Okay. So. I totally thought I would never do any reading challenges, because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to really commit to any (schoolwork can be stressful and time-consuming, as we all know!). But here I am, committing myself to what is now three challenges for 2012. First I came across the Mt TBR Challenge hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block, and then yesterday I signed up to participate in the Science Fiction Reader Challenge hosted by Leslie at Working for the Mandroid. And now I am also raring to go with the 50 States Challenge, hosted by Tasha over at Book Obsessed. Here's hoping I can keep up!
What IS the 50 States Challenge? It's exactly what it sounds like (maybe - it's exactly what I think it sounds like, anyway)! Read at least one book that is set in each of the fifty states. Re-reads are fine, and books read for other challenges can also count toward this challenge. As with probably every year-long challenge, this one will be running from 1 January 2012 until 31 December 2012.
And now I'm going to list the states! As I start a book, I'll post the title and author next to the state name, then when the review gets posted, the title will be turned into a link to that particular review. I'm not planning to decide ahead of time what books I'll read for each state, because I would probably end up changing my mind. And I promise not to cheat and read books about the state if I get stumped, haha. I want to really try and see if I can find a work of fiction that's set in each of the states!
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona - All Her Father's Guns by James Warner
- Arkansas - The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
- California - 12.21 by Dustin Thomason
- Colorado - Beneath A Rising Moon by Keri Arthur
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia - Sophie and the Rising Sun by Augusta Trobaugh
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts - The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin
- Michigan - Sparks by Laura Bickle
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
- New Mexico - Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams
- New York - Moonburn by Alisa Sheckley
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas - True Women by Janice Woods Windle
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington - New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
And heck, if I manage to somehow magically finish that list before the end of the year, I might try to find books set in US commonwealths and territories:
I'm thinking I can manage D.C. and Puerto Rice from that list, but I will probably strike out with the others, lol! But it's worth a try.
- American Samoa
- District of Columbia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Guam
- North Marianas
- Puerto Rico
- Virgin Islands
I'm thinking I can manage D.C. and Puerto Rice from that list, but I will probably strike out with the others, lol! But it's worth a try.
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