Jayne J Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Also set in PA (although you can't top Charlotte's Web) is The Cabin Faced West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 For Indiana, I nominate Gene Stratton Porter's Girl of the Limberlost, or a childhood memoir called Dune Boy, by Edwin Way Teale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Here's a great resource with a variety of books by state. http://wrappedinfoil.com/Wrapped_in_Foil/ That being said, my kids loved The Wicked Big Toddlah (set in Maine) and I can't believe it wasn't included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebbyribs Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I suggest Dicey's Song for Maryland and Bridge to Terabithia for West Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I suggest Dicey's Song for Maryland and Bridge to Terabithia for West Virginia. Does Bridge to Terabithia had a specific state setting? Added Dicey's Song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey for Alabama. Kathryn Windham Tucker did a whole series of these about various Southern states, but she was from Selma and Jeffrey "lives" there too (I think he was her house's ghost). They're a good introduction of Southern gothic for children, IMHO. If you want to introduce your children to Southern gothic. Charlotte's Web for Pennsylvania. Where is The Trumpet of the Swan mainly set? I second the nomination for Caddie Woodlawn over Little House for Wisconsin. Okay, I have been wracking my brain -- it's been a while since I read Charlotte's Web, and I'm not remembering a reference to Pennsylvania. Google isn't helping me either. Since we're from PA, I thought I'd remember a reference, but I'm coming up blank. Can you help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 NC ---Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stars Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Okay, I have been wracking my brain -- it's been a while since I read Charlotte's Web, and I'm not remembering a reference to Pennsylvania. Google isn't helping me either. Since we're from PA, I thought I'd remember a reference, but I'm coming up blank. Can you help me? Confession -- I never noticed that Charlotte's Web was set in Pennsylvania either. My information comes entirely from this week's WWE 1 Lesson: Week 9, Day 1 -- "Charlotte's Web tells the story of a little girl named Fern and her pet pig Wilbur. Fern and Wilbur live in the state of Pennsylvania." The copywork exercise for that day was "The teacher asked Fern to name the capital of Pennsylvania." I hope it's okay for me to quote this much of the text. If not, I'll remove it. We don't own Charlotte's Web so I can't look anything up for verification, but I may be rechecking it from the library to satisfy my own curiosity, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 This thread is going to make our state study last significantly longer... But it will be so much more interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdrinca Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 When I Was Young in the Mountains for West Virginia A Wrinkle in Time for New York Holes for Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Does Bridge to Terabithia had a specific state setting? I think it is in Virginia- it was a short day trip to DC. It's not West Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 NC ---Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan Added. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I can't think of any for Washington State where I Iive. We can however claim to be where the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books come from. They don't have a specific setting. But the author lived on Vashon Island when she wrote those. I have stayed at her farm, which is now a cute Bed and Breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrale Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 My friend Flicka and the sequels in Wyoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Love this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Does Bridge to Terabithia had a specific state setting? Added Dicey's Song I think it is in Virginia- it was a short day trip to DC. It's not West Virginia. Yes, I think it’s Virginia. The author lived in the DC suburbs, although in Maryland and Terebithia was inspired by the death of the childhood best friend of one of her sons. Another of her books, Jacob Have I Loved is either Virginia or Maryland (it’s an island in the Chesapeake Bay and I’m not sure it’s explicit which side of the state line it’s on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Confession -- I never noticed that Charlotte's Web was set in Pennsylvania either. My information comes entirely from this week's WWE 1 Lesson: Week 9, Day 1 -- "Charlotte's Web tells the story of a little girl named Fern and her pet pig Wilbur. Fern and Wilbur live in the state of Pennsylvania." The copywork exercise for that day was "The teacher asked Fern to name the capital of Pennsylvania." I hope it's okay for me to quote this much of the text. If not, I'll remove it. We don't own Charlotte's Web so I can't look anything up for verification, but I may be rechecking it from the library to satisfy