Books 151-175

Minnesota Mall Mannequins by: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Children's 224 pages
A school trip to the Mall of America ends up leading to being kidnapped by living mannequins, and from there things get weird.

Althea Rose Mystery #1

One Tequila- Althea Rose Mystery #1 By: Tricia O'Malley

Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book

Althea is a physic that lives on one of the smaller Florida keys.  She ends up having to solve a murder when she happens on the body scuba diving, and she can tell the police what to pin it on the 1st person that might have a motive to kill them, and that person is her best friend & co owner of their shop.  

Making Pentecost Your Story: 50 Days of Reflection and Prayer: A Devotional Companion for Pentecost: This Story is Our Story Inspired by the Church in China by: Robert P. Menzies

Non-fiction: Religion, E-book

A book on the Pentecostal/Charismatic unofficial churches in China.

North Dakota Night Dragons by: Johnathan Rand

Fiction: Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal, Children's 208 pages

A group of kids end up being sucked into the war between dragons, a war that could end the dragon's & human's worlds.

Creepy Condors of California by: Johnathan Rand

Fiction: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Children's 207 pages

A sister & brother are out camping in the California wilderness when they are attacked by condors; however, these condors are robots.

Meet Marie-Grace by: Sarah Masters Buckey

Fiction: History, Children's 120 pages

Meet Cécile by: Denise Lewis Patrick

Fiction: History, Children's 120 pages

Marie-Grace and the Orphans by: Sarah Masters Buckey

Fiction: History, Children's 91 pages

Troubles for Cécile by: Denise Lewis Patrick

Fiction: History, Children's 104 pages

Marie-Grace Makes a Difference by: Sarah Masters Buckey

Fiction: History, Children's 104 pages

Cécile's Gift by: Denise Lewis Patrick

Fiction: History, Children's 96 pages

These American girl books take place is 1853 in New Orleans.  Unlike other years these books go over, this story is told by 2 different girls, both of which are friends in the story & are happening at the same time.  Marie-Grace was born in New Orleans, but had been traveling with her doctor father for years, ever since her mother & baby brother died.  Cecile's family has lived in New Orleans for generations & they were well respected craftsmen who were free people of color.  This group of books cover the year that was an especially bad year for yellow fever so the last books in the group deal with that.

Mutant Mammoths of Montana by: Johnathan Rand

Fiction: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Children's 208 pages

Imagine mammoths, but they leave underground and can move like moles.

The Resurrectionist by: Paul T. Scheuring

Fiction: History, E-book

This book takes place in 1820's London and involves the interconnected stories of many people connected with the resurrectionist trade: resurrectionists, doctors, killers & the bodies of the dead. 

This book reads like a collection of high school essays.

101 Ways To Know If Your Cat Is Italian: How To Talk To Your Cat About Its Secret Life And Learn The Essence Of Being Italian, A Funny Cat Book And Perfect ... Who Love Italy By: Seamus Mullarkey

Non-fiction: Humor, Pop Culture, E-book

A short book on how cats are Italian.

Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes by: Max Miller

Non-fiction: Cooking, History, 256 pages

This book is the book version of the Tasting History YouTube channel.  It has the recipes divided up from where they are from. 

Always October by: Bruce Coville

Fiction: Fantasy, Mystery, Humor, Children's 384 pages

Always October is a location of Jake's grandfather's books, but after a baby is left on his doorstep, he, his best friend Lily, Lily's grandfather, & baby LD end up in Always October with the monsters from the books, needing to save both worlds.

The Men of Letters Bestiary: Winchester Family Edition By: Tim Waggoner

Fiction: Horror, Paranormal, Pop Culture, 112 pages

A book on all the creatures from the show Supernatural, as written by Sam & Dean.

Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod by:Brian Kesinger

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Art, History, Pop Culture, 64 pages

A book on the care of pet octopuses. (That being the plural that the book uses as the main octopus in the book prefers that one.) 

Traveling With Your Octopus by: Brian Kesinger

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Art, History, Pop Culture, 64 pages

A guide on how to travel with a pet octopus including the worldwide adventures the octopus went on. 

Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by: Kurtis J. Wiebe art by: Roc Upchurch

Fiction: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Paranormal, Pop Culture, Humor, 128 pages

This series of books are much like if one was writing a dungeons and dragons game as a book.  There is the elven mage, dwarf fighter (who shaves her beard), halfling thief, & atheist cleric, who drink the tavern dry & then go on adventures for more gold.

 Hi book, I'm dad by: Brian Russel

Fiction: Humor, Graphic novel, 140 pages 

A book on the life of a dad.

 Klaw Vol. 1: The First Cycle by: Antoine Ozanam art by: Joël Jurion, Yoann Guillé

Fiction: Graphic Novel, YA, 144 pages

Angel was a normal teenaged boy, until he found out his dad was a mob boss, and he can turn into a tiger.

Klaw: The Second Cycle  by: Antoine Ozanam art by: Joël Jurion

Fiction: Graphic Novel, YA, 144 pages

The fight between people that turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac is heating up.  As is the danger from outside forces in book 2.

Eat, Drink, and Be Scary by: Olivia Jaymes

Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book

This story that takes place in a sleepy town at Halloween.  Well it was sleepy before the murder, the ghosts acting up, finding out you know the grim reaper & the new cop in town.