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Lamom's 250 Books by American Authors

For the 250th USA celebration, here is a list of 250 American authors that I have read. The books shown by these authors took place primarily in the US (at least to the best of my memory).
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkey Wrench Gang
1
Edward Abbey
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
2
Louisa May Alcott
Other Birds (Sarah Addison Allen)
Other Birds
3
Sarah Addison Allen
Beach Town (Mary Kay Andrews)
Beach Town
4
Mary Kay Andrews
Wicked (Jennifer Armentrout)
Wicked
5
Jennifer Armentrout
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow (Kelley Armstrong)
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow
6
Kelley Armstrong
Mosquitoland (David Arnold)
Mosquitoland
7
David Arnold
Keeping the House (Ellen Baker)
Keeping the House
8
Ellen Baker
Trouble Brewing (Suzanne Baltsar)
Trouble Brewing
9
Suzanne Baltsar
Emma of 83rd Street (Audrey Bellezza)
Emma of 83rd Street
10
Audrey Bellezza
Open House (Elizabeth Berg)
Open House
11
Elizabeth Berg
Last Dance on the Starlight Pier (Sarah Bird)
Last Dance on the Starlight Pier
12
Sarah Bird
Mary Jane (Jessica Anya Blau)
Mary Jane
13
Jessica Anya Blau
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
14
Judy Blume
Midwives (Chris Bohjalian)
Midwives
15
Chris Bohjalian
Stop the Wedding! (Stephanie Bond)
Stop the Wedding!
16
Stephanie Bond
Lovelight Farms (B.K. Borison)
Lovelight Farms
17
B.K. Borison
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
18
Angeline Boulley
Open Season (C.J. Box)
Open Season
19
C.J. Box
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
20
Ray Bradbury
Songs in Ursa Major (Emma Brodie)
Songs in Ursa Major
21
Emma Brodie
Talk Bookish to Me (Kate Bromley)
Talk Bookish to Me
22
Kate Bromley
Mean Streak (Sandra Brown)
Mean Streak
23
Sandra Brown
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
24
Carol Rifka Brunt
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
25
Olive Ann Burns
The Boy Is Back (Meg Cabot)
The Boy Is Back
26
Meg Cabot
A Dog's Purpose (W. Bruce Cameron)
A Dog's Purpose
27
W. Bruce Cameron
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
28
Truman Capote
Swear on This Life (Renee Carlino)
Swear on This Life
29
Renee Carlino
How to Walk Away (Katherine Center)
How to Walk Away
30
Katherine Center
Big Lies in a Small Town (Diane Chamberlain)
Big Lies in a Small Town
31
Diane Chamberlain
The One That Got Away (Bethany Chase)
The One That Got Away
32
Bethany Chase
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
33
Stephen Chbosky
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Gennifer Choldenko)
Al Capone Does My Shirts
34
Gennifer Choldenko
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
35
Sandra Cisneros
The Ghostwriter (Julie Clark)
The Ghostwriter
36
Julie Clark
Georgie, All Along (Kate Clayborn)
Georgie, All Along
37
Kate Clayborn
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
38
Beverly Cleary
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
39
Emma Cline
The Christmas Dress (Courtney Cole)
The Christmas Dress
40
Courtney Cole
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