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  • Bunnitaz

    Book Around The States Reading Challenge

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    Book Around The States Reading Challenge
    http://bookaroundthestates.blogspot.com/2007/07/50-states-of-mind.html

    The United States is a union of 50 states. Let's "book around the states" and find at least one excellent book for each state of the union. The book should help us learn something ABOUT that state and not just be one written by somebody who lives there.

    There's no start or end date for this challenge.

    In other words the book should take place in a specific state.
    Ex: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is in Alabama

    Here's a list of the states for you plus DC

    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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  • Tenia F
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    Another one that sounds intriguing.

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  • Kelly
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    I agree Tenia this one sounds interesting. If anyone's interested and would like to read one book about all 50 states I would recommend "How the States Got Their Shapes" by Mark Stein. Very easy read with some interesting facts about why state borders are where they are. There is also another good but more in-depth book called "Measuring America: How an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy" by Andro Linklater.

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  • Kelly

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    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS "A Dog Named Christmas" by Greg Kincaid 11/21/08 5 stars
    (Don't know that it really taught me anything about Kansas but it does take place there0
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA Down River by John Hart
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan (also about Kansas, Texas, Colorado and Nebraska)
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE "Carved in Bone, a Body Farm Novel" by Jefferson Bass 11/21/08 4 stars
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA "The Wednesday letters" by Jason F. Wright 11/23/08 3 1/2 stars
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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    • Bunnitaz
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      Are you going to post any reviews. I am particularly interested in a review of Carved in Bone, a Body Farm Novel.

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    • Kelly
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      Yes I will post reviews..just haven't had time. Carved in bone was good. I think the author definitely has potential as he gets his characters fleshed out. It was a quick read and kept me interested. I will definitely read more of his work.

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  • Bunnitaz

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    My list will hopefully consist of books where the culture of the state is ingrained in the book. However, I suspect many will be novels that take place in said state. This list will also overlap with other challenges.

    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    ***Cop and Calamity Jane (San Francisco)
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    Wedding Belles by Haywood Smiith (Atlanta area)
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ***No Love Lost by Eleanor Woods (New Orleans)
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    ***Love at First Sight by B.J. Daniels (Missoula)
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK
    Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb
    Hittin' the Bricks by Noire
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    ***Haunted Spouse by Heather Allison (Dallas, Houston)
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    A Gangster's Girl by Chunichi
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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  • Erin S
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    For anyone who is doing this challenge, I would reccommend "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" for Georgia. It will give you a glipse into old Savannah society.

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    • Bunnitaz
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      That's for the recommendation. I totally forgot about that book though I've heard good things about it

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    • ~KalyDawn~
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      Great recommendation! I visited Savannah and on the city tour they talked about correlations of landmarks to the book. It was very interesting!

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  • Rachel H

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    AL = ALABAMA Murder Carries a Torch by Anne George
    AK = ALASKA deadfall by Sue Henry
    AZ = ARIZONA Royal Cat by Garrison Allen
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
    CO = COLORADO Double Shot by Diane Mott Davidson
    CT = CONNECTICUT The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA Nature Girl by Carl Hiassen
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas J. Craughwell
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA Dewey: the small-town cat who touched the world by vicki myron
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sistehood by Rebecca Wells
    ME = MAINE Carrie by Stephen King
    MD = MARYLAND Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS vineyard prey by Phillip R. craig
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
    NM = NEW MEXICO Double Homicide by Jonathan and Faye Kellerman
    NY = NEW YORK The Second Confession by Rex Stout
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA Rituals of the Season by Margaret Maron
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO-Skeletons in the closet by Bill Pomidor
    OK = OKLAHOMA Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA Between a wok and a hard place by Tamar Myers
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA Sugarplum Dead by Carolyn Hart
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    WA = WASHINGTON New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN-The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffrey Deaver
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

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  • Cora R

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    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA - Mommywood - Tori Spelling [read 8/11/09]
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA - Shadow Country - Peter Matthiessen [read 1/5/09]
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS - The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson [read 3/4/09]
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA - Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris [read 2/8/09]
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND - Kindred - Octavia Butler [read 6/28/09]
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS - The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne [read 5/9/09]
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA - O Pioneers! - Willa Cather
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY - Much Ado About Jessie Kaplan - Paula Marantz Cohen
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK - Jane Austen in Scarsdale - Paula Marantz Cohen
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA - The Wednesday Letters - Jason F. Wright
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN - Way Station - Clifford D. Simak [read 01/28/10]
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA - The Camel Club - David Baldacci

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    • Cora R
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      I really bombed at this one. I read too many books that had fictional locations.

