Missouri - Show-me Readers discussion

This is the discussion board for listing and/or discussing the books you are currently reading for our 50 Books Challenge. What is the Challenge? Read one book set in the other 49 states and D.C.! Please see our bookshelf for suggestions of books by state and feel free to add to it!

I have read 3 books toward our 50 Books Challenge. 16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber is my book from Washington. Bitter Is the New Black by Jen Lancaster is my book from Illinois. The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter is my book from Tennessee. So far I have made very good choices. I have added them to the Bookshelf in case anybody wants to read my reviews.

I need to stop reading books set in Britain if I want to get this done. lol

Could we count books we've read in Jan. or Feb.?

Okay, here's my 50 state list for 2013.
Arizona: 2014
California 2014 2014
Florida
Georgia
Idaho: 2014
Louisiana
Massachusetts , 2014
Missouri 2014, 2014 See the Ozarks: The Touristic Image 2014
Montana: 2014
Nebraska 2014
New Hampshire 2014
New Jersey:
New York: , 2014 2014
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Washington 2014

Lea, I know what you mean. I was so gung-ho for the 50-state challenge, but when I browsed my wish list for qualifying books, I discovered I had very few set in the U.S. I had to do some browsing, but I keep finding books from other lands to add to my list as well. Guess I'll save those for after the challenge!

Branch out! Find something fantastic that's new! And absolutely use what you read in Jan and Feb. Keep adding to the lists too. I like our challenge!

Here's my list so far:
DC
TX
NY
CA
MA
IA
IL
KY
CO
PA
MD
VA
FL
ME
I'd better crackin', I guess. Alaska and Hawaii might be tough ones.

I have two books to add to my 50 state challenge. BET ME by Jennifer Crusie is my book from Ohio. HEART OF THE NIGHT by Barbara Delinsky is my book from Rhode Island. At this point I have read 5 books toward the 50 state challenge. I think I can do this!

Okay, I have to remember to read some books set in the states. lol

I got one in for Massachusetts!

I have 5 more books to add to my 50 state challenge.

set in Colorado.
set in North Carolina.
set in Texas.
set in Indiana. (most of it, anyway)
set in New York.

I have 10 states down, 40 to go!

I just added Washington to my list. I've got to get a move on this summer with this list.

I've just added The Great Gatsby for New York!

I have 5 more books to add to my 50 state challenge:

set in Florida.
set in Georgia.
set in Washington D.C.
set in Alaska.
set in New Jersey.

I have 15 states down and 35 to go!

I can add 5 more to my 50 state challenge:

set in South Dakota
set in California
set in Montana
set in Pennsylvania
set in Arizona

I have 20 states down and 30 to go!

Five more books:

set in Alabama
set in Utah
set in Vermont
set in Idaho
set in Nevada

I'm halfway there, 25 books left.

Well, I've been idle for a while. I go through spurts of reading/not reading. Guess which one I just finished? I added an Ohio book to my list. I'm finishing it tomorrow with my reading class (sixth grade). I don't think I'm going to make this goal this year. I just don't see myself reading 40 books in a month. lol

Anyway, my winter reading has begun, so it's nice to be back. Jenni, I'm glad to see you've been more successful than I have. :)

Just got one for New Jersey.

Did this group up and die on us? We haven't had a monthly read forever.

Paulette, I don't know. Maybe we can revive it?

Picked up a Louisiana book.

Got a Florida book finished!

I started doing one of these - I'm doing 52 in 52. I included DC and "road-trip." It's fun!

I've enjoyed it, but there's no way I'm going to finish this list this year. I guess that is the whole point of a challenge though. I think I'll try it again next year. The 52 sounds like a good idea.

I just started mine in November (Veteran's Day). And I made a reminder list on my phone that has each state plus corresponding books for the state from my TBR. It's going pretty well, so far. NY and MA have to be the easiest states, but OH, NV, and a couple others, not so easy.

Somehow I've ended up with two from New Jersey. I don't think I've ever read a book set in New Jersey prior to this year and now I've read two!

I'm going to read The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates for my NJ book. But I agree - usually not a lot set in NJ.

And I love your PA book. Wonderful author. I just read an advance reader of The Impossible Knife of Memory.

I've decided to keep my 50 states challenge rolling this year rather than start over. I'm kind of interested in how long it takes me to finish it.

Hey, everybody! I went on a reading hiatus myself for a while. My commute time was spent practicing a Christmas cantata, then after that my car was silent for several days, then I listened to Pandora for a spell. I just started a new audio book this morning a do thought I would check in here. Good to see a revival of the Show - Me Readers!

I was able to make some good headway on the 50 States Challenge, but I'm not giving up on it either. Finishing is more important to me than finishing on time. Good to see you all again!

Glad to see you back, Jenni! We've missed you around here.

We have a bookshelf going here with lots of books listed.

The only requirement for this challenge is for the book to be set in the state or does it have to be about the state?

Just set in the state.

Oh, yeah, another Washington. I'm beginning to think I may NEVER finish this list!

Finally, a new state - Idaho.

Today Arizona!

This has been fun!

Washington:
Louisiana:
Colorado:
New Jersey:
Missouri:
Pennsylvania:
Wisconsin:
Montana:
New York:
Florida:
Texas:
California:
Ohio:
Illinois:
Alaska:
Connecticut:
Maine:
Arizona:

Oklahoma
Georgia

I'm going to keep adding to my original list again this year.