Great Reads from Great Places2014

Given by Library of Congress Center for the Book

Other Names: Alabama Great Reads, Arkansas Center for the Book Great Reads, Texas Great Read
50 Works / 51 Items 19,587 Books 1,181 Reviews 4.2
Every year, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress’s show more Center for the Book during the National Book Festival. Each book is selected by a local Center for the Book or state library and most are for children and young readers. Books may be written by authors from the state, take place in the state, or celebrate the state’s culture and heritage. Why not read the book suggested for your state or district and then learn, through these books, about the other places that interest you? show less
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All, Alabama (19), Alabama, Adults (1), Alabama, Kids (1), Alaska (19), Alaska, Adults (2), Alaska, Kids (2), American Samoa, Adults (1), American Samoa, Kids (1), Arizona (20), Arizona, Adults (1), Arizona, Kids (1), Arkansas (20), Arkansas, Adults (2), Arkansas, Kids (2), California (21), California, Adults (1), California, Kids (1), Colorado (19), Colorado, Adults (2), Colorado, Kids (2), Connecticut (20), Connecticut, Adults (2), Connecticut, Kids (2), Delaware (20), Delaware, Adults (2), Delaware, Kids (2), Florida (18), Florida, Adults (1), Florida, Kids (1), Georgia (20), Georgia, Adults (2), Georgia, Kids (2), Guam, Adults (1), Guam, Kids (1), Hawaii (17), Hawaii, Adults (2), Hawaii, Kids (2), Idaho (15), Idaho, Adults (2), Idaho, Kids (2), Illinois (19), Illinois, Adults (2), Illinois, Kids (2), Indiana (18), Indiana, Adults (2), Indiana, Kids (2), Iowa (21), Iowa, Adults (1), Iowa, Kids (1), Kansas (17), Kansas, Adults (2), Kansas, Kids (2), Kentucky (19), Kentucky, Adults (2), Kentucky, Kids (2), Louisiana (19), Louisiana, Adults (2), Louisiana, Kids (2), Maine (19), Maine, Adults (2), Maine, Kids (2), Maryland (18), Maryland, Adults (2), Maryland, Kids (2), Massachusetts (20), Massachusetts, Adults (2), Massachusetts, Kids (2), Michigan (21), Michigan, Adults (1), Michigan, Kids (1), Minnesota (20), Minnesota, Adults (2), Minnesota, Kids (2), Mississippi (20), Mississippi, Adults (2), Mississippi, Kids (2), Missouri (21), Missouri, Adults (1), Missouri, Kids (1), Montana (21), Montana, Adults (1), Montana, Kids (1), Nebraska (20), Nebraska, Adults (2), Nebraska, Kids (2), Nevada (20), Nevada, Adults (2), Nevada, Kids (2), New Hampshire (20), New Hampshire, Adults (2), New Hampshire, Kids (2), New Jersey (20), New Jersey, Adults (2), New Jersey, Kids (2), New Mexico (20), New Mexico, Adults (2), New Mexico, Kids (2), New York (20), New York, Adults (2), New York, Kids (2), North Carolina (20), North Carolina, Adults (2), North Carolina, Kids (2), North Dakota (20), North Dakota, Adults (2), North Dakota, Kids (2), Northern Marianas, Adults (1), Northern Marianas, Kids (1), Ohio (20), Ohio, Adults (2), Ohio, Kids (2), Oklahoma, Adults (1), Oklahoma, Kids (1), Oregon, Adults (1), Oregon, Kids (2), Pennsylvania (20), Pennsylvania, Adults (2), Pennsylvania, Kids (2), Puerto Rico (3), Puerto Rico, Adults (1), Puerto Rico, Kids (2), Rhode Island (20), Rhode Island, Adults (1), Rhode Island, Kids (2), Rhode Islands, Adults (1), South Carolina (21), South Carolina, Adults (1), South Carolina, Kids (1), South Dakota (20), South Dakota, Adults (2), South Dakota, Kids (2), Tennessee (20), Tennessee, Adults (2), Tennessee, Kids (2), Texas (20), Texas, Adults (2), Texas, Kids (2), U.S. Virgin Islands, Adults (1), U.S. Virgin Islands, Kids (1), US Territories (19), US Territories, Adults (2), US Territories, Kids (4), Utah (21), Utah, Adults (1), Utah, Kids (1), Vermont (21), Vermont, Adults (1), Vermont, Kids (1), Virginia (21), Virginia, Adults (1), Virginia, Kids (1), Washington (21), Washington, Adults (2), Washington, D.C. (19), Washington, D.C., Adults (1), Washington, D.C., Kids (1), Washington, Kids (2), West Virginia (20), West Virginia, Adults (2), West Virginia, Kids (2), Wisconsin (20), Wisconsin, Adults (2), Wisconsin, Kids (2), Wyoming (20), Wyoming, Adults (2), Wyoming, Kids (1)
