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Discover the World: Connections
ParticipantsAgnieszka
Andrea
Bev(baglady) ~ Completed Tourist
Book Concierge ~ Completed Tourist
Denise ~ Completed Globe Trotter
Ed
Geri
Jan ~ Completed Globe Trotter
Jonquil
Karen ♐ ~ Completed Tourist
Meg ~ Completed Globe Trotter
Monica ~ Completed Globe Trotter
Olivermagnus ~ Completed Globe Trotter
Ruth
Sarah
Teri-k ~ Completed Globe Trotter
My SpotDiscover the World: Connections
March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 12/12
Countries 11/6
✔1. ENGLAND: Best Served Cold | David J. Gatward 3/14/23*** (D)
✔2. AUSTRALIA: Devil's Food | Kerry Greenwood 3/22/23**** (D)
✔3. POLAND: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead 4/5/23*** (D)
✔4. SCOTLAND: Dead Man’s Grave | Neil Lancaster 4/14/23*** (E)
✔5. IRELAND: The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe | Jean Grainger 4/19/23***** (E)
✔6. USA: Endangered | Pamela Beason 4/21/23**** (D)
✔7. NOT COUNTING COUNTRY (USA): Dead Folks' Blues | Steven Womack 4/27/23*** (S)
✔8. ANTARCTICA: The Split | Sharon J. Bolton 4/28/23** (T)
✔9. BELIZE: The Fallen Stones | Diana Marcum 5/3/23** (S)
✔10. ICELAND: Snug in Iceland | Victoria Walker 5/15/23**** (D)
✔11. GERMANY: Death in Berlin | M.M. Kaye 5/24/23****
✔12. FRANCE: Nine Coaches Waiting | Mary Stewart 7/2/23****
I'll try for Globe Trotter, but we'll se what happens...Discover the World: Connections
March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 5/12
Countries 3/6
1. United States - Lobizona by Romina Garber 3/12/23
2. Greece - Archimedes: The Father of Mathematics by Heather Hasan 3/27/23
3. Antarctica - The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance by Mensun Bound 4/19/23
4. United States - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 5/19/23
5. United States - No Brainer by Jeff Kinney 11/16/23
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Thanks for joining me Sarah!! Good luck!
yes, I'll give it a go on Globe Trotter as wellDiscover the World: Connections
March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 12/12
1. United States Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 3.2.23 (E)
2. Scotland Exile by Denise Mina 3.13.23 (E)
3. Australia The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline 3.17.23 (S)
4. England Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey 3.19.23 (K)
5. Israel - Kneller's Happy Campers by Etger Keret 3.20.23 (S)
6. Denmark - The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen 3.24.23 (S)
7. China A Single Pebble by John Hersey 3.27.23 (E)
8. Sweden An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 4.4.23 (D)
9. Germany Diary of a Dead Man on Leave by David Downing 4.12.23 (E)
10. France-Encounters in Paris: A Collection of Short Stories by Carolyn Moncel 4.16.23 (S)
11. Egypt - Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters 4.23.23 (T)
12. Russia - Two Leaps Across a Chasm: A Russian Mystery by Nikolai Aleksandrov 5.6.23
Discover the World: ConnectionsMarch 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 0/12
Countries 0/6
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Australia Empty Places 3/2Italy Death at Sea
Greece Fields' Guide to Secrets
england Murder Most Malicious
Canada Unreasonable Doubt
England By Royal Appointment
Ireland Murder at an Irish Castle
Portugal A Small Death in Lisbon
Scotland doon
England How to Get Away with Myrtle
England Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford & Sloane, #3)
England For Reasons Unknown
England Murder at the Manor House
England The Night Raven
Australia ( Blood and Circuses
Italy The Patience of the Spider
England Spring Skies Over Bluebell Castle
Canada Bury Your Dead
Caribbean Devil and the Deep
Canada A Trick of the Light (Chief
India The Bangalore Detectives Club
Canada A Great Reckoning (Chief
UAE Layover in Dubai
Scotland Death of a Ghost
Scotland Death of a Kingfisher April
Discover the World: Connections
March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 0/12
Countries 0/6
1 Turkey Fields' Guide to Secrets Julie Mulhern 3/5 (S)
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Discover the World: ConnectionsMarch 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter - 12 countries
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Murder on an Irish Farm, Carlene O'Connor 03/04 (Ireland)2.
