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November 2023 Stand Alone
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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6
My List:
1. The Wildest Blue Amy Napier 11/2/23
2. Modern Folk Embroidery: 30 Contemporary Projects for Folk Art Inspired Designs Nancy Nicholson 11/4/23
3. The Book Club On Waverly Lane Rachel Hanna 11/6/23
4. The Unmaking of June Farrow Adrienne Young 11/22/23
5. Christmas at the Shelter Inn RaeAnne Thayne 11/29/23
6. Sleigh Bells Ring RaeAnne Thayne 11/30/23
November Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes - Nov. 1
2. Roaming by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki - Nov. 12
3. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel by Mary Downing Hahn, adapted by Scott Peterson, Meredith Laxton & Russ Badgett - Nov. 3
4. Forget Me Not by Alix Garin - Nov. 15
5. Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen - Nov. 9
6. Spinning by Tillie Walden - Nov. 21
November Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNovember 1 - 30, 2023
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Identity - Nora Roberts - 11/3/23
2. The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank - Erma Bombeck - 11/15/23
3. All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby - 11/21/23
4. Blood Sisters - Cate Quinn - 11/22/23
5. My Darkest Prayer - S.A. Cosby - 11/27/23
6. The Conqueror's Wife - Stephanie Marie Thornton - 11/30/23
November Stand Alone MonthlyCOMPLETED
Single: Read 3-4 books
1.) The Donut Trap by Julie Lieu 11/3/2023
2.) The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman 11/10/2023
3.) Nine Lives by Peter Swanson 11/14/2023
4.) The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 11/16/2023
November Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1) Cackle - Rachel Harrison 27/11/23
Stand Alone6/6
1. In the Summertime by Maeve Haran 1/11 3★
2. Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard 5/11 3.5★
3. Nation by Terry Pratchett 7/11 4★
4. Two Feet, Four Paws by Spud Talbot-Ponsonby 9/11 3★
5. The Bed and Breakfast on the Beach by Kat French 11/11 3★
6. The Paris Cooking School by Sophie Beaumont 13/11 4★
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Duration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
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. Starlight by Debbie Macomber 11/19/2023
November Stand Alone Duration: Nov. 1st, 2023 - Nov. 30th, 2023
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
1. Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens - Nov. 3rd
2. The Book Tour by Andi Watson - Nov. 7th
3. Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood - Nov. 10th
4. Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lại - Nov. 16th
5. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick Mercer - Nov. 19th
6. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry - Nov 20th
7. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy - Nov. 29th
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Goal: 10/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green - 11/02/23
2. Alone - Barbara De Smedt - 11/05/23
3. Bad Island: A Graphic Novel - Doug TenNapel - 11/08/23
4. Goliath - Tochi Onyebuchi - 11/13/23
5. Everything's Eventual - Stephen King - 11/15/23
6. Black Hills - Nora Roberts - 11/18/23
7. Brides of Iowa: Three Loves Are Sweet Surprises along Willow Creek - Connie Stevens - 11/25/23
8. Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell - 11/26/23
9. Off-World Blues - Jean-David Morvan - 11/27/23
10. The September House - Carissa Orlando - 11/30/23
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely [author:Kyle Idleman Committed Follower of Jesus|11198480] Kyle Idleman 11/2
2. Yes, No, and Maybe: Living with the God of Immeasurably More Wendy Pope 11/9
3. Never Stop Holding Hands: And Other Marriage Survival Tips Shara Grylls
4. Black Cross Greg Iles
5. AHA Student Edition: The God Moment That Changes Everything
6. All the King's Men Robert Penn Warren
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Tell Me What Really Happened-Chelsea Sedoti 11/5
2. Home Before Night-J.P. Pomare 11/8
3. Escape Room-Maren Stoffels 11/14
4. The Patient-Jasper DeWitt 11/17
5. Just Our Luck-Julia Walton 11/22
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 202
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Goal: Single: Read 5-6 books
1. While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger Read 11/4/23
2. One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner Read 11/11/23
3.The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff. Read 11/16/23
4.Malice by Jennifer Jaynes Read 11/17/23
5.Morning Glory by Sarah Jio. Read 11/20/23
6. Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer
Read 11/25/23
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 11/1-30/23
Goal: Solitary: Read 5-6 Books
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Do non-fiction books work for this challenge, or only stand alone fiction?
November Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNovember 1 - 30, 2023
4 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman 11/4/23
2. Argonautika by Apollonius of Rhodes 11/10/23
3. Aile Çay Bahçesi (Family Tea Garden) by Yekta Kopan 11/11/23
4. Aksaray'dan Bir Perihan (Perihan of Aksaray) by Suat Derviş 11/12/23
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November Stand AloneDuration: Nov 1 - Nov 30, 2023
Goals: Solo: 1-2 books | Single: 3-4 books | Solitary: 5-6 books
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1.) König Lear | William Shakespeare | 128P | 11/2/23
2.) Was vom Tage übrig blieb | Kazuo Ishiguro | 288P | 11/5/23
3.) The Woman in Me | Britney Spears | 276P | 11/9/23
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Yes, non-fiction counts.
