| Title Chosen (Year) | Author | Affiliated Library / Organization | Program Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Bucket of Blessings (2014) | By: Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehga lIllustrated by: Jing Jing Tsong |
Atlanta Georgia's Mayor's Office | Mayor's Summer Reading Club |
| A House In The Sky (2014) | Amanda Lindhout | Fairfield Public Library | One Book, One Town - Fairfield Reads Together! |
| A Man Called Ove (2015) | Frederik Backman | Grand Rapids Public Library | Grand Rapids Reads Program |
| A Man Called Ove (2016) | Fredrik Backman | Tosca City and Wauwatosa Library | Tosca All City Read |
| A Man Called Ove (2016) | Frederik Backman | Cambridge Friends of the Library | Cambridge Community Read |
| A Man Called Ove (2016) | Fredrik Backman | Malden, MA community groups, city leaders, and residents, the Malden Public Library and MATV, Malden’s Media Center | Malden Reads: One City, One Book |
| A Man Called Ove (2017) | Fredrik Backman | Salt Lake County Library Services | United We Read |
| Accidents of Marriage (2015) | Randy Susan Meyers | The Greater Boston Jewish Community Center | Community Read |
| Across a Hundred Mountains (2016) | Reyna Grande | Woodland Public Library, Woodland, CA | Woodland Reads |
| Ada's Violin (2016) | By: Susan Hood Illustrated by: Sally Wern Comport |
Bridgeport Public Schools | Bridgeport CT's School Read-Aloud Day |
| After Visiting Friends (2014) | Michael Hainey | Park Ridge Public Library | Park Ridge Reads |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | Maryland Humanities Council | One Maryland, One Book |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | The Brown Brothers, Perma-Bound | Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award's High School Masterlist |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | Newton South High School, Newton Centre, MA | One School, One Question |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | Pingree School in South Hamilton, MA | High School Read |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | Waltham High School | One School, One Story |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | State College Area High School | State High Reads |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | Albany Middle School | Albany Reads |
| All American Boys (2016) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | Milkovich Middle School | One School One Book |
| All American Boys (2017) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | Kent District Library Grandville and Wyoming branches | Community Read |
| All American Boys (2017) | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiley | St. John Fisher College | American Dreams, Dilemmas, and Dialogue: A Campus and Community Read |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2014) | Anthony Doerr | Bud Werner Memorial Library's program, One Book Steamboat, which we sponsor (in addition to Literary Sojourn) each year. | One Book Steamboat / Literary Sojourn: Steamboat Springs Festival of Authors |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | Case Western Reserve University | Case Western Reserve University's Association for Continuing Education (ACE) Book Discussion Day |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | Chautauqua Institution of Literary Arts and Sciences | Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | Everybody Reads Lewis-Clark Valley. Lewiston City Library and Asotin County Library Lapwai, Pullman, Moscow, Colfax, Palouse, St. John, Nez Perce, Asotin, Pomeroy and Dayton. | Everybody Reads |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | Graham's Book & Stationery. Lake Oswego Public Library | Lake Oswego Reads |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | Lewiston City Library | Everybody Reads |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | Libraries in Eastern Washington and Idaho | Everybody Reads |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | The Ursuline School | Author Series at Ursuline |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2015) | Anthony Doerr | Trumbull CT Fairfield, County, CT | One Book, One Town |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2016) | Anthony Doerr | Monroe County | ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY OF MONROE COUNTY |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2016) | Anthony Doerr | University of Portland | Campus Wide Reading Program |
