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

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message 1001: by Berit (new)

Berit Lundqvist | 1087 comments Edited post #313
So far 25/26

V: Valley of our lady, CA, US: To a God Unknown


message 1002: by Asia_k (new)

Asia_k | 2 comments I'd like to take part in this challenge as well. I'm in for 23 letters, but maybe I will complete the list by the end of the year :)

8 Sep 2017: 21/23 completed

A: Asia - Cinder
B: Belgium - War and Turpentine
C: Cornwall - Ross Poldark
D: Derby - Pride and Prejudice
E: England - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
F: Florida - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
G: Gondor - The Two Towers
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I: Iceland - Miasteczko w Islandi
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K: Kabul - The Underground Girls of Kabul
L: Lagos, Nigeria - Americanah
M: Minnesota - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
N: Newark - American Pastoral
O: Oklahoma - The Grapes of Wrath
P: Poland - Białystok. Biała siła, czarna pamięć
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R: Russia - War's Unwomanly Face
S: Sweden - A Man Called Ove
T: Tennessee - The Underground Railroad
U: USA - The Winter of Our Discontent
V: Vienna - The Hotel New Hampshire
W: Warsaw, Poland - Król
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Z: Zakopane, Poland - Najlepiej w życiu ma twój kot. Listy


message 1004: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #15.

K Kabul from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 09/09/2017 ★★☆☆☆

16/24


message 1005: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments Update!

Progress: 2/15 (on Round 3)

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message 1006: by Nik (new)

Nik (bleepnik) | 852 comments Updated OM 78 with:

Quileia, in Tigana: Anniversary Edition (2017.09.13, ★★★★☆).

[23/26]


message 1007: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Morris | 226 comments Update: Message 96
17/13
K: Korea - Daughters of the Dragon


message 1008: by Greg (new)

Greg (lupercross) | 2250 comments Now I have X. Xian, China from Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station. Only Z left.

25/26


message 1009: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments Update!

Progress: 4/15 (on Round 3)

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C: Chicago (Dark Matter)
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F: Field (Gathering Blue)
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L: Luna (Fairest)
M: Maycomb (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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message 1010: by Charity (new)

Charity (faeryrebel78) | 1465 comments Updated message 5.

25/26


message 1011: by Paula (new)

Paula Bardell-Hedley (gaiabird) | 141 comments 25/26"

So close! 😊


message 1012: by Austen_Wodehouse (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments 11/26

E: England England Your England

Message 77 has been updated


message 1013: by Berit (new)

Berit Lundqvist | 1087 comments Edited post #313.

X: Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
YAY! Challenge completed. 26/26.


message 1014: by Sue (new)

Sue (stackthosebooks) | 94 comments Update # 92

15/26


message 1015: by Paula (new)

Paula Bardell-Hedley (gaiabird) | 141 comments Update to message 903: 21/26

Z: Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore


message 1016: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #15.

J Japan from Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 09/30/2017 ★☆☆☆☆

17/24


message 1017: by Gillis (last edited Sep 30, 2017 06:23AM) (new)

Gillis | 32 comments Update to message #861:

13/26 done...


message 1018: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (new)

SarahKat | 6218 comments Finished!

A: Agra- Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors
B: Britain - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
C: Chicago - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
D: Derkholm- Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
E: Eyam - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
F: Fanteland - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
G: Gotham - Batman & Robin: Batman vs. Robin by Grant Morrison
H: Hogwarts - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
I: India - Life of Pi by Yann Martel
J: Le Jardin - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
K: Korea - The Vegetarian by Han Kang
L: London - White Teeth by Zadie Smith
M: Magrathea - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
N: New York - The Cobra Event by Richard Preston
O: Oia, Greece - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
P: Paris - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
Q: Queensland - A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
R: Republic of Gilead - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
S: Southern Reach- Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
T: Tull - The Gunslinger by Stephen King
U: United States - Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
V: Vaes Dothrak - A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
W: Wall, TX - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
X: Area X - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Y: Yunkai - A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Z: Zion- Neuromancer by William Gibson


message 1019: by Kiawi (new)

