For A Beginner: 01-03
Conversationalist: 04-06
I Am Trilingual!: 07-09
I Am A Linguist: 10-12
I truly am a linguist but the great diving I do into fiction hasn’t left time for translated works. However I’m going to strive for “Conversationalist” at the very least and may rise. I own an ample supply of foreign works and have noticed that more English novels are translated than we might be aware. * Update: I succeeded at Conversationalist!
“Le Premier Nöel De La Famille LaTaupe” Russell Hoban 1969
“The Alchemist” Paul Coelho 1988
“A Present For Granny” Viola Wahlstedt 1965
“The Mystery Of Saint-Salgue” Paul Berna 1962
“The Flanders Panel” Arturo Pérez-Reverte 1990
C’mon into the house! 1 book
Pull up a seat, stay a while! 2 books
Have a glass of tea, honey. 3 books
Y’all come back, y’hear! 4 books
I’m far from the USA’s south but own a great deal of fiction in those vivid settings and enjoy it. I will happily commit to “Y’all come back, y’hear” and venture to suggest that this highly creative hostess raise the bar! :) * Update: I multiplied my successful reading almost six times!
North Carolina ~ South Carolina ~ Virginia ~ West Virginia ~ Louisiana ~Florida ~ Kentucky ~ Tennessee ~ Mississippi ~ Texas ~ Alabama ~ Arkansas ~ Georgia ~
“Eerie Tales Of The Old West” Emily, Joe West 1991
“The Quicksilver Pool” Phyllis A. Whitney 1955
“The Other Side Of Dark” Joan Lowery Nixon 1986
“That Quail, Robert” Margaret A. Stanger 1966
“Angel’s Verdict” Mary Stanton 2010
“Angel Condemned” Mary Stanton 2011
“The Cat Who Could Read Backwards” Lilian Jackson Braun 1966
“The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern” Lilian Jackson Braun 1967
“Cat Who Turned On And Off” Lilian Jackson Braun 1968
“The Cat Who Saw Red” Lilian Jackson Braun 1986
“The Secrets Of Hidden Creek” Wylly Folk St. John 1966
“The Merlot Murders” Ellen Crosby 2006
“Death On Demand” Carolyn G. Hart 1987
“The Tale Of Oat Cake Crag” Susan Wittig Albert 2010
“The Tale Of Castle Cottage” Susan Wittig Albert 2011
“Caught Dead In Philadelphia” Gillian Roberts 1987
“Gunpowder Green” Laura Childs 2002
“The Wishing Jar” Penelope J. Stokes 2002
“Mysteries, Monsters & Untold Secrets” George Laycock 1978
“The House On Cabra” June Wetherell 1966
“Night Of Secrets” June Wetherell 1977
“The Secret Portrait” Lillian Stewart Carl 2006
(23) “Last Wool And Testament” Molly MacRae 2012
Dilettante 01-5
Explorer 06-10
Seeker 11-15
Master 16-20
Mysteries and paranormal, often fictional, are my mainstays. However non-fiction arises across my reading and I’m pleased to have a flexible place in which to allocate it. Put me up for “Dilettante” but please re-visit and stay tuned for the feasible possibility of me ranging higher.
Update: I succeeded with level Dilettante! These are the four non-fiction books.
“That Quail, Robert” Margaret A. Stanger 1966
“Reflections In Poetry And Pictures” P.J. Peters 1984
“Shark Lady: True Adventures Of Eugenie Clark” Ann McGovern 1978
“Mysteries, Monsters, And Untold Secrets” George Laycock 1978
RIEDEL FASCINATION 
Good luck! I’ll be joining you for the Nonfiction challenge. I finished my first nonfiction book of 2014 this week and will put my review up tomorrow.
Joy, it was nice to find a new visitor to my blog! I’ve whittled away fiction these first months of 2014 but check my non-fiction list frequently. Four are brief, however I’m aligning and scheming an abundance of groups. I will enjoy comparing notes when my reviews appear. :)
In response to your question about poetry and the Nonfiction challenge–I leave it up to you to decide. Some is made up and some is true. So, I wouldn’t think something by Shel Silverstein in general would be nonfiction, but something by William Carlos Williams probably would be. That doesn’t help much, does it? It’s the best I can do! :-) Good luck!
It’s a pleausure to hear from you for the first time Jen; especially at my blog. Welcome! I hope you enjoy the progress you see, on the page I wrote up for your own challenge trio. You answer my question just the way I hoped. I can use the local gem that I recently found. Thank you. Carolyn.