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(January-June are books set in/about the specified decades . . . July-December are books published in the specified decades)
January ~ 1910s ~ A Poppy Is to Remember
{GM children's} (finished 11 January)February ~ 1920s ~ Tulsa Burning
{GM YA clean} (finished 16 February)March ~ 1930s ~ Treasures in the Dust
{GM mid-grade clean} (finished 20 March)April ~ 1940s ~ Midnight on the Scottish Shore
(finished 20 April)May ~ 1950s ~ The Burning of Rosemont Abbey
(finished 15 May)June ~ 1960s ~ All We Thought We Knew
(finished 5 June)July ~ 1970s ~ Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
{GM children's} (finished 1 July)August ~ 1980s ~ The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt
{GM mid-grade clean} (finished 13 August)September ~ 1990s ~ The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
{GM YA (do not recommend)} (finished 16 September)October ~ 2000s ~ Levi's Will
(finished 7 October)November ~ 2010s ~ The Imposter
(finished 15 November)December ~ 2020s ~ The Christmas House
(finished 8 December)
I'm in!January: 1910s
March: 1930s
published 1937.April: 1940s
May: 1950s
June: 1960s
September: 1990s
published 1996.November: 2010s
published 2018December: 2020s
January ~ 1910sSet in:
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February ~ 1920s
Set in:
(Finished 04/05.)
Finished 03/09/25
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March ~ 1930s
Set in:
1936
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April ~ 1940s
Set in: 1944
(Finished 05/31/25)
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May ~ 1950s
Set in:
Modern day with a dual timeline that flashed back to 1955.
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June ~ 1960s
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July ~ 1970s
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August ~ 1980s
(Finished in September)
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September ~ 1990s
Set in:
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October ~ 2000s
Set in: 2002
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November ~ 2010s
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December ~ 2020s
Published In:
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I'll give it a try.January ~ 1910s
(1/5/25)
(1/30/25)
(1/31/25)
(2/27/25)February ~ 1920s
(2/1/25)
(2/7/25)
(3/2/25) March ~ 1930s
(3/16/25)
(3/27/25) April ~ 1940s
(4/22/25)
(4/23/25)
(4/23/25)
(4/24/25) May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
(6/2/25)
(6/6/25)
(6/12/25) July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
(11/3/25) - published in 2016 
(11/3/25) - takes place in 2015
(11/4/25) - published in 2015
(11/9/25) - publifshed in 2014
December ~ 2020s
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I'm going to tryJanuary ~ 1910s nothing
February ~ 1920s-
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
GM - not posted
1960-1969
Non-Fiction
General Market1970-1979
1980-1989
GM Foul language & sexual content1990-1999
GM2000-2009
Set in 20072010-2019
2020-2025
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Oh sweet, you decided to do this, thanks!! I'm looking forward to it!JANUARY - 1910s
(set in 1918)
(set in 1919)
(about the 1910s)
(published in 1917)FEBRUARY - 1920s
(set in 1920)
(published in 1929)
(about the 1920s)MARCH - 1930s
APRIL - 1940s
MAY - 1950s
JUNE - 1960s
JULY - 1970s
AUGUST - 1980s
SEPTEMBER - 1990s
OCTOBER - 2000s
NOVEMBER - 2010s
DECEMBER - 2020s
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I'm in!January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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I'm in!January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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I haven't tried this one before. I'll see if I can get half of them this year!January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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I'm in!January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
This one will be a bit of a challenge for me but I’d like to try it please. January ~ 1910s
(1912) 1/20February ~ 1920s
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March ~ 1930s
Dust Between the StitchesApril ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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Kate wrote: "Because Staci has a special year-long 'eras' type challenge in the works for the celebration of the American 250th Anniversary coming up, we've decided to move the 'decades' challenge to being a mo..."I may need some help finding books for this, but do count me in!
January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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I'm in!January ~ 1910s
The Secrets We Carry
February ~ 1920s
The Shepherd's Voice
Shadowed Loyalty
March ~ 1930s
The Orphans of Berlin
Spring's Gentle Promise
Dead Man's Mirror: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
Night
April ~ 1940s
The Bletchley Girls
Murder and the First Lady
May ~ 1950s - None
June ~ 1960s
To Kill a Mockingbird
July ~ 1970s - None
August ~ 1980s - None
September ~ 1990s - None
October ~ 2000s
1. The Cat's Pajamas
(2007)2. June Bug
(2009)3. When Love Blooms
(2009)4. Lanterns and Lace
*=(2006)
November ~ 2010s
1. Fun and Games: Field Day: Understanding Length
(2018)2. The Women of Christmas: Experience the Season Afresh with Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna
(2013)3. A Ghost for Christmas
(2014)4. A Merry Little Christmas by Anita Higman
(2018)December ~ 2020s
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This one looks fun.January ~ 1910s
(1/14) February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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I'll try this. I'm not sure if I'll be able to find something for every decade, but it will be interesting to see what everyone is reading.January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s read in June:
(published in 1951)June ~ 1960s
(published in 1965)July ~ 1970s
(published in 1971)August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
(published in 1994)October ~ 2000s
(published in 2002)
(pub in 2007)
(pub in 2009)November ~ 2010s
(published in 2012)December ~ 2020s
(pub in 2022)
(pun in 2021)
(pub in 2023)
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for books either set in or published in the decades from the 1910s through the 2020sJanuary ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
The Secret History of Audrey James
April ~ 1940s
The Booklover's Library
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
Participating with a curve..Most of my books depend on library availability, so not necessarily according to a specific month… otherwise, happy to add my finds,
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Most of my books depend on library availability, so not necessarily according to a specific month… otherwise, happy to add my finds,"
I totally understand that there are sometimes limitations because of library availability! Participate whichever way you can. These challenges are meant to be challenging, yet fun . . . not an impossibility or a bother! 🙂
Kate wrote: "writer... wrote: "Participating with a curve..I totally understand ..."
