Mrs. Dado's Class

Read Across America!

Are you up for a challenge? During the year, try to read a book from each and every state. Record the books you read on your Read Across America map. Once you have read a book from all 50 states, you have earned your entry to our RAA Hall of Fame! (Plus, you can take an AR test on many of these too!

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*If you find a book that contains information about a state that is not listed here, please let Mrs. Dado know!

Alabama
- Picture Book of Rosa Parks by David Adler
- Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Curtis
- Run Away Home by Patricia McKissack
- Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph by Katharine E. Wilkie
Alaska
- Kiana's Iditarod by Shelley Gill
- Williwaw by Tom Bodett
- Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
- Child of the Wolves by Elizabeth Hall
- Call of the Wild by Jack London
- The Eagle’s Shadow by Nora Martin
- Gentle Ben by Walt Morey
- Kavik the Wolf Dog by Walt Morey
- The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford
Arizona
- Saguaro Cactus by Paul Fleisher
- Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles
- Tarantula Shoes by Tom Birdseye
- Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry
- As the Crow Flies by Elizabeth Winthrop
Arkansas
- Bill Clinton: President of the 90’s by Robert Cwiklik
- Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
- Buckaroo by Betty Traylor
- Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine by Eileen Lucas
- Falling From Grace by Ann McNichols
- Gravy on a Bucket Lid by Eddie Bowman
- Only the Names Remain: The Cherokee and the Trail of Tears by Alex W. Bealer
California
- Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
- Cat Running by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
- Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman
- The Journal of Ben Uchida by Barry Denenberg
- Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret
- Annie's Promise by Sonia Levitin
- Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
- Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
- Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
- Working Cotton by Sherley Williams
- Maxi, the Star by Debra & Sal Barracca
- Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
Colorado
- Rocky Mountain National Park by Ruth Radlauer
- Face to Face by Marion Dane Bauer
- Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Arizona by Caroline Arnold
- Bearstone by Will Hobbs
- The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr
Connecticut
- Secret of the Sachem's Tree by F. N. Monjo
- Windcatcher by Avi
- 26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaola
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth Speare
- The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
- From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
- McBroom Tells the Truth by Sid Fleishman
Delaware
- Red Bird by Barbara Mitchell
- Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin by Karen Hesse
- A Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter
- As the Crow Flies by Elizabeth Winthrop
District of Columbia
- The Wall by Eve Bunting
- Nightwalkers by Judy K. Morris
Florida
- Donald and the Fish That Walked by Edward R. Ricciuti
- Panther Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Bigmama's by Donald Crews
- Shortcut by Donald Crews
- Sam the Sea Cow by Francine Jacobs
- Stealing Home by Mary Stolz
- Sunken Treasure by Gail Gibbons
- Michael Graves by Eric Kudalis
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Georgia
- Red Cap by G. Clifton Wisler
- Turn Homeward Hannalee by Patricia Beatty
- Greg Maddux, Ace by John Torres
- Herschel Walker by Jim Aenagh
- Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain by Robert Burch
- Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
- The PeeWee Jubilee by Judy Delton
- Only the Names Remain: the Cherokee and the Trail of Tears by Alex W. Bealer
Hawaii
- Pearl Harbor by Deborah Hopkinson
- Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
- The Broccoli Tapes by Jan Slepian
- The Story of the U.S.S. Arizona by Conrad Stein
- The Last Princess: The story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i by Fay Stanley
Idaho
- West to a Land of Plenty by Jim Murphy
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
- The Case of the Missing Cutthroats: An Eco Mystery by Jean Craighead George
- The Eagle and the River by Charles Craighead
- Jenny of the Tetons by Kristiana Gregory
- Never Cry “Arp!” and Other Great Adventures by Patrick F. McManus
Illinois
- Christmas Blizzard by Helen Ketteman
- A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
- Lincoln, a Photo Biography by Russell Freedman
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
- The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
- Oprah Winfrey: Television Star by Steven Otfinoski
- Ruth Law Thrills a Nation by Don Brown
- Michael Jordan: Star Guard by Ron Knapp
Indiana
- Running out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Julie Meyer by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler
- The Christmas Blizzard by Helen Ketterman
- The Floating House by Scott R. Sanders
- A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
- A Place Called Freedom by Scott Russell Sanders
Iowa
- McBroom Tells TheTruth by Sid Fleischmann
- Kate Shelley and The Midnight Express by Wetterer
- Mystery of Pony Hollow by Lynn Hall
Kansas
