The Literary Escapes Challenge hosted at Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book is one I didn’t do great at last year. The goal is to read 1 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.
States:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California – Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho – This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana – Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York – Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio – The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania – Mozzarella Murder by R.M. Murphy
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia – The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss by Krista Davis
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Countries:
- England – Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
- Scotland – The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong
- Jamaica – A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay
- Canada – The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan
- Portugal – I Kill Always Love You by Helen Golden