Murder Through the English Post, Jessica Ellicott 03/06 (England) 3.
The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith 03/16 (Botswana)4.
Seeing a Large Cat, Elizabeth Peters 03/27 (Egypt)5.
The Madness of Crowds, Louise Penny 05/18 (Canada)6.
Stars of Fortune, Nora Roberts 05/19 (Corfu/Greece) 7.
Evans to Betsy, Rhys Bowen 05/19 (Wales) 8.
(A) Year in Provence, Peter Mayle 06/08 (France)9.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden, Elizabeth von Arnim 07/03 (Germany) 10.
Norway to Hide, Maddy Hunter 07/04 (Norway)11.
(The) Easy Life in Kamusari, Shion Miura 09/11 (Japan)12.
Iced Out in Iceland, Zelda White 09/11
Glad you're joining us Jonquil & Meg!
Discover the World: ConnectionsMarch 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Tourist 7/6-8
Countries 4/4
1. US - The Vixen and the Vet Katy Regnery - 3/2/23
2. T - The Son & His Hope Pepper Winters - 3/3/23
3. E - Easy Virtue Mia Asher - 6/4/23
4. E - Every Little Thing Marie Force - 10/29/23
5. England - G - Gentleman Sinner Jodi Ellen Malpas - 3/14/24
6. Italy - R - Racing the Sun Karina Halle - 6/14/24
7. Ireland - N - Night Angel Lisa Kessler - 7/9/24
I'm a Tourist.Discover the World: Connections
February 26, 2023 - February 25, 2024
Goal:
Tourist - 6-8 books in at least 4 countries
Books:
1. What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma | Greece | 2/28/23
2. Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam | Pakistan | 3/7/23
3. The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson | England | 10/3/23
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Thanks for joining Karen & Andrea!
Discover the World: ConnectionsMarch 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter: 13 of 12
Countries: 11 of 6
1. India - The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi - 3/2/23 (T)
2. USA - (T) - Thunderhead - Douglas Preston - 4/23/23 - (D)
3. England - (D) - Dead Simple - Peter James - 5/2/23 (E)
4. Israel - (E) - Exodus - Leon Uris - 5/12/23 - (S)
5. Italy - (S) - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna - Juliet Grames - 6/6/23 - (A)
6. Canada - (A) - Adrift - Lisa Brideau - 6/15/23 - (T)
7. Greece - (T) The Taint of Midas - Anne Zouroudi - 7/15/23 (S)
8. USA - (S) - Storm Watch - C.J. Box - 8/28/23 - (H)
9. Madagascar - (H) - Hot Ice - Nora Roberts - 9/17/23 - (E)
10. Mongolia - (E) - The Eye of God - James Rollins - 9/21/23 (D)
11. Ireland - (D) Dark Witch - Nora Roberts - 10/15/23 (H)
12. England - (H) Hidden Depths - Ann Cleeves - 12/12/23 (S)
13. Kenya - (S) Stalking Ivory - Suzanne Arruda - 12/13/23
I’ll start as tourist though hope to upgrade later. (view spoiler)Discover the World: Connections
Duration: 3/1/23 - 2/28/24
Level: Globe Trotter (12+ Connecting books - representing at least 6 countries)
Connections completed: 12/6+
Countries visited: 9/4+
100+ pages, re-reads are ok, books have to be connected (last letter = first letter next title) set in mostly different countries, re-post when finished
1. CS Confessions of a Transformed Heart - an Interactive eBook with Discussion Questions by Nancy D. Sheppard 3* 3/7 - Liberia
2. ST Some Like It Shot by Zara Keane 3* 4/5 - Ireland
3. TM Third Son's a Charm by Shana Galen 4* 4/7 - England
4. MN My Valentine Seduction by Serenity Woods 3* 4/8 - New Zealand
5. NE Northern Escape by Tonya Burrows 3* 4/25 - Alaska, USA
6. ES Escaping Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 3* 4/30 - South Carolina, USA
7. SS Saved by the SEALs by Cassie Cole 4* 4/29 - Spain
8. SM Sea Storm by Andrew Mayne 4* 5/16 - Florida, USA
9. MN München 72 - Der Tag, an dem die Spiele stillstanden (Munich '72: The Day The Games stopped) by Petra Mattfeldt 5* 5/29- Germany (West)
10. NT The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne 4* 8/25 - Montana, USA
11. TN Three Swedish Mountain Men by Lily Gold 4.5* 9/12 - Lapland, Sweden
12. NN Nachtzug nach Lissabon=Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier 3* 12/5 - Portugal
13. NE No Way to Peace by Tom Milton ?* ?/? - Argentina
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Discover the World: ConnectionsMarch 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Tourist...6-8.....4 Countries
The connections we will be making are based on the LAST LETTER of your title, connecting to the FIRST LETTER of your next title. You can CHOOSE to use OR ignore the articles (A, An or The) for each connection, depending on what works best to make the connection.
