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1 | a | ID Number | Affiliate's Email | Author(s) | Illustrator(s) if any | Title | Publisher | ISBN Number | Jacket cover | Author's website | Author's social media handles if available | ONE Sentence about the book | Connection to State | Estimated Date that your center might have your resources to celebrate your book choice ready for the LOC to link to | URL for LOC to link to your Great Reads information | Age Range (e.g., Adult, Teen, Ages 9-12, Ages 0-8) | F or NF | Keywords | Notes |
2 | Alabama | pearc007@ua.edu | Charles Waters and Irene Latham | African Town | G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers | 9780593322888 | www.irenelatham.com and www.charleswaterspoetry.com | @Irene_Latham @waterscharles | In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda. At the end of the Civil War, the survivors created a community for themselves they called African Town, which still exists to this day. Told in 14 distinct voices, including that of the ship that brought them to the American shores and the founder of African Town, this powerfully affecting historical novel-in-verse recreates a pivotal moment in US and world history, the impacts of which we still feel today. | Tells a story set in Alabama by authors from Alabama | tbd | Teen and young adult 13-18 | F | Alabama, Clotilda, Mobile, AfricaTown USA and Plateau | |||||
3 | Alaska | sjudayak@yahoo.com | Cindy Lou Aillaud | Cindy Lou Aillaud | Recess at 20 Below | Alaska Northwest Books | 9781513261911 |  | https://cindylouaillaud.com/ | Zip up your parka and pull on your winter boots and warm mittens before you go outside in the snow, and see what it's like to live in one of America's coldest places, where it's recess at 20 below! | Author lives in Alaska and the story captures a unique slice of life in the 49th state | done | https://www.alaskacenterforthebook.org/ | Ages 5-10 | NF | Recesses, Alaska, juvenile pictorial | International Reading Association "Notable" Primary/Nonfiction. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People by the National Council of Social Studies and the Children's Book Council. | ||
4 | American Samoa | Marilyn Down | Tasi of American Samoa | 1712856162 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona | jball@azlibrary.gov | Dusti Bowling | Across the Desert | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316494748 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fVNV3BbQh1VXckMy3wDP1-vCoovTVHb0/view?usp=sharing | https://www.dustibowling.com/ | One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot stranded after a plane crash in this gripping story of survival, friendship, and rescue from a bestselling and award-winning author. | Author lives in Arizona. The entire story takes place in our state as well. | 8-12 | F | Arizona, desert, survival, rescue, friendship | Dusti's books have won the Reading the West Award, the Sakura Medal, a Golden Kite Honor, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and have been nominated for over thirty state awards. Her books are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections and have been named best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library, Kirkus, Bank Street College of Education, A Mighty Girl, Shelf Awareness, and many more. | |||||
6 | Arkansas | karen.oconnell@ade.arkansas.gov | Ayana Gray | Beasts of Prey | G. P. Putnam's Sons | 9780593405680 | sent as an attachment to Guy (glam@loc.gov) on 4/12/22 | https://www.ayanagray.com/ | Instagram: @ayanagray_ Twitter: @ayanagray. TikTok: @ayanagray | In this much-anticipated series opener, fate binds two Black teenagers together as they strike a dangerous alliance to hunt down the ancient creature menacing their home—and discover much more than they bargained for. | Author graduated from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and now lives in Little Rock, AR | July 1, 2022 | https://www.library.arkansas.gov/programs/arkansas-center-for-the-book/great-reads/ | Teen (Grade level: 9-12; Ages 13 - 18) | F | Fantasy fiction, Culturally diverse, "Slaying the dragon" theme | Beasts of Prey is being adapted for film by Netflix | ||
7 | California | jamie.romas@library.ca.gov | Gayle Forman | Frankie & Bug | Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster | 9781534482531 | https://www.gayleforman.com/ | Instagram & Twitter: @gayleforman TilTok: @thegayleforman https://www.facebook.com/GayleFormanAuthor/ | In the summer of 1987, ten-year-old Bug and her friend Frankie join forces to find the Midnight Marauder—a criminal on the loose in the L.A. area—and learn some important lessons along with way. | Author is from CA; story is set in CA | TBD | TBD | Ages 8-12 | F | coming-of-age, friendship, identity, adventure, mystery, California | 2021 California Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award winner | |||
