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Hi Reader, I hope you're having a good Fourth of July weekend if you're in the U.S.A. We had a few lovely, relaxing cookouts and some tolerable summer weather here in historic Philadelphia, so it was very nice! The holiday got me thinking about my Read the U.S.A. challenge to read a book from each of the 50 states. I'm almost done with just three more to go! It's one of my goals to complete it this year. I love the fact that it helps me virtually experience my country, PLUS, it can be done concurrently with other reading challenges. If you, too, are participating in this challenge or want to, below are the books I've read for each state so far. For states where I've read several, I've included the one I found to be the most representative of the locale. For the three states I haven't read yet, I shared the books I intend to read for that state. Take a literary vacation across the U.S.A. with these books this Independence Day weekend!
Read the U.S.A.Alabama: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Alaska: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Arizona: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Arkansas: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou California: East of Eden by John Steinbeck Colorado: Foreign Faction by A. James Kolar Connecticut: The Baby-Sitters Club books by Ann M. Martin Delaware: Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden Florida: The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleton Georgia: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Hawaii: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Idaho: Educated by Tara Westover Illinois: Becoming by Michelle Obama Indiana: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Iowa: The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller Kansas: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Kentucky: The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes Louisiana: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Maine: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Maryland: Well Met by Jen DeLuca Massachusetts: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Michigan: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Minnesota: This Tender Land by William Krueger Kent Mississippi: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Missouri: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Montana: Lone Women by Victor Lavalle Nebraska: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Nevada: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson New Hampshire: A Separate Peace by John Knowles New Jersey: Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland New Mexico: Meet Josefina: An American Girl by Valerie Tripp New York: The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff North Carolina: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens North Dakota: Peace Like A River by Leif Enger Ohio: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Oklahoma: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Oregon: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Pennsylvania: Long Bright River by Liz Moore Rhode Island: A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams South Carolina: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead South Dakota: Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden Tennessee: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Texas: Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger Utah: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren Vermont: The Secret History by Donna Tartt Virginia: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett Washington: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah West Virginia: The Buffalo Creek Disaster by Gerald M. Stern Wisconsin: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Wyoming: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx Remember, it's a good day to read a book. -Jules Disclosure: This email contains affiliate links by which I may earn a commission on purchases made through clicks on my links, at no extra cost to you. The ads in this email also help contribute to my costs and keep this content free to the public. Thank you for your support. |
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