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50 States Reading Book Challenge Suggestions

The 50 States Reading Challenge is a reading challenge where participants aim to read a book set in each of the 50 United States states. It can be completed in one year or over multiple years. These selections are ordered alphabetically by the state in which they're set. Happy reading and traveling! Will you make it to all of them?!
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
2
Kristin Hannah
The Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
The Almanac of the Dead
3
Leslie Marmon Silko
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
5
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
6
Stephen King
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
7
Richard Yates
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
8
Chuck Palahniuk
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
9
Zora Neale Hurston
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
10
John Berendt
Molokai (Alan Brennert)
Molokai
11
Alan Brennert
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
12
Tara Westover
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
13
Sandra Cisneros
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
14
John Green
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
15
Jane Smiley
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
16
Truman Capote
The Secret Wisdom of the Earth (Christopher Scotton)
The Secret Wisdom of the Earth
17
Christopher Scotton
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
18
Robert Penn Warren
Maine (J. Courtney Sullivan)
Maine
19
J. Courtney Sullivan
A Spool of Blue Thread (Anne Tyler)
A Spool of Blue Thread
20
Anne Tyler
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
21
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
22
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Lager Queen of Minnesota (J Ryan Stradel)
The Lager Queen of Minnesota
23
J Ryan Stradel
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
24
John Grisham
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
25
Gillian Flynn
Montana 1948 (Larry Watson)
Montana 1948
26
Larry Watson
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
27
Willa Cather
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
28
Hunter S. Thompson
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
29
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
30
Junot Díaz
The Crossing (Cormac McCarthy)
The Crossing
31
Cormac McCarthy
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
32
Betty Smith
Nights in Rodanthe (Nicholas Sparks)
Nights in Rodanthe
33
Nicholas Sparks
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
34
Louise Erdrich
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
35
Sherwood Anderson
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
36
S.E. Hinton
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases
37
Simone St. James
Miller's Valley (Quindlen)
Miller's Valley
38
Quindlen
Ocean State (Stewart O'Nan)
Ocean State
39
Stewart O'Nan
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
40
Pat Conroy
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