USA Activity Book

I did it! I read a book set in all 50 US states. Above you can see the books I read. I enjoyed this #ReadingUSA2019 challenge so much and can recommend it to everyone! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

Next year will be the year of #ReadingEurope2020, I am excited to start it! 🇪🇺 🇪🇺

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Megabooks Awesome friend!! 🍾🍾 5y

BarbaraBB Thank you Meg 😊😘! I read your email and loved it! I will answer - of course! @Megabooks (edited) 5y

MoonWitch94 So impressed 🥳 5y

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MicheleinPhilly WOW! Nicely done! 5y

Suet624 I'm so impressed!! 5y

Marina_h Well done! I took on too many challenges so this one got lost between some of the others. Will you do the Europe challenge next year? 5y

Cinfhen Fantastic!!! Did any of the books make your favorites of the year??? 5y

Laughterhp Yay! Great job! 5y

ljuliel Great job ! That list will come in handy ! 5y

Crazeedi Congrats! Well done 👏🎉 5y

BarbaraBB @Marina_h Yes I will do #ReadingEurope2020, or at least try! Will you? 5y

Hooked_on_books Woo-hoo! Nice job! 🎉🍾 5y

merelybookish Congrats! That's amazing! 5y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I really loved many of them! Some favorites are The Home-Maker, We are Called to Rise, Mudbound, On Earth we‘re Briefly Gorgeous, The Expendable Man.... I really have to think good about my #19in2019 😀😘 5y

Marina_h Yeah, I'm going to give it a go with #ReadingEurope2020. There will be some tricky countries I think, but I've already seen some great recommendations on Litsy 5y

squirrelbrain Yay well done you! Onto #readingeurope2020.... 👍🎉😘 5y

BarbaraBB @Marina_h I don‘t have the illusion to finish them all but I like to try! 5y

Cortg Congratulations! That‘s AWESOME! 🥰 5y

Cinfhen 👍🏻I‘m thinking of mine too 5y

Librarybelle Hooray! Congratulations!🎉🎊🎈 5y

Cathythoughts Nice work 👍🏻❤️ 5y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5y

JennyM That is awesome! Well done 👍 5y

Kalalalatja Woohoo! 🙌🙌🙌 5y

LeahBergen Wow! That‘s amazing! 5y

KarenUK Amazing job! 💕🙌🙌 5y

KarenUK And I‘m working on my #19in2019 too.... it‘s so hard this year! 💕 @cinfhen 5y

NatalieR Congrats! You‘re amazing! 🏆👏🎉 5y

Cinfhen I read lots of great books this year but I‘m pretty sure I have my #19In2019 @KarenUK 5y

batsy Well done!! 👏🏽👏🏽 Super impressive! 5y

youneverarrived Brilliant 🙌🙌 5y

thebluestocking This is amazing!! Congratulations. 🎉 5y

Reggie Wow! Congrats!!! 5y

JanuarieTimewalker13 WOW!!! That‘s fantastic!!🏆 5y

BarbaraBB @ljuliel Here are my results for #ReadingUSA2019, it may come in handy! Good luck reading the US! 5y

ljuliel Very good ! 📚 📚 📚 5y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Here is my list. A lot of good ones among them! 4y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

🍀 Rhode Island: The Lowland
🍀 Arkansas: True Grit
🍀 Nevada: We Are Called to Rise
🍀 Montana: Missoula

These four books bring me to 47 states in the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge. In December I will read the last three books, set in West-Virginia, Maryland and Missouri. Almost there! 💙

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merelybookish Do you have a Missouri book yet? Mrs.Bridge is a good character study set in Kansas City, MO.

Mrs. Bridge

Samplergal Laura Lippman does Baltimore Md in her books. 5y

BarbaraBB @merelybookish Thanks! I already read Mrs Bridge (and Mr Bridge) and loved it/her! 5y

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BarbaraBB @Samplergal I loved Sunburn (read it for Delaware) and have been eyeing Lady in the Lake for a while. I didn‘t know it‘s set in Baltimore or I would have bought it earlier. Now I have this one lined up for Maryland:

Kindred

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ljuliel Great job ! 5y

BarbaraBB @ljuliel Thanks 🙏 5y

NatalieR Excellent progress! 👏👏👏 5y

Librarybelle Yay! Excellent! 5y

Laughterhp Wow! Great job! 🎉 5y

Hooked_on_books Woo-hoo, only 3 to go! I have four left but just now started Wyoming, so I‘ll catch up to you soon. 😉 5y

Pamwurtzler Wow good job! (edited) 5y

Kalalalatja So impressive! 5y

squirrelbrain Nearly there! You‘ve got this! 😘 5y

Liz_M Amazing! 5y

Centique Wow! That‘s a big achievement! 5y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

Almost there! With another 4 reads in October I have only 7 states left to read my way through for the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge. And I do have a title for these 7, so I think I‘ll be able to finish before the end of the year!