Kiawi | 114 comments Updated message 157

20/26 completed.


message 1020: by Megan (new)

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

C: Czech Republic - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

17/13


message 1021: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Morris | 226 comments Update: Message 96
18/13
D: Dublin - JFK in Ireland


message 1022: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments Everyone is updated! Congrats to all of you who have completed the challenge!


message 1023: by Maxine (new)

Maxine Robinson Update

25/26


message 1024: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Morris | 226 comments Update: Message 96
19/13

Z: Zimbabwe - Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight


message 1025: by Austen_Wodehouse (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments 12/26
Message 77 has been updated

L- LondonThe Incredible Crime


message 1026: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 783 comments updated message 98


message 1027: by [deleted user] (new)

Update to message #15.

F France from The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 10/13/2017 ★★★★☆

18/24


message 1028: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 783 comments updated message 98


message 1029: by Santa (new)

Santa update to message #228

progress: 20/26
C:Cuba-The Cat King of Havana /Tom Crosshill
G:Germany-Norwegian Wood /Haruki Murakami
H:Hebrides, Scotland, UK-To the Lighthouse /Virginia Woolf
M:Massachusetts,USA-Maggie Cassidy Jack Kerouac
Y:Yorkshire,UK-The Cuckoo's Calling, Vol. 1 /Robert Galbraith


message 1030: by Austen_Wodehouse (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments 13/26

W- Whitehall, London, England We Will All Go Down Fighting to the End
Message 77 has been updated.


message 1031: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments Update!

Progress: 6/15 (on Round 3)

A: Artemisia (Winter)
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C: Chicago (Dark Matter)
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F: Field (Gathering Blue)
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L: Luna (Fairest)
M: Maycomb (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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V: Village (Messenger)
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message 1032: by Austen_Wodehouse (last edited Oct 15, 2017 07:17AM) (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments 14/26
F- France The Old Nurse's Story

Message 77 has been updated.


message 1033: by Eggp (new)

Eggp | 487 comments Challenge complete, had to cheat for X.

A to Z Challenge: Location Edition, January 1 - December 31
Goal: 26/26, 100.00%

A - Amber: Nine Princes in Amber - 30 Jan 2017, 3/5
B - Breathed: The Summer That Melted Everything - 21 Jan 2017, 4/5
C - Cambridge: Maurice - 04 Jan 2017, 3/5
D - Devon: The Hound of the Baskervilles - 11 Jan 2017, 4/5
E - Earthsea: The Tombs of Atuan - 16 Jan 2017, 3/5
F - Fukuoka: Out - 31 May 2017, 4/5
G - Germany: Night - 06 May 2017, 4/5
H - Hampshire: Farthing - 19 Jan 2017, 4/5
I - Illinois: Dark Matter - 03 Jan 2017, 3/5
J - Jefferson: A Rose for Emily - 18 Mar 2017, 4/5
K - Knockemstiff: Knockemstiff - 27 Jun 2017, 4/5
L - La Paz: The Pearl - 17 Jan 2017, 2/5
M - Macondo: One Hundred Years of Solitude - 29 Jan 2017, 4/5
N - Nevada: Leaving Las Vegas - 15 Feb 2017, 4/5
O - Ohio: End of Watch - 19 May 2017, 2/5
P - Philadelphia: The Autobiography Of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper - 28 May 2017, 4/5
Q - RMS Queen Mary: The Blind Assassin - 12 Jun 2017, 5/5
R - Rome: Memoirs of Hadrian - 08 Feb 2017, 5/5
S - Starkfield: Ethan Frome - 16 Feb 2017, 4/5
T - Tokyo: Neuromancer - 09 May 2017, 3/5
U - U.S. Virgin Islands: The Book of Phoenix - 19 Jun 2017, 3/5
V - Villette: Villette - 29 Apr 2017, 4/5
W - Waddell Valley: The Croning - 21 Mar 2017, 4/5
X - Xingu: Xingu - 16 Oct 2017, 4/5
Y - Yoknapatawpha County: The Sound and the Fury - 10 Jul 2017, 3/5
Z - Zodanga: A Princess of Mars - 14 Mar 2017, 2/5


message 1034: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments Update!

