Regional Reads for Christmas

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Regional Reads for Christmas

How do you pick out a Christmas gift for a young reader? There are all sorts of ways to choose, but sometimes I like to pick out a book set in a place where those readers live or featuring characters from the same locality. Readers have enjoyed recognizing places from Suspect, my mystery set in Missouri with scenes that take place in St. Louis and Augusta. Defending Irene might be set in the Italian Alps, but it features a young American soccer player from the St. Louis area. Saving the Griffin is set in Tuscany, but it features characters from Minnesota.

What are some other fun regional reads? Here are some other middle grade and YA selections that are some new reads and old favorites all mixed together that I could think off up the top of my head in this busy holiday season. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments. I’ll be adding and updating.

Arizona

Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan (YA)

California

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia

Quad by C.G. Watson

Millicent Min: Girl Genius by Lisa Yee

Colorado

Katerina’s Wish by Jeannie Mobley

Searching for Silverheels by Jeannie Mobley

Illinois

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck

Iowa

Do You Know the Monkey Man by Dori Hillestad Butler

Louisiana

Another Kind of Hurricane by Tamara Ellis Smith

Maine