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Here's the fiction and nonfiction I've read or reread since this challenge began.1. Region: Africa
Country: Algeria
The Eight by Katherine Neville
2. Region: Europe
Country: England
The White Witch by Janet Graber
3. Region: Europe
Country: France
Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick
4. Region: Asia
Country: Russia (Republic of Kalmykia)
The Chess Artist Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game by J.C. Hallman
5. Region: Oceania/Australia
Country: Australia
Away With the Birds by Errol Broome
6. Region: North America
Country: United States
Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy
7. Region: Asia
Country: China
North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
8. Region: Asia
Country: Saudi Arabia
The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones
9. Region: Europe
Country: Spain
The Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
10. Region: North America
Country: Mexico
Blood Secret by Kathryn Lasky
11. Region: Africa
Country: South Africa
An Eye for Color by Norman Silver
12. Region: Europe
Country: Holland
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
13. Region: Europe
Country: Scotland
The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lilian Jackson Braun
14. Region: North America
Country: Canada
Jupiter's Daughter by Karen Irving
15. Region: Middle East
Country: Israel (Palestine)
O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
16. Region: Asia
Country: India
The Game by Laurie R. King
That's all I've recalled so far. Who knows where I'll go next. :-)
Joseph wrote: "I'm going to give it a try. Since I'm joining late, I hope it's ok if I backtrack and include books from the previous months since the official start date.So I can remember the 8 regions: Nort..."
Backtracking is perfectly alright.
Diane wrote: "Backtracking is perfectly alright...."That's good, because I just remembered another couple I've read that didn't come to mind last night.
17. Region: Europe
Country: Vatican City
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
18. Region: Europe
Country: Albania
The Fire by Katherine Neville
19. Region: Europe
Country: Italy
The Name of the Rose Including Postscript by Umberto Eco
20. Region: Europe
Country: Germany
The Witch of Cologne by Tobsha Learner
21. Region: Europe
Country: Denmark
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
22. Region: The Caribbean
Country: Costa Rica
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
I didn't realize I've been to so many different countries in just the last few months. :-) I wonder where I'll head to next.
I decided to start the new year off with a trip. So I went with Hercule Poirot to Iraq.30. Region: Middle East
Country: Iraq
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
I'm having fun with this challenge. I'm going to read some books I might not have pulled off the shelf if it weren't for their locations. I think I will travel to either Egypt or Portugal next. I might travel to Egypt, either with Poirot again in "Death on the Nile," or to go see Amelia Peabody there in "Crocodile on the Sandbank." Or I might be off to Portugal instead, in "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon." We'll see what I'm in the mood for. Wish me bon voyage. Au revoir for now.
I had fun in Egypt with Amelia Peabody. I'll probably go back to visit her there again and read the rest of the series.31. Region: Africa
Country: Egypt
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
35. Region: EuropeCountry: Northern Ireland
Maura's Angel by Lynne Reid Banks
I got to visit Liberia, Wales, and Northern Ireland on a snowday. :-)
40. Region: AfricaCountry: Botswana
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
I'm halfway there. Too bad it wasn't with a better book, this one just dragged.
45. Region: AfricaCountry: Nigeria
It's been a while since I've found a book that took place somewhere I hadn't already been, and interestingly enough, this one was very similiar to the last two books I "traveled" with: The Last Leopard and Guardian of the Dead.
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
I'm enjoying this challenge as well, Joseph! I am reading all the places I've never been. I haven't been out of the US. Hopefully, I will be able to get moving after I get my son through college. Happy Travels!
51: Region: Latin America + AntarcticaCountry/Territory: Falkland Islands
I know we didn't have to visit Antarctica, but since it so rare to find a book that does take place there, I just couldn't pass up a visit. And the book I read took place part in the Falkland Islands also, so I figured combining the territory with the unnecessary continent ought to count as one visit to a country. Hope that's ok.
Troubling a Star by Madeleine L'Engle
if you don't mind a mystery for antarctica you could try In Cold Pursuit: A Mystery From The Last Continent - I read it and enjoyed it
58. Region: CaribbeanCountry: Dominican Republic
Poison Makers by Jimmy Olsen
Been a while since I've "been" somewhere new, and this book could have counted for my first visit to Haiti, too, but since more of it took place in the Dominican Republic I decided to count it for that instead.
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So I can remember the 8 regions:
North America: United States, Mexico, Canada, Iceland
The Caribbean: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Bahamas, Dominican Republic
Latin America: Panama, *Falkland Islands, Ecuador
Europe: England, France, Spain, Holland, Scotland, Vatican City, Albania, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Serbia, Portugal, Iceland, Wales, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Finland, Greece, Hungary
Africa: Algeria, South Africa, Mali, Egypt, Liberia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Tanzania
The Middle East: Saudia Arabia, Israel, Iraq, Turkey, Iran
Asia: Russia (Republic of Kalmykia), China, India, Vietnam, The Philippines, Thailand, Japan
Oceania/Australia: Australia, New Zealand
*Antarctica: : I know we didn't have to visit it, but since it so rare to find a book that does take place there, I just couldn't pass up a visit. And the book I read took place part in the Falkland Islands also, so I figured combining the territory with the unnecessary continent ought to count as one visit. Hope that's ok.