Books read and reviewed in 2024 at Becky's Book Reviews
January
2. Facing the Enemy: How a Nazi Youth Camp in America Tested a Friendship. Barbara Krasner. 2023. [December] 359 pages. [Source: Library]
3. Coretta: The Autobiography of Coretta Scott King. Coretta Scott King. Illustrated by Ekua Holmes. 2024. [January] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [nonfiction picture book, biography, autobiography, children's nonfiction]
4. Little House in the Big Woods. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1932. 238 pages. [Source: Bought]
5. A Bear Called Paddington. Michael Bond. 1958. 159 pages. [Source: Bought] [Children's classic; animal fantasy]
6. Something Rotten. (Horatio Wilkes Mystery #1) Alan Gratz. 2007. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Mystery; YA Suspense; dysfunctional families; adaptation of William Shakespeare]
7. Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön,
and Some Very Famous Ducklings. Angela Burke Kunkel. Illustrated by
Claire Keane. 2023. 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book for older
readers; biography; art appreciation]
8. Light and Air. Mindy Nichols Wendell. 2024. [January] 218 pages. [Source: Library] [J Historical; MG Historical; 1930s; tuberculosis; coming of age]
9. The Blood Years. Elana K. Arnold. 2023. 400 pages. [Source: Library]
10. There Was a Party for Langston. Jason Reynolds. Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey. 2023. 56 pages. [Source: Library]
11. Big. Vashti Harrison. 2023. 60 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]
12. An Autobiography. Agatha Christie. 1977/1996. Berkley. 635 pages. [Source: Bought]
13. Elf Dog and Owl Head. M.T. Anderson. Illustrated by Junyi Wu. 2023. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Fiction; MG Fantasy; J Fantasy; J Fiction; Newbery Honor]
February
14. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir. Pedro Martin. 2023. 320 pages. [Source: Library] [Nonfiction Graphic Novel; MG Graphic Novel; Newbery Honor]
15. Little House on the Prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1935. 335 pages. [Source: Bought] [children's classic]
16. Not Quite a Ghost. Anne Ursu. 2024. [January] 288 pages. [Source: Library]
17. The Frozen River. Ariel Lawhon. 2023. [December] 432 pages. [Source: Library] [adult historical fiction]
18. Fighting With Love: The Legacy of John Lewis. Lesa Cline-Ransome.
Illustrated by James E. Ransome. 2024. [January] 48 pages. [Source:
Library] [nonfiction picture book; picture book biography; civil rights
movement]
19. The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn. Sally J. Pla. 2023. [July] 336 pages. [Source: Library] [J Fiction; J Realistic Fiction; MG Fiction, MG Realistic Fiction; dysfunctional families]
20. Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint. (Danny Dunn #1) Jay Williams. Illustrated by Raymond Abrashkin. 1956. 154 pages. [Source: Library]
21. Making It So. Patrick Stewart. 2023. 469 pages. [Source: Library]
22. Mrs. Quinn's Rise To Fame. Olivia Ford. 2024. 384 pages. [Source: Library]
23. All-of-A-Kind-Family. Sydney Taylor. 1951. 192 pages. [Source: Library]
24. Nothing Else But Miracles. Kate Albus. 2023. 288 pages. [Source: Library]
25. Heroes. Alan Gratz. 2024. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
26. Wait! What? The Beatles Couldn't Read Music? Dan Gutman. 2023. 144 pages. [Source: Library]
27. Who is Nathan Chen? (Who Was? Series) Joseph Liu. 2023. 56 pages. [Source: Library]
28. What was the Children's Blizzard of 1888? Steve Korte. 2023. [November] 112 pages. [Source: Library]
March
29. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime. Casey Sherman. 2024. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
30. Everyone On This Train is A Suspect. Benjamin Stevenson. 2023. 335 pages. [Source: Library]
31. Across So Many Seas. Ruth Behar. 2024. 272 pages. [Source: Library] [interconnected stories; novellas; historical fiction; mg]
32. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival. Estelle
Nadel. Illustrated by Sammy Savos. 2024. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
[graphic novel; graphic memoir; Jewish/Holocaust]
33. Ferris. Kate DiCamillo. 2024. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Fiction, J Fiction, Realistic, Historical]
34. You've Been Summoned. Lindsey Lamar. 2024. 376 pages. [Source: Library] [adult mystery, adult fiction]
35. The Light That Shines Forever: The True Story and Remarkable Rescue of 669 Children on the Eve of World War II. David T. Warner. 2023. 32
pages. [Source: Library]
36. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry. Anna Rose Johnson. 2024. 192 pages. [Source: Library]
April
37. Uprising. Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2024. 384 pages. [Source: Review copy] [J Historical Fiction; MG Historical Fiction]
38. Snowglobe. (Snowglobe Duology #1) Soyoung Park. Translated by Joungmin
Lee Comfort. 2024. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Dystopian; New
Adult]
39. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Suzanne Collins. 2020. [May] 439 pages. [Source: Library]
40. How To Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files #1) Kristen Perrin. 2024. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
41. One Big Open Sky. Lesa Cline-Ransome. 2024. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
42. Before Nightfall. Silvia Vecchini. 2024. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
43. The Mystery of Locked Rooms. Lindsay Currie. 2024. 256 pages. [Source: Library] [Middle grade realistic fiction]
May
44. Fifty-Four Pigs (Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery #1) Philipp Schott. 2022. 256 pages. [Source: Library] [adult mystery]
45. South of Somewhere. Kalena Miller. 2024. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Realistic fiction]
