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ARCHIVE: Yearly Challenges > A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017

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message 501: by Pamela (new)

Pamela | 91 comments Update Message 222

J - Jackson, Mississippi Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man

10/26


message 502: by Austen_Wodehouse (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments 5/26

H- Hollywood, California Wishful Drinking

Message 77 has been update.


message 503: by Nik (new)

Nik (bleepnik) | 852 comments [12/26] (OM 78)

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, ★★★★☆).


message 504: by Maria (new)

Maria (mariah90602) | 2284 comments Updated message 40

13/26

R:Rome: Letters to a Young Poet 2-16


message 505: by Marissa (new)

Marissa | 390 comments Update to Message #13

D: Delaware - Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (02/17/17)

Progress: 10/26


message 506: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #15.

W West Virginia from Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 02/18/2017 ★★☆☆☆

3/24


message 507: by Austen_Wodehouse (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments 6/26

A- Athens Socrates' Defence

Message 77 has been updated.


message 508: by Katerina (new)

Katerina Finally getting started with 2 of 10:

G: Glome in Till We Have Faces
N: Narnia in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe


message 509: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

C - Clanton - Ford County 7/26


message 510: by Miriam (new)

Miriam | 112 comments updated message 169

read 13/26


message 511: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 5.

9/26


message 512: by Tiana (last edited Feb 18, 2017 11:58AM) (new)

Tiana Kia Ora! I would like to join this challenge, aiming to complete all 26.

Read 4 of 26

A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
✓ K: → Kabul, AfghanistanA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
L:
M:
✓ N: → NigeriaHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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P:
Q:
R:
✓ S: → Skully's Landing, Noon CityOther Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote
T:
U:
✓ V: → Vermont, USAThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
W:
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message 513: by Nik (new)

Nik (bleepnik) | 852 comments [13/26] (OM 78)

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,★★☆☆☆).


message 514: by GailW (new)

GailW (abbygg) | 1113 comments Update to message 11:
9/13

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


message 516: by Megan (new)

Megan (megsterftw) | 126 comments Update to message #23

F: Fraser's Ridge - A Breath of Snow and Ashes
H: Hollywood - I Am Spock
L: Lake Lachrymose - The Wide Window

7/13


message 517: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

I - Italy - Playing For Pizza 8/26


message 518: by Brianna (new)

Brianna (bebecburt) | 375 comments updated message 49

read → 14 | 20


message 519: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (kellysrambles) | 1000 comments Updated #52.

11/26 complete


message 520: by Miriam (new)

Miriam | 89 comments Updated msg 363: 2/26


message 521: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 5.

10/26


message 522: by Marissa (new)

Marissa | 390 comments Update to Message #13

E: England - The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie (02/19/17)

Progress: 10/26


message 523: by Cheri (new)

Cheri (jovali2) Update: 13/26
Letter C: the City (fictional place)

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (5 stars)


message 524: by Oksana (new)

Oksana | 6 comments Update to Message #93

✔ Y: Yarovorot - Зворотний бік світів


message 525: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Message 32
4/26


message 526: by Erin (new)

Erin (ezridar03) Update to message #8

✔ T: Thousand Oaks, CA - Daemon

9/26


message 527: by Megan (new)

Megan (megsterftw) | 126 comments Update to message #23

S: Sicily - The Winter's Tale

8/13


message 528: by Janine (new)

Janine | 1545 comments Update: 17/18

Full list here.


message 529: by Greg (new)

Greg (lupercross) | 2250 comments Genghis: Bones of the Hills gives me K for Khwarezmia.

10/26


message 530: by Tania (new)

Tania | 1118 comments Update message 150, progress 14/26

F: Fruitvale - The Case of the Back-to-School Burglar by Nancy Star


message 531: by Mie (new)

Mie | 2164 comments Update msg 53: 16/26
✅ U for UK from One, Two, Buckle My Shoe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


message 532: by Erin (new)

Erin (ezridar03) Update to message #8

✔ B: Berlin, Germany - City of Women

10/26


message 533: by Pamela (new)

Pamela | 91 comments Update Message 222

Completed: A - Australia The Husband's Secret

11/26


message 534: by Jeana (new)

Jeana Budnick | 228 comments H: Hebrion - The Heretic Kings

4/26


message 535: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

P - Paris - Magic Mirror 9/26


message 538: by Marelis (new)

Marelis Salazar (marelissalazar) Update: 11/26
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


message 539: by Heather (new)

Heather (bigaitchc) Place for K - Kill Devil Hill, a fictional place in Summer's Child

12/26 done


message 540: by Kiawi (new)

Kiawi | 114 comments Updated message 157:

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


message 541: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (Smitten For Fiction) (smittenforfiction) Edited Message 56


message 542: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (Smitten For Fiction) (smittenforfiction) Finished Skippy Dies by Paul Murray today - edited message 56.


message 543: by Natalie (new)

Natalie Shipman The Mistress
F-France
11/26


message 544: by Tania (new)

Tania | 1118 comments Update to message 150, progress 15/26

H: Hope, Montana - The Loop by Nicholas Evans
My review is here


message 545: by Megan BG (new)

Megan BG (meganbgreads) | 1562 comments 3/26

D: Devil's Point, WI - Somebody tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead


message 546: by Donna Bradley (new)

Donna Bradley | 2 comments Update to message 208

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
E:
F:
G:
H: Hoylake - Twopence to Cross the Mersey – Helen Forrester
I: Ireland – The Magdalen Girls – VS Alexander
J:
K: Kolkata – A Long Way Home – Saroo Brierley
L: Liverpool – Liverpool Miss – Helen Forrester
M: Mersey – By the Waters of Liverpool – Helen Forrester
N:
O:
P:
Q: Queen Square – The Iceberg – Marion Coutts
R: Rosalind House – The Things we Keep – Sally Hepworth
S: Suffolk - The Dynamite Room - Jason Hewitt
T:
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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Y:
Z:


message 547: by Gretchen (new)

Gretchen (eab2012) | 596 comments Edit msg 89
Read 8/10


message 548: by Owlonmywrist (new)

Owlonmywrist | 478 comments Update post 44:

V - Vietnam - The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

11/26


message 549: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (kellysrambles) | 1000 comments Updated #52.

13/26 complete!


message 550: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl Schaeffer (livlaughluv21) | 108 comments 2/26

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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