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November 2024 Stand Alone
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Solo: Read 1-2 books
Read: 1
The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24
November Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNovember 1-30, 2024
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Utopia - Lincoln Child - 11/5/24
2. Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald - 11/6/24
3. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont - Laura Pearson - 11/6/24
4. Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti - Genevieve Valentine - 11/7/24
5. The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress - 11/8/24
6. The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick - 11/14/24
Finished! November Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNov 1 - 30, 2024 (10/09/24)
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6/5+
1. James Percival Everett 11/01/24
2. Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides 11/02/24
3. The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline 11/03/24
4. Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer 11/06/24
5. Jewel Bret Lott 11/07/24
6. What Never Happened Rachel Howzell Hall 11/09/24
November 2024 Stand Alone - FINISHEDDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. Heaven Adjacent - Catherine Ryan Hyde 11/5/24
2. The 3-0: Based on a True Story of the Largest Police Corruption Scandal in New York City's History - The Dirty Thirty - Liborio Lungaro 11/7/24
3. Lies and Weddings - Kevin Kwan 11/14/24
4. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey - Kamala Harris 11/19/24
5. If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins 11/20/24
6. The Carnival at Bray - Jessie Ann Foley 11/23/24
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib - Nov. 1
2. Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley - Nov. 3
3. Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer - Nov. 5
4. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem - Nov. 7
5. Visitations by Corey Egbert - Nov. 9
6. Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol - Nov. 12
November| Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead: 5
COMPLETED
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.) Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev 11/6/2024
2.) Wreckage by Emily Beeker 11/9/2024
3.) Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay 11/13/2024
4.) Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 11/20/2024
5.) Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 11/22/2024
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNovember 2024
6/6
1. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
2. Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24
3. How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 11/19/24
5. The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24
6. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 11/25/24
November| Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
1) The Uninhabited House - Charlotte Riddell 15/11/24
2) Night Shift - Stephen King 25/11/24
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Goal: 5/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Christmas Karol - Faith Moore - 11/06/24
• The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/11/24
• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi - 11/22/24
• Funny Story - Emily Henry - 11/22/24
• I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom - Jason Pargin - 11/29/24
Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Familiar Quotations Various 11/2
2. Crimson Stain: The Shocking True Story of the Only Amish Man Ever Convicted of Homicide
3. Never Look Away Linwood Barclay
4. The Brightest Star Gail Tsukiyama
5. Worthy Brown's Daughter Phillip Margolin
6. The Madwoman Upstairs Catherine Lowell
7. Let Me Be a Woman Elisabeth Elliot
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Single: Read 3-4 books
1. That Turtle Story by C.S. Poe 11/16/2024
2. Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman 11/19/2024
3. Frosty the Snowman (Frosty the Snowman): A Classic Christmas Book for Kids by Diane Muldrow 11/19/2024
4, Nutcracker Nemesis: A Yuletide Tale of Mystery by Summer Prescott 11/27/2024
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
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
1. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 13 November 2024 ★★★★★
2. Once a Crooked Man by David McCallum 18 November 2024 ★★★
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
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
1.The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis Read 11/2/24
2. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Read 11/3/24
3. Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die by David Kessler. Read 11/5/25
4. Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming Read 11/9/24
5. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Read 11/12/24
6. When We Meet Again by Kristin Harmel Readd 11/13/24
November 2024 Stand Alone Monthly Challenge——————————————————————————
Duration: Nov 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024
Level: Solitary (5-6 books)
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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Ready or Not, Cara Bastone | 11/4
The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee | 11/14
In the Unlikely Event, L.J. Shen | 11/17
The Chosen One: A Novel, Carol Lynch Williams | 11/19
Heaven Around The Corner, Betty Neels | 11/22
November Stand Alone Duration: Nov. 1st, 2024 - Nov. 30th, 2024
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
1. The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy edited by Leah Wilson - Nov. 3rd
2. Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs - Nov. 4th
3. Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai - Nov. 10th
4. Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs by Annie Zaleski - Nov. 13th
5. Graveneye by Sloane Leong - Nov. 13th
6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Nov. 17th
7. The World Will Follow Joy by Alice Walker - Nov. 20th
November| Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Level: Single: Read 3-4 books
4/4 books
1. Zone One
2. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
3. The Lost Apothecary
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Finished: 2024/11/30Doing this again.
