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Adee, Donna. Miriam and Timothy
Face Life. Minneapolis, KS: Harvest Publications, 2000.
NOTE: Book three in Miriam series
SETTING NOTE: Frontier Iowa in late 1800s
Alger, Horatio. Bob Burton, or, The
Young Ranchman of the Missouri. Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, 1888.
*Philadelphia: J.C. Winston, 1888.
*New York: A.L. Burt, c1890.
*Cleveland, OH: World Syndicate Publishing, c1900.
*Chicago: M.A. Donohue, 1900, 1911, 1922.
*New York: New York Book Company, 1909, 1911.
*Philadelphia: Polyglot Press, 2005
SETTING NOTE: Iowa ranch targetted by scheming real estate agent
Andersen, C.B. The Book of Mormon
Sleuth. Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft, 2000.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day, small Iowa farming community
Anderson, Betty Baxter. Julia
Brent of the WAAC, a Career Story for Older Girls. New York: Cupples & Leon
Company, 1943.
SETTING NOTE: Fort Des Moines in World War II era (Polk County)
Anderson, Paris, and Velva Campbell.
Claire in Iowa Territory. Provo, UT: Precious Child, 1994.
NOTE: Novel is fourth volume of the Claire: A Mormon Girl series
SETTING NOTE: Mormon family travels to
Missouri in 1800s
Appleberry, Mary Hilton and
LynetteTerrill. Mary Catherine's Year. Austin, TX: Nortex Press, 2000.
Bach, Marcus. A Gift to Aafji: A Pella
Christmas Story. Mason City, IA: Sunburst Publishing, 1992.
SETTING
NOTE: Pella, Iowa (Marion County)
Bailey, Bernadine, and Connie Moran.
The Youngest WAAC. New York: Julian Messner, 1943.
SETTING NOTE: Fort Des Moines in World War II era (Polk County)
Baker, Laura Nelson. The Dahlbe
Family Horse. New York: Dial Press, 1964.
*Eau Claire, WI: Hale, 1967, 1964.
SETTING NOTE: Possibly Humboldt, Iowa area (Humboldt County)
Baker, Laura Nelson. Go Away,
Ruthie. New York: Knopf, 1966.
SETTING NOTE: Small Iowa town, possibly modeled on Humboldt, Iowa
Bauer, Joan. Squashed. New
York: Delacorte Press, 1992.
*New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1992.
*Thorndike, ME: Thorndike Press, 1993, 1992.
*New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1994.
*London: Orion Children's Books, 1996, 1992.
*New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001, 1992.
*New York: Puffin Books, 2001.
*New York: Speak, 2005.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day, small Iowa farming community
Bergen, Harold P. Barefoot and Happy.
North Charleston, SC: BookSurge, 2005.
SETTING NOTE: Boy grows up on rural Iowa farm
Bissell, Richard Pike. Julia
Harrington, Winnebago, Iowa, 1913. Boston: Little, Brown, 1969.
SETTING NOTE: Fictional Winnebago, Iowa, prior to World War I
Brosseit, Virginia. The Secret Friendship.
Nashville, TN: Winston-Derek Publishers, 1988.
Braulick, Jenny Panther, Veida Blick, and Mark Lipe.
Kristy and the Secret of Yesterday Farm.
[s.l.]: The Editorial Annex, 2006.
SETTING NOTE: Young girl attends Old Thresher's Reunion festival with grandfather
(Mount Pleasant, IA: Henry County)
Brouwer, Sigmund. Degrees of
Guilt: Tyrone's Story. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 2003.
*[S.l.]: Thirsty Books, 2003.
SETTING NOTE: Mason, Iowa high school seniors deal with death of classmate
NOTE: Work is third title in "Degrees of Guilt" series
Brown, Craig McFarland. In the
Spring. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1994.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day Iowa farm
Brown, Craig McFarland. Tractor.
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1995.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day Iowa farm
Burd, Nick. The Vast Fields of Ordinary.
New York: Dial Books, 2009.
SETTING NOTE: Gay young man experiences his teen years in suburban Iowa town
Burdette, Myron. The Diary of an Acorn.
Philadelphia, PA: Dorrance, 1974.
Butler, Ellis Parker. Jibby
Jones: A Story of Mississippi River Adventure for Boys. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1923.
*Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924.
