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October 2014 Wrap-up and Monthly TBR

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October's TBR Pile (6/10):

  1. J’s pick: Dune by Frank Herbert
  2. J’s pick: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  3. Book club selection: Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
  4. MVPA Book club selection: I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
  5. Feminist Book club: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
  6. Series pick: Entwined by Kristen Callihan
  7. Book to movie: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  8. Dystopian: Divergent by Veronica Roth
  9. Reread: The Awakening by Kate Chopin
  10. Fantasy Pick: Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan
  11. Favorite: A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
  12. Short Story Collection: The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination
  13. Zombie Pick: The Living Dead
  14. Steampunk Pick: The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

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. The Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato
  2. Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin
  3. Martin on the Moon by Martine Audet
  4. Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
  5. One, Two... Boo! by Kristen L. Depken
  6. I Love You, Little Pumpkin by Sandra Magsamen
  7. Spooky Spooky Spooky by Cathy MacLennan
  8. The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
  9. Me and My Mom by Alison Ritchie
  10. The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
  11. I am an Apple by Jean Marzollo
  12. Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie by Herman Parish
  13. Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur
  14. Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
  15. I Really, Really Need Actual Ice Skates by Lauren Child
  16. Oink-a-Doodle Moo by Jef Czekaj
  17. My Octopus Arms by Keith Baker
  18. Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi
  19. My Truck is Stuck by Kevin Lewis
  20. Crankee Doodle by Tom Angleberger
  21. The Treasure Bath by Dan Andreasen
  22. He's Been a Monster All Day by Denise Brennan-Nelson
  23. Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig
  24. Socksquatch by Frank Dormer
  25. Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
  26. Ten Little Beasties by Rebecca Emberley
  27. Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin
  28. Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington
  29. Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane
  30. My Bus by Byron Barton
  31. E is for Echidna by Bronwyn Bancroft
  32. Ann and Nan are Annagrams by Mark Shulman

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 2326 pages
Pages Remaining: 816,393 pages

Current Read - Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Books Won (0)

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Challenges Completed  -- None this month

Comments - Not a ton of books, but a decent showing given my life lately.  Unfortunately November is going to be a a bit of an issue.  We are officially moving at right before Thanksgiving and then Arthur and I are going back to Indiana. Hopefully I can still find some time for reading...

November's TBR Pile:

  1. Nonfiction: Living History by Hilary Rodham Clinton
  2. Book club selection: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (iPad)
  3. Carry-over: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  4. Series pick: Evernight by Kristen Callihan
  5. Random pick: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
  6. Series Ender: Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
  7. Mystery Pick: Authority by Jeff Vandermeer
  8. Fantasy Pick: A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin