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I have a lot on my plate but I'm going to give this a go. Doing the Short Trip, Country: England



E Evanovich, Janet - Takedown Twenty

N Naslund, Sena Jeter - Sherlock in Love

G Geraldine Brooks- March

L Left Neglected by Lisa Genova

A Ann Patchett - Bel Canto

N Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity's Death

D The Drowning Season- Alice Hoffman

I'm done!!

Short Trip to FRANCE:


The Last Great Dance on Earth by Sandra Gulland 7/5/14

The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick 7/8/14

Around the World

Europe
1. The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. completed 7/6/14 (France)
2. The Widow of Windsor completed 7/11/14 (England)

Africa
1. Mark of the Lion (Kenya) completed 7/25/14
2. City of the Sun (Egypt) completed 8/22/14

North America
1. Revolution (USA - Mississippi) completed 7/7
2. Queen of Hearts (Canada) completed 7/12

South America
1. Daughter of Fortune (Author native of Peru/50% of novel takes place in Chile) completed 7/8
2. Invisible Country (Paraguay) completed 7/26/14

Asia
1. A Cup of Friendship (Afghanistan) completed 7/18/14
2. The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (India) completed 8/1/14

Australia
1. Trick Or Treat (Melbourne) completed 7/25/14
2. The Sailmaker's Daughter: A Novel (Fiji) completed 7/27/14

Antarctica
1. In Cold Pursuit: A Mystery From The Last Continent completed 8/5/14

Around the World

Europe
1.
2.

Africa
1.
2.

North America
1. The Hundred-Year House (completed 7/5) United States
2.

South America
1.
2.

Asia
1.
2.

Australia
1.
2.

Antarctica
1.

Short Trip
Country - Iceland


I I Am Livia Phyllis T. Smith 7/3

C Chasing the Sun: A Novel Natalia Sylvester 8/2

E Empire of the Sun J.G. Ballard 8/12

L Carole Lanham, The Reading Lessons 7/18

A Richard Adams, Watership Down 7/8

N Matthew Norman, Domestic Violets 7/31

D Daphne du Maurier,Rebecca 7/13

Le Grand Tour- Continent Europe
1.)England- A Place Beyond Courage
2.) Italy (Rome)- Empress of the Seven Hills
3.)France- Queen's Ransom (Yes the main character is a Lady in Waiting to Elizabeth I but this book takes place mainly in France)
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7.)
8.)

Around The World
Europe
1) RebeccaRebecca -England 7/7/14
2)

North America
1) [book:Witches of East End|8113940-
US 7/2/14
2)

Africa
1)
2)

South America
1)
2)

Asia
1)
2)

Australia
1)
2)

Antartica
1)

1) Short-trip: To HONG KONG
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O.Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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K.Dragon's Triangle by Christine Kling
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Summer Vacation Challenge
Duration: July 1 - August 31, 2014
Books Read: 5

Around the World

✔ Europe (completed)
(France)
1. The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais (7/11/14)
(England)
2. Emma by Jane Austen (7/14/14)

Africa
1.
2.

✔ North America (completed)
(Virginia,USA)
1. The Silver Star by Jeanette Walls (7/4/14)
(North Carolina,USA)
2. Moonrise by Cassandra King (7/17/14)

South America
1.
2.

Asia
1.
2.

Australia
(South Pacific)
1. Sphere by Michael Crichton (7/2/14)
2.

Antarctica
1.

Around the World

North America
1. The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier, set in Ohio
2. The Gargoyle by Canadian author Andrew Davidson

South America
1. Daughter of Fortune by Chilean author Isabel Allende
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Columbian author Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

Europe
1. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett, set in England, Russia, France, Germany and US
2. I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany by Mark Greenside

Africa
1. The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran, set in ancient Egypt
2. The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith, set in Botswana

Asia
1. Peony in Love by Lisa See, set in 17th century China
2. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Australia
1. Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
2. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Completed 9/5/2014

Almost done with my trip Around the World, so I thought I'd take a Short Trip to


C - Conversion - completed 8/6
Z - Roomies by Sara Zarr - completed 8/14
E - Eyes of the Emperor - completed 8/7
C - Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris- completed 7/20
H - Hero on a Bicycle - completed 7/30
O - Ordinary Heroes - completed 8/2
S - Silkworm - completed 8/10
L - Looking for Me - completed 7/27
O - The Other Child - completed 7/30
V - Violins of Autumn - completed 7/19
A - Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin - completed 7/2
K - Friday Society by Adrienne Kress - completed 7/18
I - The Imposter Bride - completed 7/13
A - Far to Go by Alison Pick - completed 7/17

(I read like a mad woman in the summer!)

A short trip to Jordan.


J Four Sisters, All Queens Sherry Jones, July 30
O One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez, July 10
R The Silkworm Robert Galbraith, July 20
D The Target David Baldacci, July 12
A Only Time Will Tell Jeffrey Archer, July 29
N The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
Edith Hahn Beer, July 14
Done!

I have finished my short trip to ICELAND!