2. ALABAMA Just Like Martin by Ossie Davis. The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis Miss Spitfire : Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller Run Away Home :... and Be Free by McKissack

3. ALASKA The Mystery on Alaska's Iditarod Trail by Carole Marsh Buried Alive by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson Water Sky by Jean Craighead George Gentle Ben by Walt Morey Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Williwaw! by Tom Bodett

4. ARIZONA The Ghost of the Grand Canyon by Carole Marsh Over the Edge by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson Downriver by Will Hobbs

5. ARKANSAS The legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West by Gary Paulsen.

6. CALIFORNIA By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman The Iron Dragon : the Courageous Story of Lee Chin by Bonnie Pryor Catching Waves by Stephanie Peters The Mystery on the California Mission Trail by Carole Marsh. Behind the Masks : the Diary of Angeline Reddy by Susan Patron Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep Earthquake at Dawn by Kristiana Gregory No Place by Kay Haugaard I am Lavina Cumming by Susan Lowell The Journal of Ben Uchida, Citizen #13559, Mirror Lake Internment Camp by Barry Denenberg The Strange Case of Baby H by Kathrynn Reiss * *not available at ACS library

7. COLORADO Beardance by Will Hobbs The Mystery in the Rocky Mountains by Carole Marsh Cliff-hanger by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson The Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Whistler in the Dark by Kathleen Ernst* * Not available at ACS library

8. CONNECTICUT The Clock by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier Tucker's Countryside by George Selden. The Moffats by Eleanor Estes The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

9. DELAWARE A Light in the Storm: the Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin by Karen Hesse The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter* * Not available at ACS library

10. FLORIDA Panic on Gull Island by Franklin W. Dixon The Talking Earth by Jean Craighead George Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo The Mystery at Disney World by Carole Marsh Deadly Waters by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson

11. GEORGIA Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O’Connor* Strike Three: Take Your Base by Frosty Wooldridge* * Not available at ACS library

12. HAWAII Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows by Barry Denenberg Jungle Dogs by Graham Salisbury Rage of Fire by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury

13. IDAHO West to a land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi by Jim Murphy The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis by Kirby Larson Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

14. ILLINOIS Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park Extra Credit by Andrew Clements On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck Fair Weather by Richard Peck The Mystery of the Missing Dinosaurs by Carole Marsh A Long Way from Chicago: a novel in stories by Richard Peck

15. INDIANA One-of-a-Kind Mallie by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Christmas After All: the Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift by Kathryn Lasky The Teacher's Funeral: a Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck

16. IOWA Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman & Ron Findley * Maudie in the Middle by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor* The Book of Story Beginnings by Kristin Kladstrup * Not located in the ACS library

17. KANSAS In the Face of Danger by Joan Lowery Nixon Steal Away Home by Lois Ruby The Monument by Gary Paulsen The Talent Show by Dan Gutman Riddle of the Prairie Bride by Kathryn Reiss* * Not available at ACS library

18. KENTUCKY Midnight in Lonesome Hollow: a Kit Mystery by Kathleen Ernst The Mystery at the Kentucky Derby by Carole Marsh Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech Danger at the Wild West Show by Alison Hart* * Not located at ACS library

19. LOUISIANA A Nest for Celeste : a Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home by Henry Cole The Smuggler’s Treasure by Sarah Masters Buckey * * Not available at ACS library

20. MAINE Out of the Deep by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson Wintering Well by Lea Wait* Gifts From the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock* Some Kind of Pride by Mary Testa* *Not located at ACS library

21. MARYLAND Amelia's War by Ann Rinaldi The Slippery Map by N.E. Bode

22. MASSACHUSETTS So Far from Home: The Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl by Barry Denenberg The Mystery on the Freedom Trail: the Boston Marathon by Carole Marsh Anastasia's Chosen Career by Lois Lowry Joshua's Song by Joan Hiatt Harlow Seeing Lessons : The Story of Abigail Carter and America's First School for the Blind by Spring Hermann Zellie Blake, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1834 by Kathleen Duey Under Copp’s Hill by Katherine Ayres* * Not available at ACS library

23. MICHIGAN Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis The Danger Box by Blue Balliett* Return to the Island by Gloria Whelan* Keeper of the Light by Patricia Curtis Pfitsch* * Not located at ACS library

24. MINNESOTA Land of the Buffalo Bones : the Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, an English Girl in Minnesota by Marion Dane Bauer The runaway friend : a Kirsten mystery by Kathleen Ernst Tracker by Gary Paulsen On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

25. MISSISSIPPI The Well: David's Story by Mildred D. Taylor. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi* A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg* How I Found the Strong: A Civil War Story by Margaret McMullan* * Not located at ACS library

26. MISSOURI The Crystal Garden by Vicki Grove. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Minstrel’s Melody by Eleanor E. Tate* * Not available at ACS library

27. MONTANA Max the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski

28. NEBRASKA My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher by Jim Murphy Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements Gib Rides Home by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

