Illinois is a big state with more than corn, cows and of course, Chicago! Take a look at these books whose plots take place in the “Prairie State” or are about the “Land of Lincoln”. They would surely make even Mr. Lincoln (himself) smile.
Young Adult
Love, Amalia by Alma Flor Ada (2012)
Pointe by Brandy Colbert (2014)
Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles (2013)
A Midsummer’s Nightmare: A Novel by Kody Keplinger
Coal Town Jesus by Ronald Koertge (2013)
Claim to Fame by Margaret Haddix Peterson (2010)
The Shadow Beside Me by Marie Rutkoski (2012)
Just Your Average Princess by Kristina Springer (2011)
Time Between Us by Tamera Ireland Stone (2012) 1st in series
Roller Girls Falling Hard by Megan Sparks (1st in Roller Girl Series) (2013)
Juvenile Fiction
Let’s Go, White Sox by Aimee Aryal (2007)
The Secret of the Painted House by Marion Dane Bauer (2007)
Secrets of the Cicada Summer by Andrea Beaty (2010) Extra Credit by Andrew Clements Clues in the Shadows: A Molly Mystery by Kathleen Ernst (American Girl Mysteries Series) (2009)
The Summer I Saved the World...in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz (2014)
Deliver Us From Normal by Kate Klise (2005)
Project Mulberry: A Novel by Linda Sue Park (2005)
A Long Way From Chicago: A Novel in Stories by Richard Peck (2004)
On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck (2005)
Younger Children
Bears ABC (2012) and Chicago Cubs ABC (2013) by Brad M. Epstein
Good Night Chicago by Adam Gamble (2006)
Little Illinois: Lot of Fun with Rhyming Riddles by Esther Hershenhorn (2011)
Pizza Pie in the Sky: A Story About Illinois by Karen Latchana Kenney (2009)
What Am I? : Illinois by Anne Margaret Lewis (2011)
Larry Gets Lost in Chicago by Michael Mullin (2010)
Chicago Baby by Jerome Pohlen (2013)
1 2 3 Chicago: A Cool Counting Book by Puck (2009)
L is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet by Kathy-Jo Wargin (2000)
Prairie Number: An Illinois Number Book by Kathy-Jo Wargin (2006)