my own curiosity, too! I always assumed it was Vermont or New Hampshire and that they were just learning the state capitals in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Confession -- I never noticed that Charlotte's Web was set in Pennsylvania either. My information comes entirely from this week's WWE 1 Lesson: Week 9, Day 1 -- "Charlotte's Web tells the story of a little girl named Fern and her pet pig Wilbur. Fern and Wilbur live in the state of Pennsylvania." The copywork exercise for that day was "The teacher asked Fern to name the capital of Pennsylvania." I hope it's okay for me to quote this much of the text. If not, I'll remove it. We don't own Charlotte's Web so I can't look anything up for verification, but I may be rechecking it from the library to satisfy my own curiosity, too! Ah! I see. I don't think it does say in the book, and it could have easily said Hawaii instead, but that is a logical step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Did anyone list "Where the Red Fern Grows" for Oklahoma? We just finished crying our way through the end of that book. Edited: Ahhhh, I see it's there. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Taffy of Torpedo Junction for North Carolina Jacob Have I Loved for Maryland October Sky for West Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I was going to recommend Richard Peck for Illinois, but I see you beat me to it. I can't think of any picture books set in IL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Little Britches for Colorado! That is exactly what I was going to say. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Okay, so I put Jacob Have I Loved under Maryland and Bridge to Terabithia under Virginia. I added A Lion to Guard Us under Virginia; I know a lot of the action takes place elsewhere, but the children are trying to reach their father in Jamestown. The picture books are missing many states so keep the suggestions coming. The children's literature needs books as well. I researched a few books and made suggestions. If you or your children have read the book, give a yay or nay if it should be included. Arizona: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Finding Zola by Marianna Mitchell Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac - DS read and liked this book, but most of the action isn't in Arizona Arkansas: Summer of my German Soldier by Bette GreeneDelaware: I couldn't find anythingGeorgia: The Liberation of Gabriel King by K. L. Going My Name is Sally Little Song by Brenda Woods Hawaii: Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury DS read I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor and A Boy at War, but I think these books were less about Hawaii and more about Pearl Harbor so I didn't include them. I'm open to other opinions! Iowa: Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman Louisiana: My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt Ninth Ward and Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes Nebraska: The Red Umbrella by Christina GonzalezNevada: Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz RyanNew Mexico: The Gadget by Paul ZindelNorth Dakota: I couldn't find anythingRhode Island: The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor LisleSouth Carolina: The Small Adventures of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor What say the Hive on these books: Alabama: To Kill a Mockingbird - I don't really consider it children's literature, but it's one of the most famous books about Alabama Kansas: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Texas: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 C is for Centennial for a CO picture book--it's gorgeous. We've been really pleased with all the alphabet poetry books we've read. I just haven't read them all. Should I add them or wait until others suggest them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaChicken Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 The Raft - Jim LaMarche for Wisconsin Tar Beach - Faith Ringgold for NY The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Mordicai Gerstein also for NY We were looking for book club inspiration and found it in this thread! Starting next week in PA with "The Cabin Faces West" and then traveling to NJ with "Cheaper by the Dozen" then outward across the US. I'm thinking about a state map sticker passport for DS7, and a map journal for DS10. Combine that with the United States Cookbook and The Scrambled States of America and we have a geography book club plan! Keep them coming, I'm taking notes. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrale Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 For some reason I thought Charlotte's web was set in New England. I actually thought it was set in the south and I was shocked to find it was so far north. However....I might have gotten the New England part from the movie which may have taken certain liberties as I couldn't find any mention of locacation while quickly perusing it last night. Edited to add: The 2006 movie is set in Maine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 In response to the person above who asked if Uncle Tom's Cabin is a children's book. The answer to that would be no. My father is a good reader and he struggled through this book. ETA: I just looked up the reading level on this book and it is 9th grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 C is for Centennial ended up under CA, not CO. Oops! Fixed it. 4 hours of sleep last night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 The Raft - Jim LaMarche for Wisconsin Tar Beach - Faith Ringgold for NY The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Mordicai Gerstein also for NY We were looking for book club inspiration and found it in this thread! Starting next week in PA with "The Cabin Faces West" and then traveling to NJ with "Cheaper by the Dozen" then outward across the US. I'm thinking about a state map sticker passport for DS7, and a map journal for DS10. Combine that with the United States Cookbook and The Scrambled States of America and we have a geography book club plan! Keep them coming, I'm taking notes. Thanks! Done. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest user314159 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Oregon-- Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry Alabama-- Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai Virginia - Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Maryland-- Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings New Mexico-- The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Great Civil War books: Turn Homeward, Hannalee -- Indiana Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee -- Atlanta, Georgia To my knowledge, these books are the only books that depict the "poor white" situation -- vs. Scarlett-types -- while the Civil War raged around them. Wonderful book. Awesome strong girl and her brother. My boys, both 10, didn't want me to stop reading. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Al Capone Does My Shirts for SF/Alcatraz A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Cynthia Rylant's wonderful The Van Gogh Cafe takes place in Kansas, although it's not about Kansas. :) Alaska: My Name is Not Easy The Impossible Rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 For Arizona, another picture book: Don't Call Me Pig! A Javelina Story by Conrad Storad. Another Minnesota picture book: Prairie Train by Marsha Chall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingCat Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 ok, I know the sub-thread about countries seems to have died away, but I just have to nominate "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" for China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The Armadillo from Amarillo -- TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hoot by Carl Hiaasen is set in Coconut Cove, FL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Has anyone mentioned Lois Lenski's "American Regional" series" ? We've read a handful of them and have found the quality of her research and writing consistently high. Bayou Suzette. - Louisiana Strawberry Girl - Florida Blue Ridge Billy. - North Carolina Judy's Journey - Migrant worker family, various states. Boom Town Boy. - Oklahoma Cotton in My Sack - Arkansas Texas Tomboy. - West Texas Prairie School - South Dakota Mama Hattie's Girl Corn-Farm Boy. - Iowa. San Francisco Boy - San Francisco's Chinatown Flood Friday - Connecticut. Houseboat Girl - Mississippi River Coal Camp Girl. - West Virginia. Shoo-Fly Girl. - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania To Be a Logger. - rural area of Oregon Deer Valley Girl. - Vermont Marguerite de Angeli had some picture books too, mostly set in Pennsylvania - Yonie Wondernose, Henner's Lydia, Skippack School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Oregon-- Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry Alabama-- Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai Virginia - Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Maryland-- Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings New Mexico-- The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages Done! Thank you. Great Civil War books: Turn Homeward, Hannalee -- Indiana Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee -- Atlanta, Georgia To my knowledge, these books are the only books that depict the "poor white" situation -- vs. Scarlett-types -- while the Civil War raged around them. Wonderful book. Awesome strong girl and her brother. My boys, both 10, didn't want me to stop reading. Alley Added. Thanks! Al Capone Does My Shirts for SF/Alcatraz A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Cynthia Rylant's wonderful The Van Gogh Cafe takes place in Kansas, although it's not about Kansas. :) Alaska: My Name is Not Easy The Impossible Rescue Added all, including The Van Gogh Cafe. Thank you! Hoot by Carl Hiaasen is set in Coconut Cove, FL. Added. Thanks! Has anyone mentioned Lois Lenski's "American Regional" series" ? We've read a handful of them and have found the quality of her research and writing consistently high. Bayou Suzette. - Louisiana Strawberry Girl - Florida Blue Ridge Billy. - North Carolina Judy's Journey - Migrant worker family, various states. Boom Town Boy. - Oklahoma Cotton in My Sack - Arkansas Texas Tomboy. - West Texas Prairie School - South Dakota Mama Hattie's Girl Corn-Farm Boy. - Iowa. San Francisco Boy - San Francisco's Chinatown Flood Friday - Connecticut. Houseboat Girl - Mississippi River Coal Camp Girl. - West Virginia. Shoo-Fly Girl. - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania To Be a Logger. - rural area of Oregon Deer Valley Girl. - Vermont Marguerite de Angeli had some picture books too, mostly set in Pennsylvania - Yonie Wondernose, Henner's Lydia, Skippack School. Added the literature books, except for Judy's Journey and Mama Hattie's Girl as they weren't linked to specific states. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 For Arizona, another picture book: Don't Call Me Pig! A Javelina Story by Conrad Storad. Another Minnesota picture book: Prairie Train by Marsha Chall Added. Thank you! The Armadillo from Amarillo -- TX Added. Thanks! Marguerite de Angeli had some picture books too, mostly set in Pennsylvania - Yonie Wondernose, Henner's Lydia, Skippack School. Added to post. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thank you so much ErinE for compiling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 The Perilous Road -- Tennessee. Fantastic story about a Rebel boy who learns that his hated "bluebellies" are just people and that war is awful and complicated. Animal-suffering wise: the mules don't make out so well, but since my boys are sensitive about this sort of thing I skipped over the "mules screaming" from being shot kind of stuff. It doesn't happen that often. Otherwise, this book is totally appropriate for third grade to seventh grade or older. Thank to the mom on here who told me about this book! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 New Mexico - Sing Down the Moon; Bless Me, Ultima Oklahoma - The Outsiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Has anyone mentioned Lois Lenski's "American Regional" series" ? We've read a handful of them and have found the quality of her research and writing consistently high. Bayou Suzette. - Louisiana Strawberry Girl - Florida Blue Ridge Billy. - North Carolina Judy's Journey - Migrant worker family, various states. Boom Town Boy. - Oklahoma Cotton in My Sack - Arkansas Texas Tomboy. - West Texas Prairie School - South Dakota Mama Hattie's Girl Corn-Farm Boy. - Iowa. San Francisco Boy - San Francisco's Chinatown Flood Friday - Connecticut. Houseboat Girl - Mississippi River Coal Camp Girl. - West Virginia. Shoo-Fly Girl. - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania To Be a Logger. - rural area of Oregon Deer Valley Girl. - Vermont Marguerite de Angeli had some picture books too, mostly set in Pennsylvania - Yonie Wondernose, Henner's Lydia, Skippack School. I was coming in to mention Lois Lenski's excellent commissioned series, with the caveat that almost every title, except for Strawberry Girl is flatly impossible to find. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 I was coming in to mention Lois Lenski's excellent commissioned series, with the caveat that almost every title, except for Strawberry Girl is flatly impossible to find. :glare: Well then the Hive will just have to agitate for them until they're reprinted, won't we? ;) I track Lois Lenski (we call her Yois Yenski b/c my boy can't say his Ls yet) on eBay and these do come up now and again, but they're almost all ex-lib and a minimum of $25 so...yeah. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_JWM Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Oh, I love this thread! So many favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 AMDG Oklahoma -- I don't think it is the most famous but, by far the best: Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls. In fact, it may be one of the best books ever written and the story of why he has only written two books . . . sniffle, sniffle . . . S*O*B*! :crying: This was my suggestion. Love love love that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 The Perilous Road -- Tennessee. Fantastic story about a Rebel boy who learns that his hated "bluebellies" are just people and that war is awful and complicated. Alley Added. Thank you! New Mexico - Sing Down the Moon; Bless Me, Ultima Oklahoma - The Outsiders Added. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I was coming in to mention Lois Lenski's excellent commissioned series, with the caveat that almost every title, except for Strawberry Girl is flatly impossible to find. :glare: Open Road Media has done some reprints. The paperbacks are $9 and the Kindle editions $6 (but they went on sale before at $2 IIRC). http://www.openroadmedia.com/lois-lenski http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=lois%20lenski But I would like to see more of her books too so let's keep agitating, Hive. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Open Road Media has done some reprints. The paperbacks are $9 and the Kindle editions $6 (but they went on sale before at $2 IIRC). http://www.openroadmedia.com/lois-lenski http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=lois%20lenski Amazon has some Lois Lenski (Kindle edition) titles on sale at $2 today: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=node%3D6151507011&field-keywords=lois+lenski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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