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October 2019 Stand Alone
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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
My List:
1. One True Loves Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/1/19
2. The Islanders Meg Mitchell Moore 10/7/19
3. Surfside Sisters Nancy Thayer 10/8/19
4. Alaska Wild Helena Newbury 10/13/19
5. Forever After Catherine Anderson 10/16/19
6. Girls Like Us Cristina Alger 10/23/19
7. Georgia on My Mind Marie Force 10/24/19
I'm in for Single: 3-4 books, to start.October Stand Alone
1. HCSB Study Bible 10/3/19
2. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II 10/3/19
3. The Promise of Rayne 10/12/19
4. Beneath a Golden Veil 10/15/19
5. Christopher Robin: The Novelization 10/16/19
6. Northanger Abbey 10/16/19
7. The Time Keeper 10/17/19
8. Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 10/18/19
9. Shadow Warriors of World War II: The Daring Women of the OSS and SOE 10/19/19
10. Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS 10/20/19
11. Jack's Life: The Life Story Of C.S. Lewis 10/20/19
12. Mere Christianity 10/21/19
13. Because You're Mine 10/24/19
14. My Cousin Rachel 10/25/19
15. The Screwtape Letters 10/26/19
I'M IN!Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 Crazy Madly Deeply - Lily White - 1 OCT
2 Between Here and the Horizon - Callie Hart - 3 OCT
3 The Book Thief - Markus Zusak - 4 OCT
4 The Price of Time - Tim Tigner - 7 OCT
5 The Runaway Jury - John Grisham - 18 OCT
6 An Anonymous Girl - Greer Hendricks - 20 OCT
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
1) The Banks of Certain Rivers by Jon Harrison 10/9/19
2) Long Time Coming by Sandra Brown 10/16/19
FINISHED October 13, 2019Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. George Saunders - Fox 8 (October 3, 2019)
2. Ray Bradbury - The Halloween Tree (October 06, 2019)
3. Derek Milman - Swipe Right for Murder (October 06, 2019)
4. Charlotte Perkins Gilman - The Yellow Wallpaper (October 05, 2019)
5. Flannery O'Connor - Keiner Menschenseele kann man noch trauen: Storys (A Good Man Is Hard to Find: Stories) (October 12, 2019)
6. Oliver Sacks - Der Mann, der seine Frau mit einem Hut verwechselte (The Man who mistook his Wife for a Hat) (October 13, 2019)
October Stand Alone
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Comfort Food by Sierra Riley - 10/01
2. On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell - 10/5
3. Across the Horizon by Aly Martinez - 10/13
4. Caught Running by Madeleine Urban -10/15
5. Save the Date by Annabeth Albert - 10/24
6. Imperfect Match by Corinne Michaels - 10/31
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Comfort Food by Sierra Riley - 10/01
2. On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell - 10/5
3. Across the Horizon by Aly Martinez - 10/13
4. Caught Running by Madeleine Urban -10/15
5. Save the Date by Annabeth Albert - 10/24
6. Imperfect Match by Corinne Michaels - 10/31
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: Oct. 1st, 2019 - Oct. 31st, 2019
5/6
1. Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language by Patricia T. O'Conner - Oct. 6th
2. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling - Oct. 9th
3. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - Oct. 13th
4. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - Oct. 20th
5. Firefly - The Big Damn Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel - Oct. 20th
**COMPLETE** Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: Oct 1, 2019-Oct 31, 2019
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. Her Body, Our Laws: On the Front Lines of the Abortion War, from El Salvador to Oklahoma by Michelle Oberman 10/1/19
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Goal: 5/6
1. Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs – 10/09/2019
2. Happily Ever After by Jenn Faulk – 10/11/2019
3. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari – 10/21/2019
4. Waking Lazarus by T.L. Hines – 10/23/2019
5. Tilly by Frank E. Peretti – 10/25/2019
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge COMPLETION
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.How to save a life – sara zarr – 06.10.19
2.A Tapestry of Treason – anne o’brien 10.10.19
3.We Were Liars – E Lockhart 01.10.19
4.Do Not Disturb – Claire Douglas 05.10.19
5.reasons to stay alive - matt haig 06.10.19
6 looking for alaska - john green 07.10.19
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.How to save a life – sara zarr – 06.10.19
2.A Tapestry of Treason – anne o’brien 10.10.19
3.We Were Liars – E Lockhart 01.10.19
4.Do Not Disturb – Claire Douglas 05.10.19
5.reasons to stay alive - matt haig 06.10.19
6 looking for alaska - john green 07.10.19
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: Oct. 1st, 2019 - Oct. 31st, 2019
Solo: Read 1-2 books Finished!
Read 1 books
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Finding Christmas by Karen Schaler 10/9/19 4stars
Solitary: Read 5-6 Books6/6
FINISHED
1. The Warning - James Patterson (10/1/19)
2. Joyland - Stephen King (10/22)
3. The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror - Bernard Lewis (10/6/2019)
4. October Kiss - Kristen Ethridge (10/10/19)
5. Took: A Ghost Story - Mary Downing Hahn (10/22/19)
6. Murder, Interrupted - James Patterson (10/27/19)
Completed 10/27/19Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen, read 10/24/19
2. Dear White People by Justin Simien, read 10/27/19
3. U.S. Army Zombie Training Manual by US Department of the Army, read 10/27/19
4. Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy by Emily Bazelon, read 10/15/19
5. Great Meals Fast by Hilary Biller, read 10/1/19
6. Quiet Girls Can Run the World: Owning Your Power When You're Not the "Alpha" in the Room by Rebecca Holman, read 10/24/19
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s by William I. Hitchcock19 October 2019 ★★★★
Last Train to Istanbul by Ayşe Kulin 25 October 2019 ★★★★
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Baseball in April and Other Stories - Gary Soto 10.24 - 26
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. Return with Honor by Scott O'Grady 10/4/2019
2. Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal 10/29/2019
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
FINISHED!
