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A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017

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As of 19-02-2017: 2/26

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I have completed another book. I have 12/26.

X: XXXX/Fourecks/EcksEcksEcksEcks - The Last Continent - ***
K: Kansas - American Gods Tenth Anniversary Edition - ***
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11. K: Kansas, The wonderful wizard of oz
18. R:Roma, Theodora and the emperor
23. W: West egg, The great gatsby
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03. Chicago, US, in Divergent (2017.01.09, ★★★★☆).
08. Hogwarts, in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II (2017.01.16, ★★★☆☆).
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, ★★★☆☆).
Latest addition:
07. Gorgonian Grotto, in A Series of Unfortunate Events #11: The Grim Grotto (2017.01.29, ★★★☆☆).

B: Belgium - Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow
I chose Belgium as the location here because of the 3 major locations used in this book, the events of Belgium had the greatest impact on the character.

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I have completed 2 more books since my last post on 1/27/17. I have 14/26

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One more book completed which is 15/26. I missed one in my last update. As of 1/30/17

A to Z, Location Edition
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B - Berkeley, from 808 Conversation Starters for Couples: (place of publication)
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E - Edwards Air Force Base, from Rise of the Rocket Girls: (also Alabama and Arroz Seco, Brevard County, California, Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach, Florida, Goldstone Dry Lake, Houston and Huntsville, Juarez Mexico and Jupiter, Moon and Mojave Desert and Muroc and Mars and Mercury, Neptune, Outer Space, Pasadena, Redstone Armory, Uranus, Venus) also Alabame, Juarez, Mojave Desert, Redstone Arsenal, Tularosa Basin, Washington D.C
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G - Glenelg, from Black Fox of Lorne (also Abington Cross, Crianlarich, Dundugal, Edens boro and Ethelred and England, Firth of Lorne and Firth of Forth and Falkirk, Lothian and Lorne, Norway and North Sea, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Stirling and Strathfillan, Western Isles and Winged Isles)
H - Havenwood, from Peach Pies and Alibis (also Partridge Hill, Georgia)
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J - Japanese Whaling Ground, from Moby-Dick (also, Nantucket, Cape of Good Hope, Indian Ocean, South Sea, Sumatran Strait)
K - Killingworth and Kent, from Henry VI, Part 2 (also London, Tower of London, England, York, St. Ablans, Bury St. Edmunds, Berwick, Blackheath, Isle of Man, France, Anjou, Maine, Southwark, Warwickshire)
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M - Minnesota, from Brain Trust (also, North Carolina, Atlanta, Willmington, Castle, Florida)
N - New York City, from 'Tis (also, Fort Dix)
O - Oakland, from The Worry Trick: How Worry Controls You and What You Can Do to Take Back your Life (place of publication)
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Q - Queens, from Wonderstruck (also, Gunflint, Hoboken, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York City)
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S - Silicon Valley, from A Human Silicon Chip (also California, India, Palo Alto)
T - Tarifa and Tangier, from The Alchemist (also, Africa, Andalusia, Egypt, Oasis, Pyramids, Sahara, Spain)
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W - Warwickshire, from Henry VI Part 2 (also Barnet, Buckingham, Burgundy, Coventry, Daintry, Dunsmore, France, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire, London, London Tower, Middleham Castle, Norfolk, Oxford, Ravenspurgh, Sandal Castle, Suffolk, Southam, Towton, Tewkesbury, Wakefield, York)
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Y - Yucatan Mountains, Mexico, from The Corn Grows Ripe
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8/13
✔P: Philadelphia in Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
✔S: Scotland in Macbeth

B-Bit of Heaven A Stainless Steel Rat is Born
E-Egypt Slayer of Gods
H-House on a Rock American Gods
M-Monfort The Dragon Society
N-New Hampshire The Fireman
O-Olympus Red Rising
V-Virginia Look Away
W-Washington DC Edge of Eternity
8/26

Goal: 9/26, 34.62%
I - Illinois: Dark Matter - 03 Jan 2017, 3/5
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
L - La Paz: The Pearl - 17 Jan 2017, 2/5
H - Hampshire: Farthing - 19 Jan 2017, 4/5
B - Breathed: The Summer That Melted Everything - 21 Jan 2017, 4/5
M - Macondo: One Hundred Years of Solitude - 29 Jan 2017, 4/5
A - Amber: Nine Princes in Amber - 30 Jan 2017, 3/5

2017 A to Z Location Challenge
Goal: 26 Books
A Astor Place Murder on Astor Place
B Bank Street Murder on Bank Street
C Chinatown Murder in Chinatown
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F Fifth Avenue Murder on Fifth Avenue
G Gramercy Park Murder on Gramercy Park
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I (little) Italy Murder in Little Italy
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L Lenox Hill Murder on Lenox Hill
M Marble Row Murder on Marble Row
N New Hampshire College Asylum
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S St. Mark's Place Murder on St. Mark's Place
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W Washington Square Murder on Washington Square
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Goal: 7/26
B: Bath - Northanger Abbey
C: China - The Three-Body Problem
F: Faerie - Stardust
I: Ireland - A Short History of Ireland
O: Öland, Sweden - The Darkest Room
P: Prythian - A Court of Thorns and Roses
V: Velaris - A Court of Mist and Fury
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Haruki Murakami (other topics)Robert Galbraith (other topics)
Jack Kerouac (other topics)
Tom Crosshill (other topics)
Virginia Woolf (other topics)
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