Have you ever wanted to read a book set in every state? Well I'm about to provide you with the resources to knock several of those states off your list. I couldn't find solid books I felt good recommending for 11 of the states, but thanks to Abigail Johnson's #YAbyState on Twitter, I was able to find several books I hadn't thought of. To make up for this 11-state deficit, though, some states will have multiple books listed (also so you can have options).
(Also, in case you were wondering - but you probably weren't - I started thinking about this when I tried to list all 50 states from memory one day in class. I got 48 easily and forgot Nevada and Missouri.)
Also, asterisks will indicate books I haven't read, fyi.
Maine


Swept Away by Michelle Dalton
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
New Hampshire

Five Summers by Una LaMarche*
Massachusetts


Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington
Connecticut


Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
New York



Also Known As by Robin Benway
Like No Other by Una LaMarche
Little Black Dresses, Little White Lies by Laura Stampler
Pennsylvania


Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni
New Jersey



Bookishly Ever After by Isabel Bandeira
How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer
The Secrets of Attraction by Robin Constantine
Maryland

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Virginia


The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
North Carolina

Belles by Jen Calonita
South Carolina

The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorne
Georgia


17 First Kisses by Rachael Allen
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Florida



First & Then by Emma Mills
Paper Towns by John Green
Autofocus by Lauren Gibaldi
Alabama


Don't Touch by Rachel M. Wilson
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
Mississippi

Magnolia by Kristi Cook
Louisiana

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Arkansas

After the Fall by Kate Hart*
Tennessee

Hundred Oaks series by Miranda Kenneally
Kentucky



Breakfast Served Anytime by Sarah Combs
The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry
My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
Ohio

A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
Michigan

The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord (not out yet, but it's SO good)
Indiana


The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Illinois


The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith
Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
Iowa

What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler (I think it's set in Iowa; it's been a while since I read this one)
Wisconsin

Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg
Minnesota

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater*
Nebraska


Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman*
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Kansas


Landry Park by Bethany Hagen
Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler
Texas



Pivot Point by Kasie West
Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu
What You Always Wanted by Kristin Rae
Colorado

The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler*
New Mexico

Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
Arizona


Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
Utah


Sweethearts by Sara Zarr*
By Your Side by Kasie West
Washington



I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
Everything But the Truth by Mandy Hubbard
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough
Oregon



The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson
This Side of Home by Renee Watson
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
California


The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett
Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
Golden by Jessi Kirby
Hawaii

The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
Nevada


Missouri


The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes
Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
The 11 states without books: Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware, West Virginia, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska
I'm thinking about making this a third book challenge for myself. I probably won't start it, though, until I've finished the Newbery Challenge. Have you read a YA book set in every state?
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