JoAnne wrote: "Barb wrote: "Do non-fiction books work for this challenge, or only stand alone fiction?"Yes, non-fiction counts."
Great, thanks for the response. I'll think about it...
The Lost ChallengesNovember 2023 Stand Alone
Duration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Progress: 6 out of 6 (Solitary: Read 5-6 books)
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
1. Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages
2. The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen - **** - 11/5/2023 - 2 Pages
3. Go with the Flow by Lily Williams - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 336 Pages
4. You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf - **** - 11/5/2023 - 248 Pages
5. Long Distance by Whitney Gardner - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 320 Pages
6. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg - **** - 11/12/2023 - 320 Pages
Challenge Rules
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNovember 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Hidden Spring by Liz Adair (11/25/23)
November Stand Alone Monthly5/5 Books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Rouge by Mona Awad 11/6
Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents by Alexandra Petri 11/14
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror 11/14
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford 11/15
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology 11/29
COMPLETEDNovember Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes - Nov. 1
2. Belle's Tale by Mallory Reaves - Nov. 2
3. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel by Mary Downing Hahn, adapted by Scott Peterson, Meredith Laxton & Russ Badgett - Nov. 3
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs - Nov. 5
5. Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen - Nov. 9
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2. Belle's Tale by Mallory Reaves - Nov. 2 is a Disney Beauty and the Beast #1
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs - Nov. 5 is a Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children (Graphic Novels) #1
Do you want the badge for 3 books read or try again because you have plenty of time this month to read more?
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 0/6
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JoAnne wrote: "Sorry Julesy, but two of your books are not stand alones.2. Belle's Tale by Mallory Reaves - Nov. 2 is a Disney Beauty and the Beast #1
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic..."
Okay, sorry, I thought these were standalones. I should be able to get more books read to replace the two.
DoneStand Alone
6/6
1. In the Summertime by Maeve Haran 1/11 3★
2. Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard 5/11 3.5★
3. Nation by Terry Pratchett 7/11 4★
4. Two Feet, Four Paws by Spud Talbot-Ponsonby 9/11 3★
5. The Bed and Breakfast on the Beach by Kat French 11/11 3★
6. The Paris Cooking School by Sophie Beaumont 13/11 4★
Finished!The Lost Challenges
November 2023 Stand Alone
Duration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Progress: 6 out of 6 (Solitary: Read 5-6 books)
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
1. Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages
2. The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen - **** - 11/5/2023 - 2 Pages
3. Go with the Flow by Lily Williams - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 336 Pages
4. You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf - **** - 11/5/2023 - 248 Pages
5. Long Distance by Whitney Gardner - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 320 Pages
6. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg - **** - 11/12/2023 - 320 Pages
November Stand Alone MonthlyCOMPLETED
Single: Read 3-4 books
1.) The Donut Trap by Julie Lieu 11/3/2023
2.) The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman 11/10/2023
3.) Nine Lives by Peter Swanson 11/14/2023
4.) The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 11/16/2023
COMPLETEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely [author:Kyle Idleman Committed Follower of Jesus|11198480] Kyle Idleman 11/2
2. Yes, No, and Maybe: Living with the God of Immeasurably More Wendy Pope 11/9
3. Never Stop Holding Hands: And Other Marriage Survival Tips Shara Grylls
4. Black Cross Greg Iles
5. AHA Student Edition: The God Moment That Changes Everything
6. All the King's Men Robert Penn Warren
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Please include your finish dates!
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
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. Starlight by Debbie Macomber 11/19/2023
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeNovember 1-30, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
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Let's try this again. 😁FINISHED
November Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes - Nov. 1
2. Roaming by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki - Nov. 12
3. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel by Mary Downing Hahn, adapted by Scott Peterson, Meredith Laxton & Russ Badgett - Nov. 3
4. Forget Me Not by Alix Garin - Nov. 15
5. Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen - Nov. 9
6. Spinning by Tillie Walden - Nov. 21
Finished-SolitaryStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 202
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Goal: Single: Read 5-6 books
1. While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger Read 11/4/23
2. One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner Read 11/11/23
3.The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff. Read 11/16/23
4.Malice by Jennifer Jaynes Read 11/17/23
5.Morning Glory by Sarah Jio. Read 11/20/23
6. Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer
Read 11/25/23
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
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
Challenge Rules
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*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
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*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
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*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
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