2024: Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

Challenge Rules:
This is an individual, self-paced challenge.
Standard Challenge Rules apply, plus...
✨Rereads DO count for this challenge BUT must have been read more than a year ago.
✨Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the challenge dates in your time zone, it counts.
✨There is a state list under the spoiler tags for easy reference. If you think your book is set in one of the regions, but the state isn't listed, that's ok, it's just to help. There is some state crossover when we refer to these regional areas and sometimes the region is culture based, not geographical.

Take the year and read a Historical Fiction book for each US Region!



Region
New England (view spoiler)[Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont (hide spoiler)]
North Atlantic (view spoiler)[Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York (hide spoiler)]
Mid-Atlantic (view spoiler)[, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east) (hide spoiler)]
Appalachia (view spoiler)[West Virginia, Kentucky (east), North Carolina (west) (hide spoiler)]
Deep South (view spoiler)[South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana (hide spoiler)]
Gulf (view spoiler)[Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast" (hide spoiler)]
Ozarks (view spoiler)[Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri (hide spoiler)]
Great Lakes (view spoiler)[Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin (hide spoiler)]
North Central (view spoiler)[North Dakota, Minnesota (hide spoiler)]
Great Plains (view spoiler)[Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma (hide spoiler)]
Southwest (view spoiler)[Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east) (hide spoiler)]
Rockies (view spoiler)[Colorado, Wyoming, Montana (hide spoiler)]
Mormon Corridor (view spoiler)[Utah (hide spoiler)]
Cascadia (view spoiler)[Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern) (hide spoiler)]
Pacific (view spoiler)[California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west) (hide spoiler)]
Alaska
Hawaii

Make your comment and get started. You can join anytime in 2024 and backdate any books you've read since the start of the challenge.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

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Lauri
Trio
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Angie ☯
Bernadette

[Michelle]

Do we make the threads here or separate?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Michelle wrote: "Do we make the threads here or separate?"

Threads here. I edited my message above to say comment, "threads" was confusing!

[Shan ~A~]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/17

Region
New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
North Atlantic: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east)
Appalachia: West Virginia, Kentucky (east), North Carolina (west)
Deep South: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
Gulf: Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast"
Ozarks: Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri
Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
North Central: North Dakota, Minnesota
Great Plains: Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east)
Rockies: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
Mormon Corridor: Utah
Cascadia: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern)
Pacific: California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west)
Alaska
Hawaii

**If you think your book is set in one of the regions, but the state isn't listed, that's ok**

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 3/17

New England: The Witch of Blackbird Pond, 11-Jan-2024
North Atlantic:
Mid-Atlantic: The Vaster Wilds, 20-Feb-2024
Appalachia: Demon Copperhead, 6-Mar-2024
Deep South:
Gulf:
Ozarks:
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North Central:
Great Plains:
Southwest:
Rockies: Wandering Stars, 17-Mar-2024
Mormon Corridor:
Cascadia:
Pacific:
Alaska:
Hawaii:

NA DS G O GL NC GP SW MC C P A H

[Ali]

New England:
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Deep South:
Gulf:
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Great Lakes:
North Central:
Great Plains: This Tender Land
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Pacific:
Alaska:
Hawaii:

[Vicki]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

Progress: 8/17
Extras: 4/0

🌟New England: (view spoiler)[Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont (hide spoiler)]

State: Vermont
Read: 8 Jan 2024
Rating: 4 stars


Author: Ariel Lawhon
State: Maine
Read: 25 Jan 2024
Rating: 5 stars

🌟North Atlantic: (view spoiler)[Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York (hide spoiler)]

Author: Amy Jo Burns
State: Pennsylvania
Read: 20 Jan 2024
Rating: 3 stars

🌟Mid-Atlantic: (view spoiler)[Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east) (hide spoiler)]

Author: R.F. Kuang
State: Washington D.C.
Read: 7 Jan 2024
Rating: 4 stars


Author: Richard Chizmar
State: Maryland
Read: 20 Jan 2024
Rating: 4 stars

Book: Fragile Designs
Author: Colleen Coble
State: North Carolina
Read: 1 Feb 2024
Rating: 5 stars