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All, 2023 (112), 2022 (92), 2021 (49), 2018, 2019, 2020 (1), 2020 (48), 2020, 2019 (1), 2019 (49), 2018 (49), 2017 (46), 2015, 2016, 2017 (1), 2016, 2017 (2), 2016 (48), 2015 (49), 2014 (51), 2006, 2013 (1), 2013 (49), 2011, 2012 (1), 2012 (49), 2011 (48), 2010 (48), 2009 (50), 2008 (50), 2002, 2007 (1), 2005, 2007 (1), 2007 (47), 2005, 2006 (1), 2006 (47), 2011, 2006, 2005 (1), 2005 (45), 2005, 2004 (2), 2003, 2004 (3), 2004 (40), 2010, 2003 (1), 2004, 2003 (2), 2011, 2010, 2003 (1), 2003 (43), 2007, 2002 (1), 2002 (48)
WorkCategoryYear
The Hidden Summer by Gin Phillips
Alabama2014
Grizzly Bears of Alaska: Explore the Wild World of Bears by Debbie S. Miller
Alaska2014
Monster in the Rocks by Conrad J. Storad
Arizona2014
N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet by Michael Shoulders
Arkansas2014
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins
California2014
The Tumbleweed Came Back by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
Colorado2014
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
Connecticut2014
Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa de los Santos
Delaware2014
Dolphin Tale 2: The Junior Novel by Gabrielle Reyes
Florida2014
A Bird On Water Street by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
Georgia2014
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
Hawaii2014
Boys of Blur by N. D. Wilson
Idaho2014
Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau by Andrea Beaty
Illinois2014
Hoosier Public Enemy: A Life of John Dillinger (Ihs Youth Biography) by John A. Beineke
Indiana2014
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Iowa2014
The Adventures of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader
Kansas2014
All Aboard! The Belle of Louisville by Marie Bradby
Kentucky2014
A Catfish Tale: A Bayou Story of the Fisherman and His Wife by Whitney Stewart
Louisiana2014
A Path of Stars by Anne Sibley O'Brien
Maine2014
Genie Wishes by Elisabeth Dahl
Maryland2014
Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen
Massachusetts2014
Bluffton: My Summer with Buster Keaton by Matt Phelan
Michigan2014
Moo! by David LaRochelle
Minnesota2014
Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
Mississippi2014
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Evans
Missouri2014
Visions and Voices: Montana's One-Room Schoolhouses by text and photography by Charlotte Caldwell
Montana2014
House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser
Nebraska2014
The Secret Life of Streams by Lynell Marie Garfield
Nevada2014
New Hampshire by Craig A. Doherty
New Hampshire2014
Cat in the Clouds by Eric Pinder
New Hampshire2014
Bayshore Summer: Finding Eden in a Most Unlikely Place by Pete Dunne
New Jersey2014
How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico by Rudolfo Anaya
New Mexico2014
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet
New York2014
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
North Carolina2014
Sacagawea by Liselotte Erdrich
North Dakota2014
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
Ohio2014
No Fits, Nilson! by Zachariah OHora
Pennsylvania2014
Swim That Rock by John Rocco
Rhode Island2014
All Around Town: The Photographs of Richard Samuel Roberts by Dinah Johnson
South Carolina2014
Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend by Donald F. Montileaux
South Dakota2014
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Tennessee2014
"With His Pistol In His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero by Américo Paredes
Texas2014
Sirena: A Mermaid Legend from Guam by Tanya Chargualaf Taimanglo
US Territories2014
Girls Don't Fly by Kristen Chandler
Utah2014
Gravity by Jason Chin
Vermont2014
Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus by Tom Angleberger
Virginia2014
The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
Washington2014
The Man With the Violin by Kathy Stinson
Washington, D.C.2014
The King of Little Things by Bil Lepp
West Virginia2014
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Wisconsin2014
Wyoming Firsts by Carol Mead
Wyoming2014

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