| All The Light We Cannot See (2017) | Anthony Doerr | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| All The World (2013) | By: Liz Garton Scanlon Illustrated by: Marla Frazee |
Texas Book Festival | Statewide read |
| Always Running (2014)La Vida Loca (2014) | Luis J. Rodriguez | Pajaro Valley Unified School District | One Book, One City L.A. |
| Among the Hidden (2003) | Margaret Peterson Haddix | New Jersey LibraryAssociation | One Book New Jersey |
| An Invisible Thread (2014) | Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski | Morris Hills Regional School District - Morris Knolls HS and Morris Hills HS | Choose To Make A Difference |
| An Invisible Thread (2014) | Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski | Westerly High School | One Book/One School |
| Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2016) | Benjamin Alire Saenz | Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School, Los Angeles, CA | Gertz Reads |
| Badluck Way (2016) | Bryce Andrews | Walla Walla Public Library | Adult Winter Reading Program |
| Barnyard Song (2004) | By: Rhonda Gowler Greene Illustrated by: Robert M. Bender |
Clinton-Macomb Public Library | Michigan Reads! |
| Bear Feels Sick (2008) | By: Karma Wilson Illustrated by: Jane Chapman |
State Library of Kansas chaired by Governor Kathleen Sebelius | Kansas Reads |
| Beneath My Mother's Feet (2011) | Amjed Qamar | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| Between a Rock and a Hard Place (2011) | Aron Ralston | Bozeman Public Library | One Book-One Bozeman |
| Beyond the River (2010) | Ann Hagedorn | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| Big Brothers Don’t Take Naps (2015-2016) | By: Louise Borden Illustrated by: Emma Dodd |
State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio |
| Big Pumpkin (2012) | By: Erica Silverman Illustrated by: S.D. Schindler |
Northside Child Development Center | Common Read Program |
| Billy and Blaze (2012) | C.W. Anderson | Homestead Rodeo Association | Common Read Program |
| Blank Confession (2012) | Pete Hautman | Port Townsend Public Library | Port Townsend Community Read |
| Born on a Blue Day (2012) | Daniel Tammet | Ann Arbor District Library | One Book, One Read |
| Brain on Fire (2015) | Susannah Cahalan | Yale School of Medicine | Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) |
| Britt-Marie Was Here (2016) | Fredrik Backman | National Reading Group Month’s Selection Committee | Great Group Reads |
| Capital (2013) | Lynn Curlee | George Bush Presidential Library | Common Read Program |
| Catch-22 (2013) | Joseph Heller | Commonwealth School | Common Read Program |
| Chains (2013) | Laurie Hall Anderson | Greenwood Public Library | Greenwood Reads |
| Chains (2016) | Laurie Halse Anderson | Leesville Road Middle School | Book Study Program |
| Charlie Mike (2016) | Joe Klein | Harper College | One Book, One Harper |
| Chasing Forgiveness (2016) | Neal Shusterman | Benilde St. Margaret’s is a Catholic, college preparatory school for grades 7th through 12th located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota | Benilde St. Margaret’s Community Book Read |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (2011) | By: Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert |
State Library of Kansas chaired by Governor Kathleen Sebelius | Kansas Reads |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (2012) | By: Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert |
Juvenile Welfare Board | Common Read Program |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (2014) | By: Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert |
Hempfield Area School District | Common Read Program |
| Citizen's Creek (2014) | Lalita Tademy | SIBA | One Book, One South |
| Copper Sun (2007) | Sharon M. Draper | Mountain View High School | Community Read |
| Copper Sun (2010) | Sharon M. Draper | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| Cracker! (2014) | Cynthia Kadohata | Missoula Public Library | Common Read Program |
| Dog On It (2010) | Spencer Quinn | Norwell Public Library | Norwell Reads |
| Dream Again (2015) | Isaiah Austin | Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce | One Book New Jersey |
| Empire of the Summer Moon (2017) | S.C. Gwynne | Keller Public Library | Keller Reads! One Book One City |
| Enchanted Air (2016) | Margarita Engle Illustrated by: Edel Rodriguez |
Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Butler Children's Literature Center | The Big Read Bibliography |
