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50 States Challenge (Timeframe Changed to "You Set the Pace!)

I will update more as I find out the location of more of the books I've read.
Way to go Erica!

Start Date: May 14, 2013
End Date
28/50 books read Updated 9/15/14
Alabama (AL)-Siren's Secret Finished 6/29/14
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)-Keeper of the Dawn Finished 12/8/13
Colorado (CO)- The Passage Finished 11/18/13
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)Motor Mouth Finished 12/22/14
Georgia (GA)-Hex Hall Finished 5/19/14
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)Dead Beat Finished 2/9/14
Indiana (IN)A Charmed Death Finished 3/19/14
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)-Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Finished 9/22/13
Louisiana (LA)-My Life as a White Trash Zombie Finished 6/6/13
Maine (ME)- Tempest Rising Finished 10/28/13
Maryland (MD)-The Hollow Finished 7/29/14
Massachusetts (MA)-The Book of Illumination: A Novel from the Ghost Files Finished 6/3/14
Michigan (MI)-Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye finished 7/20/14
Minnesota (MN)-Undead and Unreturnable Finished 5/29/13
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)- Three to Get Deadly Finished 11/12/13
New Mexico (NM)-First Grave on the Right Finished 11/30/13
New York (NY)-Category 7 Finished 8/4/13
North Carolina (NC)- Virals Finished 10/9/13
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)-Every Which Way But Dead Finished 6/23/14
Oklahoma (OK)-Virtual Mode Finished 10/13/13
Oregon (OR)-The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Finished 5/14/13
Pennsylvania (PA)Ink Exchange Finished 1/17/14
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)-The Sugar Queen Finished 8/16/13
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)Midnight Alley Finished 12/25/13
Utah (UT)Everneath Finished 2/17/14
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)-Final Target 7/14/13
Washington (WA)- Boneshaker Finished 10/5/13
West Virginia (WV)-Obsidian Finished 8/4/14
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)




























I will update more as I find out the location of more of the books I've read.
A Fault Stars - Indiana; Snow Child - Alaska (hope u read - another good book); Kitchen House - Virginia, The Orchardist - Oregon and GOT - Westeros. Just to name a very few. I did not see your list though.



Goal: 50
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Alabama (AL): The Perfect Game by J. Sterling (01/25/14)
Alaska (AK): Out of Play by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry (10/31/13)
Arizona (AZ): How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski (10/18/13)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA): Truth by Aleatha Romig (02/06/13)
Colorado (CO): Rule by Jay Crownover (05/13/13)
Connecticut (CT): If You Stay by Courtney Cole (08/14/13)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL): The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (03/26/13)
Georgia (GA): The Space Between by Kristie Cook (05/27/13)
Hawaii (HI): What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor (03/09/13)
Idaho (ID): Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout (08/28/13)
Illinois (IL): After Tuesday by Renee Ericson (09/10/13)
Indiana (IN): The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (01/14/13)
Iowa (IA): Consequences by Aleatha Romig (02/03/13)
Kansas (KS): The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski (10/09/13)
Kentucky (KY): Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (02/27/13)
Louisiana (LA): My Heart for Yours by Jolene Perry & Stephanie Campbell (08/12/13)
Maine (ME): Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (07/29/14)
Maryland (MD): Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout (09/24/14)
Massachusetts (MA): Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt (07/09/13)
Michigan (MI): Slammed by Colleen Hoover (02/16/13)
Minnesota (MN): Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (10/06/14)
Mississippi (MS): The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski (04/07/14)
Missouri (MO): Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (06/23/13)
Montana (MT): Lost and Found by Nicole Williams (11/03/13)
Nebraska (NE): Out of the Shallows by Samantha Young (05/30/14)
Nevada (NV): Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (04/05/13)
New Hampshire (NH): Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (10/02/14)
New Jersey (NJ): The Queen Bee of Bridgeton by Leslie DuBois (07/08/13)
New Mexico (NM): Nobody's Damsel by Emily Mah Tippetts (02/14/13)
New York (NY): Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (06/02/13)
North Carolina (NC): Sempre by J.M. Darhower (03/29/13)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH): Sometimes Never by Cheryl McIntyre (03/06/13)
Oklahoma (OK): Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan (08/31/14)
Oregon (OR): Ruined by S. Pratt (07/20/13)
Pennsylvania (PA): Just One Day by Gayle Forman (06/27/13)
Rhode Island (RI): Love Unscripted by Tina Reber (06/23/14)
South Carolina (SC): Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols (04/07/13)
South Dakota (SD): Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout (05/12/14)
Tennessee (TN): Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (02/21/13)
Texas (TX): Take Me There by Carolee Dean (03/18/13)
Utah (UT): Here Without You by Tammara Webber (08/08/13)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA): On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (06/23/13)
Washington (WA): Mine by Katy Evans (02/18/14)
West Virginia (WV): Wait for You by J. Lynn (04/12/13)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY): Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (04/20/13)
Finished: 45/50














































