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A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017
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A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION22/26 completed
A: Australia (Truly Madly Guilty)
B: Boston (The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan)
C: Canada (True Canadian UFO Stories by John Colombo)
D: Dublin (Skippy Dies by Paul Murray)
E: England (A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens)
F: Furthermore (Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi)
G: Germany (Deep Undercover by Jack Barsky)
H: Hotel (The Lonely Hearts Hotel)
I: Illinois (Moms who Drink and Swear by Nicole Knepper)
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K: Kentucky (Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens)
L: London (Hollow City by Ransom Riggs)
M: Manhattan (The Only Child by Andrew Pyper)
N: Norlen (The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi)
O: Oakland (The New Old Me by Meredith Maran)
P: Panloopticon (Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs)
Q: Queens, New York (Little Deaths by Emma Flint)
R: Ramtop Mountains. (Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett)
S: Sugar Land, Texas. (Murder By Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness by Kent Whitaker)
T: Thuvhe - (Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth)
U: Underworld (The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles)
V: Verity - (This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab)
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Adriana wrote: "My name has one N (:"Ooooooooooops. Sorry! Corrected. I try so hard not to make name spelling mistakes because I hate it when people put an extra "h" in my name.
This is a great challenge. I am in for 26.Progress: 12/26
A: Arizona - Christmas on the Range: Winter Roses\Cattleman's Choice (1/1/17)
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C: Connecticut - Hey Harry, Hey Matilda (3/12/17)
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E: Egypt - In a Perfect World (8/27/17)
F: Florida - Something like Normal (4/17/17)
G: Georgia - Up to Me (5/17/17)
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M: Montana - The Edge of Everything (2/21/17)
N: New York - The Sun Is Also a Star (1/4/17)
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I'll try for all 26.2017 A To Z Challenge-Location Edition
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2017
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I'm in for 20 :)A: Auckland (New Zealand) - Every Five Minutes
B: Bieszczady Mountains - Verity
C: Chicago - Insurgent
D: Dublin - Playing with Fire
E: England - Miss Landon and Aubranael
F: Fenharrow - Throne of Glass
G: Gold Coast - Evolution
H: Haggard - The Faceless Ones
I: Ilyria - Twelfth Night
J: Jackson - The Help
K: Kenvard - The Book of Deacon
L: Lipton - Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams
M: Massachusetts - Blood and Snow Volume One
N: New York - A Girl's Best Friend
O: Ohio - I Am Number Four
P: Persepolae - The Midnight Sea
Q: Quebec - The Night Circus
R: Rickmansworth - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
S: San Francisco - Confessions of a Wedding Planner
T: Trout Run - The Lure
U: United States of America - Harmony
V: Valparaiso, Indiana - Red Clover
W: Whitefish - Harbored Secrets
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24/20 - COMPLETED 10TH MAY 2017
I'm in!15 / 18 - updated 7/5; increased challenge from 13 to 18 locations
A: Alexandria, Egypt - Timeless by Gail Carriger
B: Bombay - Prudence by Gail Carriger
C: Cairo - Imprudence by Gail Carriger
D: Dartmoor - Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger; Dorset - Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
E: England - The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year by Sue Townsend; Edinburgh - Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
F: France (Paris and Gasson) - The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley
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I: Italy - Blameless by Gail Carriger; India - Prudence by Gail Carriger
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L: London - Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger; Heartless by Gail Carriger
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O: Oxford - Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger
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UPDATEDI'm going for all 26 as well. And I Love this challenge twist.
A: Aurora Borealis The Woman in Cabin 10
B: Boston - Iron Cast
C: Castle Rock Gwendy's Button Box
D: Dooling - Sleeping Beauties
E: England - Second Life
F: Folgate St. - The Girl Before
G: Garden Heights - The Hate U Give
H: Harlem - The Ballad of Black Tom ✓
I: Iowa - Black Mad Wheel
J: Japan - Malice ✓
K: Ketanu (Ghana) - Wife of the Gods
L: London - The Child
M: Manhattan - Final Girls
N: New York - The Couple Next Door
O: Oceanside - The Mothers
P: Paris - The Little Paris Bookshop
Q: Queens (NY) - The Changeling
R: Russia (Lenningrad) - Deathless
S: Stratton (NJ) Version Control
T: Tejas - Buffalo Soldier
U: United States The Underground Railroad
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I like a challenge - count me in for 26 please.