46. Unhappy Camper (Graphic Novel) Lily LaMotte. Illustrated by Ann Xu. 2024. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [Middle grade graphic novel]
47. The One and Only Family. Katherine Applegate. 2024. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
48. Olivetti. Allie Millington. 2024. 253 pages. [Source: Library]
49. The Kill Factor. Ben Oliver. 2024. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
June
50. Maria. Michelle Moran. 2024. 320 pages. [Source: Review copy]
51. Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine. Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin. 1958. 141 pages. [Source: Library]
52, Operation: Happy. Jenni L. Walsh. 2024. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [j
historical fiction, mg historical fiction, animal fantasy]
53. My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story. Georege
Takei. 2024. 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Nonfiction picture book, World
War II]
54. Tree. Table. Book. Lois Lowry. 2024. 208 pages. [Source: Review copy]
July
55. The Hunger Games #1 Suzanne Collins. 2008. 374 pages. [Source: Library]
56. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. J.K. Rowling. 1997. 345 pages. [Source: Library]
57. Beezus and Ramona. Beverly Cleary. 1955. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [Star rating: 5/5]
August
58. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) Suzanne Collins. 2009. 391 pages. [Source: Library] [5/5 Stars] [Dystopia, YA]
59. In and Out The Window. Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Cathrin Peterslund.
2024. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [Children's Poetry] [3 out of 5
stars]
60. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) J.K. Rowling. 1998. 341 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars]
61. Grace Notes: Poems About Families. Naomi Shihab Nye. 2024. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [poetry, nonfiction]
62. GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION. Winnie the Pooh: The Graphic Novel Adaptation. A.A. Milne. Illustrated by Travis Dandro. 2024. 248 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars]
63. Mockingjay. Suzanne Collins. 2010. Scholastic. 400 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Dystopia] [4 stars]
64. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 1999. 435 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars] [MG speculative fiction]
September
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]
October
76. Dogtown (A Dogtown Book #1) Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko.
2023. [September] 352 pages. [Source: Library] [Animal fantasy; J
Fiction; MG Fiction] [5 stars]
77. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. J.K. Rowling. 2003. 912 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [mg fiction; mg fantasy; series book]
78.
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary. Alice
Hoffman. 2024. 304 pages. [Source: Library] [mg historical fiction; mg
fiction; world war II] [5 stars]
79. The Hotel Balzaar. Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Julia Sarda. 2024. [October] 160 pages. [Source: Library] [illustrated chapter book; magic realism; j fantasy] [4 stars]
80. The Dead and the Gone. Susan Beth Pfeffer. 2008. 336 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [YA dystopian; YA Science fiction; YA Fiction]
81. We'll Prescribe You A Cat. Syou Ishida. Translated by E. Madison Shimoda. 2023. 297 pages. [Source: Library] [novellas; international fiction; adult fiction; cats] [4 stars]
82. Classic Retellings: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens ADAPTED by Tanya Landman. 2024. 120 pages. [Source: Library] [mg fiction, ya fiction, adapted classic] [3 stars]
83. The Phantom Patrol (Billy Boyle World War II #19) James R. Benn. 2024. 352 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [adult historical; adult mystery; world war II]
84. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce #11). Alan Bradley. 2024. 298 pages. [Source: Review copy] [adult mystery; series book] [4 stars]
85. The Legend of the Last Library. Frank L. Cole. 2024. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [MG dystopia; MG post-apocalyptic; MG fiction] [3 stars]
86. The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that Stunned the Nation. (Updated Edition) Robert Rand. 2024. 376 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, adult nonfiction, true crime, biography]
87. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6). J.K. Rowling. 2005. 652 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars]
88. The Last Dragon on Mars. Scott Reintgen. 2024. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [MG fantasy, MG science fiction] [3 stars]
89. Finn and Ezra's Bar Mitzvah Time Loop. Joshua S. Levy. 2024. 256 pages.
[Source: Library] [MG Speculative Fiction; Friendship; MG Fiction] [4
stars]
90. I Survived the Black Death, 1348 (I Survived #24) Lauren Tarshis. 2024. 144 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [j historical fiction, j fiction, series book]
November
91. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret. Benjamin Stevenson. (Ernest Cunningham #3) 2024. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, adult mystery, series book] [4 stars]
92. Uglies. Scott Westerfeld. 2005. 425 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [YA dystopia, YA fiction, YA speculative fiction]
93. Superman: The Golden Age #1 Jerry Siegel. Joe Shuster. 2016. (Comics
are from June 1938 through December 1939.) 392 pages. [Source: Library]
[5 stars] [comic books; graphic novel; superheroes; action]
94. The 100 (The 100#1) Kass Morgan. 2013. 323 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, YA dystopia, YA fiction, YA romance]
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