Great Reads from Great Places2003

Given by Library of Congress Center for the Book

Other Names: Alabama Great Reads, Arkansas Center for the Book Great Reads, Texas Great Read
42 Works / 43 Items 70,575 Books 1,336 Reviews 4.1
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)
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
City of Names by Kevin Brockmeier
Arkansas2003
Max in Hollywood, Baby by Maira Kalman
California2003
Centennial by James A. Michener
Colorado2003
What a Year! (A 26 Fairmount Avenue Book) by Tomie dePaola
Connecticut2003
Waterman's Child by Barbara Mitchell
Delaware2003
Crossing Jordan by Adrian Fogelin
Florida2003
Pele and the Rivers of Fire by Michael Nordenstrom
Florida2003
The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy
Georgia2003
Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell
Idaho2003
Bells Goes to the Fair by Susan Knapp
Iowa2003
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt
Kentucky2003
Lobsterman by Dahlov Ipcar
Maine2003
Meet Chadwick and His Chesapeake Bay Friends by Priscilla Cummings
Maryland2003
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Massachusetts2003
The Legend of Mackinac Island by Kathy-jo Wargin
Michigan2003
M Is For Minnesota by Dori Hillestad Butler
Minnesota2003
Mississippi Alphabet by Laurie Parker
Mississippi2003
Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression by Kate Lied
Missouri2003
Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Montana2003
Mystic Horse by Paul Goble
Nebraska2003
Phantom Stallion Box Set by Terri Farley
Nevada2003
26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaola
New Hampshire2003
Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. Mckissack
New Jersey2003
The Day It Snowed Tortillas = El Día Que Nevaron Tortillas by Joe Hayes
New Mexico2003
Stuart Little by E. B. White
New York2003
First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers by George Shea
North Carolina2003
Sheheke: Mandan Indian Diplomat--The Story of White Coyote, Thomas Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark by Tracy Potter
North Dakota2003
Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall
Ohio2003
Kittycat Lullaby by Eileen Spinelli
Pennsylvania2003
Fatuma's New Cloth by Leslie Bulion
Rhode Island2003
Quinnie Blue by Dinah Johnson
South Carolina2003
Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
South Dakota2003
Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. Mckissack
Tennessee2003
Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza
Texas2003
U.S. Territories & Possessions(oop) (Let's Discover the States) by Thomas G. Aylesworth
US Territories2003
Charlotte's Rose by Ann Edwards Cannon
Utah2003
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Vermont2003
A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla
Virginia2003
Ghost Canoe by Will Hobbs
Washington2003
Washington DC ABC's by Carla Golembe
Washington, D.C.2003
Up Molasses Mountain by Julie Baker
West Virginia2003
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wisconsin2003
Red Dog by Bill Wallace
Wyoming2003

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