29. NEVADA The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: the Donner Party Expedition by Rodman Philbrick Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep. Valley of Death by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson

30. NEW HAMPSHIRE The Heart of a Chief by Joseph Bruchac Moon Window by Jane Louise Curry A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements Gathering of Days by Joan Blos Fighting Ground by Avi Enemy in the Fort by Sarah Masters Buckey* * Not available at ACS library

31. NEW JERSEY Takedown by Rich Wallace Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic by Sarah Masters Buckey* * Not located at ACS library

32. NEW MEXICO Kokopelli's Flute by Will Hobbs Running Scared by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell

33. NEW YORK Dreams in the Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl by Kathryn Lasky The Mystery in New York City by Carole Marsh Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine Journey to Nowhere by Mary Jane Auch The Ghost of Poplar Point by Cynthia DeFelice Land of Hope by Joan Lowery Nixon Hear my Sorrow: the Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker by Deborah Hopkinson From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden Saratoga Secret by Betsy Sterman Water Street by Patricia Reilly Giff The Mayor of Central Park by Avi One-handed Catch by MJ Auch As Simple as it Seems by Sarah Weeks

34. NORTH CAROLINA The Mystery at Kill Devil Hills by Carole Marsh The Mystery of Biltmore House by Carole Marsh The Night Flyers by Elizabeth McDavid Jones Betrayal at Cross Creek by Kathleen Ernst * * Not Located at ACS library

35. NORTH DAKOTA By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder Blizzards Wake by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor* Jake’s Orphan by Peggy Brooke* * Not located at ACS library

36. OHIO A Thief in the Theater: a Kit Mystery by Sarah Masters Buckey Lost and Found by Andrew Clements The Word Eater by Mary Amato

37. OKLAHOMA Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Coyote Autumn by Bill Wallace Treasures in the Dust by Tracey Porter Where the Red Fern Grows: the Story of Two Dogs and a Boy by Wilson Rawls

38. OREGON Kate's House by Mary Francis Shura A Piece of the Sky by David Patneude* My 13 th Season by Kristi Roberts* The Summer of Riley by Eve Bunting* Fire on the Wind by Linda Crew* * Not available at ACS library

39. PENNSYLVANIA Shadows on Society Hill : an Addy Mystery by Evelyn Coleman Path of the Pale Horse by Paul Fleischman Voices at Whisper Bend by Katherine Ayres* * Not available at ACS library

40. RHODE ISLAND The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr., aka Houdini by Peter Johnson Whisper in the Dark by Joseph Bruchac* * Not available at ACS library

41. SOUTH CAROLINA Spelldown: The Big-time Dreams of a Small-town Word Wizard by Karon Luddy Mystery on Skull Island by Elizabeth McDavid Jones* * Not available at ACS library

42. SOUTH DAKOTA Ghost Horses by Pamela Smith Hill These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs* Grasshopper Summer by Ann Warren Turner* Prairie Winter by Bonnie Geisert* * Not located at ACS library

43. TENNESSEE Where I'd Like to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell Circle of Fire by Evelyn Coleman* Weaver’s Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley* * Not located at ACS

44. TEXAS Survival in the Storm: the Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards by Katelan Janke The Mystery of the Alamo Ghost by Carole Marsh Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

45. UTAH Ghost Horses by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson Rockbuster by Gloria Skurzynski* The Maze by Will Hobbs * Not available at ACS library

46. VERMONT Justin Morgan had a Horse by Marguerite Henry Soup & Me by Robert Newton Peck The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z by Kate Messner* When Life Gives You O.J. by Erica S Perl* Love, Aubrey by Suzanne M LaFleur* As Long as there are Mountains by Natalie Kinsey- Warnock* * Not available at ACS library

47. VIRGINIA Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Traitor in Williamsburg: a Felicity Mystery by Elizabeth McDavid Jones The Journal of Rufus Rowe: Witness to the Battle of Fredricksburg by Sid Hite Shadows in the Glasshouse by Megan McDonald* Watcher in the Piney Woods by Elizabeth McDavid Jones* * Not Available at ACS library

48. WASHINGTON Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L Holm* The Tilting House by Tom Llewellyn* Best Friends Forever: A World War II Scrapbook by Beverly Patt* Equinox by Monte Killingsworth* * Not available at ACS library

49. WEST VIRGINIA Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Shiloh Season by Phillips Reynolds Naylor Close to Famous by Joan Bauer Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen* Dream Soul by Laurence Yep* * Not Available at ACS

50. WISCONSIN Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Ida B. by Katherine Hannigan* Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes* Crandall’s Castle by Betty Ren Wright* * Not available at ACS library

51. WYOMING Paint the Wind by Pam Mun ̃ oz Ryan Red Dog by Bill Wallace The Mystery at Devils Tower by Carole Marsh* The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen* Lifting the Sky by Mackie D’Arge* * Not available at ACS