Fifty State Blue Retro Padded iPad Kindle Ereader Case by stunningannak


Started: June 1, 2013
End:
Completed: 25 out of 50
Alabama (AL) - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee read 6/17/13
Alaska (AK) - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey read 6/26/13
Arizona (AZ) - Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver read 8/4/2013
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) - Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz read 7/24/2013
Colorado (CO) - The Passage by Justin Cronin read 2/8/13
Connecticut (CT) - East of Eden by John Steinbeck read 10/6/13
Delaware (DE) - Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam by Norene Moskalski read 9/22/13.
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN) - The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields read 5/8/14
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum read 7/5/13
Kentucky (KY) - The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story by
Dean King read 8/20/13.
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME) - The Wildman by Rick Hautala read 7/8/13
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA) - NOS4A2 by Joe Hill read 10/31/13
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS) - A Time to Kill by John Grisham read 5/19/14
Missouri (MO) - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn read 8/31/13
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV) - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt read 10/26/14 rated 5 stars
New Hampshire (NH) - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King read 7/11/14
New Jersey (NJ) - The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates read 6/24/14
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) - The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty read 11/9/13
North Carolina (NC) - A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash read 8/10/14
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC) - Haunted House by Jack Kilborn read 9/14/14
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN) - Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver read 7/19/13
Texas (TX) - 11/22/63 by Stephen King read 9/24/13
Utah (UT) - Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah by Colm A. Kelleher read 8/14/14 rated 3 stars
Vermont (VT) - The Secret History by Donna Tartt read 11/17/13
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY) - The Totem by David Morrell read 6/11/13.



You can also set your own pace for this one. I figure it will take me about a year and a half.

Really Lisa Kay; that's great news. I thought it had to be completed in a year but if it's open then I can complete it. I'll have to change my target date, which is ok with me, because I'd hate to see all the reads that qualify not count and have to start over again.
Thanks for posting this info :-). Hope you had a wonderful Independence Day :-)

Should be fun.



Lol, well, that explains why I didn't realize the "rules" had changed; I haven't re-read the first post in many many moons. I like it being open-ended; it makes me know I can accomplish the task without all the previous reads going to waste, so to speak.

Start Date: May 14, 2013
End Date May 14, 2014
3/50 books read
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)..."
Just FYI, so you can use MA later, Under The Dome is set in Chester Mills, Maine.


Wow. I'm stunned. Actually, I think that is terrible. Now, see, I might want to read the book now. I have, like, seven episode that keep mounting up on my TiVo... I doubt I ever get to them.

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

11/50
CO - The Shining
FL - B is for Burglar
GA - Killing Floor
LA - Si-cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty’s Favorite Uncle
NH - Doctor Sleep
NJ - Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
NY - Unsaid
NV - A is for Alibi
MA - Love You More
TX - Best Kept Secrets
VA - Flowers in the Attic














End Date - 6/7/15
Alabama (AL)- The Year of the Storm
Alaska (AK)- )North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters
Arizona (AZ)- Spooky Little Girl
Arkansas (AR)- Dead of Night: Dancers in the Dark/The Devil's Footprints
California (CA) Love in the Time of Global Warming
Colorado (CO)- Monument 14
Connecticut (CT) Before I Fall
Delaware (DE) Patient Zero
Florida (FL) Hallowed Ground
Georgia (GA) Between, Georgia
Hawaii (HI) Micro
Idaho (ID) Hair of the Corn Dog
Illinois (IL)- Inhuman
Indiana (IN) - The Mighty Miss Malone
Iowa (IA) Ashfall
Kansas (KS)In the After
Kentucky (KY)- Isolation
Louisiana (LA)- The Mercy of Thin Air
Maine (ME) - Hush, Hush
Maryland (MD)- Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home
Massachusetts (MA)- Love Anthony
Michigan (MI) - Sparrow Hill Road
Minnesota (MN) - Shiver
Mississippi (MS)- Safe from the Neighbors
Missouri (MO) Gone Girl
Montana (MT) Let Him Go: A Novel
Nebraska (NE) - Night of the Twisters
Nevada (NV)- Fire and Ash
New Hampshire (NH)- Horns
New Jersey (NJ) - The Lightning Thief
New Mexico (NM) - Ape House
New York (NY)- The Final Descent
North Carolina (NC)- The Four Corners of the Sky
North Dakota (ND) - Apocalypse of the Dead
Ohio (OH)- "Does This Mean You'll See Me Naked?: A Funeral Director Reflects on 30 Years of Serving the Living and the Deceased
Oklahoma (OK)- Supercell
Oregon (OR)- My Abandonment
Pennsylvania (PA) The Caged Graves
Rhode Island (RI) - The Mockingbirds
South Carolina (SC) The Restorer
South Dakota (SD) Dear Daughter
Tennessee (TN) - Deadline
Texas (TX) - Reboot
Utah (UT)- Blackout
Vermont (VT)- The Winter People
Virginia (VA) - The Silver Star
Washington (WA) Moon Called
West Virginia (WV) Devastation
Wisconsin (WI) - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
Wyoming (WY) - Open Season