The 4 books I read this month are:
🍀 Indiana: The Fault in our Stars
🍀 South Dakota: The Work of Wolves
🍀 Connecticut: On Earth we‘re Briefly Gorgeous
🍀 South Carolina: The Secret Life of Bees

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Cinfhen Woohoo 🎉 are you and @Librarybelle working on a European challenge???? 5y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Yes we are!! 5y

ljuliel You‘re doing terrific ✨✨✨✨✨✨ 5y

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BarbaraBB @ljuliel Thank you😊 5y

Cinfhen Can‘t wait!! 5y

Kimzey Such a great reading challenge! 5y

BarbaraBB @Kimzey Definitely. Are you participating too? In any case, next year will be #ReadingEurope2020 if your interested! (edited) 5y

squirrelbrain Yay! Looking forward to the Europe challenge! 😘 5y

Hooked_on_books Nice job! And I like the Europe idea—I‘ll definitely have to join that. 5y

Librarybelle You‘re almost done! And, it looks like we have a lot of interest in #ReadingEurope2020 ...hooray! 5y

Simona #ReadingEurope2020 ⁉️⁉️ I‘m definitely interested .... 5y

BarbaraBB @Simona I was hoping you would be! I‘ll keep you posted! 😘 5y

Simona Yes, please and thank you 😘 5y

jenniferw88 I'm interested in this too. I'm already planning a capital cities challenge for 2020 so I know I have some European countries covered! 5y

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 We‘ll be launching the challenge one of these days and I‘ll make sure to tag you. I am so happy you want to join! 💕 5y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

Getting closer to the finish. I have finished books set in 39 states now.

The four books I read in September for the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge are set in:

🍀 New Hampshire: The Cabin at the End of the World
🍀 Kentucky: Sleepless Nights
🍀 Vermont: The Home Maker
🍀 Wisconsin: Shotgun Lovesongs

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Bookwormjillk Wow! That‘s super impressive! 5y

ljuliel Wow, you‘re doing great ! I think you‘ll make it before year‘s end ! 5y

Hooked_on_books Woo-hoo! Looks like you‘re right on track! 5y

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squirrelbrain Doing good! We have some of the same states left to read... Montana, Nevada, South Carolina.... 5y

Librarybelle Really great progress! You‘re on track! 5y

Libby1 Well done! What a great idea. 5y

Libby1 Which book did you read for Illinois? 5y

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk @ljuliel @Hooked_on_books @Librarybelle Thank you 💕 5y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain For South Carolina I have this one lined up for October

The Secret Life of Bees

BarbaraBB @Libby1 I really enjoy reading a book set in all states, especially since I travelled through the US this summer. For Illinois I read and loved

The Great Believers

Libby1 That sounds good. 😊 5y

Pamwurtzler Nice!! 5y

squirrelbrain I read that one a few years ago @BarbaraBB - loved it! ❤️🐝 5y

NatalieR 👏👏👏 5y

Liz_M Amazing! 5y

Samplergal Making great progress! 5y

Redwritinghood Impressive! I see that you haven‘t gotten to my home state of Connecticut or the state where I grew up (Indiana) yet, though. I‘m curious to see what you read for those. 5y

BarbaraBB @Redwritinghood For Connecticut I‘ll read next month‘s NYRB BookClub‘s choice:

The Other

BarbaraBB @Redwritinghood For Indiana I‘m not sure yet, so any suggestions are welcome! 5y

Redwritinghood @BarbaraBB Most of John Green‘s books have Indiana settings. Also, God Bless You, Mr Rosewater by Vonnegut. And the classic

Girl of the Limberlost

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

🍀Washington: Where‘d you go, Bernadette
🍀Idaho: Faraway Places
🍀North Dakota: Three Women
🍀Texas: News of the World (current read)

Another four books finished in August. With 35 out of 50, I am still on schedule, although it gets more difficult to find good books for those last states. #ReadingUSA2019

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Librarybelle, Laughterhp, squirrelbrain, Samplergal, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

Laughterhp For South Carolina you should try

Indigo Girl

bromeliad I'm not sure if you like Neil Gaiman at all, but “American Gods“ includes House on the Rock, which is located in Wisconsin :) 5y

Leftcoastzen Montana

Dancing at the Rascal Fair

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Leftcoastzen Kentucky

Nathan Coulter

Lcsmcat Montana - almost anything by Ivan Doig, although @leftcoastzen had a good one of his. For SC,

The Secret Life of Bees

BarbaraBB @Laughterhp @bromeliad @Leftcoastzen @Lcsmcat Thank you friends, this is so welcome!! 💜 5y

squirrelbrain Well done Barbara - you‘re doing good! 😘 5y

Samplergal Great progress! I hear you attempting to find good books. If I can help let me know. I did enjoy this challenge. (edited) 5y

Samplergal This was a great book if you like non fiction.

