Great Reads from Great Places2019

Given by Library of Congress Center for the Book

Other Names: Alabama Great Reads, Arkansas Center for the Book Great Reads, Texas Great Read
49 Works 27,394 Books 1,090 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
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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
Ernestine's Milky Way by Kerry Madden-Lunsford
Alabama2019
Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich by Annie Boochever
Alaska2019
The Night Flower: The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus by Lara Hawthorne
Arizona2019
Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon by Carla Killough McClafferty
Arkansas2019
The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo
California2019
Mela and the Elephant by Dow Phumiruk
Colorado2019
Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species by Karen Romano Young
Connecticut2019
Lost Soul, Be at Peace by Maggie Thrash
Delaware2019
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
Florida2019
Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons
Georgia2019
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere by Barb Rosenstock
Illinois2019
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City by Phillip Hoose
Indiana2019
Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus
Iowa2019
No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas by Tonya Bolden
Kansas2019
Rock and Roll Woods by Sherry Howard
Kentucky2019
The Craziest Fishing Tale on the Bayou by alipiogary
Louisiana2019
Little Bird's flock by Nafviso Ali
Maine2019
Riverbound by Melinda Beatty
Maryland2019
Windows by Julia Denos
Massachusetts2019
Nature's Friend: The Gwen Frostic Story by Lindsey McDivitt
Michigan2019
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Minnesota2019
The Rambling by Jimmy Cajoleas
Mississippi2019
What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. Mckissack
Missouri2019
Montana for Kids: The Story of Our State by Allen Morris Jones
Montana2019
Simpson's Sheep Just Want to Sleep! by Bruce Arant
Nebraska2019
The Deceivers (Vale Hall) by Kristen Simmons
Nevada2019
The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
New Hampshire2019
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy
New Jersey2019
The Storm Runner by J. C. Cervantes
New Mexico2019
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
New York2019
Grenade by Alan Gratz
North Carolina2019
The Legend of Greg by Chris Rylander
North Dakota2019
Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber by Sue Macy
Ohio2019
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
Pennsylvania2019
Mi isla bella, mi isla hermosa, by Isset M. Pastrana-Andino
Puerto Rico2019
Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
Rhode Island2019
How High the Moon by Karyn Parsons
South Carolina2019
Muskrat and Skunk/Sinkpe Na Maka: A Lakota Drum Story (Dakota and English Edition) (English and North American Indian Languages Edition) by Donald F. Montileaux
South Dakota2019
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce
Tennessee2019
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? by Chris Barton
Texas2019
I Am the Virgin Islands by Tiphanie Yanique
US Territories2019
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey
Utah2019
Bob by Tracey Campbell Pearson
Vermont2019
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Virginia2019
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Washington2019
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation by Barry Wittenstein
Washington, D.C.2019
The Princess and the Pickup Truck by Bil Lepp
West Virginia2019
The Rhino in Right Field by Stacy DeKeyser
Wisconsin2019
Rusty and the River : A Rusty the Ranch Horse Tale by Fichtner Mary
Wyoming2019

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