American Regional Books in Order

With her father bedridden after a shooting, Suzette fishes and hunts through the Louisiana bayou to support her family. A friendship with an Indigenous girl offers companionship and a possible answer to their growing troubles.

Birdie and her family struggle to establish a Florida farm amid drought, unpredictable weather, and disputes with neighboring farmers. Determined to grow strawberries, she refuses to surrender the home and future they are working to build.

Growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Billy loves watching sunsets and dreams of playing the fiddle. His father's demanding expectations clash with his appreciation of music and beauty, while his mother understands what sustains him.

Ten-year-old Judy travels with her migrant farmworker family from Alabama along the East Coast. Constant moves interrupt her schooling and friendships, leaving her longing for a permanent home and a farm they can call their own.

Joanda and her family pick cotton as sharecroppers, balancing hard work with school and small pleasures. Their hopes rise and fall with the money they earn, revealing the insecurity of children growing up in rural Arkansas.

Charlie loves riding her horse and working outdoors on her family's Texas ranch. When drought threatens their cattle and livelihood, she must recognize the importance of everyone's work as the family struggles to hold on.

A fierce South Dakota blizzard traps Delores at her prairie school with her teacher. With fuel running low and snow their only source of water, Delores becomes dangerously ill while help remains cut off by the storm.

Tree-climbing Lula Bell imagines that moving north will mean escaping her family's financial struggles. When the promised prosperity proves elusive, she learns to rely on her mother and grandmother as they face the difficulties of a new home.

Iowa farm boy Dick would rather drive a tractor than attend school, especially when his father buys a second machine. A chance to join the farm work lets him discover whether the life he imagines matches its demands.

Felix misses his country home after his Chinese family moves to San Francisco's busy Chinatown. New friends, adventures and his first work help him navigate the unfamiliar city and begin to find a place within it.

Rising floodwater forces Sally's family and their neighbours to abandon their homes for shelter in a school. As reports of destruction replace the excitement of an unexpected adventure, she learns what friendship and neighbourly help really mean.

Patsy resents leaving her Illinois home for a crowded houseboat on the Mississippi. Travelling downriver with her family and animals brings unexpected discoveries, though learning to enjoy the river does not erase her longing for land.

A West Virginia girl sees both the pride and danger in her father's work as a coal miner. Life in the mining community brings hardship and uncertainty, balanced by family loyalty and the pleasures its children find together.

Young Suzanna, known as Shoo-Fly, grows up among the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Through her daily experiences, the story explores the customs, work and family relationships that shape life in her close community.

Growing up in the Oregon woods, Little Joe wants nothing more than to become a logger like his father. His first visit to a logging camp strengthens the dream, but experience challenges his understanding of caring for the forest.

A girl growing up on a Vermont farm faces the painful loss of her dog against a feud between two families. As old hostilities persist, she must confront the truth about what happened to her pet.