8 | Colorado | jones@coloradohumanities.org | Gregory Barrington | Gregory Barrington | cow boy is not a cowboy | HarperCollins | ISBN: 9780062891365, ISBN-10: 0062891367 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qgF3A8NpZBKAZJHghdBPsFF1tX9fHLE5/view?usp=sharing | https://barringtontales.com/ | @barringtontales (instagram) @BarringtonTales (twitter) | Meet Goat Girl and Merle, an irresistible pair of characters who show young readers that the best friendships are built on more than first impressions. | Author/illustrator lives in CO | July 1, 2022 | Ages 0-8 | F | Friendship, first impressions, self, identity, overcoming fear, welcoming new ideas, individuality | 2021 Colorado Book Awards Children's Literature Winner | ||
9 | Connecticut | lcomstock@cthumanities.org | Lizzy Rockwell | Lizzy Rockwell | The All-Together Quilt | Penguin/Random House Alfred A. Knopf | 978-0-375-82204-9 |  | https://www.lizzyrockwell.com/ | @lizzyrockwell1 (twitter) https://www.facebook.com/lizzy.rockwell.3 (FB) | Based on a true story, The All-Together Quilt is about friends of all ages who gather at the community center each Friday to make a quilt. | Author/illustrator lives in CT and story set in CT | July 15, 2022 | TBD | Ages 5-8 | NF | Friendship, connections, quilts, inspiration, beautiful, libraries, project, STEM | 2021 Connecticut Book Awards Young Readers Picture Book Winner | |
10 | Delaware | patty.langley@delaware.gov | Erin Entrada Kelly | Those Kids from Fawn Creek | Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers | 9780062970350 | https://www.harpercollins.com/products/those-kids-from-fawn-creek-erin-entrada-kelly?variant=39373068402722 | http://www.erinentradakelly.com/ | @erinentrada; https://www.facebook.com/ErinEntrada; | The twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K-12 have been together all their lives so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders do not know what to think. | Author lives in DE | June 15, 2022 | https://guides.lib.de.us/decfb | Ages 8-12 | F | friendship, family life | 2018 Newbery Medal winner | ||
11 | District of Columbia | Carmen.Boston@dc.gov | Jeanne Walker-Harvey | Loveis Wise | ABLAZE WITH COLOR : A STORY OF PAINTER ALMA THOMAS | HarperCollins | 9780063021891 | https://www.jeanneharvey.com/ | https://twitter.com/JeanneWHarvey | The incredible true story of Alma Thomas, the first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York City and to have her work chosen for the White House collection. | Alma Thomas lived in DC | Ages 4-8 | NF | Biography, painting, painter, | Published February 2022 | ||||
12 | Florida | amyerscough@flahum.org | Celia C Perez | Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers | Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin RandomHouse LLC | 9780425290453 | http://celiacperez.com/ | @CeliaCPerez (twitter); @cperezwrites (Instagram) | Four strangers form a rebel scout troop in a small town in Florida and find something they didn't know they needed: sisterhood | Title takes places in a small Florida town. She is originally from Miami and a graduate of University of Florida | TBD | TBD | Ages 9-12 | F | Friendship, social action, environmentalism, clubs, family life | ALSC Notable Children's book; Kirkus Best Children's Book of 2019 | |||
13 | Georgia | davichj@dekalblibrary.org | Breanna McDaniel | Tonya Engel | Impossible Moon | Simon &Schuster Books For Young Readers/ Denene Millner Books | 9781534478979 | e-mailed | https://www.breannajmcdaniel.com | To come...checking character's name spelling against final copy. | Author is from GA. | What does NF mean other than Non-Fiction? | To Come | Ages 4-8, Grades K-1 | F | Storytelling, family, grandmothers, African mythology, African American History, Astronomy, constellations, moon, stargazing, folklore, voyages, imagination | To be published 6/2022. McDaniel's "Hands Up!" was listed as a Book All Young Georgians Should Read in | ||
14 | Guam | Evelyn Flores | Goodnight Guam | Create Space | : 1544648340 | ||||||||||||||
15 | Hawaii | baron.baroza@librarieshawaii.org | Greg Bowman, Alan Suemori | Jamie Meckel Tablason | Leilani: Blessed and Grateful | Mutual Publishing, LLC | 9781737677420 |  | A young girl dreams of meeting prominent figures from Hawaiian history and learns about Hawaiian cultural practices. Historical and biographical information included. | Authors are from Hawaii; book focuses on Hawaii history and culture. | TBD | Ages 4-8 | F | Hawaii, tradition, history, gratitude | |||||
16 | Idaho | gwynhervochon@boisestate.edu | Danielle Higley | Stephanie Miles | The Stories Behind the Stories: The Remarkable True Tales Behind Your Favorite Children's Books | Bushel & Peck Books | 9781638190417 | Sent to Guy via email 4-15-2022 | https://bushelandpeckbooks.com/products/the-stories-behind-the-stories | @bookishinboise (instagram) | A celebration of children's literature that tells the incredible behind-the-scenes tales of twenty-nine beloved children’s classics. | Author lives in Idaho | July 15 | TBD | 7-12 | NF | classic children's books, authorship, children's books history, children's books characters | Published November 2021 | |
17 | Illinois | bmatheis@ilsos.gov | Joelle Charbonneau | N/A | Verify | HarperTeen | 978-0062803634 | https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062803627/verify/ | http://www.joellecharbonneau.c | https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJoelleCharbonneau; https://twitter.com/jcharbonneau; https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/joellejcharbonneau/ | Bestselling author, Joelle Charbonneau, has written an eerie, yet timely page-turner that has been described as the perfect mix of Fahrenheit 451 and 1984. It is destined to start important conversations at this particular moment in our history. | Author lives in Illinois. | Will start working on as soon as we know know the game plan. | Will start working on as soon as we know the game plan. | Grade Level 8-9, Reading Age 13 - 17 years | F | Teen, YA, Fiction, Dystopian, Mother - Death, Grief, Books, Reading, Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Secret Societies, Honesty, Resistance to Government, High school students, Teenage Artists | ||
18 | Indiana | suwalker@library.in.gov | Leah Johnson | N/A | YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN | Scholastic | 978-1338503296 | Via We Transfer | https://www.byleahjohnson.com/ | Insta: @byleahjohnson Twitter: @byleahjohnson | The novel follows Liz Lighty, who hatches a plan to leave the "small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town" she lives in because she feels 'too black, too poor, too awkward' to live her best life there. | Author is from Indiana. Book is set in Indiana. | As soon as I know what LOC wants, I'll get working on it. | As soon as I know what LOC wants, I'll get working on it. | Teen | F | Reese's Book Club, LGBTQ Romance, Funny, Friendship, Being Yourself, Stonewall Book Honor | ||
19 | Iowa | tegan.beese@iowa.gov | Suzanne Park | SUNNY SONG WILL NEVER BE FAMOUS | Sourcebooks Fire | 9781728209425 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600114789l/51219281.jpg | https://www.suzannepark.com/ | Twitter & Instagram: @suzannepark | This novel follows an aspiring social media influncer and her digital detox at a farm camp in Iowa. | The camp that the main character attends is in Iowa | Teen | F | Social Media, Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age | |||||
20 | Kansas | brett.rurode@ks.gov | Karen M. Greenwald | Sian James | A Vote for Susanna: The First Woman Mayor | Albert Whitman & Company | 9780807553138 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617710228l/56989109._SX318_.jpg | https://www.karengreenwald.com | https://mobile.twitter.com/karenmgreenwald | Dora tells her grandson of how, in 1887 Argonia, Kansas, a group of men who thought women should not vote or hold office put a woman on the ballot as a joke. | It's about the first woman mayor in the United State, who was from Argonia, Kansas. | June 15th | June 15th | Age range: 4-8 years. Grade level: Preschool to 3rd grade | F | Women mayors, Politics, Women's history, Biography, Juvenile literature | ||
21 | Kentucky | sara.volpi@uky.edu | Brittany J. Thurman | Anna Cunha | Fly | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dloughy Books (Simon &Schuster) | 9781534454873 | https://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/book_images/onix/cvr9781534454873/fly-9781534454873_xlg.jpg | https://www.brittanythurman.com/ | https://twitter.com/janeebrittany | Pure joy and the power of community radiate from this sweet picture book about a young Black girl’s perseverance and confidence in following her double Dutch dreams | Author Brittany J. Thurman resides in Louisville, KY. | 4-8 | F | Picture Books
Self-Esteem African American Family Self-Confidence Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance General Girl's Interest | ||||
