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message 1: by JennRenee (last edited Jan 11, 2011 09:32AM) (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) Here we will compile a list of books we know of for each state. Feel free to add to the list and to use the list.


message 2: by Angela Sunshine (last edited Jan 11, 2011 09:28AM) (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Alabama:
Alabama Moon by Watt Key or
Looking for Alaska by John Green
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols


Alaska:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George


Arizona:
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge


Arkansas:
Homestretch by Paul Volponi
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay
Disenchanted Princess by Julie Linker


California:
The Perfect Boy by Hailey Abbott
Kiss & Blog by Alyson Noel
Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson
Hold Still by Nina LaCour
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
A Step From Heaven by An Na
The Pace by Shelena Shorts



Colorado:
Heartbreak River by Tricia Mills
School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer
In Your Room by Jordanna Fraiberg


Connecticut:
Burning Up by Caroline B. Cooney
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver


Delaware:
Contents Under Pressure by Lara M. Zeises


Florida:
The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff
Fade to Black by Alex Flinn
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott
The Talking Earth by Jean Craighead George
Paper Towns by John Green
Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson


message 3: by Angela Sunshine (last edited Jan 15, 2011 09:16AM) (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Georgia:
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Death on the River by John Wilson
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson


Hawaii:
Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury
Strange Relations by Sonia Levitin


Idaho:
King of the Mild-Frontier by Chris Crutcher
Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt


Illinois:
The Night I Disappeared by Julie Reece Deaver
Plan B by Jenny O’Connell
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck


Indiana:
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani
Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck
When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot


Iowa:
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Stranded by J.T. Dutton


Kansas:
Far From Xanadu by Julie Anne Peters
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Katy's New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool


Kentucky:
Imperfections by Lynda Durrant
To Come and Go Like Magic by Katie Pickard Fawcett
Eli the Good by Silas House


Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Louisiana:
Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa
Part of Me by Kimberly Willis Holt
Walk of the Spirits by Richie Tankersley Cusick
The Chicken Dance by Jacques Couvillon


Maine:
Madapple by Christina Meldrum
Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon
The Keening by A. LaFaye
The Mosts by Melissa Senate
Siren by Tricia Rayburn
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Need by Carrie Jones
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick


Maryland:
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
The Pack by Elisa Carbone
How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
Hero-Type by Barry Lyga
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause


Massachusetts:
Lombardo’s Law by Ellen Wittlinger
Rich Boys: A Martha’s Vineyard Novel by Jenny O’Connell
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones


Michigan:
Now You See Her by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Chasing Tail lights by Patrick Jones
Nailed by Patrick Jones
Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter


Minnesota:
Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen
Abarat by Clive Barker
Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Hot Lunch by Alex Bradley


Mississippi:
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Stormwitch by Susan Vaught
The Ghost Belonged to Me by Richard Peck


Missouri:
Missouri Boy by Leland Myrick
Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber


Montana: Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann
Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon
Raised By Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler


Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Nebraska:
I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
Wonders of the World by Brian Yansky


Nevada:
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Death Mountain by Sherry Shahan


New Hampshire:
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

New Jersey:
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
White Cat by Holly Black


New Mexico:
Split by Swati Avasthi
Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford


New York:
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper
Soulless by Christopher Golden
Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
Beastly by Alex Flinn
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
Life is Funny by E.R. Frank
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn/David Levithan
The Beautiful Between by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Eighth-Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich


North Carolina:
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley
Blue by Joyce Moyer Hostetter


North Dakota:
The Beet Fields by Gary Paulsen
Out of the Blue by S.L. Rottman


Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Ohio:
The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech


Oklahoma:
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Oh My Goth by Gena Showalter
Salvaged by Stefne Miller


Oregon:
Heart of a Shephard by Roseanne Parry
Monster High by Lisi Harrison
Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
Caleb+Kate by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma
If I Stay by Gayle Forman


Pennsylvania:
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Quaking by Kathryn Erskine
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson


Rhode Island:
Something Upstairs by Avi
Spotting for Nellie by Pamela Lowell
Devilish by Maureen Johnson


South Carolina:
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Tagged by Mara Purnhagen


South Dakota:
Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs


message 7: by Patricia (new)

Patricia (venio) | 11 comments Indiana - 1-800-where-r-you series by Meg Cabot
When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You, #1) by Meg Cabot etc


Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Tennessee:
How To Build a House by Dana Reinhardt
Somebody Everybody Listens To by Suzanne Supplee
Artichoke’s Heart by Suzanne Supplee


Texas:
A Deadly Game of Magic by Joan Lowery Nixon
Damage by A.M. Jenkins
Holes by Louis Sachar
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves


Utah:
No Way Out by Ivy Ruckman
Journey To Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida
Lost It by Kristen Tracy
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr


Vermont:
Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop
Witness by Karen Hesse
Jip by Katherine Paterson
Reality Check by Peter Abrahams


Virginia:
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Shadow Horse by Alison Hart


Washington:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
The Clearing by Heather Davis
Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie


West Virginia:
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


Wisconsin:
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock


Wyoming:
Wish You Were Here by Catherine Clark


Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Newly added books in bold.