Starting date: October 3rd 2013.
34/50
Arkansas (AR)The Last Werewolf Hunter by William Woodall
Connecticut (CT) Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Delaware (DE) Eternal by V.K.Forrest
Indiana (IN) Damn Good Man by Michelle Witvliet
Iowa (IA) Ashfall by Mike Mullin
Michigan (MI) A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton
Minnesota (MN) Linger by Meggie Stiefvater
Missouri (MO) Guilty Pleasures by Lauren K. Hamilton
Nebraska (NE) The Girl Who Circumnavigated the Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
New Hampshire (NH) Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey
North Dakota (ND) Taken by Storm by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
South Dakota (SD) Strange Angels by Lily St.Crow
Utah (UT) Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Vermont (VT) Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick
Wisconsin (WI) American Gods by Neil Gaiman




































50 States Challenge
Start Date: October 10, 2013
End Date October 10, 2014
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA) Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 10-24-13
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

50 States Challenge
Start Date: October 10, 2013
End Date October 10, 2014
20/50 books read
Alabama (AL):The Vincent Brothers, Abbi Glines, 06/22/14 ****
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR):Shakespeare's Landlord, Charlaine Harris, 09/26/14 ****
California (CA): Moonlight Road, Robyn Carr, 11/29/13 ****
Colorado (CO):Good Girls Don't, Victoria Dahl, 05/12/14 ****
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA):Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman,02/28/14 ****
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL):Some Girls Bite, Chloe Neill, 11/22/13 ***
Indiana (IN):The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, 01/18/14 *****
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY): Beloved, Toni Morrison, 02/27/14 ****
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME):This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E Smith, 05/31/14 ****
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN):Undead and Unappreciated, MaryJanice Davidson, 11/15/13 ***
Mississippi (MS): The Help, Kathryn Stockett, 10/16/14 *****
Missouri (MO):Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, 03/19/14 ****
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH): Until There Was You, Kristan Higgins, 10/31/13 ****
New Jersey (NJ): Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan, 03/04/14 ***
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY): Reflected in You, Sylvia Day, 11/10/2013 ***
North Carolina (NC): Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen, 01/09/14 *****
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK): The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond, 01/15/14 ****
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC):The Backup Plan, Sherryl Woods, 10/17/13 ****
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX): Caine's Reckoning, Sarah McCarty, 03/11/14 ***
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA):The Perfect Christmas, Debbie Macomber, 01/11/14 ***
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)





















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Alabama (AL) - To Kill a Mockingbird
Alaska (AK) - The Snow Child
Arizona (AZ) - Legends of the Fall(The short story Revenge)
Arkansas (AR) - A Painted House
California (CA) - 1st to Die
Colorado (CO) - The Bride Collector
Connecticut (CT) - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Delaware (DE) - Patient Zero
Florida (FL) - The Cypress House
Georgia (GA) - At the End of the Road
Hawaii (HI) - The Descendants
Idaho (ID) - Sex, Lies, and Online Dating
Illinois (IL) - Carry the One
Indiana (IN) - The Fault in Our Stars
Iowa (IA) - These Things Hidden
Kansas (KS) - Bent Road
Kentucky (KY) - The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Louisiana (LA) - My Life as a White Trash Zombie
Maine (ME) - The Whole Stupid Way We Are
Maryland (MD) - Every Secret Thing
Massachusetts (MA) - Left Neglected
Michigan (MI) - Bad Things Happen
Minnesota (MN) - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
Mississippi (MS) - A Time to Kill
Missouri (MO) - Winter's Bone
Montana (MT) - A River Runs Through It
Nebraska (NE) - Sing Them Home
Nevada (NV) - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
New Hampshire (NH) - Change of Heart
New Jersey (NJ) - The Innocent
New Mexico (NM) - Mothers and Other Liars
New York (NY) - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
North Carolina (NC) - The Midwife's Confession
North Dakota (ND) - I Am Not A Serial Killer
Ohio (OH) - One for Sorrow
Oklahoma (OK) - Ready Player One
Oregon (OR) - Thirteen Days to Midnight
Pennsylvania (PA) - The Lovely Bones
Rhode Island (RI) - My Sister's Keeper
South Carolina (SC) - The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square
South Dakota (SD) - Parasites Like Us
Tennessee (TN) - The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady
Texas (TX) - The Dispatcher
Utah (UT) - The 19th Wife
Vermont (VT) - Every Last One
Virginia (VA) - The Body Farm
Washington (WA) - Fifty Shades of Grey
West Virginia (WV) - Endurance: A Novel of Terror
Wisconsin (WI) - A Reliable Wife
Wyoming (WY) - On the Run