books

<p>Nowadays I don’t really have any authors or book series like this. As I kid I used to get really excited for a new Series of Unfortunate Events or Alex Rider book. For a while I kept my eye on Adrian Tchaikovsky, but lately I’ve found some of his novels to be hit or miss.</p><p>The only book release I’m currently looking forward to is Brigands &amp; Breadknives in the Legends &amp; Lattes series by Travis Baldree. The other two books have been cosy and wholesome, and it’s become a little tradition of mine to read these books around Christmas.</p>

<p>Curious which book tracking apps everyone is using currently, and if there are any good ones I’m missing.</p><p>Personally, I started out with Goodreads, then moved onto Bookwyrm, then to TheStorygraph.</p><p><p>Goodreads is generally pretty good but I’m not a big fan of it being owned by Amazon (especially since I have beef with Amazon for closing BookDepository)</p><br><p>Bookwyrm is a Fediverse Goodreads alternative but I found the book catalogue was lacking, many books often didn’t have covers or descriptions or even had many duplicates.</p><br><p>Storygraph is what I’m using now, it’s pretty rad. I love how it gives detailed stats on everything in your account, including graphs and charts of your reading habits. That said, its recommendation system is kinda lacking and keeps recommending me the same books again and again, and it’s not as social as Goodreads.</p></p><p>Cheers.</p>

<p>Just recently subscribed. But looking around the various threads, I have to say this community is a wealth of information about books I should be reading.</p><p>Nice. Thank you everyone.</p>

<p>2025 Mathical Award Winners</p><p>For Preschool students and early readers (PreK), <a href="https://www.mathicalbooks.org/projects/seven-little-ducklings/" rel="nofollow">Seven Little Ducklings</a> by Annette LeBlanc Cate (Candlewick Press) follows a mother duck counting carefully as she collects her seven missing ducklings, but her flock grows as she unwittingly rescues more creatures along the way. <br><br>Young readers (Grades K-2) are invited to share their thought process — and sometimes whimsical ways — for tallying things up —  as they explore colorful photos featuring mathematical groupings of everyday objects in <a href="https://www.mathicalbooks.org/projects/how-did-you-count/" rel="nofollow">How Did You Count?</a> by two-time Mathical award-winner Christopher Danielson (Stenhouse Publishers).<br><br>Elementary readers (Grades 3-5) will be drawn into the playful, true story of a woman from Oregon whose childhood love of exploring patterns led to her many discoveries as a recreational mathematics hobbyist in <a href="https://www.mathicalbooks.org/projects/the-five-sides-of-marjorie-rice/" rel="nofollow">The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape</a> by Amy Alznauer, illustrated by Anna Bron (Candlewick Press).<br><br>Middle school readers (Grades 6-8) may be inspired by <a href="https://www.mathicalbooks.org/projects/imposter/" rel="nofollow">Imposter</a> by Cait Levin (Charlesbridge), the story of two high school girls who join their school’s robotics team and make it to the national competition despite the doubts of others.<br><br>For young adults (Grades 9-12), <a href="https://www.mathicalbooks.org/projects/reasons-we-break/" rel="nofollow">Reasons We Break</a> by Jesmeen Kaur Deo (Disney-Hyperion Books) is a high-stakes, romantic drama as a teen makes a desperate bargain to be bookkeeper to a gang, hoping to clear the debts of a troubled friend and keep him out of prison.</p>