The idea behind the Where Are You Reading Challenge was to read a book from each of the 50 states. I loved this challenge since I am a geography geek. But, I must confess that I completely forgot that I was supposed to do all 50 states and instead I just got all excited that I was reading books from all over the world and that I got to plot them all on a Google map. Here's the list of what I read by state and region of the world:
United States:
Observation--SO MANY books set in California and New York! I managed to read books from 20 different states (I haven't listed books that weren't specific as to their location). I thought I did so much better than that.
- Arkansas--Fire from the Rock by Sharon M. Draper
- California--Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels Young
- California--Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
- California--Buried Onions by Gary Soto
- California: Guilt By Association by Marcia Clark
- California--Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker by Marla Martenson
- California--Hangman by Faye Kellerman
- California--Start Something that Matters by Blake Mycoskie
- California--Ex-Mas by Kate Brian
- California--The Threadbare Heart by Jennie Nash
- California--Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
- California--Legend by Marie Lu
- California: 32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter
- Colorado: Columbine by Dave Cullen
- Connecticut--Trapped by Michael Northrop
- Connecticut: Shutout by Brendan Halpin
- Connecticut--Unlocked by Ryan G. Van Cleave
- Florida--Tangerine by Edward Bloor
- Florida--When the Stars go Blue by Caridad Ferrer
- Florida--Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and TR Simon
- Florida: Miles from Ordinary by Carol Lynch Williams
- Georgia--Shine by Lauren Myracle
- Illinois--Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
- Illinois: The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Euleberg
- Illinois--Yummy: Last days of a southside shorty by Greg Neri
- Maine--Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- Maryland--The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- Maryland--The Four Ms. Bradwells by Meg Waite Clayton
- Massachusetts--Run by Ann Patchett
- Minnesota--The Implosion of Aggie Winchester by Lara Zielin
- Minnesota--Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen
- Mississippi--Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
- Nebraska--Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
- New Jersey--Audition by Stasia Ward Kehoe
- New Jersey--Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman
- New Mexico--Split by Swati Avasthi
- New York--Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada
- New York--Chasing Windmills by Catherine Ryan Hyde
- New York: Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
- New York: Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
- New York--The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld
- New York--Stay by Allie Larkin
- New York: Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace
- New York--I am J by Cris Beam
- New York--Bossypants by Tina Fey
- New York--Hush by Eishes Chayill
- New York--Playground by 50 Cent
- New York--Borderline by Allan Stratton
- New York: Jazz in Love by Neesha Meminger
- New York--Where She Went by Gayle Forman
- Ohio: I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
- Ohio--Knockenstiff by Donald Ray Pollock
- Oregon--The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow
- Texas--Illegal by Bettina Restrepo
- Texas--A Good Long Way by Rene Saldana, Jr
- Washington: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (audio)
- Washington--The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- Washington: Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
- Washington--For Blood or Money by Nathan Everett
- Washington--Ironman by Chris Crutcher and Stotan by Chris Crutcher
- Washington--Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
Central and South America:
Observation--obviously, I really need to work on reading books from Central and South America!
- Un-named country--Exposure by Mal Peet
Europe:
Observation--I need to branch out in my Europe books. I am doing the 2014 Winter Olympics challenge in 2012 so that will help as I'll reach the nordic countries.
- Czechsolovakia--Far to Go by Alison Pick
- France--Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
- France--Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- Germany: The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
- Germany and Holland--Anne Frank by Sid Jacobson (graphic novel)
- Poland--The Violin of Auschwitz by Maria Angels Anglada
- Russia (and Lithurania)--Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- Russia: The Madonna's of Leningrad by Debra Dean
- Russia (and the US)--Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
- Spain--The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
- United Kingdom--Pride and Prejudice by Nancy Butler (graphic novel)
- United Kingdom--Human .4 by Mike A. Lawrence
- United Kingdom: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Asia:
Observation--I have a thing for Afghanistan and India, which I kind of knew. I think I did well for reading books set in a variety of Asian countries.
- Afghanistan--Born Under a Million Shadows by Andrea Busfield
- Afghanistan--Farishta by Patricia McArdle
- Afghanistan--Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
- Afghanistan--The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Afghanistan--Thunder Over Kandahar by Sharon E. McKay
- Afghanistan--The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
- Bhutan--Radio Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli
- China--The Great Call of China by Cynthea Liu
- China: Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
- India: Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins
- India: Sisters of the Sari by Brenda L. Baker
- India--Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai
- India: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
- India (and San Francisco)--The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda (my favorite)
- Japan (and the US)--Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
- Japan--Love in Translation by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga
- Myanmar--Aung San Suu Kyi by Judy Hasday
- Nepal--Little Princes by Conor Grennan
- North Korea--Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
- Pakistan--Not Easily Washed Away: Memoirs of a Muslim Daughter by Anon Beauty
- Philippines: Trash by Andy Mulligan
Middle East:
Observation--This coming year I am hosting the Middle East Reading Challenge again so I hope to broaden my reading of this region.
- Every country except Oman--Muslim Women Reformers by Ida Lichter
- Iran--Cemetery of Dreams by S. Mostofi
- Iran--Women without Men: a novel of modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur
- Iraq--IraqiGirl
- Palestine--Palestine by Joe Sacco
- Saudi Arabia--Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea
- Saudi Arabia--Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
Africa:
Observation--I did fairly well with African countries, but I'd like to do even more in 2012
- Bostwana--Death of the Mantis by Michael Stanley
- Congo, Sudan, and Uganda--The Enough Moment by John Prendergast and Don Cheadle
- Congo--A Thousand Sisters by Lisa Shannon
- Ethiopia--Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- Ghana--Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
- Nigeria--Little Bee by Chris Cleave
- South Africa: Coffee at Little Angels by Nadine Rose Larter
- South Africa: Nelson Mandela the Authorized Comic Book by Nelson Mandela Foundation and Umlando Wezithombe
- Sudan--A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
- Uganda--The Unknown Soldier: Haunted House by Jason Dysart (graphic novel)
- Uganda: Tropical Fish: Tales from Entebbe by Doreen Baingana
- Zimbabwe--Now is the Time for Running by Michael Wililams
Pacific Countries:
Observation--what? No Australia?! I've got to change that in 2012
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