Appalachia: (view spoiler)[West Virginia, Kentucky (east),
North Carolina (west) (hide spoiler)]

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🌟Deep South: (view spoiler)[ South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana (hide spoiler)]

Author: Alaina Urquhart
State: Louisiana
Read: 4 Jan 2024
Rating: 3 stars

Gulf: (view spoiler)[Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast" (hide spoiler)]

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Ozarks: (view spoiler)[Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri (hide spoiler)]

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🌟Great Lakes: (view spoiler)[Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin (hide spoiler)]

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State: Indiana
Read: 3 Jan 2024
Rating: 4 stars


Author: Kendall Ryan
State: Illinois
Read: 18 Jan 2024
Rating: 2 stars

🌟North Central: (view spoiler)[North Dakota, Minnesota (hide spoiler)]

Author: Abby Jimenez
State: Minnesota
Read: 15 Jan 2024
Rating: 5 stars

🌟Great Plains: (view spoiler)[Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma (hide spoiler)]

Author: Shelley Read
State: Colorado
Read: 16 January 2024
Rating: 5 stars

Southwest: (view spoiler)[Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east) (hide spoiler)]

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Rockies: (view spoiler)[Colorado, Wyoming, Montana (hide spoiler)]

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Mormon Corridor: (view spoiler)[Utah (hide spoiler)]

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Cascadia: (view spoiler)[Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern) (hide spoiler)]

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🌟Pacific: (view spoiler)[California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west) (hide spoiler)]


Author: Crystal Smith Paul
State: California
Read: 28 January 2024
Rating: 3 stars

Alaska:

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[bamaace83]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/17

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North Atlantic:
Mid-Atlantic:
Appalachia:
Deep South:
Gulf:
Ozarks:
Great Lakes:
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Great Plains:
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Alaska:
Hawaii:

[Caraina]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

Completed: 16/17

Region
New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont I Liked My Life - Abby Fabiaschi 3/3/24
North Atlantic: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York The Neighbor Favor - Kristina Forest 2/17/24
Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east) Winter Cottage - Mary Ellen Taylor 1/5/24
Appalachia: West Virginia, Kentucky (east), North Carolina (west) Where We Fall - Rochelle B. Weinstein 1/19/24
Deep South: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 1/8/24
Gulf: Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast" Gulf Coast Cottage - Maggie Miller 7/19/24
Ozarks: Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri Balm - Dolen Perkins-Valdez 1/17/24
Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin Wench - Dolen Perkins-Valdez 1/28/24
North Central: North Dakota, Minnesota Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 2/16/24
Great Plains: Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma Paradise - Toni Morrison 2/21/24
Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east) The Sandcastle Hurricane - Carolyn Brown 3/14/24
Rockies: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow - Olivia Hawker 2/25/24
Mormon Corridor: Utah
Cascadia: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern) The Vanishing - Jayne Ann Krentz 3/21/24
Pacific: California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west) 22 Seconds - James Patterson 2/23/24
Alaska Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah 2/8/24
Hawaii True to Me - Kay Bratt 4/29/24

[christene_littlelibrary]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/17

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North Atlantic:
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Deep South:
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Great Lakes:
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Cascadia:
Pacific:
Alaska:
Hawaii:

[Briana]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/17

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North Atlantic:
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Deep South:
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Alaska:
Hawaii:

[bamaace83]

I have a quick map questions. I read Memphis which was a pretty good book but it falls in Memphis, Tennessee. The list states Tennessee is Ozarks but the colored map thingy has Memphis in the Deep South so I'm just wondering where to put this little book at?