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    • Tenia F
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      I'm not doing to good either

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  • Tenia F

    Tenia F (edited)

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    Started 6Jun09

    AL = ALABAMA Hell at the Breech Tom Franklin 18July09
    AK = ALASKA Someone to Love Me Debbie Wallace
    AZ = ARIZONA The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver 15Sep09
    AR = ARKANSAS Fallen Angels Patricia Hickman
    CA = CALIFORNIA Dangerous Medicine Janice Toombs
    CO = COLORADO Columbine Dave Cullen 10Aug09
    CT = CONNECTICUT Girls of Tender Age Mary Ann Smith
    DE = DELAWARE The Island of Lost Maps Miles Harvey
    FL = FLORIDAStorm of The Century The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 6Jun09
    GA = GEORGIA Deadly Visions Roy Johansen
    HI = HAWAII Days of Infamy Harry Turtledove
    ID = IDAHO All Over Creation Ruth Ozeki
    IL = ILLINOIS Murder List Julie Garwood 24July09
    IN = INDIANA When This Cruel War is Over Thomas Fleming
    IA = IOWA The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird Bruce Barcott 24Oct09
    KS = KANSAS Dreams of My Father President Barack Obama
    KY = KENTUCKY The Notorious Mrs. Winston Mary Mackey 1Sep09
    LA = LOUISIANACome Hell Or High Water Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster Michael Eric Dyson 10Jun09
    ME = MAINE Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout 4Sep09
    MD = MARYLAND The Lake House James Patterson
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS The Kennedy Legacy Jack Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled Vincent Bzdek 12Sep09
    MI = MICHIGAN Life Sentance Tekla Dennison
    MN = MINNESOTA Stalking Susan Julie Kramer 10Nov09
    MS = MISSISSIPPIThe Quiet Game Greg Iles 12Jun09
    MO = MISSOURI The coming Storm Bob Reiss
    MT = MONTANA Aaron's Crossing An Inspiring True Ghost Story Linda Alice Dewey 2Sep09
    NE = NEBRASKA A Pocket Ful of History Jim Noles
    NV = NEVADA Watermellon Patch J Gayle Kelly
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE I'm A Stranger Here Myself Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away Bill Bryson 4Dec09
    NJ = NEW JERSEY Cold Truth Mariah Stewart
    NM = NEW MEXICO The Belen Hitch Pari Noskin Taichert
    NY = NEW YORK Last Man Down FDNY Deputy Chief Richard Picciotto 24Jun09
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA One Second After William r. Forstchen 11Sep09
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA The Master Butchers Singing Club Erdrich, Louise
    OH = OHIONemesis The Final Case of Eliot Ness William Bernhardt 27July09
    OK = OKLAHOMA The Honk and Holler Opening Soon Billie Letts 29Jun09
    OR = OREGON Close Case Alafair Burke
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND The Last Noel Heather Graham 14Nov09
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINASense of Evil Kay Hooper 7Jun09
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE Ever is a Long Time W.Ralph Eubanks
    TX = Remember When Judith McNaught 1Sep09
    UT = UTAH American Massacre The Tragedy At Mountain Meadows September 1857 Sally Denton 18Oct09
    VT = VERMONT The Christmas Thief Mary Higgins Clark 14Oct09
    VA = VIRGINIA Big Stone Gap Trigiani, Adriana
    WA = WASHINGTON The Art of Racing In The Rain Garth Stein 21Jun09
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA Buffalo Creek: Valley of Death Carlene Mowery
    WI = WISCONSIN The Birthing House Christopher Ransom 14Sep09<?B>
    WY = WYOMING What you See In Clear Waters Geoffrey O'Gara

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA Jack and Jill James Patterson 15Jun09

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    Started keeping track 6/14