BUT!!! THERE IS A DISCOVERY CHALLENGE TWIST!! You have a set number of books you must read that take place in DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, the number depending on your level of participation. You do have a year to complete the challenge, so jump in and give it a try! And if it takes longer than a year, no worries!
Choose Your Level of Participation:
Tourist: 6-8 Connecting Books (representing at least 4 countries)
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Discover the World: ConnectionsMarch 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 0/12
Countries 0/6
The connections we will be making are based on the LAST LETTER of your title, connecting to the FIRST LETTER of your next title. You can CHOOSE to use OR ignore the articles (A, An or The) for each connection, depending on what works best to make the connection.
BUT!!! THERE IS A DISCOVERY CHALLENGE TWIST!! You have a set number of books you must read that take place in DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, the number depending on your level of participation. You do have a year to complete the challenge, so jump in and give it a try! And if it takes longer than a year, no worries!
Choose Your Level of Participation:
Tourist: 6-8 Connecting Books (representing at least 4 countries)
Explorer: 9-11 Connecting Books (representing at least 5 countries)
Globe Trotter: 12+ Connecting Books (representing at least 6 countries)
Here's a starting example:
First book (Australia): Earthly Delights (S)
Second book (Tibet): Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet (T)
Third Book (Greece): A Terrible Beauty (Y)
Fourth Book (England*): Yesterday's Sun (N) ETC.
*Helpful Note About the UK: To make things easier for the this challenge, the countries that make up the UK will be considered separate countries.
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more.
Globe Trotter 3/12
Countries 3/6
1.-England- Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton-3/14/23
2. Hong Kong- Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha by Dorothy Gilman-3/19/23
3. USA- A Cut Above by Judi Lynn-4/1/23
4.- USA--Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz-11/24/23
5.-UK- The Big Four by Agatha Christie- 2/2/24-
6.-Cuba- The Reader's Companion to Cuba by Alan Ryan-3/21/24
7.Italy- Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna by Mario Giordano-11/14/24
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Discover the World: CONNECTIONSBegins: 01Mar23 / Ends: 29Feb2024
Tourist
7 / 6 books read
5 / 4 countries visited
1. MEXICO - The Daughters of Juárez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border ✔ – 10Mar23 (R)
2. USA - Razor Girl ✔ – 28Mar23 (L)
3. ENGLAND - Little Princesses: The Story of the Queen's Childhood by Her Nanny, Marion Crawford ✔ – 24May23 (D)
4. ENGLAND - The Dictionary of Lost Words ✔ – 21June23 (S)
5. AUSTRALIA - Ship of Brides ✔ – 28June23 (S)
6. FRANCE - Stolen Lady ✔ – 23July23 (Y)
7. USA - You, Again ✔ – 25Nov23
Question ... can we include our home country? Or is that not allowed?
Welcome Agnieszka, Ruth, Ed & BC!
Agnieszka wrote: "Jan, do I assume it correctly that for title with subtitles the last letter of the subtitle’s the connector (book #2 in your example)?"Yes! The last letter of the subtitle would be the connector.