| Everything I Know About Pirates (2013) | Tom Lichtenheld | Illinois Language and Literacy Council Anderson’s Book Shops Jan Dundon, Leslie Forsman, Illinois Reading Council & Illinois School Library Association, School and Public Librarian (retired)Illinois Reads ChairIllinois Reading Council | Illinois Reads |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2003) | Ray Bradbury | New Jersey LibraryAssociation | One Book New Jersey |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2004) | Ray Bradbury | Santa Clara County Library District, San Jose Public Library and Santa Clara County Office of Education | Silicon Valley Reads |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2009) | Ray Bradbury | Sierra Madre Public Library | One Book, One City |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2011) | Ray Bradbury | Berkshire Community Collegethe City of Pittsfield's Office of Cultural Development, local school libraries, senior organizations | Pittsfield READS! |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2012) | Ray Bradbury | City of Irving | One Book, One Irving |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2012) | Ray Bradbury | Friends of the Dallas Public Library | Common Read Program |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2012) | Ray Bradbury | Whitefish Community Library | Common Read Program |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2013) | Ray Bradbury | Dallas Public Library, Dallas ISD students, DART riders | Dallas One-Read / The Big Read Dallas / BigDReads |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2013) | Ray Bradbury | Galesburg, IL Public Library | The Big Read |
| Fahrenheit 451 (2014) | Ray Bradbury | Public Library of Charlotte / Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | One Book Community |
| Fault Line (2015) | C. Desir | Illinois Language and Literacy Council Anderson’s Book Shops Jan Dundon, Leslie Forsman, Illinois Reading Council & Illinois School Library Association, School and Public Librarian (retired)Illinois Reads ChairIllinois Reading Council | Illinois Reads |
| Fiona's Lace (2016) | Patricia Polacco | Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Butler Children's Literature Center | The Big Read Bibliography |
| Flight School (2014) | Lita Judge | Wyoming State Library | One Book Wyoming |
| Food Matters (2012) | Mark Bittman | Dexter District Library | Area-wide community reading program |
| Found (2010) | Margaret Peterson Haddix | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| Found (2015) | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District | One Book Two Villages |
| Found (2015) | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Ford Middle School | Common Read Program |
| Framed! (2016) | James Ponti | Timberwood Middle School | One Campus, One Book |
| Frindle (2005) | By: Andrew Clements Illustrated by: Brian Selznick |
Arizona State Library | ONEBOOKAZ |
| Frindle (2012) | By: Andrew Clements Illustrated by: Brian Selznick |
Central Elementary School | One School One Book program |
| Frindle (2012) | By: Andrew Clements Illustrated by: Brian Selznick |
Smith Center for the Arts | Community Read |
| Frindle (2017) | Andrew Clements | Orange County Library System and Seminole County | Reading by 9 One Book, One Community |
| George's Secret Key to the Universe (2016) | Author: Stephen Hawking and Lucy Hawking Illustrated by: Garry Parsons |
Alexandria Library, Alexandria, VA | All Alexandria Reads |
| Ghost (2017) | Jason Reynolds | Sullivan Middle School | One Book: One School, Summer Read |
| Ghost (2017) | Jason Reynolds | Kent District Library Grandville and Wyoming branches | Community Read |
| Go Down Together (2011) | Jeff Guinn | Irving Public Library | Mansfield Reads! One City, One Book |
| Going Places (2016) | Paul A. Reynolds and Peter H. Reynolds | WSRAread | Wisconsin State Reading Association |
| Great Tales and Poems (2014) | Edgar Allan Poe | City of Scranton and the Albright Memorial Library (Scranton Public Library) | Scranton Reads |
| Great Tales and Poems (2014) | Edgar Allan Poe | Owen County Public Library | The Big Read |
| Hidden Girl (2014) | Shyima Hall with Lisa Wysocky | Los Gatos High School | Everyone Has A Story To Tell |
| Home Town (2010) | Tracy Kidder | Cary Memorial Library | Lexington Reads |
| In the Shadow of the Banyan (2013) | Vaddey Ratner | Baltimore City College High School | One City One Book Baltimore |
| In the Shadow of the Banyan (2015) | Vaddey Rattner | National Endowment for the Arts | Literature & Arts Education Division |
| Insideout Coaching (2014) | Joe Ehrmann and Gregory Jordan | MN State High School League | Community Read |
| Invisible Thread (2012) | Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski | Bay Area Youth Services | Community Read |
| Izzy, Willy-Nilly (2013) | Cynthia Voigt | Ross School District Schools | Community Read |
| Just Ella (2015-2016) | Margaret Peterson Haddix | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio |
| Kenny & The Dragon (2014) | Tony DiTerlizzi | The Academy | Community Read |
| Kenny & The Dragon (2015) | Tony DiTerlizzi | Hopkins Hill Elementary School | Common Read Program |
| Liberty (2014) | Lynn Curlee | George Bush Presidential Library | Common Read Program |
| Listen to Our World (2016) | By: Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson Illustrated by: Melissa Sweet |
Susan H. Huffman Nelson Memorial Library | One Book, One Community - Nelson Reads Award |
| Little Bee (2010) | Chris Cleave | Princeton Public Library | One Town, One Book |
| Little Bee (2010) | Chris Cleave | Santa Monica Public Library | Santa Monica Reads |
| Little Bee (2010) | Chris Cleave | St. Louis Public Library | Read St. Louis |
| Little Bee (2011) | Chris Cleave | The Seattle Public Library Foundation | Seattle Reads |
| Little Dog, Lost (2014) | By: Marion Dane Bauer Illustrated by: Jennifer A. Bell |
Brookdale Elementary School | One Book One School |
| Locomotive (2015) | Brian Floca | Center for Railway TourismRobert C. Byrd Conference CenterDavis & Elkins College | Reading 'n Railroading |
| Lost Quilter, The: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (2011) | Jennifer Chiaverini | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| Love Anthony (2014) | Lisa Genova | Winchester Public Schools | Winchester Reads |
| Making Hope Happen (2013) | Shane J. Lopez | College Reading and Learning Association | One Book, One Conference |
| Maphead (2015) | Ken Jennings | Grand Rapids Public Library | Grand Rapids Reads Program |
| Michael Vey (2012) | Richard Paul Evans | Mapelton Public Schools | Common Read Program |
| Misty of Chincoteague (2012) | By: Marguerite HenryIllustrated by: Wesley Dennis | North Star PTA | Common Read Program |
| Motivation Breakthrough (2012) | Richard Lavoie | Stark County Educational Service Center | One Book, One Community |
| Mousetronaut (2016) | By: Mark KellyIllustrated by: C. F. Payne | Alexandria Library, Alexandria, VA | All Alexandria Reads |
| Mr. Pusskins (2013) | Sam Lloyd | Tunkhannock Public Library | One Valley, One Book: Wyoming Valley Reads |
| My Sister's Keeper (2006) | Jodi Picoult | Bridgewater State University Public Library | One Book, One Community |
| My Sister's Keeper (2006) | Jodi Picoult | Enfield Public Library | One Book, One Community |
| My Sister's Keeper (2006) | Jodi Picoult | Middletown Rotary Club, Russell Library | One Book, One Middletown |
| My Sister's Keeper (2008) | Jodi Picoult | Shelbyville - Shelby County Public Library | Shelby County Reads |
| Nine, Ten (2016) | Nora Raleigh Baskin | McKinley Elementary Ohio | All School Read |
| Nine, Ten (2016) | Nora Raleigh Baskin | Poland Middle School Ohio | All School Read |
| Nine, Ten (2016) | Nora Raleigh Baskin | Eagle Ridge Middle School in Virginia | All School Read |
| Nine, Ten (2016) | Nora Raleigh Baskin | Shanksville-Stonycreek Elementary School Pennsylvania | All School Read |
| Nine, Ten (2016) | Nora Raleigh Baskin | Melican Middle School | All School Read |
| No Dogs Allowed (2004) | By: Sonia Manzano Illustrated by: Jon J Muth |
Florida Center For The Literary Arts and WLRN Dade County and Broward County | Miami Book Fair |
| Orange County: A Personal History (2011) | Gustavo Arellano | Fullerton Public Library | Fullerton Reads |
| Ordinary Grace (2014) | William Kent Krueger | Arlington Heights Memorial Library | One Book, One Village |
| Ordinary Grace (2014) | William Kent Krueger | Dallas County Library Association, Adel Public Library | All Dallas County Reads |
| Ordinary Grace (2014) | William Kent Krueger | Salt Lake County Library Services and the Utah Humanities Council | One County, One Book |
| Ordinary Grace (2015) | William Kent Krueger | South Dakota Center for the BookSouth Dakota Humanities Council | South Dakota Reads / One Book South Dakota |
| Out of My Mind (2012) | Sharon M. Draper | Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate Program |
| Out of My Mind (2013) | Sharon M. Draper | Unified School District #257 | Iola Reads |
| Out of My Mind (2013) | Sharon M. Draper | Webber Middle School | Common Read Program |