Nebraska:
I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
Wonders of the World by Brian Yansky


Nevada:
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Death Mountain by Sherry Shahan


New Hampshire:
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

New Jersey:
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
White Cat by Holly Black


New Mexico:
Split by Swati Avasthi
Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford


New York:
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney by Suzanne Harper
Soulless by Christopher Golden
Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
Beastly by Alex Flinn
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
Life is Funny by E.R. Frank
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn/David Levithan
The Beautiful Between by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Eighth-Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castellucci


North Carolina:
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley
Blue by Joyce Moyer Hostetter


North Dakota:
The Beet Fields by Gary Paulsen
Out of the Blue by S.L. Rottman


message 10: by Kellee (last edited Jan 14, 2011 07:39PM) (new)

Kellee Moye (kelleemoye) The new Newbery Winner Moon Over Manifest takes place in Kansas


message 11: by Kellee (new)

Kellee Moye (kelleemoye) @Angela

WOW! You were busy :)


message 12: by Angela Sunshine (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Kellee wrote: "@Angela

WOW! You were busy :)"


I know, ridiculous, huh? But it was bugging me. :)


message 13: by Angela Sunshine (last edited Jan 15, 2011 09:16AM) (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Newly added books in bold.

Alabama:
Alabama Moon by Watt Key
Looking for Alaska by John Green
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols


Alaska:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George


Arizona:
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge


Arkansas:
Homestretch by Paul Volponi
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay
Disenchanted Princess by Julie Linker


California:
The Perfect Boy by Hailey Abbott
Kiss & Blog by Alyson Noel
Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson
Hold Still by Nina LaCour
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
A Step From Heaven by An Na
The Pace by Shelena Shorts



Colorado:
Heartbreak River by Tricia Mills
School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer
In Your Room by Jordanna Fraiberg


Connecticut:
Burning Up by Caroline B. Cooney
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver


Delaware:
Contents Under Pressure by Lara M. Zeises


Florida:
The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff
Fade to Black by Alex Flinn
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott
The Talking Earth by Jean Craighead George
Paper Towns by John Green
Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson


message 14: by Kellee (new)

Kellee Moye (kelleemoye) AngelaSunshine wrote: "Kellee wrote: "@Angela

WOW! You were busy :)"

I know, ridiculous, huh? But it was bugging me. :)"


LOL. I was so going to make a list too, but you got it handled ;) I'll just add any I noticed you missed.

How did you go about making it? Did you go to a website or did you do this yourself?


message 15: by Angela Sunshine (last edited Jan 11, 2011 07:30PM) (new)

Angela Sunshine (angelasunshine) Kellee wrote: "AngelaSunshine wrote: "Kellee wrote: "@Angela

WOW! You were busy :)"

I know, ridiculous, huh? But it was bugging me. :)"

LOL. I was so going to make a list too, but you got it handled ;) I'll..."


Scary enough, I went through my YA books on GR. Many of them have a setting listed, and those that didn't list one but I knew, I added! Now that's something I try to always check under the GR listing for a book. Nice to have that info right up front.

But there's also a couple of websites that are helpful.

http://www.bookssetin.com/ (I like this one a lot!)

http://wrappedinfoil.com/Wrapped_in_F... (This one is so-so)


message 16: by JennRenee (new)

JennRenee (jennreneeread) NY Luxe Series
TX- Morganville Vampires


message 17: by Renee (new)

Renee (rlanto) | 3 comments OH - The Heir Series - Cinda Chima Williams
NC - Everything Sarah Dessen writes
IL - Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green/David Levithan
TN - An Abundance of Katherines - John Green
NY - Love is the Higher Law - David Levithan


message 18: by Ted (new)

Ted Iverson | 6 comments From IL. Mission to the Stars:Book One:The Search for FTL - Author: Ted Iverson

AngelaSunshine wrote: "Georgia:
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Death on the River by John Wilson
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson


Hawaii:
Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury
Strange Relations by Sonia Levitin


Idaho:
Ki..."


AngelaSunshine wrote: "Alabama:
Alabama Moon by Watt Key or
Looking for Alaska by John Green
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols


Alaska:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Julie of the Wol..."



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