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for this challenge, you read a book that is set in each of the 50 states. example, Swimsuit by James Patterson is set in Hawaii. Challenge goes for one year. you can start at any time, just put in your start date so you know when your end date is. can help you find the setting for books!

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)

Wow! This one sounds challenging. It's amazing there is some places that keeps track of what state books take place in.

This definitely sound challenging, but I will definitely give it a try.

the site doesn't have a whole hot listed, but at least it's a start!

I don't know if I'm actually going to participate in this, but if you guys don't mind I wouldn't mind helping you find books that fit for different states. I don't know if you want me to post here or make a side thread. Just let me know.
It's a great idea for a challenge.

Heather, Good idea. I'll try to make a post for keeping track of what books take place in what states.

Oddrun, We could always spin off with another challenge in the future going towards other places.

I think an outside thread where everyone can list where a book takes place would be good idea.

Made it. It's listed in the Reading Challenges folder under the Topic heading - Log for Keeping Track of Books for 50 States Challenge. Feel free to add books. I'll try to sort them out at the top for everyone.

ok I guess I'm going to give this a whirl. It keeps popping in my head and seems like a great idea! Hopefully I'll get it in a year but we'll see. I have one question- do audio books count? I love audio and listen in the car and on my computer.


Alabama (AL) Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice (audio) 11/16/10
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) Dr. Hackenbush gets a Job by Ginger Mayerson 9/8/10
Colorado (CO) Wild Justice by C. Fern Cook 9/10/10
Connecticut (CT)The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine (audio) 12/20/10
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) Duma Key by Stephen King
Georgia (GA) Beautiful Disaster by Laura Spinella
Hawaii (HI) Swimsuit by James Patterson (audio) 9/30/10
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL) Skating Around the Law by Joelle Charbonneau 10/9/10
Indiana (IN) Boo by Rene Gutteridge audio 11/7/10
Iowa (IA) Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched The World by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter (audio) 1/14/11
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) Finding Your Mojo by Stephanie Bond
Maine (ME) Under the Dome by Stephen King
Maryland (MD) I, Alex Cross by James Patterson (audio) 9/10/10
Massachusetts (MA) Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich 9/21/10
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN) Peace Like A River by Leif Enger (audio) 10/19/10
Mississippi (MS) Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson and Richard Dilallo (audio)9/21/10
Missouri (MO) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Undead by Don Borchert 9/23/10
Montana (MT) A Creed Country Christmas by Linda Lael Miller
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV) A Nose For Justice by Rita Mae Brown
New Hampshire (NH) The Good Daughters by Joyce Maynard (audio) 11/21/10
New Jersey (NJ) Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 9/5/10
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) In Jupiter's Shadow by Gregory Gerard 9/26/10
North Carolina (NC) Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks 9/28/10
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR) The Wilding by Benjamin Percy
Pennsylvania (PA)Crestmont by Holly Weiss 11/2/10
Rhode Island (RI) The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners by Luanne Rice
South Carolina (SC) Home in Carolina by Sherryl Woods
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)Somebody Everybody Listen To by Suzanne Supplee
Texas (TX) She's Gone Country by Jane Porter
Utah (UT) Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Aron Ralston (audio)3/19/11
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA) Mattaponi Queen by Belle Boggs 9/30/10
Washington (WA) Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas 11/30/10
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY) Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen 9/1/10

Hey Shannon, good luck with this. To answer your question, audio books do count so have fun reading/listening.

Sashana wrote: "Hey Shannon, good luck with this. To answer your question, audio books do count so have fun reading/listening."

Great thank you so much! Sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun!!!

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ) Hellfire by Kate Douglas
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)-No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon9/8/2010
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)-Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 9/3/2010
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)- The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)- Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh
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)-Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Barnes 9/6/2010

I need to go out and buy No Mercy. Thanks for reminding me it's out Lacy. How was Raised by Wolves?