All 26. Go big or go home ;-)0/26
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I'm in. For now I'll try to reach 13
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I'm going to set my goal for 13 but I'll see if I can get more.23/13
✔A: Antarctica in Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
✔B: Beaverton, Oregon in Armada
✔C: California in When Breath Becomes Air
✔D: Denver in Sleeping Giants
✔E: England in The Graveyard Book
✔F: France in All the Light We Cannot See
✔G: Gold Coast/Ghana in Homegoing
✔H: Hamburg, Germany in Journey to the Centre of the Earth
✔I: Indiana in All the Bright Places
✔J: Janus Rock, Australia in The Light Between Oceans
✔K: Kolkata in Lion
✔L: Lakeside, Wisconsin in American Gods
✔M: Mars in Red Rising
✔N: New York City in The Fate of Ten
✔O: OASIS (Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon) in Ready Player One
✔P: Philadelphia in Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
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✔R: Romulus in Spock Reflections
✔S: Scotland in Macbeth
✔T: Thuvhe in Carve the Mark
✔U: United Kingdom in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
✔V: Virginia in A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
✔W: Washington in The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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A to Z Challenge -- Location EditionDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
A: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Unsolved Mysteries of Amsterdam by Martijn J. Adelmund Completed 28/01/17 Rating 2 stars
B: Birthday Land
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton Completed 10/2/17 Rating 4 stars
C: Cairnholm Island, Wales
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Completed 9/01/17 Rating 4 stars
D: Devil's Acre, London
Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs Completed 7/4/17 Rating 3 stars
E: Edinburgh, Scotland
The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 28/01/17 Rating 4 stars
F: France
The Blessing by Nancy Mitford Completed 25/02/17 Rating 3 stars
G: Godric's Hollow
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany J.K. Rowling Completed 31/01/17 Rating 3 stars
H: Hogsmeade
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling Completed 7/6/17 Rating 5 stars
I: Iraq
Man in the Dark by Paul Auster Completed 30/4/17 Rating 4 stars
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The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton Completed 13/4/17 Rating 4 stars
L: Lallybroch
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Completed 27/01/17 Rating 3 stars
M: Mittenberg
The New Sufferings of Young W. by Ulrich Plenzdorf Completed 8/3/17 Rating 3 stars
N: Norway
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Completed 21/01/17 Rating 3 stars
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Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy Completed 6/01/17 Rating 3 stars
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The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy Completed 16/4/17 Rating 3 stars
S: Somme, France
A Very Long Engagement by Sébastien Japrisot Completed 14/01/17 Rating 4 stars
T: Topsy-Turvy Land
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton Completed 28/3/17 Rating 4 stars
U: USA
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote Completed 3/4/17 Rating 5 stars
V: Vienna, Austria
The Third Man by Graham Greene Completed 20/4/17 Rating 3 stars
W: Witney, England
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Completed 11/3/17 Rating 4 stars
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Challenge completed
I'm in for all 26 Australia Big Little Lies
Burma A Well-Tempered Heart
Chicago The Good Girl
Denver Bitch on Wheels: The Sharon Nelson Double Murder Case
East Hollywood The Death Sculptor
Fromista Travelled Far: A Collection Of Hiking Adventures
Greece The Art of Becoming Homeless
Hull Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts
Iceland Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Jacksonville Sister Sister
Kill Devil Hill Summer's Child
London I See You
Melbourne The Husband's Secret
New York Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Orino The Unquiet Mind
Philadelphia The Invention of Wings
Queensland Distance
Reykjavik Snowblind
Sweden The Ice Princess
Thailand Behind Closed Doors
USA Room
Victoria Whisper My Secret
Wales Amelia's Story: A Childhood Lost
Xanth A Spell for Chameleon
Yorkshire The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
Zubiri Travelled Far: A Collection Of Hiking Adventures
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I would like to join this challenge I think I can do all 26.17/ 26
A: Athens Socrates' Defence
B: Bexhill-on-Sea I Know Nothing!
