The Complete Peanuts Vol 1

 

Title: The Complete Peanuts Vol 1: 1950-1952 Dailies & Sundays

Author: Charles M. Schultz

Publisher: Fantagraphics

 
ISBN: 9781560975892

Thoughts:  I found I like the very early strips and characters much better than the later ones.

Rating: 4/5

Stacking the Shelves: 10/18-11/7

LibraryThing Early Review:

 

The Window by Kellista Rae Keaton

 

Got at a Yardsale:

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

 

Mother Land

 

Title: Mother Land

Author: Leah Franqui

Publisher: William Morrow

 
ISBN: 9780062938848

Thoughts:  It took me a while to get into this, but I was smitten by the end, which was exactly as it should have been

Rating: 4/5

The Glass Hotel

 

Title: The Glass Hotel

Author: Emily St John Mandel

Publisher: Random House

 
ISBN: n/a

Thoughts:  Fast and engaging character-driven read, but one of the characters in the audio narration sounded very off.

Rating: 4/5

The Gun King

 

Title: The Gun King

Author: John H. Richardson

Publisher: Amazon Originals

 
ISBN: n/a

Thoughts:  Explains the problem with gun shows, and good piece of journalism, but it was just missing something.

Rating: 3/5

Class Act

 

Title: Class Act

Author: Jerry Craft

Publisher: Quill Tree

 
ISBN: 9780062885517

Thoughts:  Craft presents a variety of issues that face preteens in a very realistic manner that opens eyes and entertains.

Rating: 5/5

A Dog-Friendly Town

 

Title: A Dog-Friendly Town

Author: Josephine Cameron

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

 
ISBN: 9780374306441

Thoughts:  Well-written and thought-out fun middle-grade mystery.

Rating: 4/5