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

Bklover Part of The Goldfinch takes place is Las Vegas. You‘re doing great!!! 5y

Susanita I loved this book set in Indiana:

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Susanita Also let me know if you‘re still looking for Maryland books. 5y

Librarybelle Awesome progress! 5y

jessinikkip Way to go!! I'll be struggling to finish, hope I get a shot to redeem myself next year 5y

Rachel_nyc Great work! I‘m impressed! 5y

Pamwurtzler Nice work!! 5y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Samplergal @Bklover @Susanita @Librarybelle @jessinikkip @Rachel_nyc @Pamwurtzler Thank you all 💕 5y

Cinfhen OMG!!! You‘re slaying it 5y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I hope so! I‘m still on track. It‘s a great challenge, especially with this year‘s trip to the US! 5y

Cinfhen Are u still missing books for states?? 5y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen my line-up is almost ready but I am still missing Nevada and Arkansas! 5y

Cinfhen I just posted a book today that is set in Nevada. It‘s a good read

We Are Called to Rise

Cinfhen And this book is set in Arkansas and it was sooooo good

True Grit

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Thank you!! I‘ll go after them! 💕 (edited) 5y

Cinfhen I don‘t own either of the books, if I did I would send u both books. 5y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I know 😘 5y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

In July I have added three more books to the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge:
🍀 Utah: Under the Banner of Heaven
🍀 Arizona: The Expendable Man
🍀 Louisiana: The Fact of a Body

My total now is 31. Just 19 left!

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, Pamwurtzler, Librarybelle, Laughterhp, squirrelbrain, Samplergal, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

BarbaraBB @Kaye (edited) 5y

Librarybelle Great job! 5y

Megabooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y

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Hooked_on_books Nice! 5y

Cinfhen Wow!!! Almost there❤️ 5y

Ruthiella Well done!😀 5y

squirrelbrain 👍😁 Well done! 5y

cjk What are the guidelines for this challenge? It looks like a lot of fun! Thanks! 😊📚 5y

BarbaraBB @cjk We are trying to read a book or an author out of every state. We share what we read with the hashtag #readingusa2019. Under that hashtag you can find some inspiration and you are of course very welcome to join! The idea for this challenge comes from @Librarybelle 💕 (edited) 5y

Louise Wow! That‘s great! 🎉 5y

cjk Thanks for the information! I know what I‘ll be doing my day off. 📚😊 5y

BarbaraBB @cjk Looking forward to what you (have) read! 5y

kspenmoll Congratulations!!!‘ 5y

JaclynW That's awesome! What a fun challenge! I will have to try that one year. 5y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

#ReadingUSA2019 challenge: Halfway through the year, I‘m still on track for this challenge and enjoying it very much. In June I could add five more states:

? Hawaï: The Descendants
? Kansas: Heartland
☘️ Minnesota: Shadow Tag
? Tennessee: Mourning Dove
? New Jersey: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

28 states done, 22 more to go. Let‘s do this!

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Librarybelle, Laughterhp, squirrelbrain, Samplergal, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

Librarybelle That is awesome...great job! 5y

Hooked_on_books Nice job! 5y

squirrelbrain 😁👍 Doing well! 5y

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jessinikkip Nice job! I am liking it, but I am not doing as well, I'm very behind, but starting in July I'll hopefully catch up! 5y

Laughterhp Great job! I haven‘t added any states in a while! 5y

Samplergal I‘m hoping to add Alaska this weekend with

The Snow Child

BarbaraBB @Samplergal I read that one for Alaska too and really liked it! 5y

BarbaraBB @kaye I can‘t tag you because I can‘t find you when I search among ‘persons‘.... weird! 5y

NatalieR Excellent progress! 👏 5y

Pamwurtzler Nice job! I can‘t wait for July because I have a couple books that work for #ReadingUSA2019 & #cozyinthesun. 5y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

Another five states to add for the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge:

🍀 New Mexico: A Manual for Cleaning Ladies
🍀 Oklahoma: Pigs in Heaven
☘️ Alabama: The Elementals
🍀 Mississippi: Mudbound
🍀 Wyoming: The Oregon Trail

So now I have crossed off 23 states. Almost halfway!

