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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Kung mester beszélgetései - Béla Hamvas - 06/02/22
2. The Frangipani Hotel: Stories - Violet Kupersmith - 06/13/22
3. The Theory of Flight - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu - 06/20/22
4. The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag - 06/22/22
5. The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner - 06/25/22
6. Two Can Keep a Secret - Karen M. McManus - 06/26/22
FINISHED
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Read: 6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
My Kind of People Lisa Duffy 6/2/22
Return to Sandpiper Cottage W.M. Andrews 6/4/22
The Boardwalk Bookshop Susan Mallery 6/8/22
Summer on the Island Brenda Novak 6/23/22
Summer Love Nancy Thayer 6/24/22
Summer Island Shelley Noble 6/25/22
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Read: 6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
My Kind of People Lisa Duffy 6/2/22
Return to Sandpiper Cottage W.M. Andrews 6/4/22
The Boardwalk Bookshop Susan Mallery 6/8/22
Summer on the Island Brenda Novak 6/23/22
Summer Love Nancy Thayer 6/24/22
Summer Island Shelley Noble 6/25/22
Finished
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Read:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
1. Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber 6/11/2022
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 6/30/2022
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Read:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
1. Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber 6/11/2022
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 6/30/2022

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
34/6+
My List:
1. Night Road Kristin Hannah 06/01/22
2. The Last Anniversary Liane Moriarty 06/01/22
3. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena 06/02/22
4. The Cul-de-Sac War Melissa Ferguson 06/02/22
5. The Diamond Eye Kate Quinn 06/05/22
6. With Love from London Sarah Jio 05/08/22
7. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark 06/10/22
8. Roomies Christina Lauren 06/10/22
9. The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway 06/10/22
10. Book Lovers Emily Henry 06/12/22
11. The Wedding Veil Kristy Woodson Harvey 06/12/22
12. Bewilderment Richard Powers 06/13/22
13. His & Hers Alice Feeney 06/14/22
14. It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War Lynsey Addario 06/14/22
15. Something Wilder Christina Lauren 06/16/22
16. The Violets of March Sarah Jio 06/17/22
17. One Night on the Island Josie Silver 06/17/22
18. The Divorce Party Laura Dave 06/18/22
19. Love and Other Words Christina Lauren 06/19/22
20. White Ivy Susie Yang 06/20/22
21. God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 06/20/22
22. The Torrents of Spring Ernest Hemingway 06/20/22
23. Little Shaq Shaquille O'Neal 06/20/22
24. Beach Day Karen Roosa 06/20/22
25. The Maid Nita Prose 06/21/22
26. Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Christina Lauren 06/22/22
27. LaRose Louise Erdrich 06/23/22
28. My Own Two Feet Beverly Cleary 06/24/22
29. Sorrow and Bliss Meg Mason 06/25/22
30. The No-Show Beth O'Leary 06/26/22
31. Invisible Girl Lisa Jewell 06/26/22
32. Marrying the Ketchups Jennifer Close 06/27/22
33. The Messy Lives of Book People Phaedra Patrick 06/28/22
34. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope William Kamkwamba (Libby) 06/30/22

I'll try single: 3-4 books.
1. Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit 06-09-2022
2. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 06-20-2022
3.Our Dog T Bone: A Heartwarming Story Of Life With "One Really Nervous Dog" by Dan Vander Ark 06-21-2022
4. Peeling the Onion by Wendy Orr 06-30-2022

I'll try single: 3-4 books.
1. Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit 06-09-2022
2. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 06-20-2022
3.Our Dog T Bone: A Heartwarming Story Of Life With "One Really Nervous Dog" by Dan Vander Ark 06-21-2022
4. Peeling the Onion by Wendy Orr 06-30-2022
Lynn wrote: "FINISHED!!!\nI\'ll try single: 3-4 books.\n\n1. Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit 06-09-2022\n\n2. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 06-20-20..."\n\n' + $('comment_body_usertext').value;new Effect.Highlight('comment_body_usertext')" class="smallText" href="https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..." style="color: rgb(0, 99, 93); text-decoration: none; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">reply | ERRORtry again';$('loading_link_488408').show();;Element.hide('loading_anim_488408');}, onLoading:function(request){;Element.show('loading_anim_488408');Element.hide('loading_link_488408')}, onSuccess:function(request){Element.hide('loading_anim_488408');Element.show('loading_link_488408');}, parameters:Form.serialize(this)}); return false;" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 93); text-decoration: none; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">edit | ERRORtry again';$('loading_link_33856').show();;Element.hide('loading_anim_33856');}, onLoading:function(request){;Element.show('loading_anim_33856');Element.hide('loading_link_33856')}, onSuccess:function(request){Element.hide('loading_anim_33856');Element.show('loading_link_33856');}, parameters:'authenticity_token=' + encodeURIComponent('Sl0+Og6VUU0ulUeButQxGa6nKamvtDxAat5sRE1DuroFUce8AAfUcpcxzYyWtm6SLXMllHHkLnZhcvps1D/jMw==')}); }; return false;" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 93); text-decoration: none; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">delete | flag

June Stand Alone Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey | Lori Mortensen - Jun 15
2. The Guncle | Steven Rowley - Jun 26

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2022 - June 30th, 2022
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
8/6
1. Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems by Misha Collins - June 5th
2. Death Wins a Goldfish: Reflections from a Grim Reaper's Yearlong Sabbatical by Brian Rea - June 7th
3. I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys - June 11th
4. Blue Marrow by Louise Bernice Halfe - June 12th
5. The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry - June 13th
6. The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer - June 20th
7. This Is Not a Book about Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something--Anything--Like Your Life Depends on It by Tabitha Carvan - June 22nd
8. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson - June 30th









June 2022 Stand Alone
***COMPLETE***
1. The Reunion by Meghan Quinn (06/11/22)
2. A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy (06/24/22)
3. The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (06/27/22)




Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Finished!
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. The Cyborg Merman - 25/06/2022
2. Constelação - 13/06/2022

Did you make a mistake on the date on #1?"
LOL yep. It's supposed to be June 5th. I hadn't even noticed.😋 I'll fix it.
Kendra wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Kendra!
Did you make a mistake on the date on #1?"
LOL yep. It's supposed to be June 5th. I hadn't even noticed.😋 I'll fix it."
I figured that! I thought I had messed up a date and went back and I saw I did not. Then last month I hit two keys and had a date 6/36/22. Hope I caught all of them. I didn't notice until a few days later! :)
Did you make a mistake on the date on #1?"
LOL yep. It's supposed to be June 5th. I hadn't even noticed.😋 I'll fix it."
I figured that! I thought I had messed up a date and went back and I saw I did not. Then last month I hit two keys and had a date 6/36/22. Hope I caught all of them. I didn't notice until a few days later! :)

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Read: 3
Single: Read 3-4 books
My List:
1. The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley 6/1/22
2. Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change - Mary Beth Pfeiffer 6/13/22
3. Run Rose Run - Dolly Parton 6/22/22

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
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 Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 6/5/22
2. The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec 6/25/22
3. Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin 6/30/22
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6 of 5-6 Complete
1. A History of Loneliness - John Boyne - 6/4/22
2. Things You Save in a Fire - Katherine Center - 6/6/22
3. Sanctuary - Nora Roberts - 6/10/22
4. Instructions for Dancing - Nicola Yoon - 6/11/22
5. Her Dark Lies - J.T. Ellison - 6/18/22
6. The Absolutist - John Boyne - 6/26/22