22 | Louisiana | jdavis@slol.lib.la.us | Gayle Webre | Drew Breech | When I Was an Alligator | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press | ISBN-10 1946160660 ISBN-13: 978-1946160669 | https://gaylewebre.wordpress.com/ | https://gaylewebre.wordpress.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/gayle.webre | Follow a curious Cajun kid on an informative and fun exploration of Louisiana’s treasured coastal wetlands as she magically and mysteriously transforms into a series of wetlands creatures with each animal revealing something of its habits and habitat. | Book set in Louisiana; author is a Louisiana resident and teacher; illustrator is a Louisiana native; Louisiana university publisher | Ages 5-8 | F | Alligator, Louiaiana bayou, environment, science & nature, curiostity, Cajun, wetlands | Most highly viewed of 2021 virtual LA Book Festival children's programs | |||
23 | Maine | lizz@mainehumanities.org | Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond | Daniel Minter | BLUE: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky | Knopf Books for Young Readers | ISBN - 13: 9781984894366 |  | ILLUSTRATOR Daniel Minter https://danielminter.net/ AUTHOR Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond https://www.nanabrewhammond.com/ | ILLUSTRATOR Daniel Minter: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d1minter/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/d1minter AUTHOR Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanaekuawriter/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/nanaekua?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor | Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating, visually stunning picture book that explores the history and cultural significance of the color blue. | Illustrator Daniel Minter is s Maine artist and community leader; Co-founder of Indigo Arts Allaince, which holds the annual Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival celebrating Black childrens books created by Black illustrators and writers. https://beautifulblackbird.com/ | https://mainehumanities.org/national-book-festival/ | Ages 4-8+ | NF | We hope to work with illustrator/ Maine Artist Daniel Minter w/ our programming. | |||
24 | Maryland | alewis@mdhumanities.org; eetzel@mdhumanities.org | Carole Boston Weatherford | Eric Velasquez | I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer | Bloomsbury Children's Books | 978-1547608966 | https://cbweatherford.com/ | Twitter: @poetweatherford, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poetweatherford | The inspiring true story of Black explorer Matthew Henson, who was apart of the first team to reach the North Pole. | Author was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and book subject Matthew Henson was born and raised in Maryland | Ages 6-11 | NF | ||||||
25 | Massachusetts | shaloo@massbook.org | Mary Wagley Copp | Munir D. Mohammed | Wherever I Go | Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster | 978-1534419193 | sending as email attachment to glam@loc.gov; author headshot included | https://marywagleycopp.com/ | https://twitter.com/Maryfkwc https://www.facebook.com/marywagleycopp https://www.instagram.com/marywcopp/ | Abia has been at the Shimelba Refugee Camp for seven years, four months, and sixteen days, but before she finds a forever home, this resilient young girl has something important to do: be a queen of all she surveys. | Author lives in Massachusetts; WHEREVER I GO received the Picture Book Award in annual Massachusetts Book Awards program for 2021 | June 15, 2022 | https://www.massbook.org/great-reads | 6-9 | F | joint promotion with Rhode Island | ||
26 | Michigan | Carol Boston Weatherford | Frank Morrison | RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul | |||||||||||||||
27 | Minnesota | alayne@thefriends.org | David LaRochelle | Mike Wohnoutka | How to Apologize | Candlewick Press | 9781536209440 | https://www.davidlarochelle.com/ | Everyone makes mistakes but apologizing can be hard, so this is a handy guide to help listeners who are just learning to say those two simple words and older readers who need a refresher. | The 2022 recipient of the Minnesota Book Award, presented annual to writers and illustrators who are residents of the state. | Ages 0-8 | ||||||||
28 | Mississippi | tcarr@mlc.lib.ms.us | Andrea Davis Pinkney | Brian Pinkney | Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Tell It | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 978-0316536738 | Twitter @andreadavispink Facebook facebook.com/andreadavispinkney | Twitter @andreadavispink Facebook facebook.com/andreadavispinkney | Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B. Little relate their Black family's challenges and triumphs from 1927 to 1968 while struggling as sharecroppers, living under Jim Crow, and fighting for Civil Rights in Mississippi. | Set in Mississippi | June 15 | 8-12 | F | |||||
