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The Read Around the States Challenge.
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Alaska: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Arizona: Escape by Carolyn Jessop
Arkansas
California: Private by James Patterson
Colorado: Buffalo Bill's Dead Now by Margaret Coel
Connecticut: Ties That Bind by Marie Bostwick
Delaware
Florida: Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Georgia Deadline by Sandra Brown
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana The The Tattered Quilt by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Iowa
Kansas: Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
Kentucky: Hope by Lori Copeland
Louisiana: Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup
Maine: The Promise of Stardust
Maryland
Massachusetts: Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen (also Maine, NH and Delaware)
Michigan
Minnesota: Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hard Lovelace
Mississippi: A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Missouri
Montana: 600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster
Nebraska: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Nevada
New Hampshire: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker
New Jersey: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
New Mexico: The Vow by Kim Carpenter
New York: Results Not Typical by Catherine Ryan Howard
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon: The Promise by Robyn Carr
Pennsylvania: Belong To Me by Marisa de los Santos
Rhode Island
South Carolina: Girls of August by Anne Rivers Siddons
South Dakota
Tennessee: The Angels of Morgan Hill by Donna VanLiere
Texas: The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier by Scott Zesch
Utah: My Story by Elizabeth Smart
Vermont
Virginia Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell
Washington: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
West Virginia: Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman
Wisconsin:Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wyoming
This sounds interesting! I will do this as I go, it will be interesting to keep track of what states I'm reading about.
Interesting ideaAlabama - Small Town Unwound: A Dr Delta Grayson Novel by Kim Karter
Alaska - Touching the Clouds, by Bonnie Leon
Arizona - More Verde Valley Lore by Robert Mason
Arkansas
California - A Distant Melody, by Sarah Sundin, Flapjack, by Daniel Ganninger, Hello Darlin': Tall (and Absolutely True) Tales About My Life
by Larry Hagman, Todd Gold; The Viking Funeral (Shane Scully #2)by Stephen J. Cannell
Colorado - Roses Will Bloom Again by Lori Copeland
Connecticut - Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy
Delaware - Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy
Florida - Promise Keeper by Mary Fremont Schoenecker
Georgia - Castle Cay by Lee Hanson; Wild Irish Ride by Jennifer Saints
Hawaii - Blood Orchids (Lei Crime #1)by Toby Neal
Idaho
Illinois - Situation Maid: From Cotton Picker to Presidential Cook, the True Story of Lillie Nelson (African American Biographies)by Stacy Nix, The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas - Follow the Stone, by John Locke
Kentucky - Mud Creek Medicine: The Life of Eula Hall and the Fight for Appalachia by Kiran Bhatraju
Louisiana - Louisiana Longshot , by Jana Deleon
Maine - Promise Keeper by Mary Fremont Schoenecker
Maryland - Spartan Gold, by Clive Cussler
Massachusetts - Pollyanna Grows Up, by Eleanor H. Porter; Castle Cay by Lee Hanson
Michigan - Olivia, Mourning, by Yael Politis, The Way the World Is, by Yael Politis
Minnesota - Summer of Firefly Memories , by Joan Gable
Mississippi - The Bookmaker, by Chris Fraser
Missouri - Lady Justice and the Vet by Robert Thornhill; Dead Between the Lines, by Denise Swanson; Follow the Stone, by John Locke
Montana - Evan After, by Michael C. Grumley
Nebraska - A Bride for Tom, by Ruth Ann Nordin
Nevada - Partners, by Mimi Barbour; Roll The Dice
by Mimi Barbour
New Hampshire
New Jersey - THE MARTIANS ARE COMING!: The True Story of Orson Welles' 1938 Panic Broadcast by Alan Gallop, Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
New Mexico - The Spirit Keepers, by J. K. Winn
New York - Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy; Always a Cold Deck, by Robert Bruce Stewart; The Lake of Dreams , by Kim Edwards; To Catch a Bad Guy, by Marie Astor
North Carolina - Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Linda Brent; Noble Beginnings, by L.T. Ryan
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon - Hello Darlin': Tall (and Absolutely True) Tales About My Life
by Larry Hagman, Todd Gold
Pennsylvania - The Way the World Is, by Yael Politis
Rhode Island - For Love of Livvy, by J.M. Griffin
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee - Sweet Water, by Christina Baker Kline
Texas - Hello Darlin': Tall (and Absolutely True) Tales About My Life by Larry Hagman, Todd Gold; Ruby: A Novel, by Cynthia Bond; Trip in the Dark: It Began with the Kennedy Assassination
by Kaaran Thomas
Utah
Vermont - A View from Vermont: Everyday Life in America by Helen Husher; Pollyanna Grows Up , by Eleanor H. Porter
Virginia - Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy
Washington - Starting Now, by Debbie Macomber
Washington DC - Kalorama Shakedown by Robert Bruce Stewart
West Virginia
Wisconsin - It Happened in Wisconsin by Ken Moraff
Wyoming
Traveling Salesman(or woman!)" Read books from 20 StatesAlabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana...The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...January 5, 2014
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