C: Cape Cod, MassachusettsLife, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism
D: Denmark The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
E: England England Your England
F: France The Old Nurse's Story
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M: Melbourne, Australia Cocaine Blues
N: New York City, New York Shockaholic
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S: Salinas, California, Travels with Charley: In Search of America
T: Tokyo, Japan The Guest Cat
U: United States Over Seventy
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[23/26]01. Ashford, Georgia, US, in Shadowfever (2017.06.13, ★★★☆☆).
02. Buenos Aires, Argentina, in The Eternaut (2017.03.08,★★★★☆).
03. Chicago, US, in Divergent (2017.01.09, ★★★★☆).
04. Dublin, Ireland, in Fever Moon (2017.06.18, ★★☆☆☆).
05. Edinburgh, Scotland, in Bridget Jones's Diary (2017.04.06, ★★☆☆☆).
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, ★★★☆☆).
09. Ireland, in Forever (2017.04.09, ★★★★☆).
10. Janus Rock, Point Partageuse, Australia, in The Light Between Oceans (2017.02.09, ★★★☆☆).
11. Kentucky, US, in Imagine Wanting Only This (2017.05.28, ★★☆☆☆).
12. Lakeside, Wisconsin, US, in American Gods (2017.01.04, ★★★★☆).
13. Molching, Germany, in The Book Thief (2017.01.07, ★★★★☆).
14. Nagoya, Japan, in The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (2017.02.18,★★☆☆☆).
15. Outer space, in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2017.01.14, ★★★★★).
16. Paltryville, in The Miserable Mill (2017.01.22, ★★★☆☆).
17. Quileia, in Tigana: Anniversary Edition (2017.09.13, ★★★★☆).
18. Republic of Gilead, US, in The Handmaid's Tale (2017.01.15, ★★★★☆).
19. San Angelo, Texas, US, in Let's Pretend This Never Happened (2017.03.31, ★★★★☆).
20. Tehran, Iran, in The Complete Persepolis (2017.03.27, ★★★★☆).
21. Universe City, in Radio Silence (2017.06.16, (★★★★☆).
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, ★★★★★).
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Nice twist, Mods!A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017
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Africa Homegoing COMPLETED JAN 21
Brighton High Dive COMPLETED FEB 21
Chicago The Atomic Weight of Love COMPLETED MAY 29
Dinkin's Bay The Heat Islands COMPLETED JULY 8
Everglades City The Man Who Invented Florida COMPLETED JULY 27
Fort Smith, Arkansas True Grit COMPLETED FEB 19
Georgia The Underground Railroad COMPLETED JAN 9
Halifax, Nova Scotia Etta and Otto and Russell and James COMPLETED JAN 7
Iowa The Nix COMPLETED JAN 27
Jonesboro Gone with the Wind COMPLETED JUNE 30
Korea The Vegetarian COMPLETED FEB 25
London Grief Is the Thing with Feathers COMPLETED JAN 22
Michigan The Mothers COMPLETED FEB 5
Nantucket Love Anthony COMPLETED JAN 13
Oklahoma The Grapes of Wrath
Papua, New Guinea Euphoria COMPLETED MAR 22
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Russia Anna Karenina COMPLETED OCT 27
San Francisco Black Wave COMPLETED JAN 17
Toneybee Institute: We Love You, Charlie Freeman COMPLETED JAN 28
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Virginia Mislaid COMPLETED NOV 3
Wales Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children COMPLETED MAR 22
Xanadu In Xanadu: A Quest
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Zoo The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story COMPLETED DEC 18
Put me down for all 26, please.A to Z Challenge: Location Edition, January 1 - December 31
Goal: 26/26, 100.00%
Duration: 1/1/2017 - 12/31/201724/26 completed
A Where'd You Go, Bernadette?: Antarctica
B Interpreter of Maladies: Boston
C Coldest Girl in Coldtown: Coldtown
D Dubliners: Dublin
E Crimson Shore: Exmouth
F The Revenant: Frontier
G The Good Soldier: Germany
H The Obsidian Chamber: Halcyon Key
I Faithful Place: Ireland
J The Joy Luck Club: The Joy Luck Club
K In Cold Blood: Kansas
L A Clockwork Orange: London
M The Count of Monte Cristo: Marseille
N The Year of Magical Thinking: New York
O The Snowman: Oslo, Norway
P Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: Phoenix of the Sky
Q Quoyle's Point: The Shipping News
R A Room With A View: Rome
S Holidays on Ice: Santaland
T Station Eleven: Toronto
U This Book is Full of Spiders: Unnamed City
V Daisy Miller: Vevey Switzerland
W The Great Gatsby: West Egg
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Z Crazy Rich Asians Zhuhai, China
I'd like to sign up for all 26!23/26
A - Avery, Vermount - Testimony
B - Bald Slope, NC - The Sugar Queen
C - Cornwall, England - The Rose Garden
D - Dublin The Night Circus
E - Elizabeth, New Jersey - In the Unlikely Event
F - France - The Nightingale
G - Ghana, Africa - Homegoing
H - Houston, Texas - The Martian
I - Illéa - The Crown
J - Jotunheim > Home of The Giants Norse Mythology
K - Kenya, Africa - Circling the Sun
L - London/Lancaster - Into the Darkest Corner
M - Minnisota, USA - Everything You Want Me to Be
N - New York City, NY, USA - Small Great Things
O - Oregon, USA - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
P - Paris, France - The Zahir