    AL = ALABAMA- The Same Sweet Girls by Cassandra King
    AK = ALASKA- Frostbite by Kelley Armstrong
    AZ = ARIZONA - The Host by Stephenie Meyer
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA - Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT- Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA - Angel's Advocate by Mary Stanton
    HI = HAWAII - Swimsuit by James Patterson
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS - Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA - From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
    ME = MAINE - Need by Carrie Jones
    MD = MARYLAND - The Pretend Wife by Bridget Asher
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS - Summer House by Nancy Thayer
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
    MS = MISSISSIPPI- Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA - Frostbite by Richelle Mead
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA = Skin Trade by Laurell K hamilton
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY - A Little Light Magic by Joy Nash
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK - The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA - Signatures of the Dead - Faith Hunter (short story from Strange Brew)
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA - Speak of the Devil - Jenna Black
    RI = RHODE ISLAND - Deep Blue Sea for Beginners by Luanne Rice
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA - Black Hills by Nora Roberts
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS - Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
    UT = UTAH
    VA = VIRGINIA- Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
    VT = VERMONT- Laced With Magic by Barbra Bretton
    WA = WASHINGTON - Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA- Skin Deep by Mark del Franco

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    OR = Sometimes a Great Notion

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  • ~KalyDawn~

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    Began tracking with books read in 2010
    Completed = ??

    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA - Fallen by Lauren Kate
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS - Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS - The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritson
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY - The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON - Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA- manhunting by janet evanovich
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA-drop dead beautiful by jackie collins
    CO = COLORADO- snowbound by janice kay johnson
    CT = CONNECTICUT- bride quartet by nora roberts
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA-sun kissed baby by patricia hagan
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY-kentucky rich by fern michaels
    LA = LOUISIANA- hidden illusions by nora roberts
    ME = MAINE- janet chapman highlander series
    MD = MARYLAND- full tilt by janet evanovich
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS- simply scandalous by carly phillips
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA montana by debbeio macomber
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY - stephanie plum series
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK- black dagger brotherhood
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA- dakota born by debbie macomber
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA - top gun dad by ann defee
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA- black hills by nora roberts
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS- return to promise by debbie macomber
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT - wife for hire by janet evanovich
    VA = VIRGINIA- full house by janet evanovich
    WA = WASHINGTON- cedar cover series by debbie macomber
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING- wyoming brides by debbie macomber

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA- alan/grant -nora roberts

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    AL = ALABAMA - GEORGIA BOTTOMS by Mark Childress
    AK = ALASKA - SNOWBOUND by Blake Crouch
    AZ = ARIZONA - AT CLOSE RANGE by Tara Taylor Quinn
    AR = ARKANSAS - A PLACE OF FORGETTING by Carolyn J. Rose
    CA = CALIFORNIA - SHANGHAI GIRLS by Lisa See
    CO = COLORADO - NOCTURNE by Syrie James
    CT = CONNECTICUT - BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER by Amy Chua
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA - HEART SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill
    GA = GEORGIA - BETWEEN, GEORGIA by Joshilyn Jackson
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS - PROMISES TO KEEP by Ann Tatlock
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA - These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
    KS = KANSAS - THE SCENT OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING by Nancy Picard
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA - MODERN BAPTISTS by James Wilcox
    ME = MAINE - OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Stout
    MD = MARYLAND - I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE by Laura Lippman
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS - PICTURES OF YOU by Caroline Leavitt
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA - UNDEAD AND UNWED - Mary Janice Davidson
    MS = MISSISSIPPI - THIRD DEGREE by Greg Iles
    MO = MISSOURI - ONCE UPON A DAY by Lisa Tucker
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA - FINALLY HOME - Lessons on Life from a Free-Spirited Dog by Elizabeth Parker
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE - NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Piccoult
    NJ = NEW JERSEY - The Lost by Jack Ketchum
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK - THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTERS by Randy Susan Meyers
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA - DOWNTOWN OWL by Chuck Klosterman
    OH = OHIO - MAD RIVER ROAD by Joy Fielding
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON - HEARTSICK by Chelsea Cain
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA - SAVE ME by Lisa Scottoline
    RI = RHODE ISLAND - THE EDGE OF WINTER by Luann Rice
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE - The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French
    TX = TEXAS - Sleep Toward Heaven by Amanda Eyre Ward
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT - Second Glance by Jodi Piccoult
    VA = VIRGINIA - THE CROSS GARDENER by Jason Wright
    WA = WASHINGTON - THE SUMMIT by Kat Martin
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA - PRAYERS and LIES by Sherri Wood Emmons
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA - HER by Lisa Zigman

