Great Reads from Great Places2016

Given by Library of Congress Center for the Book

Other Names: Alabama Great Reads, Arkansas Center for the Book Great Reads, Texas Great Read
48 Works 33,929 Books 1,769 Reviews ½ 4.0
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
Categories:
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)
Years:
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
Fresh Delicious by Irene Latham
Alabama2016
Charlie and the Blanket Toss by Tricia Brown
Alaska2016
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
Arizona2016
My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi Tata by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
Arizona2016
Petit Jean : A Wilderness Adventure by William B. Jones
Arkansas2016
This Bridge Will Not Be Gray by Dave Eggers
California2016
The Lightning Queen by Laura Resau
Colorado2016
The great CT caper : a mystery story told by 12 Connecticut authors and illustrated by 12 Connecticut artists by Yelizaveta P. Renfro
Connecticut2016
Buddy Bison's Yellowstone Adventure (National Geographic Kids) by Ilona E. Holland
Delaware2016
The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy
Georgia2016
Juniors by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Hawaii2016
The Leveller by Julia Durango
Illinois2016
Big Tractor by Nathan Clement
Indiana2016
27 Magic Words by Sharelle Byars Moranville
Iowa2016
Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer by Heather Henson
Kentucky2016
Petit Pierre and the Floating Marsh by Johnette Downing
Louisiana2016
I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien
Maine2016
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shovan
Maryland2016
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues by Matt Tavares
Massachusetts2016
Tallulah: Mermaid of the Great Lakes by Denise Brennan-Nelson
Michigan2016
Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall
Minnesota2016
Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie Christensen
Mississippi2016
Flags Over America: A Star-Spangled Story by Cheryl Harness
Missouri2016
Born Wild in Glacier National Park by Don Jones
Montana2016
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Nebraska2016
Three in a Tub by Mary Jane Zakas
Nevada2016
Keepers of the Labyrinth by Erin E. Moulton
New Hampshire2016
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
New Jersey2016
Go West! by Joel Nakamura
New Mexico2016
Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure by Nadja Spiegelman
New York2016
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
North Carolina2016
Makoons by Louise Erdrich
North Dakota2016
Little Tree by Loren Long
Ohio2016
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff
Pennsylvania2016
The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau
Rhode Island2016
Dog Diaries: Secret Writings of the WOOF Society by Betsy Byars
South Carolina2016
If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't! by Elise Parsley
South Dakota2016
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Tennessee2016
Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin
Texas2016
Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth
US Territories2016
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy by Nathan Hale
Utah2016
The SheepOver (Sweet Pea & Friends) by Jennifer Churchman
Vermont2016
The Way Home Looks Now by Wendy Wan Long Shang
Virginia2016
Dash (Dogs of World War II) by Kirby Larson
Washington2016
How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture by Tonya Bolden
Washington, D.C.2016
Brother Giovanni's Little Reward: How the Pretzel Was Born by Anna Egan Smucker
West Virginia2016
Meet Me Halfway: Milwaukee Stories by Jennifer Morales
Wisconsin2016
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III
Wyoming2016

Tags

adventure(7,557) African American(2,434) American(2,851) American literature(3,742) animals(7,173) biography(3,897) Caldecott(3,536) chapter book(5,120) children(9,030) children's(15,860) children's books(3,452) children's fiction(3,701) children's literature(7,293) classic(9,831) classics(8,698) coming of age(3,908) family(9,008) fantasy(17,488) fiction(63,375) friendship(8,205) hardcover(3,297) historical fiction(15,752) history(4,913) humor(4,568) imagination(2,434) juvenile(3,685) juvenile fiction(2,898) kids(2,717) literature(4,752) middle grade(2,419) mystery(6,403) Newbery(3,558) Newbery Honor(2,756) Newbery Medal(3,540) non-fiction(5,892) novel(6,044) own(3,294) picture book(18,649) racism(3,457) read(8,610) realistic fiction(6,164) romance(3,949) school(2,548) series(3,212) to-read(29,609) usa(2,560) vampires(3,451) wwii(2,424) ya(8,764) young adult(12,702)

Top Members

RLNunezKPL (515 works), stansteiner (372), mffowler (256), rdg301library (235), fernandie (227), CurrColl (222), Sullywriter (221), JeanLittleLibrary (216), manlius (208), chinatowne (207), Kaethe (204), arak (202), matthewbloome (190), ltcl (189), kday_working (188), amandabock (182), FrontierGirl (180), ltfl_isblib (178), Whisper1 (173), mhagenberg (167), ChelseaWorden (160), ASKier (159), zjeszay (156), CuriosityWorkshop (155), eduscapes (154), Pages_Aplenty (154), mosylu1 (152), Sharquin (149), tarpfarmer (149), Conway_Library (148), JennyArch (146), AbigailAdams26 (145), coveschool (145), hooligansmama (145), glhs (142), SWONlibraries (142), e-zReader (140), klnbennett (140), kamills2 (138), goingmb (136), foxly (135), OlaDistrictLibrary (135), alo1224 (133), drmom62 (131), pisgah13 (130), LibrarianDest (129), buddingnaturalist (127), theresearcher (127), biblio99 (126), casebrad (126), tglovell (126), Merryann (125), charzie (124), LadyKnightLibrarian (124), ltfl_mountviewms (124), mcghol (124), sheardliteracycenter (124), StayerLibrary (124), TildenSchoolLibrary (124), aabdelrahmanm (123), Annica2001 (123), KeithKron (122), agenbiteofinwit (121), brauer57 (121), alaskabookworm (120), bfritzlibrary (118), NightMarily (118), LutheranSouthUnity (116), RTCALibrary (116), WestsideElementary (116), kswin (115), stdamian (115), emrsalgado (114), SlateLibrary (114), DianeVogan (113), TheWellSpringSchool (113), Caralen (112), Cheryl_in_CC_NV (112), bogreader (111), Brett-Woywood (110), KathryneWilkerson (110), kteacherSC (110), iles (109), MrsBond (109), OSLS (109), kidsread (108), Saunders_Library (108), Allyoopsi (107), jervin1 (107), logcablib (107), maria_eads (107), CountrySchoolLibrary (106), Hope_School (106), KristenRoper (106), Pantoja27 (106), RutherfordLibrary (106), CynthiaM (105), Jill41 (105), keeneam (105), milliebeverly (104), GMS_Library (103), GWYN23 (103), lkutcher (103), MillPondLibrary (103), PegD (103), ReshelvingAlexandria (103), StuartRoosa (103), HTLSLibrary (102), NancyH2020 (102), daystar_school (101), EGBERTINA (101), elfschild (101), GSCSlibrary (101), yowst9 (101), MDGentleReader (100), DebbieBaker27 (99), eandino2012 (99), Fjola (99), kleahey (99), DonnaReyes (98), hrcentre (98), hse (98), melodyreads (98), mwpp555 (98), Tasses (98), meyerson (97)