2025

1.  Abide with Me ~ by Elizabeth Strout, 2006, literary fiction, 320 pages, 6/10

2.  Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers ~ by Adriana Trigiani, 2010, memoir, xiii + 204 pages, 8/10

3.  The Collected Regrets of Clover ~ by Mikki Brammer, 2023, psychological fiction (New York), 317 pages, 10/10

4.  Home ~ by Toni Morrison, 2012, literary fiction, 149 pages, 9/10

5.  A Clowder of Cats: A Joy Forest Mystery ~ by Blythe Ayne, 2022, cozy animal mystery, 208 pages, 10/10

6.  Surprise Twins for the Irish Doctor ~ by Izabella Brooks, 2023, romance, 202 pages, 9/10

7.  Grover Yoga ~ by Debbie DeFord-Minerva, illustrated by Steph Lew, 2024, children's board book, 16 pages, 10/10

8.  Farmer Boy (Little House, 2) ~ by Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1933, illustrated by Garth Williams, 1953, children's classics, 375 pages, 8/10

9.  The Great Migration: An American Story ~ by Jacob Lawrence (author and illustrator), 1995, children's social studies (ages 4-8), 48 pages, 9/10

10.  Jacob Lawrence: American Scenes, American Struggles ~ by Nancy Shroyer Howard, 1996, children's literature (grades 2-3), 48 pages, 7/10

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My rating system is totally subjective.

10 ~ Loved it!!  Couldn't put it down!!

9 ~ Excellent!

8 ~ Very Good

7 ~ Good

6 ~ Above Average

5 ~ Average

4 ~ Struggled to finish, but not worth it

3 ~ Annoying ~ a waste of time

2 ~ Poor

1 ~ Pitiful!

0 ~ Awful!!  Don't bother

* DNF ~ Did Not Finish ~ one I abandoned

* Nah ~ I don't recommend it