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message 1: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Mar 21, 2012 04:54PM) (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments Challenge dates: October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012.

There are countries for every letter except X. Try to include at least one country for each letter of the alphabet during your reading journey! I will accept the names of provinces in Canada and China as well as Mexican states for use in the A to Z Challenge. These, however will not count as individual countries in the country challenge.


message 2: by Micha (new)

Micha (selective_narcoleptic) | 1 comments So, I will definitely miss that deadline, but just to be clear are these fiction or non-fiction travel-adventures, such as Looking for china: Reflections On The Silk Road?

Also, am I correct in my presumption that the challenge is to read one book from a country from every letter for the alphabet (except "X")? Thank you!


message 3: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)

Diane  | 13052 comments Micha wrote: "So, I will definitely miss that deadline, but just to be clear are these fiction or non-fiction travel-adventures, such as Looking for china: Reflections On The Silk Road?

Also, am I correc..."


Fiction or nonfiction, and any genre. Yes, a country for every letter except for X.


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Sterling Gate Books (sterlinggatebooks) | 19 comments Not sure what happened to my previous post. Tried to post this yesterday, but it seems to have disappeared.
Anyway, I have written an historical novel on Fiji, called Fiji

Best from Down Under,
Lance

Fiji by Lance Morcan


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I might have started a list for Around The World In Eighty Books. Don't know how to find my page. So I'll just find somewhere to start anew.


message 7: by Catherine (last edited Dec 27, 2012 05:41PM) (new)

Catherine | 21 comments I'll give this a go! I have to go back through my list...because I am sure I have read several contries already! :)

A.
B.
C. China..The Last Empress..Anchee Min(book 2)
D.
E. England..The Tea Rose..Jennifer Donnelly(book 1)(read)
F. France..Murder on the Cote D'Azure(Little Death by the Sea)..Susan Kiernan-Lewis(book 1)(read)
G. Germany..THe Things We Cherished..Pam Jenoff(read)
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I. Iraq..The Forty Rules of Love..Elif Shafak(read)
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R. Russia..THe Bronze Horseman..Paulinna Simons(book 1)(read)
S. Scotland..The Island House..Posie Graeme-Evans(read)
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message 8: by Marie-Anne (new)

Marie-Anne | 6 comments I am late joining this game, but I'll give it a shot. This is what I have so far this year (2012).
Completed: 12/25

A: Australia: Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood, completed 12/3/2012.
B: Belgium: Sarabande by Rose Gronon, completed 7/1/2012.
C: Congo: The Witch Doctor's Wife by Tamar Myers, completed 5/5/2012.
D: ?: ? by ?.
E: Egypt: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, completed 2/24/2012.
F: France: Murder on the Eiffel Tower by Claude Izner, completed 7/15/2012.
G: Greece: The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi, completed 10/2/2012.
H: ?: ? by ?.
I: Italy: The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence, completed 10/25/2012.
J: ?: ? by ?.
K: Kenya: Stalking Ivory by Suzanne Arruda, completed 1/19/2012.
L: ?: ? by ?.
M: ?: ? by ?.
N: Netherlands: Het Meesterstuk by Anna Enquist, completed 2/23/2012.
O: Oman: Sandstorm by James Rollins, completed 11/23/2012.
P: ?: ? by ?.
Q: ?: ? by ?.
R Russia: Dancing Star: The Story of Anna Pavlova by Gladys Malvern, reading.
S: Scotland: Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith, completed 2/15/2012.
T: ?: ? by ?.
U: United States: Till the Cows Come Home by Judy Clemens, completed 9/2/2012.
V: ?: ? by ?.
W: ?: ? by ?.
Y: ?: ? by ?.
Z: ?: ? by ?.


message 9: by Patrick (new)

Patrick Youngblood (goodreadscompatrick_youngblood) | 5 comments Catherine wrote: "I'll give this a go! Ihave to go back throughmy list...because I am sure I have read several contries already! :)

A.
B.
C. China..The Last Empress..Anchee Min(book 2)
D.
E. England..The Tea Rose..."



message 10: by Shirley (new)

Shirley (shirleythekindlereader) Around the World in 80 Books
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