29 | Missouri | lisa@mohumanities.org | Dan & Connie Burkhardt | Bryan Haynes | Growing Up with the River: Nine Generations on the Missouri | Walswoth Publishing | 978-0-692-691441-1 |  | https://www.magnificentmissouri.org/product/growing-up-with-the-river/ | @magnificentmissouri https://www.facebook.com/Magnificent.Missouri/ | You will meet children from nine generations who grew up along the Missouri River from Hermann to St. Charles and share in a long list of adventures and changes they see in the river valley, including visits from Lewis and Clark, the departure of Native Americans, the arrival of German immigrants, the growth of the legendary McBaine Bur Oak, the introduction of vineyards, steamboats, trains, and the creation of the Katy Trail. | Made in Missouri! Written by local authors and illustrated by a local landscape painter. The story/illustrations highlight 8 towns along the Missouri River Valley. Story content contributed by roughly two dozen Missouri historical, cultural, and conservation based organization/experts. The book invites people of all ages to connect with area history, conservation, and culture. 100% of the proceeds go to The Katy Land Trust to preserve the farms and forests along the Katy Trail. | Will contact authors; Can have up on website (once contact is established) in June. | https://mohumanities.org/center-for-the-book/ | Families | F & NF | Missouri, History, Culture, Conservation, Missouri River, Family | Hardback, published in 2016 | |
30 | Montana | kim.anderson@humanitiesmontana.org | M.L.Smoker & Natalie Peeterse | Dale Deforest | Thunderous | Curiousity Books | 978-1-948206-46-4 | Authors are Montanans and focus is Lakota | Ages 9-12 | F | |||||||||
31 | Nebraska | tessa.terry@nebraska.gov | Clayton Anderson | Susan Batori | Letters from Space | Sleeping Bear Press | 978-1534110748 | https://astroclay.com/ | @Astro_Clay https://www.facebook.com/AstroClay?ref=br_tf | Astronaut Clayton Anderson spent 152 days in space aboard the International Space Station, his letters from space are full of weird science, wild facts, and outrageous true stories from life in space, complete with hysterical illustrations from Susan Batori. | Astronaut Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson, Nebraska’s only Astronaut | 3 - 8 years | NF | Science, space, astonauts, NASA, humor, factual, learning | |||||
32 | Nevada | kkuo@nevadahumanities.org | Axie Oh | The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea | Feiwel & Friends | 9781534110748 | https://mpd-biblio-covers.imgix.net/9781250780867.jpg?w=900 | http://axieoh.com/ | The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is an enthralling feminist retelling of the classic Korean folktale "The Tale of Shim Cheong." | Author lives in Nevada | August 1, 2021 | https://www.nevadahumanities.org/nevada-center-for-the-book | YA | F | Author is willing to participate in a virtual LC panel | ||||
33 | New Hampshire | mary.a.russell@dncr.nh.gov | Marek Bennett | The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby | Comics Workshop | 9780982415351 | https://marekbennett.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/00-ofc-freemancolby-3d-topshadowsticker.jpg | https://marekbennett.com/ | Fiercely proud of his Granite State heritage, Freeman Colby bows to no one – not the rowdy students of his rural one-room schoolhouse, not the high-handed Union army officers in town, and certainly not those Rebel traitors causing all that trouble down South. | author lives in New Hampshrie and main character does as well | middle grade and up | NF | US civil war, diaries, graphic novel, history | ||||||
34 | New Jersey | kathypic16@aol.com | Lisa Rose | Isabel Munoz | The Singer and the Scientist | Lerner Publishing | 978-1541576094 -hardcover; 978-1541576100 - paperback | https://assets.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/xl_9781541576094_fc.jpg | https://lisarosewrites.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/lisa.rose.3551 @LisaRoseWrites | When singer Marion Anderson was denied a room because she was black at the Nassau Inn in Princeton NJ after performing there in 1937, Albert Einstein invited her to stay with him and a friendship developed based on their shared experiences of racial discrimination. | Set in Princeton, New Jersey in 1937 | TBD | TBD | Ages 6-11 | NF | Marian Anderson; Albert Einstein; singers; scientists; biography; race; discrimination; African-Americans; Jewish refugees; music, nonfiction; Princeton, NJ; Friendship; social activism; 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist for children's picture books | ||
