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December 2021 Stand Alone
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Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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
My List:
1. The Lady of the Island E. De Viere 12/8/21
2. Dashing Mr. Snow Jaci Burton 12/30/21
***FINISHED***Just not going to be able to fit any more in... :(
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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
My List:
1. Galatea by Madeline Miller (8th December)
2. Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman (26th December)
3. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (27th December)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Single: Read 3-4 books
COMPLETED
1.) She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana by Michael Lee West 12/10/2021
2.) Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray 12/20/2021
3.) The Inheritance by JoAnn Ross 12/28/20021
December Stand Alone ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Twelve Terrors of Christmas | John Updike - Dec 1
2. Comfort Me With Apples | Catherynne M. Valente - Dec 16
3. The Girls I've Been | Tess Sharpe - Dec 19
4. The Cat Who Came in from the Cold | Deric Longden - Dec 20
5. Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley - Dec 26
6. Noor | Nnedi Okorafor - Dec 30
December Stand Alone ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin 12/1/21
2. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 12/2/21
3. The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen 12/4/21
4. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman 12/6/21
5. Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People by Joe Navarro 12/6/21
6. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim 12/7/21
December Stand Alone Duration: Dec. 1st, 2021 - Dec. 31st, 2021
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
1. The Red Files by Lisa Bird-Wilson - Dec. 10th
2. A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects by Jane Urquhart - Dec. 12th
3. Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane - Dec. 17th
4. Dead White Writer on the Floor by Drew Hayden Taylor - Dec. 20th
5 Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek by Daniel Levy - Dec. 24th
6. Me Tomorrow: Indigenous Views on the Future edited by Drew Hayden Taylor - Dec. 28th
7. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord - Dec. 31st
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Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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. Mother Goose On the Loose by Bobbye S. Goldstein 12/9/2021
2. Wyoming: Discover Pictures and Facts About Wyoming For Kids! by Bold Kids 12/23/2021
3. All About Hanukkah by Judye Groner 12/23/2021
4. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church 12/23/2021
5. White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt 12/18/2021
6. Really, This Is My Life. by Kristi Abbott 12/25/2021
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Goal: 5/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Cousins - Karen M. McManus - 12/04/21
2. Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society - Judy Christie & Lisa Wingate - 12/08/21
3. Tanár úr kérem - Frigyes Karinthy - 12/13/21
4. Kalyana - Rajni Mala Khelawan - 12/21/21
5. Amora: Stories - Natalia Borges Polesso - 12/23/21
I’m Finished!!! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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
21/6+
My List:
1. In a Holidaze Christina Lauren12/02/21
2. Yuki Means Happiness Alison Jean Lester 12/03/21
3. The Comfort Book Matt Haig 12/05/21
4. If the Fates Allow: A Short Story Rainbow Rowell 12/05/21
5. The Matzah Ball Jean Meltzer 12/06/21
6. The Book of Unknown Americans Cristina Henríquez 12/07/21
7. Five Total Strangers Natalie D. Richards 12/07/21
8. The Christmas Swap Melody Carlson 12/09/21
9. Nine Ladies Dancing: A Holiday Novella Cat Lavoie 12/10/21
10. When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson 12/12/21
11. The Life and Soul of the Party Mike Gayle 12/12/21
12. The Wives of Los Alamos TaraShea Nesbit 12/13/21
13. Today Will Be Different Maria Semple 12/13/21
14. The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After Julie Yip-Williams 12/16/21
15. Ask Again, Yes Mary Beth Keane 12/19/21
16. The Lost Husband Katherine
Center 12/20/21
17. All Your Perfects Colleen Hoover 12/25/21
18. Get Lucky Katherine Center 12/26/21
19. The Rose Code Kate Quinn 12/28/21
20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 12/28/21
21. From Shetland, With Love at Christmas Erin Green 12/30/21
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Goal: 0/6
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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December Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeGoal: Single: Read 3-4 books
1. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (12/19/2021)
2. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (12/21/2021)
3. One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh (12/26/2021)
4. An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson (12/31/2021)
Covers:
Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Jefferson LIes by David Barton December 1
2. Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson December 1
3. Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen December 5
4. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles December 8
5. The Art Forger by BA Shapiro December 11
6. A Life Intercepted by Charles Martin December 15
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Exhalation by Ted Chiang 12/15/21
2. The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair 12/18/21
3. Recursion by Blake Crouch 12/23/21
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
6/6 - Finished!
