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[Meg]

My goal is to read 100 books in 2014!

[Meg]

I've only just found this challenge but it sounds great. With only a week left until the end of Sep though I will need to fit in what I have already read, so might be taking a bit of creative licence.

The Capitol: The capitol is filled with beautiful extravagant people. Read a book with “beauty” in the title OR read a book where the main character is said to be extraordinarily beautiful.
The Sealed Letter Main character uses her good looks to get her way and gets in a lot of trouble

District 1: District 1 produces luxury items. Read a book about people who are rich OR read a book where a piece of jewelry plays an important role.
The Goldfinch set around the world of antiques and art dealing

District 2: District 2 produces weapons and trains peacekeepers. Read a book about a war OR read a book with a cop as one of the characters.
Towers of Midnight about a war (or several battles at least)

District 3: District 3 makes electronics. Read a book about a technologically advanced society OR read a book with a computer (or robot) as a main character.
The Prophecy about aliens with advanced technologies

District 4: District 4 is a fishing district. Read a book about a fisherman OR read a book that at least partially takes place on a boat.
Smilla's Sense of Snow almost half set on a boat

District 5: District 5 is the source of electrical power. Read a book that features a lightning storm OR read a book that is set in a place without electricity.
The Gathering Storm It's about lightning storms and has no electricity!

District 6: District 6 is the hub of transportation. Read a book written by an author from a different country OR read a book that takes place in a real location you could visit.
Providence set in London (I live in Australia)

District 7: District 7 produces lumber and paper. Read a book that takes place in a forest OR read a physical book made out of paper (as opposed to an ebook).
Flight Behavior plot revolves around saving a forest from logging

District 8: District 8 makes textiles. Read a book about fashion OR read with an item of clothing on its cover.
beautiful dress on the cover

District 9: District 9 produces grain and has no characters named in the books. Read a book with an unnamed main character OR read a book with a character who is a vegetarian.
about a religous order of vegetarians

District 10: District 10 specialized in raising livestock. Read a book that has a domestic animal as a character OR read a book that has an animal in the title.
book about sheep farming plus animal on the cover

District 11: District 11 is an agricultural district and Rue, a young herbalist, originated here. Read a book where a young person dies OR read a book where an herbalist saves someone from dying.
The Way the Crow Flies a young girl is murdered

District 12: District 12 is the mining district, and Katniss and Peeta, its tributes, wear clothes that catch fire. Read a book that has a fire that is helpful in it OR read a book that has the word “coal” somewhere in it (add a quote of the sentence where you found the word).
Two Caravans includes miner characters who are coal miners

District 13: District 13 is a rebellious district that specialized in nuclear technology. Read a book centered around a nuclear disaster OR read a book where the main character is rebellious.
Eleanor & Park rebellious teenagers in love!

[Meg]

Hi - this is a great challenge and I hope you don't mind a late joiner. When I saw the challenge I actually thought, oh I read lots of diverse books, I have probably done it already without even trying - but I was wrong! I am still missing South Asia and have a huge hole in Latin America - nothing from Central America, Caribbean, or South America! I will try to get to 12 by the end of the year.
But here is what I have so far....

North America - Flight Behavior - USA
West Europe - The Elegance of the Hedgehog - France
East Europe - The Tiger's Wife - Serbia
Africa - The Spider King's Daughter - Nigeria
Middle East - The Sandcastle Girls - Turkey
East Asia - 1Q84 - Japan
Southeast Asia - The Mountain - PNG
Australasia - The Luminaries - New Zealand
South America - Bel Canto - unnamed south american country