Q - Queen's, NY - Faithful
R - Republic of Gilead - The Handmaid's Tale
S - Savannah, Georgia, USA - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
T - Nashville, Tennessee - Whistling Past the Graveyard
U - London, England, United Kingdom - Miss You
V - Vancouver, BC - Those Girls
W - West Hall, Virginia - The Winter People
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A to Z Location ChallengeJanuary 1 - December 31, 2017
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A - Albequerque, NM - First Grave on the Right 2/18/17
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F - Florida - Keys to Death 1/9/17
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I - Illinois - A Christmas Wedding 1/29/17
J - Japan - Silence - 1/21/17
K - Kadena, Okinawa - Above the East China Sea 2/5/17
L - London - Clockwork Angel 1/21/17
M - Minnesota - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder 1/3/17
N - New York City And Tango Makes Three 1/9/17
O - Ohio - Halfway to the Grave - 1/25/17
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T - Texas - The Pumpkin Muffin Murder 2/6/17
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W - Wagtail, VA - The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer 1/27/17
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I am in!A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION
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I'm in I'll go for all 26!11/26
✔️A: Alabama (March Book One)
✔️B: Boston (Little Black Lies- Sandra Block)
✔️C: the Circle (The Circle by Dave Eggars)
✔️D: Doraville (An Ice Cold Grave)
✔️E: England (The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag)
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I'm in for 20, but I will try more :-)I read all books in german language, but I will post the english title, if there is one :-)
21/20 Yeah!!!!
Affordshire in Irland - In den Schatten der Vergangenheit
Bend in Oregon - The way back to you
Culvercot in England - Time Travelling with a Hamster
Dennville in Kentucky - Kyland
England - Shadowforest
France - Das Mädchen aus Brooklyn
Gosford in Australia - Me without you
Hamburg in Germany - Schatten der Vergangenheit
Indianapolis - Love like the movies
Kent in England - Dearest Rose
London - Library of Souls
Melbourne - Nine days
Naples - Glück ist, was wir daraus machen
Old Naledi in Botswana - The good husband of Zebra Drive
Paris - Along the infinite Sea
Qinhai in Tibet - Sky Burial
Rozbras in France - The Little French Bistro
Saumur in France - The Horse Dancer
Tooting (part of London) in England - How not to fall in love, actually
Window Rock in Arizona - Wacholdersommer
York in England - Lost for Words
Letters left: J, U, V, X, Z
I will try for 10 in this challenge. A - Alexandria, Egypt
-Cleopatra's Shadows
B - Bebbanburg
-The Flame Bearer
C - China
-The Empress of Bright Moon
E - Egypt
-Crocodile on the Sandbank
F - France
-The Splendour Falls
G - Gotham City
-Batman: The Man Who Laughs
H - Hogwarts
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I -Italy
-The Botticelli Secret
J - Japan
-The Way of the Traitor
L - London, England
-An Expert in Murder
N-New York
The Lightning Thief
P - Pompeii
-A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii
S - Springfield, Illinois
-A Friend of Mr. Lincoln
T - Troy
-For The Most Beautiful
V - The Palace of Versailles
-The Enemies of Versailles
W - Wisconsin
-American Gods
This sounds fun!! Count me in for all 26 letters :)
I'm in.A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION
Duration: January 1, through December 31, 2017
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A-Z Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1st, 2017 - December 31st, 2017
18/ 26 Completed
Date Completed:
A: Afghanistan - Blue by Danielle Steel 01/10/17
B: Boston The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
C: Charleston, SC Looking for Me
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F: Fairbanks
G: Georgia, Atlanta Someone Elses Love Story
H: Hollywood - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
I: Illea - The Selection by Kiera Cass 01/13/17
J: Janus Rock The Light Between Oceans
K: Kansas The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
L: London The BFG
M: Mallocca, Spain The Vacationers
N: New Jersey Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
O: Oria Province - Matched by Allie Condie
P Parma, Italy Playing for Pizza
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S: Sweden A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
T: Texas The Lost Husband
U: Utah, The Uinta Mountains - The Mountains Between Us by Charles Martin 01/14/17
V: Virginia - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
W: Wisconsin - A Theory of Relativity by Jacquelyn Mitchard
X: Xan - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Y: Yangtze River The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack, Kurt Wiese
Z: Zimbabwe - Still Life With Elephant by Judy Reene Singer
I'm in for all 26. Goal: 26 books.