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Up All Night: 13 Stories between Sunset and Sunrise - 23 Dec 2021
2. Girl, Serpent, Thorn - 8 Jan 2022
3. The Magic Fish: A Graphic Novel - 19 Jan 2022
4. O Homem de Giz - 27 feb 2022
5. Forged in Blood - 19 feb 2022
6. Todas as suas meias noites - 12 Mar 2022
FINISHED December 22, 2021December Stand Alone Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Strubel, Antje Rávik - Blaue Frau (The Woman in Blue) (December 14, 2021)
2. Bolaño, Roberto - Monsieur Pain (December 14, 2021)
3. Spencer, Bud - Bud Spencer: Mein Leben, meine Filme. Die Autobiografie (My Life, My Movies) (December 16, 2021)
4. Lappert, Rolf - Auf den Inseln des letzten Lichts (Islands of the Dying Light) (December 17, 2021)
5. Edelbauer, Raphaela - DAVE (December 18, 2021)
6. Clavadetscher, Martina - Die Erfindung des Ungehorsams (The Invention of Disobedience) (December 19, 2021)
December Stand Alone ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott
2. One Day in December by Josie Silver
3. Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
4. The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey
5.Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
6.
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. All I Want for Christmas by Ellie Hall (12/2/21)
2. Snowed In For Christmas by Kimberly Krey (12/4/21)
3. (Not So) Alone for Christmas by Jenny Proctor (12/11/21)
4. The Holiday Ex-Files by Jennifer Peel (12/14/21)
5. Falling for Santa by Heather Diane (12/21/21)
6. How to Ruin the Holidays by Becky Monson (12/26/21)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey 12/10
2. Well Played by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward 12/11
3. The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick 12/13
4. Captured at Christmas by Jodie Bailey 12/18
5. The Split by Sharon Bolton 12/22
6. A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh 12/24
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Medusa-Jessie Burton 12/13
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!Goal: 3-4 books
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse 12-07-2021
2. The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje 12-19-2021
3. Bright's Passage by Josh Ritter
FINISHED!December Stand Alone Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin 12/1/21
2. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 12/2/21
3. The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen 12/4/21
4. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman 12/6/21
5. Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People by Joe Navarro 12/6/21
6. Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim 12/7/21
FINISHED December 22, 2021December Stand Alone Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Strubel, Antje Rávik - Blaue Frau (The Woman in Blue) (December 14, 2021)
2. Bolaño, Roberto - Monsieur Pain (December 14, 2021)
3. Spencer, Bud - Bud Spencer: Mein Leben, meine Filme. Die Autobiografie (My Life, My Movies) (December 16, 2021)
4. Lappert, Rolf - Auf den Inseln des letzten Lichts (Islands of the Dying Light) (December 17, 2021)
5. Edelbauer, Raphaela - DAVE (December 18, 2021)
6. Clavadetscher, Martina - Die Erfindung des Ungehorsams (The Invention of Disobedience) (December 19, 2021)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Completed 12.22.21
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 Noor. Nnedi Okorafor 2-Dec
2 Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice. Yusef Salaam 2-Dec
3 Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters. Mark Dunn 3-Dec
4 Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir. Kat Chow 6-Dec
5 The Kitchen Front. Jennifer Ryan 8-Dec
6 The Witch's Heart. Genevieve Gornichec 10-Dec
Finished!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Goal: 5/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Cousins - Karen M. McManus - 12/04/21
2. Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society - Judy Christie & Lisa Wingate - 12/08/21
3. Tanár úr kérem - Frigyes Karinthy - 12/13/21
4. Kalyana - Rajni Mala Khelawan - 12/21/21
5. Amora: Stories - Natalia Borges Polesso - 12/23/21
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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. Mother Goose On the Loose by Bobbye S. Goldstein 12/9/2021
2. Wyoming: Discover Pictures and Facts About Wyoming For Kids! by Bold Kids 12/23/2021
3. All About Hanukkah by Judye Groner 12/23/2021
4. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church 12/23/2021
5. White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt 12/18/2021
6. Really, This Is My Life. by Kristi Abbott 12/25/2021
Finished! :)Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
December 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. All I Want for Christmas by Ellie Hall (12/2/21)
2. Snowed In For Christmas by Kimberly Krey (12/4/21)
3. (Not So) Alone for Christmas by Jenny Proctor (12/11/21)
4. The Holiday Ex-Files by Jennifer Peel (12/14/21)
5. Falling for Santa by Heather Diane (12/21/21)
6. How to Ruin the Holidays by Becky Monson (12/26/21)
Done!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Exhalation by Ted Chiang 12/15/21
2. The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair 12/18/21
3. Recursion by Blake Crouch 12/23/21
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Single: Read 3-4 books
COMPLETED
1.) She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana by Michael Lee West 12/10/2021
2.) Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray 12/20/2021
3.) The Inheritance by JoAnn Ross 12/28/20021
FinishedStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Doctor Dearest by R.S. Grey 12/10
2. Well Played by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward 12/11
3. The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick 12/13
4. Captured at Christmas by Jodie Bailey 12/18
5. The Split by Sharon Bolton 12/22
6. A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh 12/24
Can I do this next year please🙏🏻? I missed doing this this year ?
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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
My List:
1. The Lady of the Island E. De Viere 12/8/21
2. Dashing Mr. Snow Jaci Burton 12/30/21
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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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