Book Concierge wrote: "Question ... can we include our home country? Or is that not allowed?"Yes, you are allowed to use your home country and count it as one.
Because anything worth doing with books is worth overdoing, I'm trying for 12 books from 12 different countries.Discover the World: Connections
February 26, 2023 - February 25, 2024
Goal: Globe Trotter - 12 books in at least 6 countries
Countries: 12/12
1. Greece - Farther Afield by Miss Read 3/7
2. Tanzania - Death in Zanzibar by M.M. Kaye 3/13
3. Canada - Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery 4/9
4. Germany - Elizabeth & Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim 4/13
5. The Netherlands - Nanny by Chance by Betty Neels 5/9
6. Australia - Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood 5/23
7. England - Summer at Fairacre by Miss Read 5/28
8. Wales - Endless Night by Agatha Christie 5/30
9. France - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 10/8
10. India - Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 10/12
11. Hungary Abigail by Magda Szabó 10/24
12. USA - The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder 12/3
Jan,1) some of the books have instead of a country setting a regional setting (e.g. Caribbean cruise or somewhere in the Middle East) if I'm not able to infer from the hints any country would a region work as well or would you prefer if I don't use those for this challenge?
2) at least one or two of the books I'd like to read in the next couple of month have kind of like a world or Europe tour with several country locations (I'm not sure yet if there will be a primary or major one) can I pick there any country or would you have any preferences (first, last, most often mentioned, my favorite, ...)
You always have such good questions that make me think Agnieszka!! So, to answer . . . if the book takes place in more than one country, I would prefer that the one you use for this challenge covers at least 50% of the book in that location. And in regards to the "regions", I think I'm going to say no, avoiding that "can of worms" that it might open up.
Let me know if that answers everything.
Jan wrote: "Glad you're joining us Teri!"Thanks! I had to play around with it a bit before I decided to commit. :)
Jan wrote: "You always have such good questions that make me think Agnieszka!! So, to answer . . . if the book takes place in more than one country, I would prefer that the one you use for this challenge cov..."
Thank you so much. Your answers help me to plan though could make life difficult if it turns out later the single county location in the blurb is actually a lot of traveling without a predominant setting. Though I suppose that’s why we get a year to cover so ‘little’ ground :-D
Another question, sorry (but only a little bit :-D)If a title starts with a number or special sign, should I just treat those as if it were written out? How about titles in other languages where those are written out differently?
examples what I'd use and hope you agree :-D
English language titles:
Dragon Sim-13 D&N (thirteeN)
The 7th Canon (T)SN ((The) Seventh)
#1 Crush NH (Number)
#Catfished HD (Hashtag)
of course I'd add dictionary links for the pertinent part of a foreign title
Lot 202 LA (two=dwA)
1001001: Netzkind ED (one=Eins)
Wszystko wina kota! (Everything's the Cat's Fault!) WK (exclamation mark=wykrzykniK) or rather WA (who cares about punctuation *grins*)
Offline: Warum antwortest du nicht, Gott? ON (qestion mark=fragezeicheN) or rather OT (who cares about punctuation and those pesky Ns are a real pain *grins*)
Thanks for your questions Agnieszka! For the numbers, use the written out words.
And in regards to books in different languages, I would prefer you use one language for the whole challenge. So use the English titles for the whole challenge OR use the titles in your own language for the whole challenge, including the links in your language. Does that make sense?
And for the connections, please disregard the ending punctuation.
Jan wrote: "Thanks for your questions Agnieszka! For the numbers, use the written out words.
And in regards to books in different languages, I would prefer you use one language for the whole challenge. So use the English titles for the whole challenge OR use the titles in your own language for the whole challenge, including the links in your language. Does that make sense? ..."
Thank you. As to the question if it makes sense, it does but is not really practicable as I found out when this issue was raised in a different group. Which means I'll just leave out any German and Polish titles starting or ending with numbers/special signs.
Though I wanted to make sure I understand it correctly: You meant you'd like me to use the English edition for titles with connecting issues (numbers, (translatable) special sign like # or @) and not all books in foreign languages, is it correct?