6/6 read
1. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - October 3rd
2. Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges - October 4th
3. Tangerine by Christine Mangan - October 5th
4. Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt - October 10th
5. The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall - October 10th
6. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury - October 11th
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeOctober 2019
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. To be Loved by the Earl by Kasey Stockton (10/3/19)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Single: Read 3-4 books
1.
What Remains of Her - Eric Rickstad - 10/5/20192.
Women Talking - Miriam Toews - 10/14/20193.
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette - Carolly Erickson - 10/24/20194.
The Other Woman - Joy Fielding - 10/28/2019
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Moonflower, E.D.C. Johnson, 05.10.2019
2. Der Name der Rose, Umberto Eco, 07.10.2019
3. Das Geheimnis des Tanzmeisters, Julie Klassen, 15.10.2019
4. Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God, Armin Navabi, 22.10.2019
5. Vom Winde verweht, Margaret Mitchell, 27.10.2019
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
My List:
1. Pumpkin Heads-Rainbow Rowell 10/4
2. Grimoire Noir-Vera Greentea 10/8
3. Undead Girl Gang-Lily Anderson 10/19
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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - October 3rd
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October Standalone Challenge 5-6 books
FINISHED!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6 read
1. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - October 3rd
2. Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges - October 4th
3. Tangerine by Christine Mangan - October 5th
4. Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt - October 10th
5. The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall - October 10th
6. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury - October 11th
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge COMPLETION
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.How to save a life – sara zarr – 06.10.19
2.A Tapestry of Treason – anne o’brien 10.10.19
3.We Were Liars – E Lockhart 01.10.19
4.Do Not Disturb – Claire Douglas 05.10.19
5.reasons to stay alive - matt haig 06.10.19
6 looking for alaska - john green 07.10.19
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.How to save a life – sara zarr – 06.10.19
2.A Tapestry of Treason – anne o’brien 10.10.19
3.We Were Liars – E Lockhart 01.10.19
4.Do Not Disturb – Claire Douglas 05.10.19
5.reasons to stay alive - matt haig 06.10.19
6 looking for alaska - john green 07.10.19
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WOOHOO Charlsa and Den!
FINISHED October 13, 2019Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. George Saunders - Fox 8 (October 3, 2019)
2. Ray Bradbury - The Halloween Tree (October 06, 2019)
3. Derek Milman - Swipe Right for Murder (October 06, 2019)
4. Charlotte Perkins Gilman - The Yellow Wallpaper (October 05, 2019)
5. Flannery O'Connor - Keiner Menschenseele kann man noch trauen: Storys (A Good Man Is Hard to Find: Stories) (October 12, 2019)
6. Oliver Sacks - Der Mann, der seine Frau mit einem Hut verwechselte (The Man who mistook his Wife for a Hat) (October 13, 2019)
ALL DONE!1 Crazy Madly Deeply - Lily White - 1 OCT
2 Between Here and the Horizon - Callie Hart - 3 OCT
3 The Book Thief - Markus Zusak - 4 OCT
4 The Price of Time - Tim Tigner - 7 OCT
5 The Runaway Jury - John Grisham - 18 OCT
6 An Anonymous Girl - Greer Hendricks - 20 OCT
The Lost ChallengesOctober 2019 Stand Alone
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Progress: 4 out of 4
Single: Read 3-4 books
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Challenge Rules
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1. Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - **** - 10/9/2019 - 336 Pages
2. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - **** - 10/19/2019 - 277 Pages
3. My First Five Husbands... And the Ones Who Got Away by Rue McClanahan - *** - 10/27/2019 - 352 Pages
4. Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too! by Chelsea Handler - ***** - 10/28/2019 - 256 Pages
October Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
FINISHED
My List:
1. Pumpkin Heads-Rainbow Rowell 10/4
2. Grimoire Noir-Vera Greentea 10/8
3. Undead Girl Gang-Lily Anderson 10/19
Completed 10/27/19Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen, read 10/24/19
2. Dear White People by Justin Simien, read 10/27/19
3. U.S. Army Zombie Training Manual by US Department of the Army, read 10/27/19
4. Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy by Emily Bazelon, read 10/15/19
5. Great Meals Fast by Hilary Biller, read 10/1/19
6. Quiet Girls Can Run the World: Owning Your Power When You're Not the "Alpha" in the Room by Rebecca Holman, read 10/24/19
Solitary: Read 5-6 Books6/6
FINISHED
1. The Warning - James Patterson (10/1/19)
2. Joyland - Stephen King (10/22)
3. The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror - Bernard Lewis (10/6/2019)
4. October Kiss - Kristen Ethridge (10/10/19)
5. Took: A Ghost Story - Mary Downing Hahn (10/22/19)
6. Murder, Interrupted - James Patterson (10/27/19)
Completion postStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Oct. 1st, 2019 - Oct. 31st, 2019
5/6
1. Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language by Patricia T. O'Conner - Oct. 6th
2. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling - Oct. 9th
3. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - Oct. 13th
4. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - Oct. 20th
5. Firefly - The Big Damn Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel - Oct. 20th
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October Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
My List:
1. One True Loves Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/1/19
2. The Islanders Meg Mitchell Moore 10/7/19
3. Surfside Sisters Nancy Thayer 10/8/19
4. Alaska Wild Helena Newbury 10/13/19
5. Forever After Catherine Anderson 10/16/19
6. Girls Like Us Cristina Alger 10/23/19
7. Georgia on My Mind Marie Force 10/24/19
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2019 - October 31, 2019
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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