Want to travel to all 50 states, but don’t have the time or the money? Now you can, without even leaving home. We compiled a list of YA books, one for every state and D.C. Challenge yourself this summer and see how many you can read. Let us know in the comments how many of these books you have read and which are your favorites!
Alabama: Looking for Alaska by John Green
Alaska: Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter
Arizona: P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
Arkansas: After the Fall by Kate Hart
California: Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
Colorado: My Life With the Walter Boys by Ali Novak
Connecticut: Save the Date by Morgan Matson
D.C.: White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Delaware: The Sweet Life of Stella Madison by Lara Zeises
Florida: Paper Towns by John Green
Georgia: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Hawaii: Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle
Idaho: Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Illinois: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Indiana: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Iowa: Ashfall by Mike Mullin
Kansas: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Kentucky: The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Louisiana: The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden
Maine: This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
Maryland: The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne
Massachusetts: The Ivy by Lauren Kunze
Michigan: Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Minnesota: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Mississippi: The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores by Danielle Vega
Missouri: Whatever Life Throws at You by Julie Cross
Montana: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Nevada: Heist Society by Ally Carter
New Hampshire: Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington
New Jersey: She’s So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott
New Mexico: Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
New York: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
North Dakota: Taken by Storm (Raised by Wolves #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
North Carolina: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Ohio: Unwind by Neal Shustermen
Oklahoma: Oh My Goth by Gena Showalter
Oregon: If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
Pennsylvania: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Rhode Island: Last Year’s Mistake by Gina Ciocca
South Carolina: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
South Dakota: Rose Eagle by Joseph Bruchac
Tennessee: An Abundance of Katherine’s by John Green
Texas: Pivot Point by Kasie West
Utah: Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen
Vermont: Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus
Virginia: To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han
Washington: The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard
West Virginia: The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Wisconsin: Little Monsters by Kara Thomas
Wyoming: You Are the Everything by Karen Rivers
Wow! This is incredible, and I had no idea that “The Testing” took place in Kansas. This is impressive! @imallbookedup
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Thank you!
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This is a super cool list idea! All the books look very interesting as well
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Thanks!
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This is so cool!
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This is so well researched. I’ll be adding some of these to my to-be-read list.
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This is such a brilliant idea! I’ve bookmarked this for future reference. Fantastic job!
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This is such a good idea! I haven’t read any of them but there’s a few authors that I know. I love John Green’s covers, so those ones stand out to me the most. I’d love to compile a list like this for each county in England – I may just do that!
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