DISCOVER GREAT PLACES THROUGH READING

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh Delicious Poems from the Farmer’s Market by Irene LathamAlaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie and the Blanket Toss by Tricia Brown & Sarah MartinsenArizona . . . . . . My Tata’s Remedies: Los Remedios de mi Tata by Roni Capin Rivera-AshfordArkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petit Jean: A Wilderness Adventure by William B . JonesCalifornia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Bridge Will Not Be Gray by Dave EggersColorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lightning Queen by Laura ResauConnecticut . . . . The Great Connecticut Caper by various Connecticut authors & illustratorsDelaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy Bison’s Yellowstone Adventure by Ilona E . HollandDistrict of Columbia . . . How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian’s National Museum of African

American History and Culture by Tonya BoldenFlorida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasure Hunters by James Patterson & Chris GrabensteinGeorgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra DeedyHawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juniors by Kaui Hart HemmingsIdaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrIllinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Leveller by Julia DurangoIndiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Tractor by Nathan ClementIowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Magic Words by Sharelle MoranvilleKansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Bitter Magic by Roderick TownleyKentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lift Your Light a Little Higher by Heather HensonLouisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petit Pierre and the Floating Marsh by Johnette Downing Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I’m New Here by Anne Sibley O’Brien Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura ShovanMassachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Growing Up Pedro by Matt TavaresMichigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tallulah: Mermaid of the Great Lakes by Denise Brennan-Nelson Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael HallMississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie ChristensenMissouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flags Over America: A Star Spangled Story by Cheryl HarnessMontana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born Wild in Glacier National Park by Donald M . JonesNebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellNevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three in a Tub by Mary Jane Zakas New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keepers of the Labyrinth by Erin E . MoultonNew Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One for the Money by Janet Evanovich New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Go West by Joel NakamuraNew York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure by Nadja Spiegelman North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee AhdiehNorth Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Makoons by Louise Erdrich Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Little Tree by Loren LongOklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Boy Who Carried Bricks by Alton CarterOregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery

that Baffled All of France by Mara RockliffRhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReauSouth Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dog Diaries: Secret Writings of the WOOF Society

by Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffy & Laurie MyersSouth Dakota . . . . . If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach: DON’T! by Elise Parsley Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Serpent King by Jeff ZentnerTexas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wish Girl by Nikki LoftinU .S . Territories . . . . . . . . . . . Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L . Roth & Cindy Trumbore Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One Dead Spy by Nathan HaleVermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The SheepOver by John & Jennifer ChurchmanVirginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Way Home Looks Now by Wendy ShangWashington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dash by Kirby LarsonWest Virginia . . Brother Giovanni’s Little Reward: How the Pretzel Was Born by Anna Egan SmuckerWisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet Me Halfway: Milwaukee Stories by Jennifer Morales Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshal III

Great Reads About Great Places

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