I really enjoyed Raised by Wolves. It was different from what I had expected. Some of the people I know who have read it said that it annoying and a little repetitive because it gives you glimpses into the wolves' mind. Since their thinking is more simplistic than a humans their thoughts are one word sentances that are mostly based on their needs which I found to be kinda cool. I definitely would recommend that you try it.

Lacy wrote: "I really enjoyed Raised by Wolves. It was different from what I had expected. Some of the people I know who have read it said that it annoying and a little repetitive because it gives you glimpses ..."

I didn’t like it much. It was annoying and too much like Twilight; the whole wolf connection, breaking out of the pack to form a new one, love connection at first sight.

Yeah I didn't much care for the whole love connection at first sight either. Normally if it is a bit annoying I can look past it but Twilight was beyond ridiculous. I felt like Byrn was more relatable than Bella. I think that the next book will be better, but for a first in a series I though it was good.

I plan to read the second book though; I’m interested to see what will happen.

Yeah, it is definitely on my TBR list.

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)- Hellfire by Kate Douglas 9/13/2010
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)- Fallen by Kate Lauren
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)- Frostbite by Richelle Mead
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)- No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/8/2010
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 9/3/2010
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 9/13/2010
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)- The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)- Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)- Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)- Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)- Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)- Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Barnes 9/6/2010

I am going to give this a try. My start date will be September 1.

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL): Half-Price Homicide - Elaine Viets 9/10/10
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): How Not to Make a Wish - Mindy Klasky 9/12/10
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY): Heat Wave - Richard Castle 9/4/10
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): Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - Ally Carter 9/5/10
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

I've seen this challenge from day once and I'm not going to lie, it seems very intimidating. But I'll still give it a try.

Start Date: September 17, 2010
Finish Date:

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)-Blood and Chocolate Read from September 18 to 19, 2010
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)-Maybe This Time Read from September 17 to 18, 2010
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)-All I Ever Wanted
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

This will be fun. I'm doing a mystery only one in another group, but it will be nice to do one where any genre counts.
9/1/10 - 8/31/11

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR) - Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris - 9/18/10
California (CA) - Unzipped by Lois Greiman - 9/11/10
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT) - Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair - 9/20/10
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA) - High Anxiety by Charlotte Hughes - 9/8/10
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID) - Truly, Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson
Illinois (IL) - Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill - 9/24/10
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA) - Witch Hunt by Shirley Damsgaard
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME) - Only with a Highlander by Janet Chapman - 10/4/10
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA) - Red Hot Fury by Kasey MacKenzie - 9/17/10
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN) - Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke - 9/6/10
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH) - Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
New Jersey (NJ) - Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman - 9/15/10
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH) - Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer - 10/1/10
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN) - Delicious and Suspicious by Riley Adams
Texas (TX) - Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost - 10/3/10
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA) - Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz - 9/9/10
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI) - Tall, Dark and Dead by Tate Hallaway - 9/5/10
Wyoming (WY)

Good luck Diane :) I like that you gave yourself a deadline.

Sashana wrote: "Good luck Diane :) I like that you gave yourself a deadline."

Thanks! I thought the challenge rules said 1 year. That's why I put the deadline. :)

It is for a year Diane. We have so many challenges sometimes it's hard to remember all the deadlines. I need to start entering more.

This sounds fun! I am going to try!
My start date is: September 21, 2010.
My end date is:

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) Lucky Man, Michael J. Fox finished 10/20/10
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT) Vision in White, Nora Roberts finished 10/12/10
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA) Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Burns finished 10/1/10
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL) The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffeneger
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) The Optimist's Daughter, Eudora Welty (1st part takes place in New Orleans) (finished 11/15/10)
Maine (ME) Wedding Day Murder, Leslie Meier
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA) Wicked Appetite, Janet Evanovich (finished 10/27/10)
Michigan (MI) The Cat Who Saw Red, Lilian Braun (finished 10/4/10)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS) Growing up in Mississippi, Charline McCord (finished 10/5/10)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH) Handle with Care, Jodi Picoult
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) Run For Your Life, James Patterson (Finished 10/24/10)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH) What Katy Did, Susan Coolidge (finished 9/23/10)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA) The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (finished 10/17/10)
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)

Diane wrote: "Sashana wrote: "Good luck Diane :) I like that you gave yourself a deadline."

