The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

10.6 Storm Chasers
In the US, spring is a common time for tornadoes. Read a book set in a "Tornado Alley" state: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, or a "Dixie Alley" state: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky.
Required: If the book's setting isn't clear in the Goodreads description, please identify the state when you post.

these work
Dark Places

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if anyone is looking for a book set in Kansas - i just finished up Moon Over Manifest - its a YA Coming of Age set in an immigrant town pre WW2

I'm hoping to do Roses. It is a long book that I was hoping to read for Winter, but I am only 42 pages into it. Setting is Texas.

I wanted to clarify this book will work - Sleeping in Eden: A Novel. The goodreads description says it's set in Blackhawk, Iowa.

Chaitra wrote: "I wanted to clarify this book will work - Sleeping in Eden: A Novel. The goodreads description says it's set in Blackhawk, Iowa."

It works

Thank you!

If you need inspiration, Diane has fabulous lists in her Around the World in 80 Books group Books From the 50 States

and a group member there shared this
The United States of YA

I'm going to read Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris set in Louisiana.

Has anyone read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn ?. It seems to be set in both Missouri and Kansas, can anyone confirm this ?. Also if it is those two states is it okay for a book to be across 2 listed states.

Thank you :)

This is a good NF set in Nebraska: Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen

Nikki wrote: "Has anyone read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn ?. It seems to be set in both Missouri and Kansas, can anyone confirm this ?. Also if it is those two states is it okay for a book to be across 2 listed..."

It's ok if a book crosses states, but there should be a strong tie to the listed states.

NoveList states Missouri and references Kansas and Oklahoma, that works

Would Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth work? It is set in Illinois (listed) and Michigan (not listed).

Quenby wrote: "Would Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth work? It is set in Illinois (listed) and Michigan (not listed)."

The Chicago setting is enough, it works

great! Thanks for the quick reply.