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Going West by Nancy Van Leeuwen
- Steal Away Home by Lois Ruby
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Kentucky
- Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
- Daniel Boone by James Daugherty
- Daniel Boone: Pioneer Trailblazer by Jim Hargrove
- Sally Ann Thunder and Whirlwind Crockett by Steven Kellogg
- Tarantula Shoes by Tom Birdseye
Louisiana
- Bill and Pete To The Rescue by Tomie DePaola
- Blackwater Swamp by Bill Wallace
- The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman
- Mama Don’t Allow by Thatcher Hurd
- My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
Maine
- Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume
- Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
- One Morning in Maine by Robert McClosky
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClosky
- Time of Wonder by Robert McClosky
- Calico Bush by Rachel Field
- Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Peter and Connie Roop
Maryland
- By The Dawn's Early Light by Steven Kroll
- Count Me In by Cal Ripken
- Chita’s Christmas Tree by Elizabeth Howard
- Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
- The Fox Hunt Mystery: Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
Massachusetts
- Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen
- Night Raiders Along the Cape by John Waters
- Make way for Ducklings by Robert McClosky
- Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett
- She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn Lasky
- The First Thanksgiving by Jean Craighead George
- Why We Have Thanksgiving by Margaret Hillert
- An Island Far From Home by John Donahue
- Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
- Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry
- Anastasia at Your Service by Lois Lowry
- Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst by Lois Lowry
- Who’s That Stepping On Plymouth Rock? by Jean Fritz
- Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellog
Michigan
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Curtis
- Mrs. Mack by Patricia Polacco
- Keeper of the Light by Patricia Pfitsch
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
- My Ol’ Man by Patricia Polacco
Minnesota
- Tracker by Gary Paulsen
- On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Betsy-Tacy by Maud Lovelace
- Kirsten: An American Girl Books by Janet Shaw
Mississippi
- Vicksburg Veteran by F. N. Monjo
- Let The Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred Taylor
- Mississippi Bridge by Mildred D. Taylor
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
- The Well: David’s Story by Mildred Taylor
- The Friendship by Mildred D. Taylor
- The Drummer Boy of Vicksburg by G. Clifton Wisler
- Goodbye, Charles Lindbergh by Louise Borden
- The Haunted Cabin Mystery: Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Night cry by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Missouri
- Sooner by Patricia Calvert
- George Washington Carver by Lois Nicholson
- On My Way Home by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little House on Rocky Ridge by Roger MacBride
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Montana
- Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski
- It Is a Good Day to Die by Herman Viola
- Smoky, the Cow Horse by Will James
- Max, the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Nebraska
- Native American Doctor by Jeri Ferris
- Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman
- Gratefully Yours by Jane Buchanan
- Prairie Songs by Pam Conrad
- My Daniel by Pam Conrad
Nevada
- Sarah Winnemucca by Mary Frances Morrow
- Snowshoe Thompson by Nancy Levinson
- Cowboy country by Ann Herbert Scott
- The Runaways by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- Weird Stories from the Lonesome Café by Judy Cox
- Alice Rose and Sam: a Novel by Kathryn Lasky
- Chico and Dan by Harold Keith
New Hampshire
- Gathering Of Days by Joan Blos
- Bear That Heard Crying by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
- Miss Hickory by Carolyn Bailey
New Jersey
- Battle of Trenton by Martin McPhillips
- Captain Grey by Avi
- Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson
- Henry Reed’s Baby-Sitting Service by Keith Robertson
- Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid by Walter Dean Myers
- Fighting Ground by Avi
- George Washington's Socks by Elvira Wooddruff
New Mexico
- Cowboys by Joan Anderson
- Carlsbad Caverns by Lewann Sotnak
- And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
- Wildlife Rescue by Jennifer Dewey
- Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell
- Josefina: an American Girl by Valerie Tripp
New York
- How Pizza Came to Queens by Dayal Khalsa
- Hessian's Secret Diary by Lisa Banim
- Tar Beach by Faith Ringold
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
- Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna Hurwitz
- And Still the Turtle Watched by Sheila MacGill-Callahan
- The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
- Ruth Law Thrills a Nation by Don Brown
- The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra Barracca
- When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest
- The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds
- Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
- Hattie and the Wild Waves by Barbara Cooney
- Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks
- Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber
- Remember Me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger
North Carolina
- Wright Brothers by Russell Freedman
- Who Comes With Cannons by Patricia Beatty
- My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston
- The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston
- Meet Addy: an American Girl by Connie Porter
- Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver
- Michael Jordan: Star Guard by Ron Knapp
- Back Home by Gloria Jean Pinkney
- A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant
North Dakota
- Edge of Nowhere by Lucy Sypher
- Dakota Dugout by Ann Turner
- On the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Sitting Bull by Herman Viola
- Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne
Ohio
- M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton
- John Glenn by Paul Westman
- Wild Willie and King Kyle Detectives by Barbara M. Joose
- Lentil by Robert McClosky
- Johnny Appleseed Goes A’Planting by Patsy Jensen
Oklahoma
- Time of Hunting by Wayne Dodd
- Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Smith
- Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Winston Rawls
- Red-Dirt Jessie by Anna Myers
- Captain’s Command by Anna Myers
- Wing Walker by Rosemary Wells
Oregon
- Summer Discovery by Drew Carson
- A Girl From Yamhill by Beverly Cleary
- A Frontier Fort on the Oregon Trail by Scott Stedman
- Wagon Train 911 by Jamie Gilson
Pennsylvania
- Christmas Cookie Tree by Ruth Hershey Irion
- Knots in My Yo-Yo String by Jerry Spinelli
- The Winter of Red Snow (Dear America) by Christina Gregory
- The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
- What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz
- Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catherine C. Logan by Mary Pope Osborne
- The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous
Rhode Island
- Something Upstairs by Avi
- Nickommoh! by Jackie French Koller
- The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle
- The Mill by David Macaulay
- Christmas Tree Farm by Sandra Jordan
- Kerry Hill Casecrackers Series by Peggy Nicholson and John F. Warner
- Chicken Run by Ellen Weiss
- Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams by Avi
South Carolina
- Cast Two Shadows by Ann Rinaldi
- Hurricane Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- The Secret of Gumbo Grove by Eleanora E. Tate
- The Keeping Room by Anna Myers
- I Thought My Soul Would Rise Up and Fly: The Diary of Patsy by Joyce Hansen
- The Girl Who Ate Chicken Feet by Sandy Richardson
South Dakota
- First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac
- The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- A Dinosaur Named Sue: the Find of the Century by Fay Robinson
- A Dinosaur Named Sue: the Story of the Colossal Fossil by Patricia Relf
- Driving Lessons by Catherine Dexter
Tennessee
- Davy Crockett by Anne Ford
- Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs
- Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley by Marguerite Henry
- Tennessee Trailblazers by Patricia and Frederick McKissack
- Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni
- Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull
- Sequoyah’s Gift by Janet Klausner
- Oprah Winfrey: Television Star by Steven Otfinoski
- When the Whippoorwill Calls by Candice Ransom
- Al Gore by Rebecca Stefoff
- Daniel’s Duck by Clyde Robert Bulla
- A Band of Angels: a Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers by Deborah Hopkinson
Texas
- Holes by Louis Sachar
- Armadillo Rodeo by Jan Brett
- Hank, the Cow Dog by John Erickson
- Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
- Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola
- Search for the Shadowman by Joan Lowery Nixon
- The White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub
Utah
- Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
- Hostage by Edward Myers
- The Great Brain at the Academy by John D. Fitzgerald
Vermont
- Soup by Robert Newton Peck
- Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Martin
- Soup and Me by Robert Newton Peck
- Soup for President by Robert Newton Peck
- Soup’s Hoop by Robert Newton Peck
- A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
- The Canada Geese Quilt by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Virginia
- Promise Quilt by Candice Ransom
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
- George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz
- Journal of James Edward Pease by Jim Murphy
- The Relatives Came by Cynthis Rylant
- The Twin in the Tavern by Barbara B. Wallace
- Felicity: an American Girl by Valerie Tripp
- When Will This Cruel War be Over by Barry Denenberg
Washington
- Turtle People by Brenda Guiberson
- Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer Holm
- Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helens by Patricia Lauber
- The Last Man's Reward by David Patneaude
West Virginia
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
- Hound Heaven by Linda Oatman High
Wisconsin
- Rascal by Sterling North
- Little House in the Big Woods by Laura I. Wilder
- Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink
- Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright
Wyoming
- Yellowstone by Carol A. Marron
- Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie DePaola
- My Friend Flicka by Mary O’Hara
- Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
- Red Dog by Bill Wallace

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