Thanks! I thought the challenge rules said 1 year. That's why I put the deadline. :)"

Oh, I didn't even see that part. Thanks for the heads up.

Lisarenee wrote: "It is for a year Diane. We have so many challenges sometimes it's hard to remember all the deadlines. I need to start entering more."

I need to start entering less! They all sound so good but I can't even remeber which ones I'm doing sometimes.

Sashana wrote: "Lisarenee wrote: "It is for a year Diane. We have so many challenges sometimes it's hard to remember all the deadlines. I need to start entering more."

I need to start entering less! They all so..."

You just need to do like me and get yourself and excel spreadsheet to keep them all straight and try to find books that will work for as many challenges as possible. Now that I think about this I may have an obsession. :)

I might have to do that, I have no clue how to use excel though; I'm going to make some shelves for challenges too.

That's good, Lacy. You set a goal and read the books. I'm too scatter brained, but I do want to finish all the challenges that I entered though.

I'm so OCD that if I don't have things organized and in order that it drives me crazy.

Haha, lend me that trait please :)

Sept. 2010- Sept. 2011

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)- Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
Arizona (AZ)- Hellfire by Kate Douglas 9/13/2010
Arkansas (AR)- Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
California (CA)- Falling Under by Gwen Hayes
Colorado (CO)- Meridian by Amber Kizer
Connecticut (CT)- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)- Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
Georgia (GA)- Fallen by Kate Lauren
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)- Frostbite by Richelle Mead
Illinois (IL)- Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter
Indiana (IN)- When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)- Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh
Louisiana (LA)- No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/8/2010
Maine (ME)- Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra
Maryland (MD)- Avalon High by Meg Cabot
Massachusetts (MA)- Wicked Game by Jeri Ready Smith
Michigan (MI)- Wake by Lisa McMann
Minnesota (MN)- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 9/3/2010
Mississippi (MS)- Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
Missouri (MO)- Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton
Montana (MT)- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 9/13/2010
Nebraska (NE)-
Nevada (NV)- The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)- Tithe by Holly Black
New Mexico (NM)- Harmony's Way by Lora Leigh
New York (NY)- Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh
North Carolina (NC)- Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)- Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Oklahoma (OK)- Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Oregon (OR)- Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania (PA)- Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey 9/22/2010
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
South Dakota (SD)- Black Hills by Nora Roberts
Tennessee (TN)- Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep
Texas (TX)- Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Utah (UT)- Along Came a Demon by Linda Welch
Vermont (VT)- Killing Me Softly by Maggie Shayne
Virginia (VA)- Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh
Washington (WA)- Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)- Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Barnes 9/6/2010

Completed 17 of 50

AL -
AK - Dance With The Devil 9/14 ★★★★
AZ -
AR - You Are So Undead to Me 9/9 ★★�
CA -
CO - Rules of Attraction 9/8 ★★★★
CT -
DE -
FL -
GA -
HI -
ID -
IL -
IN -
IA -
KS -
KY - Shift 10/12 ★★★★
LA - Night Embrace 9/13 ★★�1/2
ME -
MD - Shade 10/10 ★★★★
MA - Wicked Appetite 9/20 ★★�
MI -
MN - Doing It Right 9/1 �1/2
MS - Sins of the Night 9/28 ★★�
MO -
MT - Alpha 10/12 ★★★★� (Also, NM if I need to switch it later)
NE -
NV - Devil May Cry 10/21 ★★★★
NH -
NJ -
NM -
NY - Beastly 9/10 ★★�
NC -
ND -
OH - Every Which Way But Dead 9/8 ★★★★
OK -
OR - Marked 9/22 ★★1/2
PA -
RI -
SC -
SD -
TN - Upon The Midnight Clear 10/19 ★★�
TX - Prey 10/11 ★★★★
UT -
VT -
VA -
WA - Dark Side of the Moon 10/8 ★★�1/2
WV -
WI -
WY - Raised by Wolves 9/22 ★★★★

