2017 Book Challenges

In the past I have tried and failed at several book challenges.  This year I've decided to only do two (ish).  I am going to finish the 50 States Challenge and I want to participate in Around the World in 80 books which I discovered on Erin's page.  I don't plan to finish that one this year, though.  However, I do plan to read at least 15 books that take place in different countries.  I've been keeping track of books by country for as long as I've been doing the 50 states challenge, so any book I've recorded during that time will count towards my goal of 80.

I got a lot of Amazon gift cards this past Christmas and of course it was spent entirely on books for my Kindle.  I've bought a lot of books for these challenges and I'm super excited to read some of them - others were a bit of a gamble but I'm interested to see how they turn out.

Here are the books that I've read so far: 

Alabama: This is Where It End by Marieke Nijkamp (03/08/16)

Alaska: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (02/02/15)

Arizona:

Arkansas:

California: A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard (11/11/15)

Colorado: My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak (03/16/15)

Connecticut: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (02/18/15)

Delaware:

Florida: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (12/05/15)

Georgia: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (09/11/15)

Hawaii:

Idaho:
Illinois: The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (10/30/14)

Indiana: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (05/20/16)

Iowa:

Kansas:

Kentucky:

Louisiana:

Maine: Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan (05/09/14)

Maryland: Through the Lens by Shannon McDermott (09/19/16)
Massachusetts: The Storied Life of AJ Fickry by Gabrielle Zevin (03/11/16)

Michigan:

Minnesota: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (05/15/14)

Mississippi:

Missouri: 

Montana: Vampire Academy by Rachelle Mead (07/01/14)

Nebraska: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (09/25/14)

Nevada:

New Hampshire: Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark (12/13/15)

New Jersey: One For the Money by Janet Evanovich (06/21/14)

New Mexico:

New York: Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham (07/17/14)

North Carolina: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks (06/15/14)

North Dakota: 

Ohio:

Oklahoma:

Oregon: If I Stay by Gayle Forman (03/05/15)

Pennsylvania: Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian (10/25/15)

Rhode Island:

South Carolina: Letting Go by Kate L. Mary (09/22/16)

South Dakota: 

Tennessee:  Jesse's Girl by Miranda Kenneally (10/22/15)

Texas: Dumplin' by Julie Murphy (5/23/16)

Utah:

Vermont:

Virginia: My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares (01/01/15)

Washington: Home Front by Kristin Hannah (11/06/14)

Washington DC:

West Virginia:

Wisconsin: The Recipe Box by Sandra Lee (12/14/15)
Wyoming:

Afghanistan: The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi (08/05/15)

Argentina: Cartwheel by Jennifer du Bois (11/21/15)

Australia: Stolen: A Letter to my Captor by Lucy Christopher (11/15/15)

Canada: When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke (02/04/15)
Chile: A Rhythm of Memory by Alyson Richman (12/15/16)

Czech: The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman (05/19/14)

England: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (12/13/14)

France: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (09/08/15)

Germany: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (01/15/15)

Ireland: Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern (12/31/14)

Italy: The Garden of Letters by Alyson Richman (09/28/15)

Nepal: Sold by Patricia McCormick (01/14/14)
The Netherlands: Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (01/22/16)

Russia: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (05/01/14)
Scotland: Christmas Under a Starlit Sky by Holly Martin (10/30/16)