Just so you understand why it's such a big issue:
Too many of the Polish/German books were never translated to English (and there are way too many books without a Polish/German translation out there to even thinking about going this route) especially since I read a lot of indie books.
I a different group I tried to provide a literal translation for Polish/German books but that changed in most cases the starting letter and made it so much more work I had to make a decision with how much frustration I can deal and in the end decided not to continue the challenges (which is not a threat just pointing out possible issues for other members as well, I'm not the only one reading in more than one language)
If I have to leave out all books I read in Polish/German I'm not sure I'll be able to find enough connecting books I can get my hands on using this challenge's parameters. I noticed I run out of usable books which was the only reason I started to consider those titles with additional work at all (I won't even consider books ending with X - that's road to disaster and an unfinished challenge :-C) and that was before I even thought about the possibility I could start a book I'm not able to finish (for whatever reasons) and can't find anything with the same letters *panic - ok I'll be back later when I got it a handle on myself again*
I get it and I certainly don't want you having to back out of the challenge. Go ahead and include both English and Polish/German books as you were planning on doing. Please ignore any unusual signs when connecting and use the written out numeric word for numbers. Sorry for instilling any panic.
Jan wrote: "I get it and I certainly don't want you having to back out of the challenge. Go ahead and include both English and Polish/German books as you were planning on doing. Please ignore any unusual signs..."No worries I’m convinced it was nothing you’ve said but my issues coming out to play once again. I’ll do my best to continue without unnecessary work for you (or me)
Thank you! You’re the best!
Discover the World: Connections03/01/2023 - 02/29/2024
Tourist: 6-8 Connecting Books (representing at least 4 countries)
1. ENGLAND - Finding Grace K.L. Slater 03/08/2023
2. GERMANY - Elizabeth and Her German Garden Elizabeth von Arnim 03/08/2023
3 IRELAND - Northern Spy Flynn Berry 03/16/2023
4. UNITED STATES - You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases Ann Rule 03/29/2023
5. BORA BORA - Something in the Water Catherine Steadman 10/05/2023
6. ISRAEL - The Red Tent Anita Diamant 02/16/2024
Question: I have my six books picked out do they have to be read in order?
Yes Bev!! They need to be read in order of the connections.
Jan wrote: "Yes Bev!! They need to be read in order of the connections."Thanks
COMPLETEDDiscover the World: Connections
March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 12/12
1. United States Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 3.2.23 (E)
2. Scotland Exile by Denise Mina 3.13.23 (E)
3. Australia The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline 3.17.23 (S)
4. England Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey 3.19.23 (K)
5. Israel - Kneller's Happy Campers by Etger Keret 3.20.23 (S)
6. Denmark - The Shadow Murders by Jussi Adler-Olsen 3.24.23 (S)
7. China A Single Pebble by John Hersey 3.27.23 (E)
8. Sweden An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 4.4.23 (D)
9. Germany Diary of a Dead Man on Leave by David Downing 4.12.23 (E)
10. France-Encounters in Paris: A Collection of Short Stories by Carolyn Moncel 4.16.23 (S)
11. Egypt - Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters 4.23.23 (T)
12. Russia - Two Leaps Across a Chasm: A Russian Mystery by Nikolai Aleksandrov 5.6.23
Wow Denise!! You did great with this!! It wasn't an easy challenge :)
Jan wrote: "Wow Denise!! You did great with this!! It wasn't an easy challenge :)"Thank you Jan! It was fun
Discover the World: ConnectionsJune 2023, Globetrotter
01. Finland · The Witch Hunter · Max Seeck · 04-06 · (R)
02. Scotland · Rock Paper Scissors · Alice Feeney · 08-06 · (S)
03. France · Storm · Stephanie Merritt · 10-06 · (M)
04. Spain · More Ketchup Than Salsa · Joe Cawley · 11-06 · (A)
05. Costa Rica · The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir · Roman Dial · 14-06 · (N)
06. Cuba · Next Year in Havana · Chanel Cleeton · 16-06 · (A)
07. Bangladesh · The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die · Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay · 17-06 · (E)
08. England · East End Girls · Rena Mason · 18-06 · (S)
09. Vietnam · Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton: An Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in Vietnam · Amy Shively Hawk · 18-06 · (N)
10. Colombia · News of a Kidnapping · Gabriel García Márquez · 21-06 · (G)
11. Portugal · The Guilt Trip · Sandie Jones · 23-06 · (P)
12. United States · The Past Is Never · Tiffany Quay Tyson · 25-06 · (R)
Thanks Jan, I enjoyed this challenge a lot!