Progress: 15/26
✔A: Atlanta - The Marriage Lie
✔B: Britian - Gilded Cage
✔C: Creastmont - Thirteen Reasons Why
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J: Japan - Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
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✔M: Mississippi - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
✔N: Nantucket - The Rumor
✔O: Oregon - Country Brides: A Little Bit Country
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✔T: Tarifa - The Alchemist
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✔V: Virginia - The House Girl
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✔Y: Yorkshire - Ivanhoe
✔Z: Zurich - The Other Einstein
Hi!I'm in for all 26
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B: Brooklyn - Загублена земля
✔ C: Capricorn's village - Inkheart
✔ D: Dresden - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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✔G: Gilead- Шукач
✔H: Hogwarts - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
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✔ L: London - Портрет Дориана Грея
✔M: Moscow - Записки жены программиста
✔ N: New York - Цветы для Элджернона
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✔ P: Paris - Код да Винчи
✔ Q: Quito - Подорож на Пуп Землі
✔ R: Riga - Ветры, ангелы и люди
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✔U: Ukraine - ДНК
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✔W: Western Sea - Крізь час
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✔ Y: Yarovorot - Зворотний бік світів
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13/26
I am in for 13.A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION
Duration: January 1, through December 31, 2017
Goal: 3/13
- A: Arizona - The Old Man and the Wasteland | 01.03.2016
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- C: California - The Savage Boy | 01.06.2017
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- N: New Jersey - The Girl Next Door | 01.15.2017
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Just realised you put me down as doing all 26 but I'm only aiming for 20 to begin with :)
I'm in. I'll try for 13 to start with.23/13
A: Amazon - The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale Of Love, Murder, And Survival In The Amazon
B: Brooklyn - Brooklyn
C: California - The Girls
D: Dublin - JFK in Ireland
E: Europe - The Club Dumas
F: Florin - The Princess Bride
G: Germany - The Reader
H: Hollywood - A Plague on All Our Houses: Medical Intrigue, Hollywood, and the Discovery of AIDS
I: Ireland - The Wild Irish
J: Japantown - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
K: Korea - Daughters of the Dragon
L: Los Angeles - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
M: Mannheim (Germany) - Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections: A Practical Guide for Museums
N: New York City - A Fine Imitation
O: Okavango Delta - Torn Trousers: A True Story of Courage and Adventure: How A Couple Sacrificed Everything To Escape to Paradise
P: Papua New Guinea - Euphoria
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R: Riyadh - In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
S: Sweden - The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
T: Timbuktu - The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
U: Upstate (New York) - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
V: Veii - The Wedding Shroud
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X: Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane - What She Left Behind
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Z: Zimbabwe - Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
I go for 15 letters. :)A: Australia – Australien
B: Belgium – Im Westen nichts Neues / Der Feind
C: Canterville – Das Gespenst von Canterville
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G: Germany – Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen
H: Himalaya – Triumph in Fels und Eis. Die Geschichte des Alpinismus
I: Iran – Zoroaster: Leben und Wirken des Wegbereiters in Iran
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L: London – Mrs. Dalloway
M: Molching – Die Bücherdiebin
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R: Russia – Ein Heiratsantrag
S: Seldwyla – Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
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U: USA – To Kill a Mockingbird
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W: West Papua – Dschungelkind
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Completed: 12/15
Last update: end of December
I'm in for 26!18/26
1. A-Asheville Serafina and the Black Cloak
2. B- Brandeis University Tuesdays with Morrie
3. C-Cambridge Still Alice
4. D-
5. E- England Peter and the Starcatchers
6. F- Florida Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
7. G- Georgia A Redbird Christmas
