Around the World in 80 Books discussion

(Summary Post)

Regions Visited: 7
Countries Visited: 12

North America

USA: Girls in Trucks – Katie Crouch 12/15/11
Canada: Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 2/1/12

Caribbean

Sint Maarten: Mermaid – Our Family in Paradise – Philip Rink 1/22/12

Latin America

Brazil: State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 2/11/12

Europe

England: It’s In His Kiss – Julia Quinn 1/5/12
Scotland: The Secret - Julie Garwood 2/24
Ireland: In the Woods - Tana French 3/19/12

Africa

Kenya: Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna – Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 1/15/12
Rwanda: A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali - Gil Courtemanche 2/19/12

Middle East

Asia

Burma: The Jewel Trader of Pegu - Jeffrey Hantover 2/22/12

Oceania/Australia

Australia: What Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty 3/2/12
Kiribati: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost 3/3/12

Starting today - here are the books I've read since October 1 that count (it seems my reading habits are USA-heavy - need to work on broadening my horizons!)


North America, USA: Girls in Trucks – Katie Crouch 12/15/11

Caribbean, Sint Maarten: Mermaid – Our Family in Paradise – Philip Rink 1/22/12 (*note: this takes place all over the Caribbean, but they spend more time here than anywhere else)

Europe, England: It’s In His Kiss – Julia Quinn 1/5/12

Africa, Kenya: Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna – Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 1/15/12

Oooh, missed one:

North America, Canada: Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 2/1/12

Latin America, Brazil: State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 2/11/12

Africa, Rwanda: A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali - Gil Courtemanche 2/19/12

Asia, Burma: The Jewel Trader of Pegu - Jeffrey Hantover 2/22/12

Europe, Scotland: The Secret - Julie Garwood 2/24

Oceania/Australia, Australia: What Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty 3/2/12

Oceania/Australia, Kiribati: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost 3/3/12

Europe, Ireland: In the Woods - Tana French 3/19/12