I'm going to give this a try and see how many I different states I get to. I have a couple series going and those take place in the same states.Alabama - A Season to Remember by Carson Tinker 5/7/14
Alaska
Arizona - Jesus Freaks: A True Story of Murder and Madness on the Evangelical Edge by Don Lattin 2/1/14
Arkansas
California - Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr 1/20/14
Colorado - Dreamweaver Trail by Emily March 5/13/14
Connecticut - The Puppy Diaries: Raising A Dog Named Scout by Jill Abramson 9/9/14
Delaware - As Close As Sisters by Colleen Faulkner 11/2/14
Florida - Look Again by Lisa Scottoline 3/15/14
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois 8-Bit Christmas by Kevin Jakubowski 1/3/14
Indiana
Iowa - Winning Balance by Shawn Johnson 6/30/14
Kansas - American Tales: Stories of America's Past for the Young People of Today by David Turnoy 6/7/14
Kentucky - American Tales: Stories of America's Past for the Young People of Today by David Turnoy 6/7/14
Louisiana - Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northrup 4/14/14
Maine - Hope Runs: An American Tourist, a Kenyan Boy, a Journey of Redemption by Claire Díaz-Ortiz, Samuel Ikua Gachagua 11/5/14
Maryland - At The River's Edge by Mariah Stewart 8/11/14
Massachusetts - Summerland by Elin Hildebrand 4/6/14
Michigan
Minnesota - Finding Zoey: A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption by Brandi Rarus 10/23/14
Mississippi -
Missouri - A Big Sky Christmas by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone 12/5/14
Montana - A Big Sky Christmas by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone 12/5/14
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York - Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan 10/01/14
North Carolina - Sand Castle Bay by Sheryl Woods 6/12/14
North Dakota - 8 Sandpiper Way by Debbie Macomber
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon - Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr 1/20/14
Pennsylvania - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 3/5/14
Rhode Island
South Carolina - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 3/5/14
South Dakota - Finding Zoey: A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption by Brandi Rarus
Tennessee
Texas - Learn Me Gooder by John Pearson 1/26/14
Utah - 50 Years in Polygamy by Kristyn Decker 7/12/14
Vermont - The Mill River Redemption by Darcie Chan 9/2/14
Virginia - Christmas to Remember by Jenny Hale
Washington - 16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber 1/8/14
West Virginia - Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith 6/18/14
Wisconsin
Wyoming - Paradise Valley by Rosanne Bittner 8/4/14
If a story takes place in more than one state can we list the book under more than one state or only under one.
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I am doing this and making a google maps project as well *makes this my project for the evening*https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edi...
AlabamaAlaska: SEAL Team 13 by Evan Currie
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida:Fire and Ice by Jude Hardin
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois:The Button Man and the Murder Tree by Cherie Priest
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan: The Beast Within by James Daniels
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York: When We Were Heroes by Daniel Abrahams
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia: Split Second by David Baldacci
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Alabama - Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie FlaggAlaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California - American Vampire #1 by King & Snyder
Colorado - American Vampire #1 by King & Snyder
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Georgia - Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg
Hawaii - Surfboard to Peril by Robert Quackenbush
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana - The Christmas Scrapbook by Phillip Gulley
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Michigan - Dead but not Forgotten by Amber Hunt
Minnesota - Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Mississippi - Elvis and the Dearly Departed by Peggy Webb
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada - Elvis and the Dearly Departed by Peggy Webb
New Hampshire
New Jersey - Silent Treatment by Michael Palmer
New Mexico
New York - Silent Treatment by Michael Palmer
North Carolina
North Dakota - Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
Ohio - Ohio Curiosities by Sandra Gurvis
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee - Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs
Texas
Utah - Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Vermont
Virginia - Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich
Washington - The Big Chihuahua by Waverly Curtis
Washington DC - The Chase by Janet Evanovich
West Virginia - Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Wisconsin -
Wyoming
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I love this challenge. It's so fun to see what states I have read books. I hope we continue doing this challenge again next year.
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You can either pick out the States you want to read about in advance or fill them in as you go along.
What level will you reach?
"Stay-at-home reader"--Read books from 5 States
"Tourist"-- Read books from 10 States
"Explorer"-- Read books from 15
"Traveling Salesman(or woman!)" Read books from 20 States
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming