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50 States Books: Best Books Set in Each State

50 states reading challenge, a list compiled by The Uncorked Librarian. Each state is represented on this list with three or more books set in each state.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
2
Harper Lee
The Almost Sisters (Joshilyn Jackson)
The Almost Sisters
3
Joshilyn Jackson
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
4
Winston Groom
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (Therese Anne Fowler)
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
5
Therese Anne Fowler
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
6
Helen Keller
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
7
John Green
The Tourist Attraction (Sarah Morgenthaler)
The Tourist Attraction
8
Sarah Morgenthaler
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
9
Jon Krakauer
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
10
Eowyn Ivey
Two Old Women (Velma Wallis)
Two Old Women
11
Velma Wallis
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
12
Kristin Hannah
Four-Finger Singer and His Late Wife, Kate (Arthur D. Hittner)
Four-Finger Singer and His Late Wife, Kate
13
Arthur D. Hittner
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
14
Barbara Kingsolver
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
15
Stephenie Meyer
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
16
Jerry Spinelli
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
17
Barbara Kingsolver
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
18
Maya Angelou
A Painted House (John Grisham)
A Painted House
19
John Grisham
Summer of My German Soldier (Bette Greene)
Summer of My German Soldier
20
Bette Greene
Shakespeare's Christmas (Charlaine Harris)
Shakespeare's Christmas
21
Charlaine Harris
Pretty Things (Janelle Brown)
Pretty Things
22
Janelle Brown
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
23
Cheryl Strayed
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
24
Amy Tan
Dial a for Aunties (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
Dial a for Aunties
25
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
26
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Love & Other Disasters (Anita Kelly)
Love & Other Disasters
27
Anita Kelly
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
28
Joan Didion
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
29
Emma Cline
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
30
John Steinbeck
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
31
Stephen King
Plainsong (Kent Haruf)
Plainsong
32
Kent Haruf
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
33
Jack Kerouac
Cry Father (Benjamin Whitmer)
Cry Father
34
Benjamin Whitmer
Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult)
Small Great Things
35
Jodi Picoult
The Baby-Sitters Club (Ann M. Martin)
The Baby-Sitters Club
36
Ann M. Martin
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
37
Ira Levin
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
38
Elizabeth George Speare
Homecoming (Cynthia Voigt)
Homecoming
39
Cynthia Voigt
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
40
Richard Yates
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