2022. [November] 272 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip. Sara Brunsvold. 2022. 361 pages. [Source: Library]
• ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible: Christ In All of Scripture, Grace for All of Life. 2019 (this edition). 2096 pages. [Source: Gift]
• New American Standard Reference Edition. 1973. God. 1899 pages. [Source: Bought]
  

November 

• The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz To Warn the World. Jonathan Freedland. 2022. [October] 400 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Door of No Return. Kwame Alexander. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Library]
• Making Bombs for Hitler. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2012/2017. 191 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln. 2022. [November] 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Emily of Deep Valley. Maud Hart Lovelace. 1950. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
• Winterkill. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2022. [September] 288 pages. [Source: Library]
• Talk Santa to Me. Linda Urban. 2022. 280 pages. [Source: Library]
• Away with Words! Wise and Witty Poems for Language Lovers. Mary Ann Hoberman. 2022. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
• Under the Christmas Tree. Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. 2002. 32 pages. [Source: Library]  
• The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi. Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. Illustrated by Chiara Fedele. 2022. [November] 48 pages. [Source: Library]
• Walter Had a Best Friend. Deborah Underwood. Illustrated by Sergia Ruzzier. 2022. [October 18] 40 pages. [Source: Library]
• Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story. Davide Calì. Illustrated by Marianna Balducci. 2022. [September] 36 pages. [Source: Library]
• Holman Rainbow Study Bible: NIV Edition. New, Improved User-Friendly Design. Purple Leathertouch Indexed. B&H. 1632 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Darby Bible. God. 1890. 2304 pages. [Source: Bought] 

December

• The War Below. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2014. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children's Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls. Mitali Perkins. 2021. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
• Lily to the Rescue: Dog, Dog, Goose. W. Bruce Cameron. 2020. 144 pages. [Source: Library]
• Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey. Erin Entrada Kelly. 2021. 160 pages. [Source: Library]
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Barbara Robinson. 1972. HarperCollins. 128 pages. [Source: Bought]
• Zanna's Gift. Orson Scott Card. 2020. 250 pages. [Source: Review copy]
• Under the Texas Mistletoe. Karen Witemeyer. 2021. 320 pages. [Source: Gift]
• Berean Study Bible. God. 2020. 1504 pages. [Source: Gift] 
  

 

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