Here’s what I read in July:

1. MURDER GOES MUMMING by Alisa Craig (184 p.) Light, fluffy, cozy mystery with Janet and Madoc
2. A DISMAL THING TO DO by Alisa Craig (198 p.) Light, fluffy, cozy mystery with Janet and Madoc
3. TROUBLE IN THE BRASSES byAlisa Craig (212 p.) Light, fluffy, cozy mystery with Madoc (no Janet, she was home getting pregnant).
4. BEST OF ENEMIES by Nancy Bond (248 p.) A re-read of one of my all-time favorite YA books, about an “invasion” by the British at Concord, Massachusetts’ Patriot Day festivities. Love this book, love it. So much, that I finally bought myself a copy when I was around 25 because I missed it so much and they weren’t carrying it at the library anymore.
5. ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein (321 p.) Eh. I know this book has gotten raves, but it mostly left me bored. A life story as told by a dog.
6. COLD SASSY TREE by Olive Ann Burns (391 p.) Another reread from years ago, a nice bit of Southern Americana
7. MY LIFE FROM SCRATCH by Gesine Bulloch-Prado (225 p.) Part memoir, part cookbook, all about how Gesine (Sandra Bullock’s sister) left Hollywood to open a small Vermont bakery. It made me hungry.
8. FLEDGLING by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (375 p.) The story of 14-year old Theo Waitley, part one, as she begins to grow into her pilot skills.
9. SALTATION by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (325 p.) Theo part two, and ending at exactly the same moment as “I Dare,” did … with a “kinda complicated problem.” Can’t wait for the next one.
10. PEGASUS IN FLIGHT by Anne McCaffrey (290 p.) In the not too distant future, psychic gifts  can be measured and are scientifically proven to be true …
11. PEGASUS IN SPACE by Anne McCaffrey (373 p.) The followup, as Peter Reidinger discovers the limits of his own gift–teleporting to the stars.
12. THIRTEENTH CHILD by Patricia C. Wrede (344 p.) An enjoyable YA fantasy, the first in the “Frontier” series. It takes place in the late 1800s of a slightly alternate universe. Fun.
13. DRAGONHAVEN by Robin McKinley (342 p.) And the feel of the last one just fed right into this one, in a US just like ours except there are dragons.
14. EON: DRAGONSEYE REBORN by Alison Goodma (531 p.) An asian-inspired YA that was a little too cliche for me, a girl disguising herself as a boy to be eligible for great honors, yadda yadda.
15. WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead (199 p.) Oh, fun. A Newbery Award winner and totally enjoyable, with hints of time travel as the main character starts getting mysterious notes that tell the future.
16. WHITE DRAGON by Anne McCaffrey. One of my favorite Pern books, as Jaxom comes of age.
17. RENEGADES OF PERN by Anne McCaffrey (384 p.) Not really my favorite, but it’s the perfect (rather necessary) bridge between the last one and…
18. ALL THE WEYRS OF PERN by Anne McCaffrey (404 p.) Also one of my favorite Pern books, as the dragonriders finally manage to rid the planet of the deadly Thread.
19. TWELVE ROOMS WITH A VIEW by Theresa Rebeck. I found this on a list of “beach reads” and the story sounded intriguing–at her mother’s funeral, Tina’s sisters tell her that their mother inherited a 12-million dollar apartment in New York from their dead stepfather, but that his sons would be bound to protest, and that she should move in right away… It was fun, I enjoyed it.
20. POEMCRAZY by Susan Wooldridge (208 p.) Inspiration for writing poetry.
21. BETSY ROSS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA by Marla R. Miller (362 p.) A biography of Betsy Ross which not only explores the “did she or didn’t she” mystery about her making the first US flag, but which tells about the world she lived in, growing up in Philadelphia, the most important city  in America at the time. Intriguing and enjoyable.
22. OVER HERE: THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND AMERICAN SOCIETY by David M. Kennedy (390 p.) History of World War I
23. BELLFIELD HALL by Anne Dean (300 p.) A Jane Austen-esque murder mystery.
24. THE ART OF KNITTED LACE: With Complete Lace How-To and Dozens of Patterns by Kristin Omdahl. (Review here at Knitting Scholar)
25. COMFORT AFGHANS: More than 50 Beautiful, Affordable Designs Featuring Berroco’s Comfort Yarn from Berroco. Designs by Narah Gaughan, Margery Winter and the Berroco Design Team
26. RING OF FEAR by Anne McCaffrey A horse-based romance novel which I basically only read because it’s by Anne McCaffrey. Since I’m not really a fan of romance novels, though, this isn’t one of my favorites, but still, every now and again it’s nice to revisit.
27. MARK OF MERLIN by Anne McCaffrey. Also a romance, set during WWII, focusing on a girl with her dog.
28. THE KILTERNAN LEGACY by Anne McCaffrey. Of the three, this is my favorite, Irene Teasey and her 14-year old twins inheriting an estate in Ireland. All three of these I have in one volume, called “Three Women, which has been out of print for years.

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