| Out of My Mind (2014) | Sharon M. Draper | Loudoun County Public Library VA | One Book-One Community |
| Out of My Mind (2014) | Sharon M. Draper | Mesa County School District | One Book, One Mesa |
| Out of My Mind (2014) | Sharon M. Draper | Tulsa Public Library | One Book, One Tulsa |
| Out of My Mind (2015-2016) | Sharon M. Draper | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio |
| Paris: A Love Story (2013) | Kati Marton | Changing Hands Bookstore - AZ Republic | Common Read Program |
| Pay It Forward (2009) | Catherine Ryan Hyde | Concord Public Library | Concord Reads |
| Pay It Forward (2010) | Catherine Ryan Hyde | Sycamore (Ill.), Public Library | Sycamore: One Community Reading Together |
| Peaks And Valleys (2012) | Spencer Johnson | Washtenaw Community College | Common Read Program |
| Presidents Club (2012) | Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy | Milton Public Schools | Common Read Program |
| Proof of Heaven (2014) | Eben Alexander | St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Mass | All School Read |
| Race Car Alphabet (2015) | Brian Floca | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Pennsylvania One Book |
| Rebel Yell (2015) | S.C. Gwynne | Friends of the Washington County Public Library | One Book One Community |
| Rin Tin Tin (2015-2016) | Susan Orlean | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio |
| Rosie Project (2014) | Graeme Simsion | Grand Rapids Public Library | Grand Rapids Reads Program |
| Roxie & the Hooligans (2012) | By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Illustrated by: Alexandra Boiger |
Fullerton IV Elementary | Common Read Program |
| Running Out of Time (2014) | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Bangor Area School District | Common Read Program |
| Running out of Time (2015) | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Indiana Center for the Book and Indiana Humanities | The Next Indiana Bookshelf / Novel Conversations |
| Running the Road To ABC (2013) | By: Denize Lauture Illustrated by: Reynold Ruffins |
Free Library of Philadelphia | One Book, One Philadelphia |
| Saving Kabul Corner (2016) | By N. H. Senzai | Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Butler Children's Literature Center | The Big Read Bibliography |
| Scaredy Cats (2003) | By Barbara Bottner Illustrated by: Victoria Chess |
Florida Center For The Literary Arts and WLRN Dade County and Broward County | Miami Book Fair |
| Season of the Witch (2015) | David Talbot | San Francisco Public Library | One City One Book: San Francisco Reads |
| Shakespeare Titles (2013) | Shakespeare | Indiana University South Bend | One Book, One Campus |
| Shiloh (2004) | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Anderson Public Library | One Book, One Community |
| Shooting Kabul (2012) | N. H. Senzai | Pen Schools/Paragon Education Network | Common Read Program |
| Shooting Kabul (2012) | N. H. Senzai | Ted Schelvan / Chief Umtuch Middle School | Common Read Program |
| Shooting the Moon (2011) | Frances O'Roark Dowell | Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District | One Book Two Villages |
| Smartest Kids in the World (2013) | Amanda Ripley | St. Louis Public Library | Read St. Louis |
| Smartest Kids in The World (2014) | Amanda Ripley | Piedmont Unified School District | One City, One Story / Readmont |
| Soldier Girls (2015) | Helen Thorpe | Indiana Center for the Book and Indiana Humanities | The Next Indiana Bookshelf / Novel Conversations |
| Songs for the Butcher's Daughter (2011) | Peter Manseau | Capitol Region Library CouncilGreater Hartford Literacy CouncilHartford Public Library | One Book for Greater Hartford |
| Songs for the Butcher's Daughter (2014) | Peter Manseau | Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | Community Read |
| Stella by Starlight (2015) | Sharon M. Draper | NYC Department of Education | NYC Reads 365 |
| Still Alice (2012) | Lisa Genova | In conjunction with UTMB, Texas A&M Galveston, and the Rosenberg Library | Galveston Reads |
| Still Alice (2015) | Lisa Genova | Bourne High School | One Book - One School |
| Still Alice (2015) | Lisa Genova | Thayer Public Library | One Braintree One Book |
| Sweet, Hereafter (2010) | Angela Johnson | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| T-Minus: The Race for the Moon (2010) | By: Jim Ottavian IIllustrated by: Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon |
Friends of the Allen Public Library | ALLen READS |