Rebecca, how was Heat Wave? I've been in the middle of it for a year now. I didn't get bored with it, but I put it down to finish a library book and never went back.

Heather, Heat Wave was good. The one thing that bothered me while I was reading it was the closeness to the TV show (even cases I might have remembered) when in hindsight I realized that it should be because he was "Rick Castle." I would recommend finishing it if you are a fan of the show.

Where would I put Water for Elephants? They travel around a lot in this book.

Sept. 2010- Sept. 2011

Alabama (AL)- Mermaids in The Basement by Michael Lee West
Alaska (AK)- Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
Arizona (AZ)- Hellfire by Kate Douglas 9/13/2010
Arkansas (AR)- Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
California (CA)- Falling Under by Gwen Hayes
Colorado (CO)- Meridian by Amber Kizer
Connecticut (CT)- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Delaware (DE)- Hawkes Harbor by SE Hinton
Florida (FL)- Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
Georgia (GA)- Fallen by Kate Lauren
Hawaii (HI)- Pleasing the Dead by Deborah Atkinson
Idaho (ID)- Frostbite by Richelle Mead
Illinois (IL)- Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter
Indiana (IN)- When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot
Iowa (IA)- Witch Hunt by Shirley Damsgaard
Kansas (KS)- The Adventures of Lily by Darcy Busch
Kentucky (KY)- Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh
Louisiana (LA)- No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/8/2010
Maine (ME)- Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Maryland (MD)- Avalon High by Meg Cabot
Massachusetts (MA)- Wicked Game by Jeri Ready Smith
Michigan (MI)- Wake by Lisa McMann
Minnesota (MN)- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 9/3/2010
Mississippi (MS)- Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
Missouri (MO)- Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton
Montana (MT)- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 9/13/2010
Nebraska (NE)- Strange Angels by Jonis Agee
Nevada (NV)- The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson
New Hampshire (NH)- Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett
New Jersey (NJ)- Tithe by Holly Black
New Mexico (NM)- Harmony's Way by Lora Leigh
New York (NY)- Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh
North Carolina (NC)- Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks
North Dakota (ND)- Falling in Love With Her Husband by Ruth Ann Nordin
Ohio (OH)- Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Oklahoma (OK)- Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Oregon (OR)- Marked by Elizabeth Nauchton
Pennsylvania (PA)- Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey 9/22/2010
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
South Dakota (SD)- Black Hills by Nora Roberts
Tennessee (TN)- Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep
Texas (TX)- Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Utah (UT)- Along Came a Demon by Linda Welch
Vermont (VT)- Killing Me Softly by Maggie Shayne
Virginia (VA)- Parnormalcy by Kiersten White 9/25/2010
Washington (WA)- Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
West Virginia (WV)- Wild and Wonderful by Janet Dailey
Wisconsin (WI)- Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock
Wyoming (WY)- Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Barnes 9/6/2010

Lacy, how did you know before hand which state the books took place in?

On our library's website you can actually loook up books by where they take place at. That helped me to come up with a list of books to read, but some of them may change later on.

Wow, that's a cool feature to have.

Yeah, I didn't even know they had it until I was requesting books the other day and saw that you could filter the search by that.

I just checked my library's website, it can't do it.

That sucks! It will definitely make it harder to find books to read.