I'm really glad you enjoyed it Monica!! You did a great job :)
I'm calling this one done. Completed Globetrotter and visited 11 different countries. Discover the World: Connections
March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter 12/12
Countries 11/6
✔1. ENGLAND: Best Served Cold | David J. Gatward 3/14/23*** (D)
✔2. AUSTRALIA: Devil's Food | Kerry Greenwood 3/22/23**** (D)
✔3. POLAND: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead 4/5/23*** (D)
✔4. SCOTLAND: Dead Man’s Grave | Neil Lancaster 4/14/23*** (E)
✔5. IRELAND: The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe | Jean Grainger 4/19/23***** (E)
✔6. USA: Endangered | Pamela Beason 4/21/23**** (D)
✔7. NOT COUNTING COUNTRY (USA): Dead Folks' Blues | Steven Womack 4/27/23*** (S)
✔8. ANTARCTICA: The Split | Sharon J. Bolton 4/28/23** (T)
✔9. BELIZE: The Fallen Stones | Diana Marcum 5/3/23** (S)
✔10. ICELAND: Snug in Iceland | Victoria Walker 5/15/23**** (D)
✔11. GERMANY: Death in Berlin | M.M. Kaye 5/24/23**** (N)
✔12. FRANCE: Nine Coaches Waiting | Mary Stewart 7/2/23****
If I did this one right then I'm done!Discover the World: Connections
March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024
Globe Trotter - 12 countries
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Murder on an Irish Farm, Carlene O'Connor 03/04 (Ireland)2.
Murder Through the English Post, Jessica Ellicott 03/06 (England) 3.
The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith 03/16 (Botswana)4.
Seeing a Large Cat, Elizabeth Peters 03/27 (Egypt)5.
The Madness of Crowds, Louise Penny 05/18 (Canada)6.
Stars of Fortune, Nora Roberts 05/19 (Corfu/Greece) 7.
Evans to Betsy, Rhys Bowen 05/19 (Wales) 8.
(A) Year in Provence, Peter Mayle 06/08 (France)9.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden, Elizabeth von Arnim 07/03 (Germany) 10.
Norway to Hide, Maddy Hunter 07/04 (Norway)11.
(The) Easy Life in Kamusari, Shion Miura 09/11 (Japan)12.
Iced Out in Iceland, Zelda White 09/11
It's correct Meg!! Fantastic job!!!
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A Year from Start
Our discovery challenges are designed to encourage you to read books from other cultures and locations. Let's travel the world while making some simple connections.
The connections we will be making are based on the LAST LETTER of your title, connecting to the FIRST LETTER of your next title. You can CHOOSE to use OR ignore the articles (A, An or The) for each connection, depending on what works best to make the connection.
BUT!!! THERE IS A DISCOVERY CHALLENGE TWIST!! You have a set number of books you must read that take place in DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, the number depending on your level of participation. You do have a year to complete the challenge, so jump in and give it a try! And if it takes longer than a year, no worries!
Choose Your Level of Participation:
Tourist: 6-8 Connecting Books (representing at least 4 countries)
Explorer: 9-11 Connecting Books (representing at least 5 countries)
Globe Trotter: 12+ Connecting Books (representing at least 6 countries)
Here's a starting example:
First book (Australia): Earthly Delights (S)
Second book (Tibet): Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet (T)
Third Book (Greece): A Terrible Beauty (Y)
Fourth Book (England*): Yesterday's Sun (N) ETC.
*Helpful Note About the UK: To make things easier for the this challenge, the countries that make up the UK will be considered separate countries.
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. Please post cover if it is task appropriate. When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
Happy Traveling!