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    Alabama
    Alaska
    Arizona - Getting To Happy by Terry McMillan - June 16, 2011
    Arkansas
    California - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Jan 31, 2011
    Colorado
    Connecticut - The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross - March 4, 2011
    Delaware
    Florida - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston - May 28, 2011
    Georgia
    Hawaii
    Idaho
    Illinois - The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling by Neta Jackson Jan 28, 2011
    Indiana
    Iowa - The Quickening by Michelle Hoover ~ September 10, 2011
    Kansas - The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard - Jan 23, 2011
    Kentucky
    Louisiana - Zeitoun by Dave Eggers May 14, 2011
    Maine ~ Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky, June 29, 2011
    Maryland - Finny by Justin Kramon - March 5, 2011
    Massachusetts - Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs - Jan 10, 2011
    Michigan - Love Me If You Must by Nicole Young - May 21, 2011
    Minnesota ~ State of Wonder by Ann Patchett ~ September 24, 2011
    Mississippi
    Missouri
    Montana
    Nebraska
    Nevada - The Day I Ate Whatever I wanted by Elizabeth Berg - May 31, 2011
    New Hampshire - Change of Heart ny Josi Picoult Jan 9, 2011
    New Jersey ~ Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich ~ June 26, 2011
    New Mexico
    New York - Tick Tock by James Patterson - Jan 30, 2011
    North Carolina
    North Dakota
    Ohio - Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell - March 14, 2011
    Oklahoma
    Oregon
    Pennsylvania
    Rhode Island ~ Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult - June 25, 2011
    South Carolina ~ The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy ~ August 20, 2011
    South Dakota
    Tennessee
    Texas ~ 11/22/63 by Stephen King ~ November 24, 2011
    Utah
    Vermont
    Virginia ~ I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman ~ July 31, 2011
    Washington
    West Virginia
    Wisconsin - The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen - May 7, 2011
    Wyoming

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  • Jen M
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    A bit ironic that I'm jumping into this challenge at a time when neither of the two books I'm reading take place in the US, but I like the fact that this is a "personal pace" challenge, so I'm game!


    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING
    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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  • April B.C. (edited)

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    I'm already doing the Authors A-Z Challenge, but this one sounds fun, too, and I think many of the books I'm reading can be used in both. So here goes, my status:

    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    MAINE = "The Canning Season" by Polly Horvath
    MD = MARYLAND
    MASSACHUSETTS = "Good Harbor" by Anita Diamont
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MONTANA = "The Whistling Season" by Ivan Doig
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NEW HAMPSHIRE = "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NEW YORK = "The House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton; "A Little Bit Wicked" by Kristin Chenoweth; "This Time Together" by Carol Burnett
    NORTH CAROLINA = "The Crossroads Cafe" by Deborah Smith
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OHIO = "I Am Number Four" by Pittacus Lore
    OKLAHOMA = "Bed of Stone" by Letha Albright
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WEST VIRGINIA = "The Year She Fell" by Alicia Rasley
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

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  • Evana

    Evana (edited)

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    AL = ALABAMA = To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    AK = ALASKA = The Moose Jaw by Mike Delany
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA = The Fisherman's Son by Michael Koepf
    CO = COLORADO = The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA = Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
    GA = GEORGIA = Killing Floor by Lee Child
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS = The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
    IN = INDIANA = Take One by Karen Kingsbury
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS = In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE = Impact by Douglas Preston
    MD = MARYLAND = The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS = The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
    MI = MICHIGAN = Ice Run by Steve Hamilton
    MN = MINNESOTA = Mrs. Million by Pete Hautman
    MS = MISSISSIPPI = The Help by Kathryn Stockett
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA = Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK = In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA = The Tall Woman by Wilma Dykeman
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO = Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA = Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles
    TN = TENNESSEE = Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass
    TX = TEXAS = Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA = Chili Con Corpses by J. B. Stanley
    WA = WASHINGTON = Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING
    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA = My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliviera, about half takes place here, the rest multiple locations.

