Howling Frog's Read Every Country Challenge List (42 books)

To qualify books either need to:
1. Be nonfiction set in a country
or
2. Be fiction set in and written by a native of that country or a person who lived there for a significant amount of time

These are the books that I'm counting for the challenge

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1	A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa by Alexis Okeowo (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,372 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera 3.85 avg rating — 12,421 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum by Kennedy Odede 4.47 avg rating — 2,323 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Djinn City by Saad Z. Hossain (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,297 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	One Hundred and Four Horses by Mandy Retzlaff 4.06 avg rating — 1,134 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Fox Hunt: A Memoir of Yemen and My Odyssey to America by Mohammed Al Samawi 4.17 avg rating — 1,592 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama 3.65 avg rating — 4,678 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Leftovers by Stella Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 897 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-Changing Egg Farm—from Scratch by Lucie B. Amundsen (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 1,765 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	African Monsters (Fox Spirit Books of Monsters, #2) by Margrét Helgadóttir (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground by Ian Purkayastha (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 345 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Polish Boxer by Eduardo Halfon 3.74 avg rating — 1,676 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers by Ivor W. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 300 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Smile As They Bow by နုနုရည်အင်းဝ 3.58 avg rating — 386 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 4.49 avg rating — 803,661 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee 4.16 avg rating — 4,325 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Brazillionaires: Wealth, Power, Decadence, and Hope in an American Country by Alex Cuadros really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 871 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Invoice by Jonas Karlsson 3.63 avg rating — 3,748 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Wonder Trail: True Stories from Los Angeles to the End of the World by Steve Hely (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 771 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Chocolate Apothecary by Josephine Moon (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 1,479 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 8,003 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail by Rusty Young (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 30,660 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson 3.93 avg rating — 24,941 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Colour Bar: A United Kingdom by Susan Williams 3.98 avg rating — 573 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Paper Boats by Dee Lestari (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,875 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern 3.77 avg rating — 22,858 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1) by Selina Siak Chin Yoke (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 6,174 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15,710 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials (Singaporean Mystery #2) by Ovidia Yu (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 1,455 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Princess Jellyfish, Tome 1 by Akiko Higashimura 4.32 avg rating — 3,414 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Aya of Yop City (Aya, #2) by Marguerite Abouet 3.94 avg rating — 2,497 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana 4.24 avg rating — 7,438 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 8,253 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Map: Collected and Last Poems by Wisława Szymborska 4.44 avg rating — 818 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Valley of the Wolves (Crónicas de la Torre, #1) by Laura Gallego García 4.08 avg rating — 16,180 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	My Soul to Take (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #2) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 3.75 avg rating — 8,285 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Cost of Sugar by Cynthia McLeod 3.75 avg rating — 1,962 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve by Lenora Chu (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,459 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 32,530 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Country Between: Making a Home Where Both Sides of Jerusalem Collide by Stephanie Saldana (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 458 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Don't Tell My Mother by Brigitte Bautista (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Costa del Churros by Isabella May (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars