June 2014 Wrap-up and Monthly TBR

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June's TBR Pile (7/11):

1. J's pick: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Fluffy romance: What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
3. Classic: The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. Book club selection: Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg √
5. Children's Fiction: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente √
6. Story Collection: Stranger Than Fiction by Chuck Palahniuk √
7. Mystery Pick: Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn (in progress)
8. Monthly Key Word: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson √
9. Contemporary: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen √
10. Added: Grand Forks by Marilyn Hagerty √
11. Added: Death in Yellowstone by Lee Whittlesey √

Picture Book Roundup (I'm not planning on reviewing the picture books we read, but I do plan on recording them monthly for my reading challenge)

1. Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
2. Pig Takes a Bath by Michael Dahl
3. Pirate Nap by Danna Smith
4. The Dark by Lemony Snicket
5. Senorita Gordita by Helen Ketteman
6. The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz
7. Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton
8. Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith
9. Ready for Anything by Keiko Kasza
10. Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
11. All Aboard the Dino Train by Deb Lund

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 2114 pages
Pages Remaining: 822,789 pages

Current Read - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

Books Won (0)

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Challenges Completed  -- Library Books

Comments - A decent showing this month.  I finished over half of the books on my list and knocked out a ton of reading challenge spots.  I even completed my first reading challenge for the year.  Woohoo!  Overall, I'm only at about 35% complete.  Oh well!  Really I just want to make sure that I keep reading...

July's TBR Pile:

1. J's pick: A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
2. Nonfiction: Handmade to Sell by Kelly Rand
3. Fluffy romance: What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
4. Freebie: Fairest #1 Wide Awake
5. Comic Pick: Fairest #2 The Hidden Kingdom
6. Book club selection: Bel Canto by Anne Patchett
7. Carry-over: Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
8. Series pick: Firelight by Kristin Callihan
9. Random pick: Fairest In All The Land
10. Monthly Motif: Fables 19 Snow White
11. Series Ender: Locke and Key #6
12. Monthly Key Word: The Little Prince
13. Crafty Pick: Journal Bliss by Violette
14. Business Pick: How to Sell Your Crafts Online by Derrick Sutton