8. H- Hiawassee Restart
9. I-
10. J-
11. K- Kansas In Cold Blood
12. L- Leyte In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
13. M- MichiganA Dog's Purpose
14. N- New Hampshire Wintergirls
15. O-
16. P- Pico Mundo Saint Odd
17. Q-
18. R- Room Room
19. S-South Carolina The Girls of August
20. T-Tennessee The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
21. U- Uruguay Miracle in the Andes
22. V- Virginia: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
23. W- Wisconsin: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
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I'll try for 16. I'll use the language of book, most of time Finnish but English too.8/16
A: Alcatraz, Labyrinttitaistelu by Rick Riordan READ
B: Bermudan kolmio, Hirviöiden kosto by Dean Lorey CURRENTLY READING
C: Centauri-Earth (or Godspeed), The Shades of Earth by Beth Revis READ
D: Denver, The Death Cure by James Dashner READ
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H: Hogwarts, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
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J: Jupiterin leiri (or something like that), Olympoksen sankarit by Rick Riordan
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O: Olympos, Jumalten sota by Rick Riordan
P: Poltettu maa (or Meksiko), Poltettu maa by James Dashner READ
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S: San Diego, Painajaisakatemia by Dean Lorey READ
T: Tšekin tasavalta (or Praha), Valkea kuin lumi by Salla Simukka READ
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V: Viapori (or Suomenlinna), Maan alaiset by Sanna Isto READ
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Zoë wrote: "Just realised you put me down as doing all 26 but I'm only aiming for 20 to begin with :)"Good catch! Thanks!
Time to set my goal! A - Amsterdam The Diary of a Young Girl
B - Bethesda The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
C- Camazotz A Wrinkle in Time
D - Dresden Slaughterhouse-Five
F - al-Fayoum The Alchemist
G - Gilead The Handmaid's Tale
H - Holy Oaks Heartbreaker
I - Indian Island And Then There Were None
J - Johannesburg Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
L - Lakeside American Gods
M - Marseille The Count of Monte Cristo
N - New York City The Sun Is Also a Star
O - Odessa No Time for Tears
P - Philadelphia The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
R - Rathlin Valley Winter's Bone
S - Surrey Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
T - Treegap Tuck Everlasting
V - Vinkovci Murder on the Orient Express
W - Wellpinit The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Y - York The Lady of the Rivers
20/26
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COMPLETE ✔️
A-Z Challenge, Location - 26/26
Duration: 1st January - 31st December 2017
Last update: 26 May 2017
✅ A: Aspen from Calendar Girl: Volume Four ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ B: Bath from Persuasion ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ C: Congo from Heart of Darkness ⭐️⭐️
✅ D: Dalarna from Astrid and Veronika ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ E: Enchanted wood from The Enchanted Wood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ F: Frederiksberg from Mordet på Moster og Dobbeltmordet på Peter Bangs Vej ⭐️⭐️
✅ G: Gilead from The Handmaid's Tale ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ H: Heaven from The Five People You Meet in Heaven ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ I: Illéa from The Crown ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ J: Japan from The Briefcase ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ K: Klitmoeller from Blitz ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ L: London from Cold is the Grave ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ M: Miami from Calendar Girl: Volume Three ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ N: New York from The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ O: Ohio from Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" ⭐️
✅ P: Paris from Paris for One ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ Q: Queensland from A Town Like Alice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ R: Roslinge from The Preacher ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ S: Space from Round the Moon ⭐️⭐️
✅ T: Tea party land from The Folk of the Faraway Tree ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ U: UK from One, Two, Buckle My Shoe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ V: Varden from Brisingr ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ W: Watership Down from Watership Down ⭐️⭐️⭐️(⭐️)
✅ X: new meXico from Brave New World ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ Y: Yorkshire from Dracula ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✅ Z: Zürich from Back from Africa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️