Thanks, Kate - Will do… I appreciate your encouragement ;))
Hello, I'm confused as I don't know many Christian books to choose what to read.Are monthly books chosen still? Where do you located this?
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Are monthly books chosen still? Where do you located this?"
Laura, the monthly books can be found in this folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
And if you need suggestions for books for a specific challenge you want to try, this thread would be a good place to ask: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
If there's anything else we can do to help, just ask! 🙂
2025 Through the Decades Challenge(Yearlong)
January ~ 1910s
Set in 1910 SingaporeSingapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart Current Read
Set in 1914 New YorkWhen the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer 10/3/25
February ~ 1920s
Published + set in 1920's AmericaThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2/6/25
Set in 1925The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
March ~ 1930s
Published + set in 1932 EnglandThe Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 2/11/25
Set in 1938 Rhode IslandThe Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor 2/28/25
April ~ 1940s
Set in 1943-1945 ItalyBeneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan 2/20/25
May ~ 1950s
Set in 1959 AustraliaHomecoming by Kate Morton 1/24/25
Published + set in 1954Lord of the Flies by William Golding 2/12/25
Published + set in 1952The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 2/25/25
June ~ 1960s
Published in 1966 + set in 1960s America & AlbaniaThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 1/25/25
July ~ 1970s
Set in 1970's America (and 1960s Vietnam) The Women by Kristin Hannah 3/8/25
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger 11/8/25December ~ 2020s
Published + set in 2023 San FranciscoVera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2/4/25
Published + set in 2024We Solve Murders by Richard Osman 3/1/25
Published + set n 2021 FloridaBlackbird Beach Collection by Maggie Miller 3/10/25
Published + set in 2020A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder Series 4 Books Set (Paperback) [book:A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Complete Series Paperback Boxed Set: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder; Good Girl, Bad Blood; As Good as Deadby Holly Jackson 3/14/25
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ooh this looks so fun! can I join?
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of course! I've got you linked in the participants' list above
It looks hard, but I'll try to do a few at least!Progress: month completed: 8/12, Books read: 17
January ~ 1910s
Pygmalion & Other Plays George Bernard Shaw 7/17/25 - Published in 1912
The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux 7/27/25 - Published in 1910
February ~ 1920s
The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 7/21/25 - Published 1920
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 7/25/25 - Published in 1926
The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany 9/11/25 - Published in 1924
The Murder on the Links Agatha Christie 11/8/25 - Published 1923
Poirot Investigates Agatha Christie 11/30/25 - Published 1924
March ~ 1930s
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie 7/15/25 - Published in 1939
Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie 7/24/25 - Published in 1934
Murder in the Cathedral T.S. Eliot 9/11/25 - Published in 1936
April ~ 1940s
The Book Thief Markus Zusak 7/20/25 - Set during WW2 (1939-1945)
Animal Farm George Orwell 9/14/25 - Published 1945
May ~ 1950s
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25 - Published in 1958
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 9/19/25 - Published in 1953
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell 9/29/25 - Set in 1984
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 10/21/25 - Published 2006
The Well of Ascension Brandon Sanderson 11/25/25 - Published 2007
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
The Library Bella Osborne 12/06/25 - Published 2021
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(Also, each month's thread is a great way to find books if you're stuck on any particular decade. Everyone always has such good ideas!)
Kate wrote: "Definitely not to late to jump in, Charlotte! I've got you linked up in the participants list so you can more easily find your comment to keep track of your books!(Also, each month's thread is a g..."
Thanks!
I finished this Challenge! It was so much fun!!January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s
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1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
GM - not posted
1960-1969
Non-Fiction
General Market1970-1979
1980-1989
GM Foul language & sexual content1990-1999
GM2000-2009
Set in 20072010-2019
2020-2025
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The Library (other topics)Poirot Investigates (other topics)
The Well of Ascension (other topics)
Echoes From a Missing Generation (other topics)
The Berry Pickers (other topics)
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This challenge will be for books either set in or published in the decades from the 1910s through the 2020s
January ~ 1910s
February ~ 1920s
March ~ 1930s
April ~ 1940s
May ~ 1950s
June ~ 1960s
July ~ 1970s
August ~ 1980s
September ~ 1990s
October ~ 2000s
November ~ 2010s
December ~ 2020s