Great Reads from Great Places2021

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 10,703 Books 544 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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WorkCategoryYear
The Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg
Alabama2021
Shanyaak'utlaax̱ / Salmon Boy by Johnny Marks
Alaska2021
Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich
Arizona2021
Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals by Katy S. Duffield
Arkansas2021
The Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar
California2021
The Fisherman & the Whale by Jessica Lanan
Colorado2021
The Night Is Yours by Abdul-Razak Zachariah
Connecticut2021
Raindrops to Rainbow by Jr. Micklos, John
Delaware2021
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch by Heidi Tyline King
Florida2021
Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed
Georgia2021
Cook Real Hawai'i by Sheldon Simeon
Hawaii2021
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel
Idaho2021
Out of the Wild Night by Blue Balliett
Illinois2021
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
Indiana2021
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Iowa2021
Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Kansas2021
Together We Grow by Susan Vaught
Kentucky2021
Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana by Brian K. Mitchell
Louisiana2021
The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw
Maine2021
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Maryland2021
Dario and the Whale by Cheryl Lawton Malone
Massachusetts2021
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar
Michigan2021
Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom
Minnesota2021
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
Mississippi2021
Treemendous: Diary of a Not Yet Mighty Oak by Bridget Heos
Missouri2021
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Montana2021
Your Bridge to History by Portia Love
Nebraska2021
Spindlefish and Stars by Christiane M. Andrews
New Hampshire2021
The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker
New Jersey2021
The Crossroads by Alexandra Diaz
New Mexico2021
Houdini and Me by Dan Gutman
New York2021
The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
North Carolina2021
The Curse of Greg by Chris Rylander
North Dakota2021
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Ohio2021
Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Pennsylvania2021
Mi isla bella, mi isla hermosa, by Isset M. Pastrana-Andino
Puerto Rico2021
Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
Rhode Island2021
Root Magic by Eden Royce
South Carolina2021
I Survived The Children's Blizzard, 1888 by Lauren Tarshis
South Dakota2021
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
Tennessee2021
Marfa for the Perplexed by Lonn Taylor
Texas2021
Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places by Craig Childs
Utah2021
Watercress by Andrea Wang
Vermont2021
Your Mama by NoNieqa Ramos
Virginia2021
The Sea in Winter by Christine Day
Washington2021
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story by Sharon Langley
Washington, D.C.2021
The Patron Saint of Ugly by Marie Manilla
West Virginia2021
Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper
Wisconsin2021
Rowdy Randy by Casey Rislov
Wyoming2021

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