tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32221984706393561132011-04-21T15:04:51.913-07:00Framedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222198470639356113.post-16248128827689658752007-08-31T20:02:00.000-07:002009-04-26T15:12:07.248-07:00<div style="styleDocument: [object]"><a style="styleDocument: [object]" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vgNtf2J7RG8/RtjW5fANkOI/AAAAAAAAAGY/bbVMy6z1eZE/s1600-h/map+~+united-states.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105066460687732962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="187" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vgNtf2J7RG8/RtjW5fANkOI/AAAAAAAAAGY/bbVMy6z1eZE/s400/map%2B~%2Bunited-states.png" width="200" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="styleDocument: [object]">This is the official site of my Book Around the States personal challenge. This great idea was conceived by Bonnie Jacobs and you can read more about it <a style="styleDocument: [object]" href="http://bookaroundthestates.blogspot.com/">here.</a> This is a working list so I will add or change books as I feel and post links to my reviews when I finish reading a book. I can also take as long as I want which is perfect for a personal challenge. The books in all caps are books I own but I'm willing to substitute other books if it strikes my fancy. </div><div style="styleDocument: [object]"></div><div style="styleDocument: [object]">Alabama - <a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2008/01/hundredth-man-by-jack-kerley.html">The Hundredth Man by Jack Kerley</a> <span style="color:#990000;">4.75</span><br />Alaska – THE YIDDISH POLICEMAN’S UNION by Michael Chabon <span style="color:#990000;">3.5</span><br />Arizona – ANIMAL DREAMS by Barbara Kingsolver <span style="color:#990000;">5</span><br />Arkansas –SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER by Bette Greene <span style="color:#990000;">4</span><br />California – S IS FOR SILENCE by Sue Grafton <span style="color:#993300;">3.75</span><br />Colorado – GOD OF ANIMALS by Aryn Kyle <span style="color:#990000;">3.5</span><br />Connecticut –<a style="styleDocument: [object]" href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2008/05/sacred-cows-by-karen-e-olsen.html">Sacred Cows by Karen E Olsen <span style="styleDocument: [object];color:#ff0000;" >2</span> </a></div><div style="styleDocument: [object]">Delaware - Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler <span style="color:#990000;">4</span><br />Florida – <a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2008/01/marley-and-me-by-john-grogan.html">Marly and Me by John Grogan</a> <span style="styleDocument: [object];color:#cc0000;" >4</span><br />Georgia – THE WOODSMAN’S DAUGHTER by Gwyn Hyman Rubio <span style="color:#990000;">2.75</span></div><div style="styleDocument: [object]">Hawaii – DAMIEN THE LEPER by John Farrow<br />Idaho - WHATCHAGOT STEW by Patricia McManus Gass <span style="color:#990000;">2.75</span><br />Illinois – DANDELION WINE by Ray Bradbury <span style="color:#990000;">4.75</span><br />Indiana – IN GOD WE TRUST, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH by Jean Shepherd<br />Iowa – <span style="color:#000000;">The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson </span><span style="color:#990000;">3.5</span><br />Kansas - THE WIZARD OF OZ by Frank Baum<br />Kentucky – Clay's Quilt by Silas House <span style="color:#990000;">3.75</span></div><div style="styleDocument: [object]">Louisiana – LOST GERMAN SLAVE GIRL by John Bailey<br />Maine – <a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/08/armchair-traveler-challenge.html">MORE THAN YOU KNOW by Beth Gutcheon</a> <span style="color:#990000;">5</span><br />Maryland – A PATCHWORK PLANET by Anne Tyler<br />Massachusetts – Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott <span style="color:#990000;">4.5</span></div><div style="styleDocument: [object]">Michigan – TRUE NORTH by Jim Harrison <span style="color:#cc0000;">2</span><br />Minnesota – Pontton by Garrison Keillor <span style="color:#990000;">3</span></div><div style="styleDocument: [object]">Mississippi – Daisy Fay and The Miracle Man by Fanny Flagg <span style="color:#990000;">3.75</span><br />Missouri – CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN by Fanny Flagg<br />Montana – <a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/08/book-around-states-montana.html">ENGLISH CREEK by Ivan Doig</a> <span style="color:#990000;">5</span><br />Nebraska –<a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-antonia-by-willa-cather.html">My Antonia by Willa Cather</a> <span style="color:#990000;">4</span><br />Nevada – SILENCE IS GOLDEN by Penny Warner<br />New Hampshire – I’M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF by Bill Bryson or THE GOOD GOOD PIG by Sy Montgomery<br />New Jersey – VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUM by Janet Evanovich <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Rated 1.75</span></strong><br />New Mexico – The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook<br />New York – LET ME FINISH by Roger Angell <span style="color:#990000;">4.75</span><br />North Carolina – THE VALLEY OF LIGHT by Terry Kay <span style="color:#990000;">4.75</span><br />North Dakota – Peace Like a River by Leif Enger <span style="color:#990000;">5</span><br />Ohio – THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO by Terry Ryan <span style="color:#990000;">4.5</span><br />Oklahoma –Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse <span style="color:#990000;">4</span><br />Oregon – <a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/08/boxmakers-son-by-donald-smurthwaite.html">THE BOXMAKER'S SON by Donald Smurthwaite</a> <span style="color:#990000;">5</span><br />Pennsylvania – Daddy's Girl by Lisa Scottoline <span style="color:#990000;">4</span><br />Rhode Island – <a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/08/armchair-traveler-no-3.html">Gods of Newport by John Jakes</a> <span style="color:#990000;">2</span><br />South Carolina – CHARLESTON by Alexandra Ripley<br />South Dakota – BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE by Laura Ingalls Wilder<br />Tennessee – WIDOW OF THE SOUTH by Robert Hicks<br />Texas – A DILLY OF A DEATH by Susan Albert Wittig <span style="color:#990000;">4</span><br />Utah – <a style="styleDocument: [object]" href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2008/01/nothing-to-regret-by-tristi-pinkston.html">NOTHING TO REGRET by Tristi Pinkston </a><span style="color:#ff0000;">4</span><br />Vermont – SECOND GLANCE by Jodi Picault <span style="color:#990000;">4</span><br />Virginia – The Complete Uncle Abner by Herman Davisson Post ot The Confederate's Widow or Shenandoah Home by Sara Mitchell<br />Washington – Citizen Vince by Jess Waller or Broken for You by Stephanie Kallas<br />West Virginia – OCTOBER SKY by Homer Hicken<br />Wisconsin – <a href="http://framedandbooked.blogspot.com/2007/08/newbery-challenge-no-4-book-award.html">CADDIE WOODLAWN by Carol Ryrie Brink</a> <span style="color:#990000;">5</span><br />Wyoming – Where Rivers Change Directions by Mark Spragg<br />District of Columbia - The Smithsonian Institution by Gore Vidal <span style="color:#990000;">3.75</span></div><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3222198470639356113-1624812882768965875?l=framedbookaroundthestates.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Framedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.com6