| Tattoos on the Heart (2013) | Gregory Boyle | Mount Carmel Academy | Common Read Program |
| Tell Us We're Home (2017) | Marina Budhos | John Cotton Dana Library of Rutgers University-Newark Belleville Public Library Bloomfield Public Library Caldwell Public Library Cedar Grove Public Library East Orange Public Library Fairfield Free Public Library Glen Ridge Public Library Livingston Public Library Maplewood Memorial Library Millburn Free Public Library Montclair Public Library Newark Public Library Roseland Free Public Library South Orange Public Library West Caldwell Public Library West Orange Public Library |
Essex County Big Read |
| The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (2012) | Sean Covey | Sedgefield Middle School | Common Read Program |
| The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (2012) | Sean Covey | Wildwood Middle School | Common Read Program |
| The American Way of Eating (2014) | Tracie McMillan | Winona State University | Common Book Project |
| The American Way of Eating (2015) | Tracie McMillan | Monroe County | ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY OF MONROE COUNTY |
| The Big Thirst (2012) | Charles Fishman | Olympian High School | Senior Class Read |
| The Big Thirst (2013) | Charles Fishman | Woodberry Forest High School, VA | Common Read |
| The Big Thirst (2016) | Charles Fishman | Kern County Library | One Book Project |
| The Big Year (2012) | Mark Obmascik | Friendswood Public LibraryLa Marque Public LibraryMares Memorial LibraryRosenberg LibraryRobbie Farmer Memorial Library at Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church Hitchcock Public LibraryGenevive Miller LibraryLeague City Public LibraryHelen Hall LibraryMoore Memorial Public LibrarySanta Fe Public LibraryMae Bruce Library | One City, One Read |
| The Boy on the Wooden Box (2017) | Marilyn J. Harran and Elisabeth B. Leyson | New Song Church | Book Club |
| The Dirty Life (2013) | Kristin Kimball | City of Virginia Beach | City Wide Big Read |
| The Dirty Life (2013) | Kristin Kimball | Grand Rapids Public Library | Grand Rapids Reads Program |
| The Dirty Life (2013) | Kristin Kimball | The Public Library of Brookline | Brookline Reads |
| The Dirty Life (2014) | Kristin Kimball | Connecticut College, University of Connecticut Avery Point, Bank Square Books, Libraries of Southeastern Connecticut | One Book One Region: Eastern Connecticut |
| The Dirty Life (2014) | Kristin Kimball | Schenectady County Public Library | One County, One Book |
| The Distance Between Us (2014) | Reyna Grande | Park City Library | One Book, One Community |
| The Distance Between Us (2014) | Reyna Grande | Monroe County | ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY OF MONROE COUNTY |
| The Distance Between Us (2014) | Reyna Grande | Rolling Meadows High School | Summer Reading Program |
| The Distance Between Us (2014)Distancia Entre Nosotros (2014) | Reyna Grande | Maryland Humanities Council state-wide program | One Maryland, One Book |
| The Distance Between Us (2015) | Reyna Grande | Norco College | Read 2 Succeed |
| The Distance Between Us (2015) | Reyna Grande | Leyden High School | One Leyden |
| The Distance Between Us (2015) | Reyna Grande | Los Angeles City College | Book Program |
| The Distance Between Us (2015) | Reyna Grande | Art Sandy Springs | Sandy Springs Reads One Book, One City |
| The Distance Between Us (2015) | Reyna Grande | Friends of the Roswell (GA) Library | Roswell Reads |
| The Distance Between Us (2015) | Reyna Grande | Manhattanville College | Manhattanville College Common Read |
| The Distance Between Us (2015) | Reyna Grande | Mt. San Jacinto College | Common Read Project |
| The Distance Between Us (2016) | Reyna Grande | Camarillo Library | Camarillo Reads Selection |
| The Emerald Mile (2017) | Kevin Fedarko | San Juan College | One Book, One Community Farmington, NM & the 4 Corners |
| The Envy of the World (2012) | Ellis Cose | Ohio State - Office of Diversity | Common Read Program |
| The Fiddler on Pantico Run (2013) | Joe Mozingo | Just Buffalo Literary Center | If All Buffalo Read the Same Book |
| The Finest Hours (2016) | Michael Tougias, and Casey J.Sherman | Crazy Reading Ladies Librarian Blog, Bellingham, MA | All In! |
| The Gene (2017) | Siddhartha Mukherjee | National Insititues of Health Library | National Insititues of Health Big Read |
| The Geography of Genius (2016) | Eric Weiner | Arlington Heights Memorial Library | One Book, One Village |