35 | New Mexico | lori.thornton@state.nm.us | Anna Harber Freeman, Barbara Gonzales | Aphelandra | Shaped by Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez | Albert Whitman & Company | 978-0-8075-7599-4 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AH_z6f2NrSqjoVRPHP4W0J4QsG3Oxhnf/view?usp=sharing | https://annaharberfreeman.com/ | The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Povika Martinez learned pottery as a child under the guiding hands of her ko-ōo, her aunt. She grew up to discover a new firing technique that turned her pots black and shiny, and made them—and Maria—famous. This inspiring story of family and creativity illuminates how Maria’s belief in sharing her love of clay brought success and joy from her New Mexico Pueblo to people all across the country. | set in New Mexico, co-author lives in New Mexico | July 1, 2022 | https://bookfestival.nmculture.org/ | 8-12 years | F | Native American culture, art history, NM history, pottery | |||
36 | New York | rocco.staino@gmail.com | Joseph Bruchac | Children of the Longhouse | Puffin/Penguin | 9780140385045 | www.josephbruchac.com | https://www.facebook.com/joseph.bruchac | F | ||||||||||
37 | North Carolina | mgiblin@nchumanities.org | Barbara O'Connor | How to Steal A Dog | Squarefish (Imprint of Macmillan) | 978-0312561123 | https://www.barbaraoconnor.com/index.html | barbaraoconnor (IG, Twitter) | Georgina Hayes is desperate...they were evicted from their apartment and have been living in a car...When Georgina spots a missing dog poster with a reward, all she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. | Set in North Carolina and author lives in North Carolina | August 1, 2021 | https://nchumanities.org/program/discover-great-places-through-reading/ | 8-12 years | F | Homelessness, love, right and wrong, NC, family, honesty | ||||
38 | North Dakota | ssandwick@nd.gov | Chris Rylander | The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures) | Puffin Books | 978-1524739805 | Chris Rylander's home | Chris Rylander (@chris_rylander) / Twitter | Magic and mayhem collide as Greg and his friends have only a few weeks to save the world. | Author was born and raised in North Dakota | 8-12 years | F | Fantasy, Humor, magic, friends, Dwarfs, Elves | ||||||
39 | Northern Mariana Islands | cnmistatelibrary@gmail.com; director.jkpl@gmail.com; bethdemapanjkpl@gmail.com | Cielo Citlalli Gutierrrez Long | I Duendis: The Duendis | Lady Diann Torres Foundation | ladydianntorres@gmail.com | https://issuu.com/ladydianntorres/docs/i_duendis | A story of a young girl named Rita who goes missing on Tinian and suffers the consequences of disobeying her mother. Written in Chamorro with English translation. | Author born and raised on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands | www.cnmilib.org | 5-12 years | F | Fantasy, Disobedience | ||||||
40 | Ohio | donald.boozer@cpl.org | Tracy Subisak | (same - author & illus.) | Jenny Mei Is Sad | Little, Brown and Company | 978-0-316-53771-1 | http://tracysubisak.com/ | @tracysubisak ("I solely use Instagram") | With this educational and entertaining picture book, learn how to approach difficult emotions with compassion and understanding—and be the best friend you can be. | Author/illustrator was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. | Contacted author; Can have up on website (once contact is established) in May or June. | https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/ | 5-8 years | F | mental health, sadness, friendship, emotions, compassion | |||
41 | Oklahoma | Mariana Llanos | Mariana Ruiz Johnson | Run Little Chaski! An Inka Trail Adventure | Barefoot Books | ||||||||||||||
42 | Oregon | elke.bruton@slo.oregon.gov | Jenn Reese | A Game of Fox & Squirrels | Henry Holt & Co. | 978-1250243010 | https://www.amazon.com/Game-Fox-Squirrels-Jenn-Reese/dp/1250243017 | https://www.jennreese.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/jenn.reese/ https://twitter.com/jennreese | A Game of Fox and Squirrels is a stunning, heartbreaking novel about a girl who finds the light in the darkness… and ultimately discovers the true meaning of home. | Oregon Author, Oregon setting | grades 5-8 | F | fantasy, magical realism | |||||
43 | Pennsylvania | Karla Schmit kms454@psu.edu | Rebecca E. Hirsch | Sonia Possentini | Night Creatures: Animals that Swoop, Crawl, and Creep While You Sleep | Millbrook Press | 978-1-5415-8129-6 | http://www.rebeccahirsch.com/ | Bats flap,skunks prowl, and rabbits race. From their backyard tent, a mother and child marvel at this hidden world of creatures that wake as they prepare to sleep. | Author lives in State College, Pennsylvania. | Hopefully August. | Ages 5-10. | NF | Nocturnal Animals, Night Creatures, Firefly, Bobcat, Cottontail Rabbit, Big Brown Bat, Striped Skunk, Raccoon, Northern Green Frog, Great Horned Owl, Deer Mouse American Robin, White-Tailed Deer | |||||
