(complete 6/3/12)
There are four levels to this challenge: Lady In Waiting 1-3 Books, Earl 4-6 Books, Prince 7-10 Books, Queen 12+ Books. I’m definitely going for Queen and beyond. Since I love historical fiction I’m bound to read way more than 12. :-)
- The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz
- Serendipity by Cathy Marie Hake
- The Guardian Duke by Jamie Carie
- The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck by Kathleen Y'Barbo
- Cassidy by Lori Wick
- Jessie by Lori Wick
- Maire: Fires of Gleannmarra by Linda Winsor
- Words Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart
- Prize of My Heart by Lisa Norato
- The Messenger by Siri Mitchell
- An Unlikely Suitor by Nancy Moser
- The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
(3/26 - 6/3/12)
There are three levels to this challenge: Level 1 (Gold): Read a book from every country that won a medal. (A total of 26 countries) Level 2 (Silver): Read a book from every country that won a Gold medal. (A total 19 countries) Level 3 (Bronze): Read a book from every country that won Gold, Silver AND Bronze medals - the * countries. (15 countries)
I love the Olympics and this challenge caught my eye because it is so unique plus you have four years to finish it…well if you started back in 2010 you’d have four years. I’m not sure if I’ll go back in time very far to see what I can cross off. We’ll see. And I’m definitely going to try for gold.
Here’s the list of the 26 countries that won medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics (* means the country got gold, silver and bronze medals):
- Australia - Gold & Silver (no Bronze)
- Austria *
- Belarus *
- Canada *
- China *
- Croatia - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
- Czech Republic - Gold & Bronze (no Silver) - Mission Out of Control by Susan May Warren
- Estonia - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
- Finland - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
- France *
- Germany *
- Great Britain - Gold (no Silver or Bronze) - Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden
- Italy *
- Japan - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
- Kazakhstan - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
- Latvia - Silver (no Gold or Bronze)
- Netherlands *
- Norway *
- Poland *
- Russia *
- Slovakia *
- Slovenia - Silver & Bronze (no Gold)
- South Korea *
- Sweden *
- Switzerland - Gold & Bronze (no Silver)
- United States * - see the 50 State challenge below
This is simply a fun way to see where the stories take place that you read by pinpointing them on Google Maps. It’s kinda hard to figure out where a fiction story takes place.
View My book travels in a larger map
The goal of this one is simple – read a book that takes place in each of the 50 States. And I've thrown in the territories and DC. For a total of 56 places.
(12/56 - 6/3/12)
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado - Morning Mountain by Peggy Darty
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky - A Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts - Prize of My Heart by Lisa Norato
Michigan
Minnesota - Finding Our Way Home by Charlene Ann Baumbich
Mississippi - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Missouri - Forever After by Deborah Raney
Montana - Sabrina by Lori Wick
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico - Mercy Come Morning by Lisa Tawn Bergen
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Marianas Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania - The Messenger by Siri Mitchell
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island - An Unlikely Suitor by Nancy Moser
South Carolina - The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas - A Texan's Honor by Shelley Gray
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Can you tell I like geography and traveling? To add a bit of variety here is a challenge with two parts that Abbi over at Christian Novels is doing.
A-Z Challenge
Read a book and a author for each letter of the alphabet
(Books:12 left to go - 6/3/12)
(Authors: 12 left to go - 6/13/12)
(Books:12 left to go - 6/3/12)
(Authors: 12 left to go - 6/13/12)
Books:
A-
B- Blue Moon Promise by Colleen Coble
C- The Colonel's Lady by Laura Frantz
D- Dancing with Max by Emily Colson
E-
F- Finding Our Way Home by Charlene Ann Baumbich
G- The Guardian Duke by Jamie Carie
H- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I-
J- Jessie by Lori Wick
K-
L-
M- The Messenger by Siri Mitchell
N-
O-
P- Prize of My Heart by Lisa Norato
Q-
R- Riona by Linda Windsor
S- Sabrina by Lori Wick
T- A Texan's Honor by Shelley Gray
U- An Unlikely Suitor by Nancy Moser
V-
W- Word's Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart
X-
Y-
Z-
Authors
A-
B- Charlene Ann Baumbich
C- Jamie Carie, Emily Colson, Suzanne Collins
D- Peggy Darty
E-
F- Laura Frantz
G- Shelley Gray
H- Shannon Hale
I-
J-
K-
L-
M- Siri Mitchell, Catherine Gilbert Murdock
N- Lisa Norato
O- Bruce Olson
P-
Q-
R- Deborah Raney
S- Anne Elisabeth Stengl
T- M.L. Tyndall
U-
V-
W- Lori Wick
X-
Y- Kathleen Y'Barbo
Z-
You're making good progress! It's cool that you are doing the A-Z challenge too. I got the idea from one of my Goodreads groups and I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Abbi! It's a fun challenge. And it's interesting seeing which letters are more common first letters of titles - M for one.
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