| The Girls of Atomic City (2015) | Denise Kiernan | Rutherford County | One Book Program |
| The Girls of Atomic City (2015) | Denise Kiernan | Kansas City Public Library | One Book |
| The Girls of Atomic City (2015) | Denise Kiernan | ELA Area Library | One Book, One Reading Community |
| The Girls of Atomic City (2015) | Denise Kiernan | Harper College | One Book, One Harper |
| The Glass Castle (2009) | Jeanette Walls | In conjunction with UTMB, Texas A&M Galveston, and the Rosenberg Library | Galveston Reads |
| The Glass Castle (2009) | Jeanette Walls | Rosenberg Library | Galveston Reads |
| The Glass Castle (2012) | Jeanette Walls | Santa Monica Public Library | Santa Monica Reads |
| The Great Gatsby (2013) | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Cape Fear Literary Council | Common Read Program |
| The Great Gatsby (2013) | F. Scott Fitzgerald | The City of Irving | One Book, One Irving |
| The History of Us (2015-2016) | Leah Stuart | State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio |
| The Homework Machine (2008) | Dan Gutman | Arizona State Library | ONEBOOKAZ |
| The Hundred Foot Journey (2013) | Richard C. Morais | Thousand Oaks Library | Thousand Oaks Reads-One City, One Book |
| The Immigrant Advantage (2014) | Claudia Kolker | Lone Star College | Lone Star College-CyFair |
| The Jazz Bird (2009) | Craig Holden | The Kenton County Public Library Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton County Public Libraries | Northern Kentucky: One Book One Community |
| The Journal of Best Practices (2013) | David Finch | Illinois Language and Literacy Council Anderson’s Book Shops Jan Dundon, Leslie Forsman, Illinois Reading Council & Illinois School Library Association, School and Public Librarian (retired)Illinois Reads ChairIllinois Reading Council | Illinois Reads |
| The Kitchen House (2016) | Kathleen Grissom | Cumberland County College | Annual One Book Event |
| The Kitchen House (2016)Glory Over Everything (2016) | Kathleen Grissom | Ramsey Public Library | Ramsey Reads |
| The Light Between Oceans (2014) | M.L. Stedman | Lincoln Journal Star / Lincoln City Libraries | One Book One Lincoln |
| The Museum of Extraordinary Things (2015) | Alice Hoffman | Nassau County | Long Island Reads / One Island - One Book |
| The New Yorker Stories (2014) | Ann Beattie | Arlington Public Library | Arlington Reads |
| The Next Time You See Me (2015) | Holly Goddard Jones | Catawba College | Common Summer Reading |
| The Opposite of Loneliness (2014) | Marina Keegan | Wayland Library | Wayland Reads |
| The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio (2013) | Terry Ryan | Claymont Public Library | One Book, One Community |
| The Promise of a Pencil (2014) | Adam Braun | Brown University - Local High Schools | Common Read Program |
| The Promise of a Pencil (2015) | Adam Braun | Beverly Hills High School | One Book / One School Program for Summer Reading |
| The Promise of a Pencil (2016) | Adam Braun | Sachem Public Library | Adult Summer Reading Club |
| The Rosie Project (2015) | Graeme Simsion | Dayton Metro Library | Common Reader program |
| The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction (2012) | By Michael Martone Edited by: Lex Williford |
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity | Common Read Program |
| The Short And Tragic Life of Robert Peace (2015) | Jeff Hobbs | Hampton University School of Liberal Arts | Read In |
| The Soul of an Octopus (2016) | Sy Montgomrty | Howe Library at Hanover NH | Books and Lunch on Tuesdays Program |
| The Sun Also Rises (2013) | Ernest Hemingway | United States Academic Decathlon | Common Read Program |
| The Train to Crystal City (2016) | Jan Jarboe Russell | Regional Libraries in TX | Gulf Coast Reads |
| The Train to Crystal City (2016) | Jan Jarboe Russell | St. Augustine Catholic School, Laredo, TX | One Book, One Community |
| The Train to Crystal City (2016) | Jan Jarboe Russell | Aldine Independedt School District Bellaire City Library Brazoria County Library Deer Park Public Libraries Fort Bend County Libraries Friendswood Public Library Helen Hall Library Harris County Public Library Houston Community College Libraries Houston Public Library Lamar University Library Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Library Montgomery County Memorial Library System Nesbitt Memorial Library, Columbus Pasadena Independent School District Pasadena Public Library Rosenberg Library, Galveston Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown Wharton County Library |
Gulf Coast Reads |
