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Alabama . . Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama by Hester BassAlaska . . . . . . . . . A is for Alaska by the Boys and Girls Club Alaska, ed . by Michelle McCannArizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce and the Road to Courage by Gale LeachArkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles by Dave WassonCalifornia . . . . . . . . . . .Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting With the Great Whites of California’s

Farallon Islands by Katherine RoyColorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer WardConnecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ox-Cart Man by Donald HallDelaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Between the Notes by Sharon Huss RoatDistrict of Columbia . . . . . . . Capital Days: Michael Shiner’s Journal and the Growth of Our

Nation’s Capital by Tonya BoldenFlorida . . . . . . . . She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader

by Jan Godown AnninoGeorgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toad Weather by Sandra MarkleHawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A is for Aloha: A Hawai‘i Alphabet by U‘ilani GoldsberryIdaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrIllinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Tom LichtenheldIndiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodpecker Wham! by April Pulley SayreIowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .My Wilderness: An Alaskan Adventure by Claudia McGehee Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigating Early by Clare VanderpoolKentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodford Brave by Marcia Thornton JonesLouisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodnight Cajun Land by Cornell Landry Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney Maryland . . . . . . . . Julia Child: An Extraordinary Life in Words and Pictures by Erin HagerMassachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterMichigan . . . Bernida: A Michigan Sailing Legend by Al Declercq,Tom Ervin & Gloria Whelan Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce SidmanMississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Chris BartonMissouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Painting for Peace in Ferguson by Carol Swartout KleinMontana . . . . . . . . Homesteading: Settling America’s Heartland by Dorothy Hinshaw PatentNebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep! by Bruce ArantNevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rumble by Ellen Hopkins New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Luck Uglies by Paul DurhamNew Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr . Seuss New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Love Letters to the Dead by Ava DellairaNew York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rain Reign by Ann M . MartinNorth Carolina . . . . . . . . . . .Talkin’ Guitar: A Story of Young Doc Watson by Robbin GourleyNorth Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Countdown Zero by Chris Rylander Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonOklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finders Keepers by Roy DeeringOregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Bridge From Me To You by Lisa Schroeder Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number One Sam by Greg PizzoliRhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe and Sparky Go to School by Jamie MichalakSouth Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishSouth Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Monster Who Ate the State by Chris Browne Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn HolmesTexas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia by Carmen Lomas GarzaU .S . Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Cindy Trumbore Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once Was Lost by Sara ZarrVermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before We Eat: From Farm to Table by Pat BrissonVirginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . El Deafo by Cece BellWashington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Enzo Races in the Rain by Garth SteinWest Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rocket Boys by Homer HickamWisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . A Settler’s Year: Pioneer Life Through the Seasons by Kathleen Ernst Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . The Guardian Team: On the Job With Rena and Roo by Cat Urbigkit

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