Great Reads from Great Places2011

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 54,303 Books 1,112 Reviews ½ 3.9
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
A Native Lad (Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story) by Sarah Hurst
Alaska2011
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Arizona2011
The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon (Exceptional Social Studies Titles for Intermediate Grades) by Carla Killough McClafferty
Arkansas2011
Calico Dorsey by Susan Lendroth
California2011
Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas
Colorado2011
The Taxing Case of the Cows: A True Story About Suffrage by Pegi Deitz Shea
Connecticut2011
Agent Q, or The Smell of Danger! by M. T. Anderson
Delaware2011
The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy
Georgia2011
Kohala kuamoʻo = Naeʻole's race to save a king by Kekauleleanaeʻole Kawaiʻaeʻa
Hawaii2011
100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
Idaho2011
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic by Robert Burleigh
Illinois2011
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost
Indiana2011
The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad Butler
Iowa2011
Which Side Are You On?: The Story of a Song by George Ella Lyon
Kentucky2011
Molly the Pony: A True Story by Pam Kaster
Louisiana2011
The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen
Maine2011
Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford
Maryland2011
The Serpent Came to Gloucester by M. T. Anderson
Massachusetts2011
For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages by Frederick C. Klein
Michigan2011
Awesiinyensag : dibaajimowinan ji-gikinoo'amaageng by Wesley Ballinger
Minnesota2011
When I Crossed No-Bob by Margaret McMullan
Mississippi2011
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Missouri2011
The Governor's Dog is Missing (Slate Stephens Mysteries) by Sneed B. Collard III
Montana2011
Holding Up the Earth by Dianne Gray
Nebraska2011
Freeze Frame by Heidi Ayarbe
Nevada2011
Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins
Nevada2011
The Messiest Desk by Marty Kelley
New Hampshire2011
Jazz by Walter Dean Myers
New Jersey2011
The Day It Snowed Tortillas = El Día Que Nevaron Tortillas by Joe Hayes
New Mexico2011
Journey Into Mohawk Country by George O'Connor
New York2011
Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile by Gloria Houston
North Carolina2011
Sacagawea by Liselotte Erdrich
North Dakota2011
B is for Buckeye: An Ohio Alphabet by Marcia Schonberg
Ohio2011
The Breaker Boys by Pat Hughes
Pennsylvania2011
Bella and Stella Come Home by Anika Denise
Rhode Island2011
Mercy Creek by Matt Matthews
South Carolina2011
The Enchanted Buffalo by L. Frank Baum
South Dakota2011
Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder
Tennessee2011
Hummingbirds: Facts and Folklore from the Americas by Jeanette Larson
Texas2011
Shake It, Morena! and Other Folklore from Puerto Rico by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
US Territories2011
Pingo by Brandon Mull
Utah2011
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
Vermont2011
Fires of Jubilee by Alison Hart
Virginia2011
Larry Gets Lost in Seattle by John Skewes
Washington2011
This is Washington, D.C. by Miroslav Šašek
Washington, D.C.2011
Passing the Music Down by Sarah Sullivan
West Virginia2011
B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet by Kathy-jo Wargin
Wisconsin2011
Dee and the mammoth by Eugene Gagliano
Wyoming2011

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