44 | Puerto Rico | Sonya Canetti sonya.canetti@fphpr.org | Anika Denise | Paola Escobar | Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré | Plantando historias: Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos | HarperCollins Espanol | 978-1400212644 978-0062748683 | https://www.harpercollins.com/products/planting-stories-the-life-of-librarian-and-storyteller-pura-belpre-anika-aldamuy-denise?variant=39741488758818 | https://www.anikadenise.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/anika_aldamuy_denise/?hl=es https://es-la.facebook.com/Anika.Denise.Books/ https://twitter.com/anikadenise | A beautiful picture book biography of one of the most significant and inspiring figures in library history. Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City | Story about Puerto Rican librarian and storyteller Purá Belpré Author is a Puerto Rican writer from NYC | August | 4-8 | NF | Pura Belpré, Biography Puerto Ricans in the US | |||
45 | Rhode Island | Mary Wagley Copp | Munir D. Mohammed | Wherever I Go | Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster | 978-1534419193 | sending as email attachment to glam@loc.gov | Illustrator lives in RI | July | ribook.org | joint promotion with Massachusetts | ||||||||
46 | South Carolina | acook@statelibrary.sc.gov | Mary Alice Monroe | The Islanders | Aladdin | 9781534427273 | sent via email | https://maryalicemonroe.com/the-islanders/ | A young boy spends the summer on a remote South Carolina island with his grandmother making friends while learning about endangered species and himself. | Author is from South Carolina, book is set in South Carolina | ages 7-12 | F | Dewees, island, endangered species, turtle, summer, Afghanistan, family, grandfamily, friendship, boat, ferry, nature, sanctuary | ||||||
47 | South Dakota | jennifer@sdhumanities.org | Julia Lyon | Alexandra Bye | A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard | Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster) | 978-1-5344-7464-2 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EfHa2yIBF4Jtkc9quAZxEb-EP1c3e-fW/view?usp=sharing | https://www.julialyon.com/ | facebook.com/julialyon.author twitter.com/JuliaLyonAuthor instagram.com/julialyon.author | Beginning in 1905, a girl named Ruth collects bones from the South Dakota prairie, leading to the discovery of multiple dinosaur skeletons now displayed around the world. | Takes place on a ranch in western South Dakota. | early August | https://sdhumanities.org/young-readers/ | ages 4-8 | NF | dinosaurs, bones, fossils, geology, prairie, prehistoric, pioneers, quarry, ranch | author might be in D.C. area during NBF; also willing to do virtual event/recording | |
48 | Tennessee | patrick@humtn.org | Julia Watts | Needlework | Three Rooms Press | 978-1953103079 | https://juliawatts.wordpress.com/ | twitter: @jwattswriter | From publisher: ... a sixteen-year-old boy with a love of quilting, cooking and Dolly Parton helps his grandma care for his opioid-addicted mother, until the discovery of a family secret upends everything he has ever believed. | Author lives in Knoxville, TN | early August or earlier if need be | humtn.org | Teen | F | Young Adult Fiction, LGBTQ+, Social Themes, Prejudice & Racism, Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Family Siblings | ||||
49 | Texas | rmanley@tsl.texas.gov | Meghan P. Browne | Carlynn Whitt | INDELIBLE ANN: THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE STORY OF GOVERNOR ANN RICHARDS | Penguin Random House | 9780593173275 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Inz-wrLO-lxgBqBll8gGj838mjmwH7r-/view?usp=sharing | https://www.meghanpbrowne.com/ | IG: @meghanpbrowne https://www.instagram.com/meghanpbrowne/ | Ann Richards was the governor of Texas and the author lives in Texas. | July | |||||||
50 | Vermont | Christopher@vermonthumanities.org | Editors: Marek Bennett, Andy Kolovos, Teresa Mares, Julia Grand Doucet | An anthology of work by New England Cartoonists | The Most Costly Journey (El Viaje Mas Caro) | Vermont Folklife Center | 978-0-916718-22-0 | https://vermonthumanities.org/programs/book-a-program/vermont-reads/vermont-reads-2022/ | Our Vermont Reads 2022 choice, The Most Costly Journey (El Viaje Más Caro), tells the stories of 19 of these workers in their own words. Illustrated by New England cartoonists in a variety of styles, each short chapter describes aspects of life as an immigrant farm worker in Vermont: crossing the southern border, struggling with English, adapting to winter, growing gardens, raising children, dealing with health crises, and working long hours. | The stories are all about migrant farmworkers living and working in Vermont | We are ready now, the book is our Vermont Reads 2022 selection. | https://vermonthumanities.org/programs/book-a-program/vermont-reads/vermont-reads-2022/ | Middle grade and up | NF | Migrants, farmworkers, immigrants, Vermont, Farming, Dairy, Housing, Mental Health, Labor, Economic Justice, Bi-lingual, Spanish, Mexico, Guatemala, | ||||