50 STATE CHALLENGE
NOTHING BUT READING CHALLENGES
OCTOBER 2010 - OCTOBER 2011


Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) Double Play gy Jill Shalvis 10/11/10
Colorado (CO) Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl 10/2/10
Connecticut (CT) Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts 1/1/11
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID) Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft 1/6/11
Illinois (IL) Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill 10/19/10
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 10/5/10
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA) Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian 11/18/10
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS) Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden 1/3/11
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) Hunting Season by Shelly Laurenston 10/7/10
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR) The Homecoming by JoAnn Ross 10/22/10
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX) Faith by Lori Copeland 12/27/10
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA) Waking The Witch by Kelley Armstrong 10/24/10
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY) Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day 10/13/10 (Yellowstone National Park)

TOTAL 13 OF 50

October 2010- October 2011
Completed 29/50

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK) Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (11/02/10)
Arizona (AZ) The Town by Bentley Little (10/23/10)
Arkansas (AR) Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
California (CA) The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (12/19/10)
Colorado (CO) Nothing to Lose by Lee Child (03/06/11)
Connecticut (CT)- The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell (10/09/10)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) Lifeguard by James Patterson (12/30/10)
Georgia (GA) Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter (12/11/10)
Hawaii (HI) Moloka'i by Alan Brennert (02/06/11)
Idaho (ID) Twice Kissed by Lisa Jackson
Illinois (IL) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (1/01/11)
Indiana (IN) One Shot by Lee Child (10/18/10)
Iowa (IA) These things hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
Kansas (KS) Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (11/13/10)
Maine (ME) Full Dark, No Stars-Stephen King (12/05/10)
Maryland (MD) Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman
Massachusetts (MA) Never Tell a Lie-Hallie Ephron (12/12/10)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN) Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater(12/01/10)
Mississippi (MS) The Quiet Game by Greg Iles (04/10/11)
Missouri (MO) Banished by Sophie Littlefield
Montana (MT) The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White (02/07/11)
Nebraska (NE) A perfect Evil by Alex Kava (07/02/11)
Nevada (NV) Burned by Ellen Hopkins (01/30/11)
New Hampshire (NH) All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve
New Jersey (NJ) Promise Me by Harlan Coben (06/04/11)
New Mexico (NM) Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston (06/06/2011)
New York (NY)- Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay (10/09/10)
North Carolina (NC) The Enemy by Lee Child (10/16/10)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH) Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
Oklahoma (OK) Shadow Prey By John Sandford
Oregon (OR) Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson
Pennsylvania (PA) Wanted by Sara Shephard (11/14/10)
Rhode Island (RI) Sail by James Patterson (01/02/11)
South Carolina (SC) Virals by Kathy Reichs (02/20/11)
South Dakota (SD) 61 Hours by Lee Child
Tennessee (TN) Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass
Texas (TX) Unspoken by Lisa Jackson
Utah (UT) Thunderhead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (01/09/11)
Vermont (VT) All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins
Virginia (VA) Dead Watch by John Sandford
Washington (WA) Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah (11/11/10)
West Virginia (WV) Endurance by Jack Kilborn (11/25/10)
Wisconsin (WI) Afraid by Jack Kilborn (11/20/10)
Wyoming (WY) Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen

WOW! I would love to tackle this challenge. I will accept all hints help and otherwise useful info. I sorry i am not understanding how to list though. Would someone be kind enough to explain this to me?! thanks theresa

just copy and post the state list.....then as you read a book that is set in that state, just add it (or list books you want to read and cross off as you read....this seems to be a very flexible group!)

thank you sweetie! As soon as my son or grandkids get here i will ask them to do that. I am not sure what you mean or know how,so thank you again soo much. I was able to print list for my own use but that is the extent of my know how other than email. lol

You can type your list of states.....and then each time you want to add something, go back to that message and choose "edit" and it will let you go back in and type another book, etc. or type "FINISHED" by a book on your list. It is really easy.....I still have trouble with the crossing out! Ha!