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A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017

03. Chicago, US, in Divergent (2017.01.09, ★★★★☆).
07. Gorgonian Grotto, in A Series of Unfortunate Events #11: The Grim Grotto (2017.01.29, ★★★☆☆).
08. Hogwarts, in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II (2017.01.16, ★★★☆☆).
10. Janus Rock, Point Partageuse, Australia, in The Light Between Oceans (2017.02.09, ★★★☆☆).
12. Lakeside, Wisconsin, US, in American Gods (2017.01.04, ★★★★☆).
13. Molching, Germany, in The Book Thief (2017.01.07, ★★★★☆).
15. Outer space, in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2017.01.14, ★★★★★).
16. Paltryville, in The Miserable Mill (2017.01.22, ★★★☆☆).
18. Republic of Gilead, US, in The Handmaid's Tale (2017.01.15, ★★★★☆).
22. Village of Fowl Devotees, in The Vile Village (2017.01.23, ★★★☆☆).
23. West Country, England, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2017.02.07, ★★★★★).
Latest addition:
06. France, in Blue Is the Warmest Color (2017.02.16, ★★★★☆).
Update to message #15.
✅ W West Virginia from Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 02/18/2017 ★★☆☆☆
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✅ W West Virginia from Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 02/18/2017 ★★☆☆☆
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G: Glome in Till We Have Faces
N: Narnia in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Read 4 of 26
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✓ K: → Kabul, Afghanistan → A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
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✓ N: → Nigeria → Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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✓ S: → Skully's Landing, Noon City → Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote
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✓ V: → Vermont, USA → The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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03. Chicago, US, in Divergent (2017.01.09, ★★★★☆).
06. France, in Blue Is the Warmest Color (2017.02.16, ★★★★☆).
07. Gorgonian Grotto, in A Series of Unfortunate Events #11: The Grim Grotto (2017.01.29, ★★★☆☆).
08. Hogwarts, in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II (2017.01.16, ★★★☆☆).
10. Janus Rock, Point Partageuse, Australia, in The Light Between Oceans (2017.02.09, ★★★☆☆).
12. Lakeside, Wisconsin, US, in American Gods (2017.01.04, ★★★★☆).
13. Molching, Germany, in The Book Thief (2017.01.07, ★★★★☆).
15. Outer space, in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2017.01.14, ★★★★★).
16. Paltryville, in The Miserable Mill (2017.01.22, ★★★☆☆).
18. Republic of Gilead, US, in The Handmaid's Tale (2017.01.15, ★★★★☆).
22. Village of Fowl Devotees, in The Vile Village (2017.01.23, ★★★☆☆).
23. West Country, England, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2017.02.07, ★★★★★).
Latest addition:
14. Nagoya, Japan, in The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (2017.02.18,★★☆☆☆).

9/13
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B. Borg from Britt-Marie Was Here
C. Cherringham fromCherringham: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation
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E. England from The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
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I. Iraq in The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
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L. London in Her Royal Spyness
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N. New York in The Ex
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P. Pennsylvania in The Quilter's Apprentice
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S. Scotland from The Prime Minister's Secret Agent
T. Three Pines from A Great Reckoning

Completed 3/26
H: Hampton, Va Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

F: Fraser's Ridge - A Breath of Snow and Ashes
H: Hollywood - I Am Spock
L: Lake Lachrymose - The Wide Window
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F: Fruitvale - The Case of the Back-to-School Burglar by Nancy Star

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H: Hollywood - A Plague on All Our Houses: Medical Intrigue, Hollywood, and the Discovery of AIDS

Letter V - Vallejo, CA
Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California by Frances Dinkelspiel (4 stars)

B-Bag End-The Hobbit
C-Colorado-A study in scarlet
E-Emerald City-The Marvelous Land of Oz
K-Kansas-The Wonderful wizard of Oz
L-London-Clockwork Angel
M-Mexico City-Corazonadas
O-Orario-DanMachi Vol2
R-Roma-Theodora and the emperor
S-Sahara-El principito
U-Underworld- Wintersong
W-West Egg- The great Gatsby

8/26 completed.
K: King's Cross Station, Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, London - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
T: Thunder Bay, Ontario - Anna Dressed in Blood

Currently 15/26 - May get harder the more I cross of the list!
A: Adelaide - Under Full Sail – Rob Mundle
B: Brooklyn - The Two-Family House - Lynda Cohen Loigman
C: Cooma - For Love of Country - Anthony Hill
D: Doncaster – Lime Street at Two – Helen Forrester
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H: Hoylake - Twopence to Cross the Mersey – Helen Forrester
I: Ireland – The Magdalen Girls – VS Alexander
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K: Kolkata – A Long Way Home – Saroo Brierley
L: Liverpool – Liverpool Miss – Helen Forrester
M: Mersey – By the Waters of Liverpool – Helen Forrester
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Q: Queen Square – The Iceberg – Marion Coutts
R: Rosalind House – The Things we Keep – Sally Hepworth
S: Suffolk - The Dynamite Room - Jason Hewitt
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U: USA – The Road – Cormack McCarthy
V: Van Diemens Land - The Tin Ticket - Deborah J Swiss
W: West Virginia – The Runaway Midwife Patricia Harman
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I: India Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
While there were many places they visited in this book, India was my favorite
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