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52 | Virgin Islands | dbrown@cfvi.net; general.info@cfvi.net | Angela Golden Bryan | Barbara L. Jendrysik | James and the Fireburn: An Anti-bullying and Human Rights Story Inspired by Caribbean History | Suncoast Digital Press Inc | 978-1-939237-71-2 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mEZcLVMlEjsA-7RtcpyHoFkhjbAa2ame/view?usp=sharing | https://fireburnfoundation.org/products/ | https://www.facebook.com/EverythingFireburn/ https://www.instagram.com/fireburndocumentary/ | James and the Fireburn explores what happens when silence prevails and encourages children to stand up for what is right in an age-appropriate manner. | Includes US Caribbean history and author was raised in the USVI. | July/August | 8-12 | F | US Caribbean History, Human Rights, Social Themes, Bullying, Action & Adventure, Survival Stories, Health & Daily Living | |||
53 | Virginia | books@virginiahumanities.org | Sylvia Liu | Manatee's Best Friend | Scholastic | 9781338662269 | https://www.vabook.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Liu-Sylvia-Manatees-Best-Friend-Cover..jpg | http://www.enjoyingplanetearth.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/sylliu/ https://twitter.com/artsylliu https://www.facebook.com/SylviaLiuAuthor | Becca Wong Walker is a shy girl who is forced to find her voice after taking a viral video that threatens her new friendships as well as her hopes to save the manatees. | Author lives in our state. | May 2022 | https://www.vabookcenter.org/blog/?by-work=great-reads | ages 8-12 | F | Environment, Manatees, Dolphins, Oceans, Conservation, Asian American, Wildlife, Science, STEM, Anxiety, Friendship, Family | |||
54 | Washington | sara.pete@sos.wa.gov | Donna Barba Higuera | The Last Cuentista | Levine Querido | 978-1-64614-089-3 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1618183542l/56817365.jpg | https://www.dbhiguera.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/donnabarbahiguera https://twitter.com/dbhiguera https://www.instagram.com/donnabarbahiguera/ | Relocating to a new planet after Earth is destroyed, 12-year-old Petra Peña’s suspended animation fails during the 370-year journey, so when all the other children are mysteriously reprogrammed and the adults purged, Petra becomes the lone bringer of Earth's now forbidden stories and her grandmother's Mexican folklore to a changing humanity. | Author lives in Washington. | http://www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org/ | 10-14 | F | Newbery, Pura Belpré, SciFI | ||||
55 | West Virginia | heather.s.campbell@wv.gov | Joy Keller | Frankenslime | 9781250765802 | https://wvlcguides.org/wvcb | ages 12-14 | F | |||||||||||
56 | Wisconsin | kathy.j.galvin@gmail.com | Baptiste Paul & Miranda Paul | Esteli Meza | Peace | NorthSouth Books, Inc. | 978-0-7358-4449-0 | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15SvODpVFQ-SXoY2gmg250Ym-3G_Q9eQV?usp=sharing | https://baptistepaul.net/ Twitter: @baptistepaul Facebook: @BaptistePaulAuthor Instagram: @baptistepaul77 Website: http://mirandapaul.com/ Twitter: @Miranda_Paul Facebook: @AuthorMirandaPaul Instagram: @mirandapaulbooks | Inspirational look at things we can all do to bring peace into our lives and world. | Authors live in Wisconsin | July-August 2022 | Stand by | Ages 4-8 | NF | Peace, friendship, love, kindness, compasstion | |||
57 | Wyoming | lucas@thinkwy.org | Tyler Rogers | The Marvelous Invention of Orion McBride | Self-Published | 978-1-7360770-0-9 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/14yXn6oeT7Y4wNrc3fNM9OYvpD5roYifQ/view?usp=sharing | 11 year old Chris Fritz has to manage change as he moves to WY due to unhappy life changes, he meets Orion who claims to have invented a time machine, little do they both know that Orion's invention would change their world forever. | Author lives in our state and book takes place in Wyoming | July-August 2022 | Stand by | ages 9-13 | F | Change, friendship, family, growing, learning, persistance, identity | |||||
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