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A to Z Challenge -- Location Edition 2017
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Hi, Pam! It's a year-long challenge, so I'm pretty sure that you can join us at any time during the year. Welcome! =)

G: Georgia Dark Before Dawn
M: Malawi The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
N: New Beijing Cinder
Q: Quebec The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them
S: Sainte-Mere Timeline
T: Tennessee American Gods
U: Ukraine Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster
V: Valley Marineris Red Rising
W: Wales The White Queen

A: Agloe NY, USA: Ciudades de Papel - John Green
B: Barcelona, Spain: El laberinto de los espíritus - Carlos Zafón
C: Colonia Germany: Maldito Karma - David Safier
D: Delhi India: La musica del viento - Jordi Sierra i Fabrá
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G: Guadalajara Spain: El alquimista impaciente - Lorenzo Silva
H: Hollywood, USA: Dream Brother (Jeff & Tim Buckley) - David Browne
I: Irlanda: Maldito Karma - David Safier
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K: Karnataka, India: La musica del viento - Jordi Sierra i Fabrá
L: L.A, USA: Dream Brother (Jeff & Tim Buckley) - David Browne
M: Madrid, Spain: El alquimista impaciente - Lorenzo Silva
N: New York, USA: Ciudades de Papel - John Green
O: Orlando, Miami, USA: Ciudades de Papel - John Green
P: Paris, France: El laberinto de los espíritus - Carlos Zafón
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R: Ribeira Sacra, Galicia: Izan o da saca - Xabier Quiroga
S: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia: Izan o da saca - Xabier Quiroga
T: Tennesse, USA: Dream Brother (Jeff & Tim Buckley) - David Browne
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V: Valencia, Spain: No iba a salir y me lié - Chimo Bayo y Emma Zafón
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Y: Yorkton, Canada: Maldito Karma - David Safier
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S: Santo Domingo - The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt
One of the towns that Thomas Belt used as a base during his travels in Nicaragua, there was quite a bit shared in this book about life and times here in the 1800's.

Letter K: Kabul
It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario (5 stars)

So far 10/26
Italy: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
United States: Flowers for Algernon

A: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Unsolved Mysteries of Amsterdam by Martijn J. Adelmund Completed 28/01/17 Rating 2 stars
E: Edinburgh, Scotland
The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 28/01/17 Rating 4 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
L: Lallybroch
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Completed 27/01/17 Rating 3 stars
N: Norway
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Completed 21/01/17 Rating 3 stars
8/20

R: Rostov-on-Don - Child 44 - ***
M: Magrathea - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - ****
12/26

I: Idaho - Flash of Phantom Canyon by Agnes Ranney
M: Massachusetts - Death & Strudel: A Belle Appleman Mystery

A TO Z CHALLENGE - LOCATION EDITION
A: Alexander - Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (17/1/17)
B: Brooklyn - Percy Jackson & the Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (27/3/17)
C: Chicago - Divergent by Veronica Roth (8/2/17)
D: Dark Avenue - The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket (10/1/17)
E: Elm Terrace - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (25/7/17)
F: Finsbury Park - You don't have to say you love me by Sarra Manning (26/2/17)
G: Gringotts Bank - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling (12/5/17)
H: Heimdall - Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (22/1/17)
I: Isla de los Sueńos - Caraval by Stephanie Garber (6/2/17)
J: Japan - Winter by Marissa Meyer (9/6/17)
K: Kufra - Cress by Marissa Meyer (4/6/17)
L: London - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding (7/2/17)
M: Mount Olympus - Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (6/3/17)
N: Nebraska - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (15/1/17)
O: The OASIS - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (20/6/17)
P: Paris - Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (28/2/17)
Q: The Quiet Mountain - Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (17/7/17)
R: Russia - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (3/7/17)
S: Sheffield - Giant Days by John Allison (15/1/17)
T: Triple G Ranch - Percy Jackson & the Battle of the Labyrinth (24/03/17)
U: USA - The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson (4/3/17)
V: Velaris - A Court of MIst and Fury by Sarah J Maas (4/5/17)
W: Weston-Super-Mare - So Anyway... by John Cleese (29/7/17)
X: Xian - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas (9/5/17)
Y: Yunxin - Scarlet by Marrisa Meyer (31/5/17)
Z: Zircon-212 - Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut (14/5/17)

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

N: New Jersey Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume

O: Oria Province - Matched by Allie Condie

S: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

T: U: Utah, the Uinta Mountains - The Mountains Between Us by Charles Martin 01/14/17

W: Wisconsin - A Theory of Relativity by Jacquelyn Mitchard


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 have completed 2 more books since my last post on 2/1/17. I have 18/26 as of 2/6/17.

A: Amsterdam,An Address in Amsterdam An Address in Amsterdam by Mary Dingee Fillmore
B: Brazil, The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin
The Boys from Brazil
C: Congo, Congo (Spirit of Darkness, #1) by Mayi Ngwala, Allain Ngwala
Congo
D: Private DelhiDeli, Private Delhi (Private #13) by James Patterson, Ashwin Sanghi
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I: Ireland, The Irish Cottage by Juliet Gauvin The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
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L: Las Angeles, Private L.A.Private L.A. (Private #6) by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan
M: Mumbai,Private India Private India (Private #8) by James Patterson, Ashwin Sanghi
N: North Korea, The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by Kang Chol- Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
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P: Paris, Private ParisPrivate Paris (Private #10) by James Patterson, Mark T. Sullivan
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R: Rio, Private RioPrivate Rio (Private #11) by James Patterson, Mark Sullivan
S: Sydney,Private: Oz Private: Oz (Private #7) by James Patterson, Michael White
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We take sign-ups till the end of the year. Welcome to the challenge.

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A: Alaska - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (02/06/17)
S: Sydney, Australia - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (02/06/17)
Progress: 7/26

10/13
✔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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