Progress: 7/15 (on Round 3)

A: Artemisia (Winter)
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C: Chicago (Dark Matter)
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F: Field (Gathering Blue)
G: Geneva (Frankenstein)
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L: Luna (Fairest)
M: Maycomb (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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V: Village (Messenger)
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message 1035: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Message 32
15/26


message 1036: by Paula (new)

Paula Bardell-Hedley (gaiabird) | 141 comments Update to message 903: (23/26)

E- Essex, England: The Turn of the Screw - Henry James (18/10/17)


message 1037: by Amanda (new)


message 1038: by Miriam (new)

Miriam | 112 comments updated message 169

FINISHED!

last book: set in rural Québec: Still Life


message 1039: by Paula (new)

Paula Bardell-Hedley (gaiabird) | 141 comments FINISHED!]"

Well done, Miriam!


message 1040: by Austen_Wodehouse (last edited Oct 21, 2017 01:14PM) (new)

Austen_Wodehouse | 65 comments Message 77 has been updated

15/26

P- Penn, Oxfordshire, England Recipe for Life


message 1041: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Morris | 226 comments Update: Message 96
20/13
W: Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane - What She Left Behind


message 1042: by Carri (last edited Oct 24, 2017 10:58PM) (new)

Carri | 316 comments Please update msg. 91

A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION

20/ 26 Completed

B: Boston - The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
C: Charleston, SC Looking for Me
Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman


message 1043: by Leisa (new)

Leisa (weaer714) | 101 comments Updated message 123

17/26

✔️A Africa in Zoo
✔️B Brady, Virginia in Grey Mountain
✔️E England in Her Royal Spyness
✔️F Florence, Italy in The Collector
✔️G Germany in The Auschwitz Escape
✔️H Houston in Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed
✔️I Island in Nim's Island
✔️M Memphis in The Client
✔️N New York Sun Paper in Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus
✔️O Outer Banks, North Carolina in The Wright Brothers
✔️P Panama City Beach in Truth Stained Lies
✔️R Rannoch House in Royal Flush
✔️S San Francisco, California in 14th Deadly Sin
✔️T Titantic in Taking the Titantic by James Patterson
✔️U Utah in A Study in Scarlet


message 1044: by Gretchen (new)

Gretchen (eab2012) | 596 comments Edit msg 89
Read 15/15
Challenge Complete


message 1045: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Morris | 226 comments Update: Message 96
21/13
J: Japantown - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet


message 1046: by Julie (new)

Julie Farmer | 783 comments updated message 98


message 1047: by Kadijah Michelle (new)

Kadijah Michelle (kadmich) | 2176 comments Updated! Great job everyone!


message 1048: by Leisa (new)

Leisa (weaer714) | 101 comments Kadijah -
Can you correct my name spelling in the participant list? Liesa 17/26, unless this is another participant. It should be Leisa. I’m on post number 123.
Thanks!


message 1049: by Eirelyn (new)

Eirelyn (ladyeirelyn) | 1244 comments Update!

Progress: 9/15 (on Round 3)

A: Artemisia (Winter)
B:
C: Chicago (Dark Matter)
D:
E:
F: Field (Gathering Blue)
G: Geneva (Frankenstein)
H:
I:
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L: Luna (Fairest)
M: Maycomb (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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R: Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin)
S:
T: Transylvania (Dracula)
U:
V: Village (Messenger)
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message 1050: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 22 comments Update to message 132

J - Johannesburg - The Man In The Brown Suit

20/26


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