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  • Grapes
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    This does look like an interesting reading challenge. I'm tempted to join it.

    posted 1 year ago. ( permalink )
  • Sarah C

    Sarah C (edited)

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    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS- Life After Death by Damien Echols
    CA = CALIFORNIA- The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA- It Ain't All About the Cookin' by Paula Deen with Sherry Suib Cohen
    HI = HAWAII- Early Sunday Morning by Barry Denenberg
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS- A Boy Named Shel by Lisa Rogak
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY- Love is a Wounded Soldier by Blaine Reimer
    LA = LOUISIANA- The Touch by Patricia Hickman
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN- Three Girls and a Baby by Rachel Schurig
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA- Montana: 1948 by Larry Watson
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY- Homeschooling: A Family's Journey by Gregory and Martine Millman
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK - I'm a Pencil by Sam Swope
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA -The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA- Ruth's Dilemma by June Bryan Belfie
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA- Love Begins with Elle by Rachel Hauck
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS- If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen
    UT = UTAH- Bringing Home Elizabeth : A Journey of Faith and Hope by Ed and Lois Smart with Laura Morton
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA- The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University by Kevin Roose
    WA = WASHINGTON- Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA- My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

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  • Sharon F

    Sharon F (edited)

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    Starting this challenge as of December, 2011

    AL = ALABAMA - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (05/08/12)
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT - Vision in White (Bride Quartet #1) by Nora Roberts (02/21/12)
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (02/05/12)
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE - 11/22/63 by Stephen King (04/03/12)
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS - Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction by Marni Mann (06/04/12)
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (02/15/12)
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (01/22/12)
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (08/14/12)
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA - Beach Music by Pat Conroy (04/22/12)
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA - The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright (01/22/12)
    WA = WASHINGTON - Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James (08/22/12)
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING

    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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  • Sanz

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    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI: The Help by Kathryn Stockett ★★★★★ (27/11/11)
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON: If I Stay by Gayle Forman ★★★ (11/12/11)
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE: Child of God by Cormac McCarthy ★★★★★ (24/12/11)
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING
    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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  • Debbie W.

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    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK - Luring a Lady by Nora Roberts 5 stars
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA Betrayed: House of Night Series by PC Cast
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE - A Home For Christmas by Deborah Grace Stanley 5*
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA - </B> Too Hot too Hold by Stephanie Tyler</B>
    WA = WASHINGTON
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING
    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

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  • The Happy Gardener (edited)

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    AL = ALABAMA
    AK = ALASKA
    AZ = ARIZONA
    AR = ARKANSAS
    CA = CALIFORNIA
    CO = COLORADO
    CT = CONNECTICUT
    DE = DELAWARE
    FL = FLORIDA
    GA = GEORGIA
    HI = HAWAII
    ID = IDAHO
    IL = ILLINOIS
    IN = INDIANA
    IA = IOWA
    KS = KANSAS
    KY = KENTUCKY
    LA = LOUISIANA
    ME = MAINE
    MD = MARYLAND
    MA = MASSACHUSETTS
    MI = MICHIGAN
    MN = MINNESOTA Gerda's Lawman by Lena Nelson Dooley Currently Reading
    MS = MISSISSIPPI
    MO = MISSOURI
    MT = MONTANA
    NE = NEBRASKA
    NV = NEVADA
    NH = NEW HAMPSHIRE
    NJ = NEW JERSEY
    NM = NEW MEXICO
    NY = NEW YORK
    NC = NORTH CAROLINA
    ND = NORTH DAKOTA
    OH = OHIO
    OK = OKLAHOMA
    OR = OREGON
    PA = PENNSYLVANIA
    RI = RHODE ISLAND
    SC = SOUTH CAROLINA
    SD = SOUTH DAKOTA
    TN = TENNESSEE
    TX = TEXAS
    UT = UTAH
    VT = VERMONT
    VA = VIRGINIA
    WA = WASHINGTON by Lena Nelson Dooley
    WV = WEST VIRGINIA
    WI = WISCONSIN
    WY = WYOMING
    DC = DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
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