[Lauri]

Lauri’s Spot!
2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/17

Region
New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Wicked Business 1/6/24 Massachusetts

North Atlantic: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east)
Appalachia: West Virginia, Kentucky (east), North Carolina (west)
Deep South: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
Gulf: Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast"
Ozarks: Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri
Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
North Central: North Dakota, Minnesota
Great Plains: Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east)
Rockies: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
Mormon Corridor: Utah
Cascadia: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern)

Christmas At Timberwoods 1/2/24
Washington

Pacific: California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west)
Alaska
Hawaii

[Trio]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 13/17
New England: The Necromancer's Dance
North Atlantic: City of Laughter
Mid-Atlantic: History Is All You Left Me
Appalachia: In the Gray
Deep South: Settling the Score
Gulf: Canto Contigo
Ozarks: (Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma)
Great Lakes: Inside Affair
North Central: This Is How It Always Is
Great Plains: Soundtrack of Silence: Love, Loss, and a Playlist for Life
Southwest: Dead in Long Beach, California
Rockies: (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, and Arizona and New Mexico)
Mormon Corridor: The Divorcées
Cascadia: Winter Oranges
Pacific: I Heard Him Exclaim
Alaska:
Hawaii:

[ChrisP]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 5/17

New England: The Only One Left 2/18
North Atlantic: The Gray Chamber 2/3
Mid-Atlantic: Where the Crawdads Sing 1/23
Appalachia:
Deep South:
Gulf:
Ozarks:
Great Lakes: No One's Home 2/14
North Central:
Great Plains: 1922 2/10
Southwest:
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Mormon Corridor:
Cascadia:
Pacific:
Alaska:
Hawaii

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

bamaace83 wrote: "I have a quick map questions. I read Memphis which was a pretty good book but it falls in Memphis, Tennessee. The list states Tennessee is Ozarks but the colored map thingy has Memp..."

Since the map splits the state, lets go with where Memphis is geographically. Memphis is located in the very Southwest corner of the state, so Deep South!

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/17





New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

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North Atlantic: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York

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Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east)

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Appalachia: West Virginia, Kentucky (east), North Carolina (west)

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Deep South: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

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Gulf: Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast"

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Ozarks: Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri

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Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin

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North Central: North Dakota, Minnesota

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Great Plains: Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma

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Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east)

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Rockies: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana

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Mormon Corridor: Utah

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Cascadia: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern)

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Pacific: California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west)

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[Angie ☯]

Historical Fiction Around the US
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024

New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
North Atlantic: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east)
Appalachia: West Virginia, Kentucky (east), North Carolina (west)
Deep South: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
Gulf: Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast"
Ozarks: Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri
Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
North Central: North Dakota, Minnesota
Great Plains: Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east)
Rockies: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
Mormon Corridor: Utah
Cascadia: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern)
Pacific: California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west)
Alaska
Hawaii

[Bernadette]

2024 Historical Fiction Around the US Challenge
January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Progress: 11/17

New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Book/Author: The Frozen River/Ariel Lawhon
State: Maine
Date Read: 5/17/24

North Atlantic: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York

Book/Author: Well Behaved Wives/Amy Sue Nathan
State: Pennsylvania
Date Read: 2/22/24

Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina (east)

Book: Love and War/John Jakes
State: Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina
Date Read: 1/3/24

Appalachia: West Virginia, Kentucky (east), North Carolina (west)

Book/Author: The Book Woman's Daughter/Kim Michele Richardson
State: Kentucky (Appalachia)
Date Read: 5/3/24

Deep South: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

Book: The German Wife/Kelly Rimmer
State: Alabama
Date Read: 1/5/24

Gulf: Florida, all cities that are located on the "Gulf Coast"

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Ozarks: Tennessee, Kentucky (west), Arkansas, Missouri

Book/Author: All the Colors of the Dark/Chris Whitaker
State: Missouri
Date Read: 8/12/24

Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin

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North Central: North Dakota, Minnesota

Book/Author: The Mighty Red/Louise Erdrich
State: North Dakota
Date Read: 11/3/24

Great Plains: Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma

Book/Author: 1922/Stephen King
State: Nebraska
Date Read: 3/1/24

Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona (east)

Book/Author: West With Giraffes/Lynda Rutledge
State: Texas, New Mexico and Arizona (east)
Date Read: 8/30/24

Rockies: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana

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Mormon Corridor: Utah

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Cascadia: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada (northern)

Book/Author: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk/Kelli Estes
State: Washington
Date Read: 3/2/24

Pacific: California, Nevada (southern), Arizona (west)

Book: Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?/Crystal Smith Paul
State: California
Date Read: 1/26/24

Alaska

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Hawaii

Book/Author: Moloka'i/Alan Brennert
State: Hawaii
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[PeteR]

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