Karene's 50 State Challenge

Hoo! Here we go!

1. Alabama...A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
2. Alaska...The Call of the Wild by Jack London
3. Arizona...The Host by Stephenie Meyer
4. Arkansas...Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
5. California...The Quilter's Homecoming by Jennifer Chiaverini
6. Colorado...Prayers For Sale by Sandra Dallas
7. Connecticut...Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
8. Delaware... On and Near the Delaware by Charles M. Skinner
9. Florida...The Nixie's Song by Tony DiTterlizzi
10. Georgia...Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
11. Hawaii... The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
12. Idaho... Walk Two Moons by Sharon Chreech
13. Illinois..The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
14. Indiana...Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
15. Iowa... Alice's Tulips by Sandra Dallas
16. Kansas...The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
17. Kentucky...Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
18. Louisiana... Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
19. Maine...It by Stephen King
20. Maryland..Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voight
21. Massachusetts...Moby Dick by Herman Melville
22. Michigan...Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp by Annie Roe Carr
23. Minnesota...On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
24. Mississippi... New Mercies by Sandra Dallas
25. Missouri...Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg
26. Montana...Buster Midnight's Cafe by Sandra Dallas
27. Nebraska...My Antonia by Willa Cather
28. Nevada... Tabitha's Vacation by Ruth Alberta Brown
29. New Hampshire...A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
30. New Jersey...Onion John by Joseph Krumgold
31. New Mexico...The Chili Queen by Sandra Dallas
32. New York...The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
33. North Carolina...An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
34. North Dakota...Charlies Raven by Jean Craighead George
35. Ohio...Lentil by Robert McCloskey
36. Oklahoma...Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
37. Oregon...The Birthday Room by Kevin Henkes
38. Pennsylvania... The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
39. Rhode Island...Whisper in the Dark by Joseph Bruchac
40. South Carolina... The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini
41. South Dakota...By The Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
42. Tennessee...Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
43. Texas... Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
44. Utah...The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
45. Vermont...Soup by Robert Newton Peck
46. Virginia...Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
47. Washington...Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
48. West Virginia...Shliloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
49. Wisconsin...Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
50. Wyoming...Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story For Girls by Carrie L. Marshall

Welcome to the challenge! You've got some great books on your list. Looks like you're also a fan of the Elm Creek Quilts series. I'm late to the party so I still have half of the books left to read.

Yes, welcome to the challenge. Our maps look like a reverse of each other - you've read a lot of the states I haven't got to yet and I have filled in the western side of my map. I'll have to check your lists for the states that I'm missing!

Ohh, right off the bat my eye was caught by New Mexico - I see Sandra Dallas' The Chilli Queen. I feel in love with this author when I read The Diary of Mattie Spenser earlier this year. I will definitely be adding that book to my list!

#3 I wholeheartedly encourage you to read ALL of Sandra Dallas' books! I wait for her new one to come out every year... and when I get it in the mail it is just like having your best friend come to visit!

All done! This was lots of fun, kind of like a treasure hunt with states as the clues. When I ran out of books at home and work for the challenge, I found the rest on Project Gutenberg and read some books that I otherwise may not have come across. Thanks for the challenge!

Wow, that was quick! I have just one more state to go to complete mine, but I've been working on the challenge for almost 3 years. Congratulations on finishing!

Congratulations on the Finish. I only have two more to go. I plan to finish next month, but if I can get around to the others this month, I may finish early. I've got several other reads I want to get in this month.