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Helena's List of Books to Read on an American Road Trip

Now during the Big C of 2020, I've been dreaming of a big roadtrip. Here are 10 books to read set in/by author from each US state (+DC!).
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Alabama
Alabama
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
Harper Lee
4
Furious Hours (Casey Cep)
Furious Hours
Casey Cep
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg
6
Forrest Gump (Novel)
Forrest Gump (Novel)
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Big Fish (Daniel Wallace)
Big Fish
Daniel Wallace
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Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! (Fannie Flagg)
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Fannie Flagg
9
Standing in the Rainbow (Fannie Flagg)
Standing in the Rainbow
Fannie Flagg
10
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven (Fannie Flagg)
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
Fannie Flagg
11
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Truman Capote
12
Alaska
Alaska
13
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
14
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
15
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
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White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
Jack London
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The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey
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To the Bright Edge of the World (Eowyn Ivey)
To the Bright Edge of the World
Eowyn Ivey
19
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
Jean Craighead George
20
The Smell of Other People's Houses (.)
The Smell of Other People's Houses
.
21
Bone White (Ronald Malfi)
Bone White
Ronald Malfi
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Travels in Alaska (John Muir)
Travels in Alaska
John Muir
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Arizona
Arizona
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Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
Barbara Kingsolver
25
Vanishing Acts (Jodi Picoult)
Vanishing Acts
Jodi Picoult
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The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
Stephenie Meyer
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Star Girl (Jerry Spinelli)
Star Girl
Jerry Spinelli
28
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
29
In Real Life (Cory Doctorow)
In Real Life
Cory Doctorow
30
Girl in Pieces (Kathleen Glasgow)
Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow
31
Half Broke Horses (Jeannette Walls)
Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls
32
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
33
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (Nancy E. Turner)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
Nancy E. Turner
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Arkansas
Arkansas
35
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Maya Angelou)
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
36
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
37
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
38
True Grit
True Grit
39
Growing Up Duggar (Various)
Growing Up Duggar
Various
40
Boy Erased (Garrad Conley)
Boy Erased
Garrad Conley
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