Great Reads from Great Places

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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Central I (Books for Teens)

  Introduced by Suzanne Walker, Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, this video features Joelle Charbonneau, author of "Verify" (chosen by the Illinois Center for the Book); and Leah Johnson, author of "You Should See Me In A Crown" (chosen by the Indiana Center for the Book), responding to a series of questions about their work and how it fits into the theme…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Central I (Young Readers)

  Introduced by Suzanne Walker, Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, this video features Baptiste and Miranda Paul, authors of "Peace" (chosen by the Wisconsin Center for the Book); Clayton Anderson, author of "Letters from Space" (chosen by the Nebraska Center for the Book); Carol Boston Weatherford, author of "R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul" (chosen by the Michigan Center for the…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Central II (Books for Teens)

  Introduction by Michael Pearce, director of the Alabama Center for the Book, and featuring Charles Waters and Irene Latham, author of "African Town" (chosen by Alabama Center for the Book); Ayana Gray, author of "Beasts of Prey" (chosen by Arkansas Center for the Book); Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of "Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Tell It" (chosen by Mississippi Center for the Book);…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Central Region II (Books for Young Readers)

  Introduction by Michael Pearce, director of the Alabama Center for the Book, and featuring Karen M. Greenwald, author of "A Vote for Susanna: The First Woman Mayor" (chosen by Kansas Center for the Book); Brittany J. Thurman, author of "Fly" (chosen by Kentucky Center for the Book); Gayle Webre, author of "When I Was an Alligator" (chosen by Louisiana Center for the Book); Dan…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Eastern Region I (Stories Bring Us Together)

  This video features Lizz Sinclair, of Maine's Center for the Book, in conversation with authors and illustrators of books selected by 4 states from the Eastern region, including: Lizzy Rockwell, author & illustrator of "All-Together Quilt" (chosen by the Connecticut Center for the Book); Marek Bennett, cartoonist and co-editor of "The Most Costly Journey" (El Viaje Mas Caro): Stories of Migrant Farmworkers in Vermont…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Eastern Region II

  Roadmap To Reading: Great Reads from Great Places: Region II-East, which includes states and territories from the Allegheny Plateau, and the misty Blue Ridge Mountains, to the azure blue waters of the Caribbean Sea. Our speakers were invited by the Affiliate Centers for the Book from Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virginia, the US Virgin Islands, and Virginia. Joe Davich, director…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Hear the Authors Discuss Their Work. Western II (Author Stories)

  Great Reads from Great Places: Western Region II features Lucas Fralick, coordinator of the Wyoming Center for the Book, in conversation with Dusti Bowling, author of "Across the Desert" (chosen by the Arizona Center for the Book); Gregory Barrington, author of "Cow Boy Is Not a Cowboy" (chosen by the Colorado Center for the Book); Anna Harber Freeman and Barbara Gonzales, authors of "Shaped…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Stories from Eastern States

  Great Reads from Great Places: Stories from Eastern States features Rocco Staino, director of the Empire State Center for the Book, in conversation with Lisa Rose, author of "The Singer & the Scientist" (chosen by the New Jersey Center for the Book); Mary Wagley Copp, author and Munir D. Mohammed, illustrator of "Wherever I Go" (chosen by the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Centers for…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Western II (Untold Stories)

  Great Reads from Great Places: Western Region II features Jennifer Widman, director of the South Dakota Center for the Book, in conversation with Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of "Woman of Light: A Novel" (chosen by the Colorado Center for the Book); Sarah Vogel, author of "The Farmer's Lawyer: The North Dakota Nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm" (chosen by the North Dakota…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022
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  Film, Video Great Reads from Great Places: Western Region I

  Western Region I features Sara Peté, director of the Washington Center for the Book, in conversation with Cindy Lou Aillaud, author of "Recess at 20 Below" (chosen by the Alaska Center for the Book); Gayle Forman, author of "Frankie and Bug" (chosen by the California Center for the Book); Greg Bowman and Alan Suemori, authors of "Leilani: Blessed and Grateful" (chosen by the Hawaii…

  • Contributor: Library of Congress
  • Date: 2022