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Kaye, Librarybelle, Laughterhp, squirrelbrain, Samplergal, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

squirrelbrain Well done you! 😁👍 5y

Librarybelle Great job! 5y

Laughterhp Wow great job! I didn‘t get to check any off my list this month. 5y

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Samplergal Good choices. I‘d read pigs in heaven years ago. 5y

Kaye Great job 💖 5y

Hooked_on_books Nice job! Looks like you‘re nicely on track. 5y

NatalieR Wonderful! 🥳 5y

Pamwurtzler Nice job!! 5y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

April is almost over. I managed to read another five books for the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge:

🍀 Virginia: American Fire
🍀 Florida: Gone So Long
🍀 Ohio: Everything I Never Told You
🍀 Iowa: Big Brother
🍀 Michigan: Bird Box

This makes 18 so far. Another 32 to go...!

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Kaye, Librarybelle, Laughterhp, squirrelbrain, Samplergal, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

squirrelbrain 👍 Doing well! 😁 6y

JanuarieTimewalker13 That sounds like fun!! 6y

NatalieR Great job! 🥳 6y

jessinikkip You're doing so good! I'm so behind on states. I need to do better 😫 6y

Librarybelle Awesome job! 6y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

In March I only managed to add three states to my #ReadingUSA2019 challenge:

🍀 Massachusetts: Seating Arrangements
🍀 New York: When God was a Rabbit
🍀 Illinois: The Great Believers

This makes 13 states. So far so good!

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Kaye, Librarybelle, Laughterhp, squirrelbrain, Samplergal, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

Kaye Good job 👏🏽 6y

squirrelbrain 👍😁 6y

Samplergal Great job!!! 6y

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Hooked_on_books Great progress! 6y

Librarybelle 👍 6y

NatalieR Way to go! 🤩 6y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

In February I have added another five states to my #ReadingUSA2019 challenge:

🍀 Nebraska: Eleanor & Park
🍀 Pennsylvania: How to Be Safe
🍀 Maine: Young Jane Young
🍀 Delaware: Sunburn
🍀 Colorado: What You Don‘t Know (current read)

That makes 10 in two months so I‘m well on schedule!

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Kaye, Librarybelle, squirrelbrain, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

Kaye 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 6y

Hooked_on_books Nice job! 6y

Judybskt How do you do the map? 6y

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BarbaraBB @Judybskt https://visitedstatesmap.com/ 6y

MirrorMask Thanks for the link!!! 6y

Librarybelle 👏Great job!! 6y

NatalieR Excellent! 🤩 6y

Pamwurtzler Nice! 6y

Kaye Good job 👍🏼 6y

squirrelbrain Well done! 6y

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USA Activity Book | Heather Alexander

So this is where I stand after one month #ReadingUSA2019. Five states covered!
🍀 Alaska: The Snow Child
🍀 Oregon: The Sisters Brothers
🍀 California: When Breath Becomes Air
🍀 Georgia: Faithless
🍀 North Carolina: Where the Crawdads Sing

Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Kaye, Librarybelle, squirrelbrain, jessinikkip, MirrorMask

Kaye Good job ! You‘ve already read from coast to coast. It‘s neat seeing how all the states fill in. 6y

Librarybelle Great job! 6y

BkClubCare Do you count all states if characters travel? Are first state mentioned? Or 6y

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Susanita Where did y‘all get the editable map? I‘m thinking of doing something like this too. 6y

BarbaraBB @Susanita Thanks to @kaye : https://visitedstatesmap.com/ 6y

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare I count it when a big part of the book takes place in that state but I think there are more interpretations! 6y

Susanita Bookmarked. Thanks! 6y

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - thx. I just spent most of The Golden State in California obv, but it crossed a few miles into Oregon. The Overstory was all over the place 🤪🌳 6y

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare Lol, those are hard ones indeed! The Sisters Brothers takes place in Oregon and California as well but I chose Oregon because it started there (and California is an easy one 😉) 6y

Pamwurtzler Nice job! 6y

jessinikkip Good job! For ones set in more than one place Ive been using the state it spends the most time in 6y

squirrelbrain Well done! I may follow suit and post my January stats soon; don‘t think I‘ll finish another one this month.... 6y

BarbaraBB @jessinikkip That‘s what I want to do too! 6y

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain Looking forward to your stats! 6y

NatalieR Great job! 🥳 6y

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