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A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017
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Letter Y - Yixian (city in China)
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (4 stars)

12. Lakeside, Wisconsin, US, in American Gods (2017.01.04, ★★★★☆).
13. Molching, Germany, in The Book Thief (2017.01.07, ★★★★☆).
Today's addition:
03. Chicago, US, in Divergent (2017.01.09, ★★★★☆).

How to Participate
1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can..."
I would like to go in for all 26. Sounds like fun.

Duration: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
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How to Participate
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I have completed a book for the A to Z challenge.


C: Cairnholm Island, Wales
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Completed 9/01/17 Rating 4 stars
P: Pokrovskoye, Russia
Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy Completed 6/01/17 Rating 3 stars
2/20

S: Summer Island from The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
T: Tokushima, Japan from Pull Me Under: A Novel

A - Australia - The Husband's Secret
B - Bon Temps, Louisiana-Dead Until Dark
C - Cairnholm Island, Wales-Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar
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D - Diagon Alley - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Dallas - Living Dead in Dallas
E - Elmwood Springs, MO -Welcome to the World Baby Girl
F - Folly Island - Folly
G - Godric's Hollow - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
H - Hogwarts - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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K- Kingston-upon-Thames - Little Bee
L - Lake Eden, Minnesota-Fudge Cupcake Murder
M - Melbourne, Australia-The Rosie Project
N - New York City-Auntie Mame-An Irreverent Escapade
O - Oxford, England-Alice I Have Been
P - Perriwee (Australia) Big Little Lies
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S - Sweden-A Man Called Ove
T - Tiburon, South Carolina - The Secret Life of Bees
U - Upland - Goodbye, Vitamin
V - Vermont - We Have Always Lived In The Castle
W - Wonderland-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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E- Elmwood Springs, MO Welcome to the World Baby Girl
by Fannie Flagg

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Cadeleonia from Lord of the White Hell by Ginn Hale
New York, New York from Where We Left Off by Roan Parrish
Philadelphia, PA from Out of Nowhere by Roan Parrish
Widdershins, NY from Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk

Progress: 20/26
A: Africa - Zīds /Alessandro Baricco
B: Berlin-Puisēns svītrainā pidžamā /John Boyne
C: Cuba-The Cat King of Havana /Tom Crosshill
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E: England-In Defence of English Cooking /George Orwell
F: Fort Pitt Tunnel-The Perks of Being a Wallflower /Stephen Chbosky
G: Germany-Norwegian Wood /Haruki Murakami
H: Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom-To the Lighthouse /Virginia Woolf
I: Island Books bookstore - Grāmatnieks, kurš atrada dzīvi /Gabrielle Zevin
J: Japan-1Q84 BOOK 1 /1Q84 BOOK 2 / 1Q84 BOOK 3 by Haruki Murakami (it seems silly to place them under separate letters)
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L: London-Misters Gvins /Alessandro Baricco
M: Massachusetts, USA-Maggie Cassidy /Jack Kerouac
N: New York - Pilsētas šamaņi /Svens Kuzmins
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P: Pennsylvania-Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog /John Grogan
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R: Rīga-Pārbaudes laiks /Gundars Ignats
S: Saint-Tropez-Bonjour tristesse /Françoise Sagan
T: Tokija , Japāna - Aitas medīšanas piedzīvojumi /
Haruki Murakami
U: Ulbroka, Latvia - Parādu piedzinēji /Aldis Bukšs
V: Vienna, Austria - Mocarta kungs pamostas /Eva Baronsky
W: Wall Street-Lopu ekspresis /Tom Crosshill
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A. Afghanistan - Blue by Danielle Steel 01/10/17
E: Egypt - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 01/09/17

Just Completed
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
Cairnholm Island, Wales
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A-Z Challenge - Location Edition
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M - Mars - Red Rising
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Oh, wow. Thanks, Meg!

Xanos
Xanth
Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
Xian
Xiccarph
Xinjiang
Xxania Hethhh
I'm planning to read In Xanadu: A Quest

B: Barcelona, El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4)
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H: Hollywood, California, USA: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
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M: Madrid, Spain: El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4) ; El alquimista impaciente
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O: Orlando, Miami, USA: Ciudades de Papel - John Green
P: Paris, France: El laberinto de los espíritus (El cementerio de los libros olvidados, #4)
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R: Ribeira Sacra, Galicia: Izan o da saca by Xabier Quiroga
S: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia: Izan o da saca by Xabier Quiroga
T: Tennesse, USA: Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
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I have read 0 out of 26 books.
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E. EDINBURGH 44 Scotland Street
F. FRANCE Dragonfly in Amber
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How to Participate
1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can..."
I completed another book for the A - Z challenge

Duration: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
A: Asheville, NC - Good Behavior - Blake Crouch
B: Baltimore - Still Life - Dani Pettrey
C: California - No Limits: A Dark Romance- Lauren Landish
D: Dubai Hotel - All That He Wants, Volume 1 - Olivia Thorne
E: Elpitha Island - Rescued by Love- Melissa Foster
F: Fairbanks, Alaska - Snowbound - Blake Crouch
G: Georgia - Rock Me Hard - Olivia Thorne
H: Hollywood - All That He Loves - Olivia Thorne
I: Italy - THE BILLIONAIRE'S WEDDING - Olivia Thorne
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L: Las Vegas - Rock All Night - Olivia Thorne
M: Marlboro - Hidden - James Patterson
N: New York - Hard as Rock - Olivia Thorne
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A: Afghanistan - Blue by Danielle Steel 01/10/17
E: Egypt - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 01/09/17
I: Illea - The Selection by Kiera Cass 01/13/17

Progress: 2/26
Y: Yugoslavia - Murder On the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (01/13/17)

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