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alones: 3
Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland (24/11/06)
Hot Dog by Kazusa Takashima (24/11/06)
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (24/11/19)
other:
Finished! November Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNov 1 - 30, 2024 (10/09/24)
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6/5+
1. James Percival Everett 11/01/24
2. Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides 11/02/24
3. The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline 11/03/24
4. Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer 11/06/24
5. Jewel Bret Lott 11/07/24
6. What Never Happened Rachel Howzell Hall 11/09/24
FINISHED! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib - Nov. 1
2. Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley - Nov. 3
3. Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer - Nov. 5
4. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem - Nov. 7
5. Visitations by Corey Egbert - Nov. 9
6. Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol - Nov. 12
COMPLETION POSTStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
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
1.The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis Read 11/2/24
2. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Read 11/3/24
3. Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die by David Kessler. Read 11/5/25
4. Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming Read 11/9/24
5. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Read 11/12/24
6. When We Meet Again by Kristin Harmel Readd 11/13/24
November| Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead: 5
COMPLETED
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.) Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev 11/6/2024
2.) Wreckage by Emily Beeker 11/9/2024
3.) Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay 11/13/2024
4.) Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 11/20/2024
5.) Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 11/22/2024
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Read: 5
1.) Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev 11/6/2024
2.) Wreckage b..."
#1 is a series book. Do you want to finish or try for more?
November 2024 Stand Alone - FINISHEDDuration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. Heaven Adjacent - Catherine Ryan Hyde 11/5/24
2. The 3-0: Based on a True Story of the Largest Police Corruption Scandal in New York City's History - The Dirty Thirty - Liborio Lungaro 11/7/24
3. Lies and Weddings - Kevin Kwan 11/14/24
4. The Truths We Hold: An American Journey - Kamala Harris 11/19/24
5. If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins 11/20/24
6. The Carnival at Bray - Jessie Ann Foley 11/23/24
November| Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - FinishedSolo: Read 1-2 books
1) The Uninhabited House - Charlotte Riddell 15/11/24
2) Night Shift - Stephen King 25/11/24
FINISHEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
November 2024
6/6
1. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
2. Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24
3. How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 11/19/24
5. The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24
6. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 11/25/24
completed Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Ready or Not, Cara Bastone | 11/4
The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee | 11/14
In the Unlikely Event, L.J. Shen | 11/17
The Chosen One: A Novel, Carol Lynch Williams | 11/19
Heaven Around The Corner, Betty Neels | 11/22
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November | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Read: 1
The Party Line Carolyn Brown 11/26/24
~~~ Complete ~~~November Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
November 1-30, 2024
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Utopia - Lincoln Child - 11/5/24
2. Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald - 11/6/24
3. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont - Laura Pearson - 11/6/24
4. Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti - Genevieve Valentine - 11/7/24
5. The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress - 11/8/24
6. The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick - 11/14/24
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November| Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Single: Read 3-4 books
1. That Turtle Story by C.S. Poe 11/16/2024
2. Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman 11/19/2024
3. Frosty the Snowman (Frosty the Snowman): A Classic Christmas Book for Kids by Diane Muldrow 11/19/2024
4, Nutcracker Nemesis: A Yuletide Tale of Mystery by Summer Prescott 11/27/2024
Completed!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Goal: 5/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Christmas Karol - Faith Moore - 11/06/24
• The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/11/24
• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi - 11/22/24
• Funny Story - Emily Henry - 11/22/24
• I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom - Jason Pargin - 11/29/24
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Completion Post:November Stand Alone
Duration: Nov. 1st, 2024 - Nov. 30th, 2024
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
1. The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy edited by Leah Wilson - Nov. 3rd
2. Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs - Nov. 4th
3. Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai - Nov. 10th
4. Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs by Annie Zaleski - Nov. 13th
5. Graveneye by Sloane Leong - Nov. 13th
6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Nov. 17th
7. The World Will Follow Joy by Alice Walker - Nov. 20th
Update message #27 - this time finishing with 3Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
currently reading:
Stand Alones: 3
Irish Peacock and Scarlet Marquess: The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde by Merlin Holland (24/11/06)
Hot Dog by Kazusa Takashima (24/11/06)
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (24/11/19)
other:
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Once a Crooked Man (other topics)
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
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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