| The Train to Crystal City (2017) | Jan Jarboe Russell | Mayor of San Antonio and City Council, San Antonio Public Library | Mayor's Book Club |
| The Wright Brothers (2016) | David McCullough | Rhode Island Center for the Book | Reading Across Rhode Island |
| The Wright Brothers (2016) | David McCullough | Friends of the Avon Free Public Library, Farmington Bank and the Avon Education Foundation | Avon Reads |
| The Wright Brothers (2016) | David McCullough | Pittsfield Public Library | Persis Smith Community Read |
| The Wright Brothers (2016) | David McCullough | Dayton Metro Library The Friends of the Library Books & Co. Project READ Dayton Daily News Partners in Education |
Big Read |
| The Year We Left Home (2013) | Jean Thompson | Iowa Library Services/State Library | All Iowa Reads |
| This Changes Everything (2015) | Naomi Klein | Port Townsend Public Library | Port Townsend Community Read |
| Thunder Bay (2010) | William Kent Krueger | The City of Austin Minnesota | Citywide Reading Event |
| Toes, Ears, & Nose (2015) | By: Marion Dane Bauer Illustrated by: Karen Katz |
Illinois Language and Literacy Council Anderson’s Book Shops Jan Dundon, Leslie Forsman, Illinois Reading Council & Illinois School Library Association, School and Public Librarian (retired)Illinois Reads ChairIllinois Reading Council | Illinois Reads |
| Tomatoland (2016) | Barry Estabrook | Lansing Community College | One Book - schoolwide read |
| Trapped (2012) | Marc Aronson | Upper St. Clair School Dist | Common Read Program |
| Tweleve Years A Slave (2015) | Solomon Northup | Philadelphia | One City, One Read |
| Wait Till Next Year (2009) | Doris Kearns Goodwin | Norwell Public Library | Norwell Reads |
| Wait Till Next Year (2009) | Doris Kearns Goodwin | Nassau County | Long Island Reads / One Island - One Book |
| Waiting for Snow in Havana (2009) | Carlos Eire | Southington Library and Museum | Southington Reads |
| Waiting for Snow in Havana (2016) | Carlos Eire | The City of San Diego, Lloyd Pest Control, Sdge, Linden Root Dickinson Foundation | One Read, San Diego |
| We Are Called To Rise (2015) | Laura McBride | Books & Boutiques / St. Luke's Health System / Rainy Day Books | Three County Reads |
| We Are Called to Rise (2015) | Laura McBride | Housatonic Community College | One Book, One College |
| We Are Called To Rise (2015) | Laura McBride | Lee-Whedon Memorial Library / Genesee Community College | A Tale for Three Counties |
| We Are Called to Rise (2015) | Laura McBride | Nevada Center for the Book Nevada State Library & Archives | Nevada County Reads |
| We Are Called to Rise (2015) | Laura McBride | Nevada State Library | NV Reads |
| We Are Called to Rise (2015) | Laura McBride | Richardson Public Library | Richardson Reads One Book |
| We Are Called To Rise (2015) | Laura McBride | University of Denver Masters of Social Work program | One Read |
| We Are Called to Rise (2016) | Laura McBride | St Helena Public Library | BOOKMARK, Napa Valley |
| We Are Called to Rise (2016) | Laura McBride | San Juan College | One Book, One Community Farmington, NM & the 4 Corners |
| We The People (2015) | By: Lynne Cheney Illustrated by: Greg Harlin |
U.S. Marshals Museum and American Democracy Project | Reading program for Constitution Week in September |
| Weedflower (2006) | Cynthia Kadohata | Arizona State Library | ONEBOOKAZ |
| What Come Next and How To Like It (2016) | Abigail Thomas | National Reading Group Month’s Selection Committee | Great Group Reads |
| What We've Lost Is Nothing (2015) | Rachel Louise Snyder | Oak Park Public Library | One Book, One Oak Park |
| When I Was the Greatest (2017) | Jason Reynolds | Gracie Mansion Conservancy and First Lady Chirlane McCray | Gracie Mansion Book Club |
| Wherever There Is Light (2016) | Peter Golden | The Town of Davidson NC | ReadDavidson |
| White Tiger (2010) | Aravind Adiga | Chicago - One City, One School | 12th Grade Class Reading |
| Wiggle (2009) | By: Doreen Cronin Illustrated by: Scott Menchin |
The State Library of Kansas | One Book, One State: Kansas Reads to Preschoolers |
| Wild Wings (2012) | By: Gill Lewis Illustrated by: Yuta Onoda |
Foote School | Common Read Program |
| Wind Flyers (2017) | By: Angela Johnson Illustrated by: Loren Long |
State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, Ohio Center for the Book | Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection |
| Wool (2013) | Hugh Howey | Watertown Free Public Library | One Book, One Watertown |
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