Great Reads from Great Places2010

Given by Library of Congress Center for the Book

Other Names: Alabama Great Reads, Arkansas Center for the Book Great Reads, Texas Great Read
47 Works / 48 Items 44,468 Books 1,932 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?

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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
Sharkabet: A Sea of Sharks from A to Z by Ray Troll
Alaska2010
So Over My Head by Jenny B. Jones
Arkansas2010
Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French
California2010
M IS FOR MISCHIEF: An A to Z of Naughty Children by Linda Ashman
Colorado2010
Chalk by Bill Thomson
Connecticut2010
Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware by M. T. Anderson
Delaware2010
I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
Florida2010
A Tree for Emmy by Mary Ann Rodman
Georgia2010
Too Many Mangos by Tammy Paikai
Hawaii2010
My Darlin' Clementine by Kristiana Gregory
Idaho2010
Muddy as a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes by Laurie Lawlor
Illinois2010
Paper Towns by John Green
Indiana2010
The Flamingo Rising by Larry Baker
Iowa2010
Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres
Kansas2010
Trouble in Troublesome Creek (A Troublesome Creek Kids Story) by Nancy Kelly Allen
Kentucky2010
Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud by Johnette Downing
Louisiana2010
Hard Scrabble Harvest by Dahlov Ipcar
Maine2010
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Maryland2010
My Uncle Emily by Jane Yolen
Massachusetts2010
January's Sparrow by Patricia Polacco
Michigan2010
Ojibwe in Minnesota by Anton Treuer
Minnesota2010
Flying Lessons by Gilbert Ford
Mississippi2010
They're Off! The Story of the Pony Express by Cheryl Harness
Missouri2010
Montana Place Names: From Alzada to Zortman (Montana Historical Society Guide) by Montana Historical Society Press
Montana2010
Luck: The Story of a Sandhill Crane by Jean Craighead George
Nebraska2010
Under open skies by Keeli McClintick
Nevada2010
Born to Be Giants: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World by Lita Judge
New Hampshire2010
The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay
New Jersey2010
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
New Mexico2010
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
New York2010
Carolina Curiosities by Jerry Bledsoe
North Carolina2010
Sacagawea by Liselotte Erdrich
North Dakota2010
Zombies! Evacuate the School! by Sara Holbrook
Ohio2010
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Pennsylvania2010
The Wonder of Charlie Anne by Kimberly Newton Fusco
Rhode Island2010
Mercy Creek by Matt Matthews
South Carolina2010
The Raccoon and the Bee Tree by Charles A. Eastman
South Dakota2010
On Viney's Mountain by Joan Donaldson
Tennessee2010
Librarian on the Roof! a True Story by M. G. King
Texas2010
Hanging with Uncle Eddie by Mervelle A. Sage
US Territories2010
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale
Utah2010
Nora's Ark by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Vermont2010
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Slayton
Virginia2010
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber
Washington2010
First Pooch: The Obamas Pick a Pet by Carole Boston Weatherford
Washington, D.C.2010
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Slayton
West Virginia2010
Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Wisconsin2010
Little Wyoming (Little State) by Eugene Gagliano
Wyoming2010

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