2024 Literary Escapes Reading Challenge Tracking Post
Hosted by: Escape with Dollycas
Challenge Runs from January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Challenge – Try to read one book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia. (51 Points). If you complete the challenge you earn 50 Bonus Points. You also can earn Bonus Points for books set in Countries around the world. 1 Bonus Point for each country. (No repeats – only 1 point can be earned for each country.)
Your books can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in any format: print, digital, or audio.
So, how do you decide what state a book is categorized under?
1. In a fiction read it would be the State or Country that the book spends the most time in. (Ie. If your main character is from Wisconsin but the book is all about his/her time in college in California – the books should be categorized under California….)
2. Nonfiction reads are categorized in whatever State or Country it is about (Ie…. a book about fly fishing in Colorado is a Colorado point, and a book about women in Afghanistan is an Afghanistan point.
3. If the book goes from one state to another… go with the state that most of the time is spent.
The way you keep track is up to you. I like making the map to visualize where I have been and where I need to go, but I also keep a list on Reading Challenges Page. Here are directions on how to create a map. – http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Google-Map. You do not have to just use Google Maps. You can use a map program you choose.
Karen
My goal this year is to complete all 50 States and the District of Columbia. This will be the hardest reading challenge so far. But I am giving it my best shot.
2024 Literary Escapes
Host: Escape with Dollycas
Progress: 14/51 (27%)
1 January, 2024 — 31 December, 2024
In Progress
| States | |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Nebraska |
| Alaska | Nevada |
| Arizona | New Hampshire |
| Arkansas | New Jersey |
| Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz | |
| California | New Mexico |
| Murder in a Tourist Town by Lynn Cahoon, The Secret Ingredient to Murder by Terry Ambrose | |
| Colorado | New York |
| Sprites and Scuttlebutt by Elizabeth Pantley | Double Scoop of Murder by Lena Gregory, Murder Marks the Page by Karen Rose Smith, Love and War by Melissa de la Cruz, The Witless Protection Program by Maria DiRico |
| Connecticut | North Carolina |
| Delaware | North Dakota |
| Florida | Ohio |
| Georgia | Oklahoma |
| Hawaii | Oregon |
| Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders | |
| Idaho | Pennsylvania |
| Snowed in with the Single Dad by Melinda Curtis, Five Furry Familiars by Lyn Cahoon | |
| Illinois | Rhode Island |
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Murder in the Tea Leaves by Laura Childs | |
| Iowa | South Dakota |
| Kansas | Tennessee |
| Kentucky | Texas |
| Louisiana | Utah |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Fit for Murder by Terrie Farley Moran | Murder at Mortimer Manor by Addison Moore |
| Maryland | Virginia |
| The Summer Song By Lindsay Detwiler | |
| Massachusetts | Washington |
| Michigan | West Virginia |
| The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs | |
| Minnesota | Wisconsin |
| Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu | Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton |
| Mississippi | Wyoming |
| Missouri | District of Columbia |
| Montana | |
International Countries
Scotland – Murder at a Scottish Castle by Traci Hall
Canada – Murder Backstage by Terrie Farley Moran
Jen
Jen’s goal this year is to complete the 50 states and the District of Columbia. However, she isn’t really positive that she can complete this challenge.
Jenz 2024 Literary Escapes
Host: Escape with Dollycas
Progress: 8/51 (16%)
1 January, 2024 — 31 December, 2024
In Progress
| States | |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Nebraska |
| Alaska | Nevada |
| Arizona | New Hampshire |
| Revved Up 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton, Lavender and Lies by Carly Winter | |
| Arkansas | New Jersey |
| California | New Mexico |
| Dream Town by Lee Goldberg, A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian | |
| Colorado | New York |
| The Last Applicant by Rebecca Hanover | |
| Connecticut | North Carolina |
| Delaware | North Dakota |
| Florida | Ohio |
| Georgia | Oklahoma |
| Spies Never Play by M. Taylor Christensen | |
| Hawaii | Oregon |
| Molten Death by Leslie Karst | |
| Idaho | Pennsylvania |
| Illinois | Rhode Island |
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Iowa | South Dakota |
| Kansas | Tennessee |
| Kentucky | Texas |
| Louisiana | Utah |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Maryland | Virginia |
| Massachusetts | Washington |
| Michigan | West Virginia |
| Minnesota | Wisconsin |
| Mississippi | Wyoming |
| Missouri | District of Columbia |
| Montana | |
International Countries
Ireland – Death by Irish Whiskey by Catie Murphy, Murder at an Irish Chipper by Carlene O’Connor
Canada – The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White
Thank you for stopping by to see our progress on the 2024 Literary Escapes Reading Challenge. Please feel free to check out our other reading challenges for this year. You can find them linked to the menu above.
Happy Reading!
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