Great Reads from Great Places2006

Given by Library of Congress Center for the Book

Other Names: Alabama Great Reads, Arkansas Center for the Book Great Reads, Texas Great Read
46 Works / 47 Items 31,014 Books 1,079 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)
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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
Ernest's Gift by Kathryn Tucker Windham
Alabama2006
Big-Enough Anna: The Little Sled Dog Who Braved Th by Pam Flowers
Alaska2006
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
Arizona2006
Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium by Carla Killough McClafferty
Arkansas2006
Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto
California2006
Just Another Morning by Linda Ashman
Colorado2006
John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith
Connecticut2006
Anyone but You by Lara M. Zeises
Delaware2006
I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott by Shelia P. Moses
Georgia2006
A is for Aloha: A Hawai'i Alphabet by U'ilani Goldsberry
Hawaii2006
Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds by Linda Sue Park
Illinois2006
Abuelita's Secret Matzahs by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Indiana2006
The Pickle Patch Bathtub by Fran Kennedy
Iowa2006
Oceans of Kansas by Michael J. Everhart
Kansas2006
No Dessert Forever! by George Ella Lyon
Kentucky2006
Alligator Sue by Sharon Arms Doucet
Louisiana2006
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry by Ashley Bryan
Maine2006
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson
Massachusetts2006
The Legend of Michigan by Trinka Hakes Noble
Michigan2006
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
Minnesota2006
FUN DAY in Mrs. Walker's Class by Robert Little
Mississippi2006
I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott by Shelia P. Moses
Missouri2006
The Buffalo and the Indians: A Shared Destiny by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Montana2006
Worth by A. LaFaye
Nebraska2006
Sarah Winnemucca: Scout, Activist, and Teacher by Natalie M. Rosinsky
Nevada2006
Harley & Homer by Donna Ciocca
New Hampshire2006
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
New Jersey2006
Soft Child: How Rattlesnake Got its Fang by Joe Hayes
New Mexico2006
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
New York2006
Southern Jack Tales by Donald Davis
North Carolina2006
P is for Peace Garden: A North Dakota Alphabet by Roxane B. Salonen
North Dakota2006
Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall
Ohio2006
Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George
Pennsylvania2006
Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle
Rhode Island2006
The Story of the H. L. Hunley and Queenie's Coin by Fran Hawk
South Carolina2006
Bad River Boys: A Meeting of the Lakota Sioux with Lewis and Clark by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
South Dakota2006
Six Million Paper Clips: The Making Of A Children's Holocaust Memorial by Peter W. Schroeder
Tennessee2006
Armadilly Chili by Helen Ketteman
Texas2006
Nana's Legends of Guahan by Dottie Wintterle
US Territories2006
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Utah2006
Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop
Vermont2006
Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown by Helen C. Rountree
Virginia2006
Eagle Boy: A Pacific Northwest Native Tale by Richard Lee Vaughan
Washington2006
My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington, D.C. by Edward M. Kennedy
Washington, D.C.2006
John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads (Adapted by Christopher Canyon) by Christopher Canyon
West Virginia2006
Lilly's Big Day by Kevin Henkes
Wisconsin2006
Four Wheels West: A Wyoming Number Book (Count Your Way Across the USA) (America by the Numbers) by Eugene Gagliano
Wyoming2006

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