NOTE: Also titled as: Jibby Jones and the
Alligator: The Story of The Young Alligator-Hunters of the Upper Mississippi
Valley.
SETTING NOTE: Novel set in Muscatine, Iowa area (Muscatine County)
Butler, Ellis Parker. Swatty: A
Story of Real Boys. New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1920.
*Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1920.
SETTING NOTE: Muscatine, Iowa area
Cabot, Meg. Jinx.
New York: HarperTeen, 2007.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa girl, descendant of a witch, is sent to live with affluent, New York City relatives
Calhoun, Mary Huiskamp, and John
Gretzer, ill. Horse Comes First. New York: Atheneum, 1974.
SETTING NOTE: Focus on horses and harness racing, probably in Keokuk area (Lee
County)
Carlson, Melody. Degrees of
Guilt: Miranda's Story. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 2003.
*[S.l.]: Thirsty Books, 2003.
SETTING NOTE: Mason, Iowa high school seniors deal with death of classmate
NOTE: Work is second title in "Degrees of Guilt" series
Chang, Heidi. Elaine and the
Flying Frog. New York: Scholastic, 1988.
*New York: Random House, 1988.
[large print ed.]
*New York: Crown Publishers, 1988.
*New York: Random House, 1991.
*Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace, 1993.
*Lexington, MA: Heath, 1995. [large print ed.]
NOTE: Also titled as Elaine, Mary Lewis, and the Frogs.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day, small Iowa town
Childs, Marquis William. Cabin.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1944.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm, possibly in Clinton area (Clinton County)
Corey, Paul. Corn Gold Farm.
New York: W. Morrow, 1948.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm, possibly in Shelby County
Cornelison, Sue. The Twelve Days of Christmas
in Iowa. New York: Sterling, 2010.
SETTING NOTE: Boy sends twelve holiday letters, each highlighting Iowa culture
Crary, Margaret. Mexican
Whirlwind. New York: Washburn, 1969.
SETTING NOTE: Focus on Mexican exchange student in small, Iowa town
Drexler, Sam, and Fay Shelby.
Lost in Spillville. Boulder, CO: Aunt Strawberry Books, 2000.
SETTING NOTE: Bily Clocks Museum in Spillville, Iowa (Winneshiek County)
Duey, Kathleen. Katie and the Mustang.
New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2004.
SETTING NOTE: 1840's Iowa farm (Scott County)
NOTE: Title is part one of the "Hoofbeats" series
Dutton, J.T. Stranded. New York: HarperTeen, 2010.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa teen girls find baby in cornfield and discovery polarizes town
Edwards, Michelle. Eve and
Smithy: An Iowa Tale. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1994.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day, small Iowa town
Engle, Paul. Who's Afraid?
New York: Crowell-Collier Press, 1963.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm in mid-1900s
Fakih, Kimberly Olson. High on
the Hog. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1994.
*New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1996.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day, Iowa farm mystery
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Bertie
Makes a Break. New York: Scholastic, 1966,1949.
SETTING NOTE: Possibly in the Iowa City area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Boy Gets
Car. New York: Random House, 1960.
NOTE: Part of the Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably in the Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. The Boy Who
Discovered the Earth. New York: Scribner, 1955.
SETTING NOTE: Possibly in Iowa City area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Crash Club.
New York: Random House, 1958.
*New York: Bantam Books, 1963, 1958.
*New York: Bantam Books, 1973.
*Orion, MI: Group Promotions, 1990,1958.
NOTE: Part of the Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Fever Heat.
Orion, MI: Group Promotions, 1990,1961.
NOTE: Part of Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably set in Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Hot Rod.
New York: Dutton, 1950.
*New York: Amsco School Publications, 1950.
*New York: Bantam, 1960. 1950.
*New York: Bantam, 1963.
*New York: Dutton, 1966.
*New York: Bantam, 1966, 1950.
*New York: Bantam, 1972.
*Orion, MI: Group Promotions, 1990, 1950.
NOTE: Part of Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Rag Top:
(the cup of fury). New York: Bantam, 1956, 1954.
*Orion, MI: Group Promotions, 1990,1954.
NOTE: Part of Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Road
Rocket. New York: Bantam, 1963, 1960.
*Orion, MI: Group Promotions, 1990,1960.
NOTE: Originally titled as Boy Gets Car
NOTE: Part of Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Street Rod.
New York: Random House, 1953.
*New York: Bantam, 1963, 1953.
*New York: Bantam, 1971. *Orion, MI: Group
Promotions, 1990,1953.
NOTE: Part of Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. A
Teen-ager's First Car. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1966.
NOTE: Part of Felsen car book series
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Des Moines area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Three Plus
Three. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1970.
SETTING NOTE: Possibly set in Iowa City area
Felsen, Henry Gregor. Two and the
Town. New York: Scribner, 1952.
SETTING NOTE: Teenage couple in 1940s-1950s small-town Iowa
Felsen, Henry Gregor and Jane Toan,
ills. Bertie Comes Through. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1947.
*New York: E.P. Dutton, 1948.
*New York: Tab Books, 1959.
*New York: Scholastic Books, 1971,1959.
SETTING NOTE: Possibly set in the Iowa City area
Ferris, Lori J., and Pam Schmacker. Discover Iowa with
Pippy the Pig. West Des Moines, IA: Heart of Iowa, 2008.
SETTING NOTE: Curious pig offers tour of Iowa landmarks and history
Fleischman, Sid. Here Comes
McBroom! London: Chatto & Windus, 1976.
*Harmondsworth, England: Puffin, 1979, 1972.
*Harmondsworth, England: Puffin, 1985, 1979.
*New York: Greenwillow Books, 1992.
*New York: Beech Tree, 1998.
NOTE: Also in version: McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm and Here Comes McBroom! NOTE:
Also titled as: Here Comes McBroom : Three
More Tall Tales
SETTING NOTE:Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Fleischman, Sid. McBroom and the
Beanstalk. Boston: Little, Brown, 1978.
SETTING NOTE: Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Fleischman, Sid. McBroom and the
Big Wind. New York: Norton, 1967.
*New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1967.
*Boston: Little, Brown, 1982.
SETTING NOTE: Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Fleischman, Sid. McBroom and the
Great Race. Boston: Little, Brown, 1980.
*London: Chatto & Windus, 1981, 1980.
SETTING NOTE: Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Fleischman, Sid. McBroom Tells a
Lie. Boston: Little, Brown, 1976.
*Boston: Joy Street Books, 1976.
*New York: Scholastic, 1976.
*New York: Trumpet Club, 1987, 1976.
*New York: Price, Stern, Sloan, 1999, 1976.
SETTING NOTE: Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Fleischman, Sid. McBroom Tells
the Truth. New York: W.W. Norton, 1966.
*New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1966.
*Boston: Little, Brown, 1966.
*New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1972, 1966.
*Boston: Little, Brown, 1981.
*New York: Price, Stern, Sloan, 1998, 1981.
SETTING NOTE: Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Fleischman, Sid. McBroom the
Rainmaker. New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1973.
*New York: Thistle Books, 1974, 1973.
*Boston: Little, Brown, 1982.
*New York: Price, Stern, Sloan, 1999, 1982.
SETTING NOTE: Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Fleischman, Sid. McBroom's
Wonderful One-Acre Farm. London: Chatto & Windus, 1972.
*Harmondsworth, England: Puffin, 1979, 1972.
*Harmondsworth, England: Puffin, 1985, 1979.
*New York: Scholastic, 1992.
*New York: Greenwillow Books, 1992.
*New York: Beech Tree Paperbacks, 1997.
NOTE: Also in version: McBroom's Wonderful
One-Acre Farm and Here Comes McBroom!
NOTE: Also titled as:
McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales
SETTING NOTE: Tall tales on an Iowa one-acre farm
Francis, Dorothy Brenner. The
Case of the Bad-luck Bike Ride Across Iowa. Logan, IA: Perfection Learning,
2001.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day RAGBRAI competition
Francis, Dorothy Brenner, and Jerry
Lazare, ill. The Mystery of the Forgotten Map. Chicago: Follett
Publishing, 1968.
SETTING NOTE: Possibly in Marshalltown area (Marshall County)
Francis, Dorothy Brenner. Warning.
New York: Scholastic, 1984.
SETTING NOTE: Annual RABGRAI competition
Freeland, Kent. Odyssey to Iowa.
New York: IUniverse, 2003.
SETTING NOTE: Welsh immigrants settle in Iowa
Frost, Marie. Hattie's Faraway
Family. Colorado Springs, CO: Word Books, 1994.
NOTE: Second volume in Hattie series
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm family of Dutch immigrants in 1920s
Frost, Marie. Hattie's Holidays.
Colorado Springs, CO: Word Books, 1994.
NOTE: Third volume in Hattie series
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm family of Dutch immigrants in 1920s
Frost, Marie. Hattie's Secret
Adventures. Colorado Springs, CO: Word Books, 1994.
NOTE: Fourth volume in Hattie series
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm family of Dutch immigrants in 1920s
Frost, Marie. Meet Hattie.
Colorado Springs, CO: Word Books, 1994.
NOTE: First volume in Hattie series
SETTING NOTE: Dutch immigrants settle onto Iowa farm in 1920s
Frost, Marie, and Bonnie Compton
Hanson. Hattie's Cry for Help. Brentwood, TN: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1992.
NOTE: Fifth volume in Hattie series
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm family of Dutch immigrants in 1920s
Frost, Marie, Bonnie Compton Hanson,
and Beverly Burge. Hattie's Surprising Discovery. Brentwood, TN:
Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1991.
NOTE: Sixth volume of Hattie series
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm family of Dutch immigrants in 1920s
Gammell, Stephen. Once upon
McDonald's Farm. New York: Four Winds Press, 1981.
*New York: Collier Macmillan, 1985, 1981.
*London: Aladdin Books, 1990, 1981.
*New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm
Gibson, Debra and Molly Coxe, ill.
My Friends All Call Me Cy. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Alumni
Association, 1994.
SETTING NOTE: Child's introduction to Iowa State University and Ames area
Gioielli, Stephani. Waterloo
Library in the Year 2096. Denver, CO: Chimeric, 1996.
NOTE: Book celebrates anniversary of Waterloo Public Library
SETTING NOTE: Waterloo, Iowa (Black Hawk
County)
Goodman, Susan E., and Doris
Ettlinger. Cora Frear: A True Story. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2002.
NOTE: Part of the Brave Kids: True Stories from America's Past series
SETTING NOTE: Pioneer settlers in 1880s Iowa frontier community
Gorman, Carol, and Ron J. Findley.
Stumptown Kid. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 2005.
*Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 2007.
SETTING NOTE: Boy and Negro Baseball League player become friends
Govern, Elaine R. and Lawrence J.
Pitzenberger. Ice Cream Next Summer. Chicago: A. Whitman, 1973.
*Stevens Point, WI: Worzalla, 1973.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa winter trip, possibly in Riceville area (Howard County)
Hall, Lynn. Dagmar Schultz and
the Angel Edna. New York: Scribner, 1989.
*New York: Aladdin Books, 1992.
SETTING NOTE: Teen girl in fictional, small town of New Berlin, Iowa
Hall, Lynn. Dagmar Schultz and
the Green-eyed Monster. New York: Scribner, 1991.
SETTING NOTE: Teen girl in fictional, small town of New Berlin, Iowa
Hall, Lynn. Dagmar Schultz and
the Powers of Darkness. New York: Scribner, 1989.
*New York: Aladdin Books, 1992, 1989.
SETTING NOTE: Teen girl in fictional, small town of New Berlin, Iowa
Hall, Lynn. Denison's Daughter.
New York: Scribner, 1983.
SETTING NOTE: Northeastern Iowa, possibly in Elkader area (Clayton County)
Hall, Lynn. Gently Touch the
Milkweed. Chicago: Follett, 1970.
*New York: Avon Books, 1970.
*New York: Avon Books, 1977.
SETTING NOTE: Willard's Ford, fictional Iowa settlement in middle 1800s
Hall, Lynn. Ghost of the Great
River Inn. Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1981.
SETTING NOTE: Civil War-era ghost seen in present day Iowa
Hall, Lynn. Just One Friend.
New York: Scribner's, 1985.
*New York: Collier Books, 1988, 1985.
SETTING NOTE: Present-day Decorah, Iowa (Winneshiek County)
Hall, Lynn. The Leaving. New
York: Scribner, 1980.
*New York: Tempo, 1983, 1980.
*New York: Collier Books, 1988, 1980.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day rural Iowa, leaving farm life for city
Hall, Lynn. Secret Life of Dagmar
Schultz. New York: Scribner, 1988.
*New York: Aladdin Books, 1991.
SETTING NOTE: Teen girl in fictional, small town of New Berlin, Iowa
Hall, Lynn. Too Near the Sun.
Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1970.
*New York: Dell, 1972, 1970.
SETTING NOTE: Icaria socialist community (near Corning, Iowa) in 1875 (Adams
County)
Hall, Lynn. Where Have all the
Tigers Gone? New York: Scribner, 1989.
SETTING NOTE: Woman reminisces about Iowa high school years on way to reunion
Hall, Lynn, and George Roth, ill.
Ride a Wild Dream. Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1969.
*New York: Avon Books, 1973.
*New York: Avon Books, 1978, 1969.
SETTING NOTE: Focus on horses, possibly in Elkader area (Clayton County)
Hall, Lynn and Jan Hall. Tazo and
Me. New York: Scribner, 1985.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa girl and her beloved horse
Harper-Deiters, Cyndi. Iowa
Passage. Grand Rapids, MI: Country Home Publishers, 2000.
NOTE: Book three of Clara Browning series
Heath, May A. Iowa Hannah.
New York: Hastings House, 1961.
SETTING NOTE: Growth of Waterloo from 1850 to 1865
Heinlein, Robert A. Space Cadet.
New York: Scribners, 1948.
*New York: Ace, 1948.
*New York: Scribners, 1949.
*New York: Scribners, 1952.
*London: V. Gollancz, 1966.
*London: New English Library, 1971.
*New York: Ballantine, 1978.
*New York: Ballantine, 1981.
*London: New English, 1993.
NOTE: Part of the 1940s Scribner SciFi Juvenile fiction series
SETTING NOTE: Des Moines native becomes security cadet on Venus (Polk County)
Hewitt, William. Across the Wide
River. Alburquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
SETTING NOTE: Burial of a 1950s Winnebago Indian, Korean war hero in Sioux City,
Iowa
Heynen, Jim. Cosmos Coyote and
William the Nice. New York: Holt, 2000.
*New York: HarperTempest, 2002.
SETTING NOTE: Seattle teen moves to small, Iowa community
Holl, Kristi. Danger at Hanging
Rock. Elgin, IL: Chariot Books, 1989.
SETTING NOTE: Effigy Mounds National Monument (near Harpers Ferry, Iowa)
(Allamakee County)
Holl, Kristi. Haunting of Cabin
13. New York: Atheneum, 1987.
*New York: Dell, 1989, 1987.
*Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks Press, 1997.
SETTING NOTE: Backbone State Park (near Dundee, Iowa) (Delaware County)
Holmes, Marjorie. Cherry Blossom
Princess. Philadelphia, PA: Westminister Press, 1960.
*New York: Dell, 1982, 1960.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa winner competes in national beauty pageant
Holmes, Marjorie. Senior Trip.
Philadelphia, PA: Westminister Press, 1962.
*New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1962.
*New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1972, 1962.
*New York: Dell, 1982, 1962.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa high school trip to Washington, D.C.
Horn, Madeline Darrough. Farm on
the Hill. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1936.
*New York: Scribner's Sons, 1940, 1936.
*New York: Scribner's, 1949, 1936.
NOTE: Illustrations by Grant Wood
Horn, Madeline Darrough. Log
Cabin Family. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1939.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa pioneers in the 1800s
Horvath, Polly and Gioia Fiammenghi.
An Occasional Cow. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1989.
*New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1991.
*New York: Trumpet Club, 1992.
SETTING NOTE: New York City girl goes to Iowa farm for the summer
Hunter, Helen and Grant Rozeboon,
ill. Duck Hunting With Grandpa. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Hunter House Pub,
1998.
SETTING NOTE: Jackson County.
Hunter, Helen and Grant Rozeboon,
ill. Turkey Hunting With Grandpa. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Hunter House
Publications, 2000.
SETTING NOTE: Louisa County.
Irwin, Ann, and Bernice Reida.
Until We Reach the Valley. New York: Avon Camelot, 1978, 1979.
SETTING NOTE: Journey of Latter-Day Saints to Iowa City and on to Utah in 1856
Irwin, Hadley. Moon and Me.
New York: Atheneum, 1981.
*New York: Atheneum, 1983, 1981.
*New York: New American Library, 1987, 1981.
SETTING NOTE: Rural Iowa farming community
Irwin, Hadley. We are Mesquakie,
We are One. Old Westbury, NY: Feminist Press, 1980.
*London: Sheba Feminist, 1984, 1980.
*New York: Feminist Press and CUNY, 1996, 1980.
*Old Westbury, NY: Feminist Press, 1996, 1980.
SETTING NOTE: Profile of Meskwawki settlement in Tama, Iowa (Tama County)
Iyengar, Vijay. What Will the 200
Year Old Library Be? Denver, CO: Chimeric, 1996.
NOTE: Book written in honor of Waterloo Public Library 100th year
SETTING NOTE: Waterloo, Iowa (Black Hawk County)
Jensen, Jake. 2096, the Waterloo
Public Library. Denver, CO: Chimeric, 1996.
NOTE: Book written in honor of Waterloo Public Library's 100th year
SETTING NOTE: Waterloo, Iowa (Blackhawk County)
Johnson, Lois Walfrid. Escape into
the Night. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1995.
NOTE: Book one of the "Riverboat Adventures" series
SETTING NOTE: 1850's steamboat makes its way from Chicago to Minnesota on the
Mississippi River
Johnson, Lois Walfrid. Fiddler's
Secret. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1998.
NOTE: Book six of the "Riverboat Adventures" series
SETTING NOTE: 1850's steamboat travels Mississippi River in Iowa and Minnesota
Johnson, Lois Walfrid. Midnight
Rescue. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1996.
NOTE: Book three of the "Riverboat Adventures" series
SETTING NOTE: 1850's steamboat travels southward from Minnesota territory on
Mississippi River
Johnson, Lois Walfrid. Race for
Freedom. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1996.
NOTE: Book two of the "Riverboat Adventures" series
SETTING NOTE: 1857 steamboat travels northward on Mississippi River to Minnesota
territory
Johnson, Lois Walfrid. Swindler's
Treasure. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1997.
NOTE: Book four of the "Riverboat Adventures" series
SETTING NOTE: 1857 steamboat stops in Galena, Illinois and eastern Iowa areas
Johnston, Tim. Never So Green.
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
SETTING NOTE: Small Iowa town in the 1970s
Karwatowicz, Patricia, and Jane Dippold.
A Child's Song.
Colorado Springs, CO: FaithKidz, 2005.
SETTING NOTE: Burlington, Iowa child sings of faith
Kimmel, E. Cody. To the Frontier.
New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
SETTING NOTE: Chronicles boyhood of Buffalo Bill in LeClair, Iowa in 1840s
(Scott County)
Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Mary Leaves Little House.
New York: HarperCollins Childrens Books, 2008.
SETTING NOTE: (1881) Mary Ingalls becomes student at the Iowa College for the Blind
[Vinton, Iowa] (Benton County)
Kirkpatrick, Jane. Hold Tight the
Thread. Colorado Springs, CO: waterBrook Press, 2004.
NOTE: Last volume of Tender Ties historical series
SETTING NOTE: 1812 Astorland expedition with Ioway Indian guide
Kirkpatrick, Patricia. Plowie: A
Story from the Prairie. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1994.
SETTING NOTE: Discovery of porcelain doll while plowing on early 1900's Iowa
farm
Kladstrup, Kristin. The Story of Book Beginnings.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2006.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa girl discovers mysterious notebook with clues to her family's past
Knapp, Susan and John Whitehurst,
ill. Bells Goes to the Fair. Ames, IA: McMillen Publishing, 2002.
*Ames, IA: McMillen Publishing, 2003.
SETTING NOTE: Dog wanders off during Iowa State Fair (Des Moines; Polk County)
NOTE: 2003 selection of the Iowa Stories 2000 Foundation
Knipp, Joelle and Emily Egemo.
100 Years of the Waterloo Public Library. Denver, CO: Chimeric, 1996.
NOTE: Novel celebrates anniversary of Waterloo Public Library
SETTING NOTE: Waterloo, Iowa
Kooi, Muriel Byers. Path of Delft.
Pella, IA: Town Crier, 1977.
*Pella, IA: Town Crier, 1984.
SETTING NOTE: Story details the founding of Pella, Iowa by
Dutch immigrants (Marion County)
Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky. New York:
Delacourte Press, 2006.
*Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press, 2007. [large print ed.]
SETTING NOTE: Iowa orphan inherits Montana homestead during World War I
Lawlor, Laurie and Helen Cogancherry.
Addie's Forever Friend. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 1997.
NOTE: Novel is sequel to Addie Across the
Prairie
SETTING NOTE:Sabula, Iowa in 1800s (Jackson County)
Lenski, Lois. Corn-Farm Boy.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1954.
SETTING NOTE: One season on an Iowa corn farm
Lester, Audrey. The Junior High Blues: What Could Go
Wrong Next?
Cedar Rapids, IA: Audrey Lester, 2006.
SETTING NOTE: New student starts at Iowa middle school
Lichty, Luke. The Library in 100
Years. Denver, CO: Chimeric, 1996.
NOTE: Book in honor of Waterloo Public Library's anniversary
SETTING NOTE: Waterloo, Iowa (Black Hawk County)
Liffring-Zug, Joan. Ray and
Stevie on a Corn-belt Farm. New York: Follett Publishing, 1956.
Lowry, Lois. Switcharound.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
*New York: Dell Yearling, 1985.
*New York: Dell, 1987, 1985.
*[s.l.]: Lions Press, 1992, 1985.
SETTING NOTE: New York City kids go to Des Moines for summer
MacKall, Dandi Daley. Degrees of
Guilt: Kyra's Story. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 2003.
*[S.l.]: Thirsty Books, 2003.
SETTING NOTE: Mason, Iowa high school seniors deal with death of classmate
NOTE: Work is first title in "Degrees of Guilt" series
Marlow, Herb and Julie Caffee.
Twisters, Bronc Riders, and Cherry Pie. Prairie, AR: Ozark Publications,
1997.
SETTING NOTE: Childhood on an Iowa farm
Marsh, Carole. The Iowa Coastales:
Tales of Terror. Decatur, GA: Gallopade Publishing Group, 1992.
Marsh, Carole. Iowa Mystery
Van. Decatur, GA: Gallopade Publishing Group, 1992.
Marsh, Carole. Iowa Silly
Basketball Sportsmysteries: Choose-your-own-ending: The Outcome is All up to
You! Decatur, GA: Gallopade Publishing Group, 1993.
Marsh, Carole. Iowa Silly
Football Sportsmysteries: Choose-your-own-ending: The Outcome is All up to You!
Decatur, GA: Gallopade Publishing Group, 1993.
Mathews, Eleanor. The Linden Tree. Minneapolis,MN:
Milkweed Editions, 2007.
SETTING NOTE: 1940s Iowa farm family struggles with loss of mother
May, Charles Paul. Left by
Themselves. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1972.
*New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1973.
SETTING NOTE: Great Iowa blizzard of 1850
May, Charles Paul and Victor G.
Ambrus. Stranger in the Storm. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1972.
SETTING NOTE: In the mid-1800s, fugitive slave aids two Iowa farm girls
McCall, Virginia and Vana Earle.
The Road to the Valley; A Novel for Young Adults. New York: D. McKay, 1961.
McCollum, Lynn Tragesser. The Green School Caper:
The Adventures of the Five Amigos. Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, 2008.
SETTING NOTE: Five, fifth grade girls lead their school's green revolution
McCully, Emily Arnold, and Harry
Hartwick. Hurry! San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 2000.
NOTE: Adapted from Farewell to the Farivox by Harry Hartwick
SETTING NOTE: Pioneer Iowa in 1800s
McDonald, Julie. The Sailing Out.
Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1982.
NOTE: Third novel of Danish family series
SETTING NOTE:Saga of Danish-American family in western Iowa (Audubon County);
focus on years of Great Depression
McDonald, Julie. The Watkins Man.
Bloomington, IN: 1st Book Library, 2001.
SETTING NOTE: Rural Iowa immediately after World War I
McDonald, Julie. Chautauqua Summer. Cumberland, Iowa: The Pterodactyl
Press, 2001.
SETTING NOTE: Clarinet player in all-girl orchestra on the Iowa Chautauqua
circuit in the 1920's.
McDonald, Julie and Judy La Motte.
Petra: On This Rock I Will Build. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press,
1978.
NOTE: Second novel of Danish family series
SETTING NOTE: Saga of Danish-American family in western Iowa, 1900-1930
McGuire, Frances Lynch. Wagon to
a Star. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1951.
*Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1952.
SETTING NOTE: Adair County farm in 1870s
Medary, Marjorie. College in
Crinoline. New York: Longmans, Green, 1937.
SETTING NOTE: Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, ca. 1860 (Linn County)
Medary, Marjorie. Prairie
Anchorage. New York: Longmans, Green, 1933.
*New York: Longmans, Green, 1935.
*New York: Longmans, Green, 1939.
SETTING NOTE: Pioneer Iowa era
Medary, Marjorie. Prairie
Printer. New York: Longmans, Green, 1949.
SETTING NOTE: Northeastern Iowa newspaper/printing trade in the 1850s
Meigs, Cornelia. As the Crow
Flies. New York: Macmillan, 1927.
*New York: Macmillan, 1929, 1927.
*New York: Macmillan, 1933, 1927.
*New York: Macmillan, 1937, 1927.
*New York: Macmillan, 1951, 1927.
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Davenport area (Scott County)
Meigs, Cornelia. The New Moon:
The Story of Dick Martin's Courage, His Silver Sixpence, and His Friends in the
New World. New York: Macmillan, 1924.
*New York: Macmillan, 1926.
*New York: Macmillan, 1928.
*New York: Macmillan, 1938.
*New York: Macmillan, 1943, 1926.
SETTING NOTE: Probably in Davenport area
Miller, Clara Bernice. Katie.
Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1966.
*Chicago: Moody Press, 1974.
SETTING NOTE: Amish girl in modern, Iowa community
Miller, Clara Bernice. To All
Generations. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1977.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa Amish community
Mills, Claudia. Secret Carousel.
New York: Four Winds Press, 1983.
*New York: Bantam Books, 1987.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day, small Iowa town
Mora, Pat, and Raul Colon, ill.
Tomas and the Library Lady. New York: Knopf, 1997.
*New York: Random House, 1998, 1997.
*New York: Dragonfly Books, 2000, 1997.
SETTING NOTE: Migrant workers settle in small Iowa town
Moranville, Sharelle Byars. The Snows.
New York: Henry Holt, 2007.
Mullen, Paul Michael. The Day I Hit a Home Run at Principal
Park. [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2009.
SETTING NOTE: Twelve year old boy wishes to play baseball in the stadium used by the I-Cubs (Des Moines, IA) (Polk County)
Murphy, Robert William. A Certain
Island. New York: M. Evans and Co., 1967.
*New York: Avon Books, 1968.
SETTING NOTE: University of Iowa student goes to Hawaiian Islands in 1910s
Napoli, Donna Jo, and Nancy Poydar,
ill. When the Water Closes Over my Head. New York: Dutton Children's
Books, 1994.
*New York: Puffin Books, 1996.
SETTING NOTE: Modern-day, small, Iowa town
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds, Lura
Schield Reynolds, and Judith Gwyn Brown. Maudie in the Middle. New York:
Atheneum, 1988.
*New York: Macmillan, 1988.
*New York: Dell Publishing, 1990.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm family in 1908 Ireton, Iowa (Sioux County)
Nicholas, Evangeline and Omar Rayyan.
Lilacs, Lotuses, and Ladybugs. Bothell, WA: Wright Group. 1997.
*Bothell, WA: Wright Group, 1999.
Nygaard, Elizabeth, and Betsy Lewin.
Snake Alley Band. New York: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1998.
*New York: Bantam Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1999, 1998.
SETTING NOTE: Lake Okoboji area (Dickinson County)
Olsen, Violet. The Growing Season.
New York: Atheneum, 1982.
SETTING NOTE: Danish-American, Iowa farm family during Great Depression
Olsen, Violet. View from the
Pighouse Roof. New York: Atheneum, 1987.
SETTING NOTE: Danish-American, Iowa farm family during Great Depression
Pryor, Bonnie and Bert Dodson.
Luke: 1849, on the Golden Trail. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1999.
*New York: Avon Books, 2000,1999.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farm boy travels to Boston in 1849
Renken, Aleda. The Two
Christmases. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1974.
*Adelaide: Lutheran Publishing House, 1981, 1974.
Reuter, Linda. From Little Hawk to Hawkeye.
Philadelphia, PA: XLibris, 2006.
SETTING NOTE: Young hawk dreams of being University of Iowa mascot
Ripslinger, Jon. Last Kiss. Woodbury, MN:
Flux, 2007.
SETTING NOTE: Murder case in fictional State Center, Iowa, placed in author's
created Cedar County
Robertson, Keith. If Wishes Were
Horses. New York: Harper & Row, 1958.
Rylant, Cynthia. Old Town in the
Green Groves: The Lost Little House Years. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
NOTE: Later edition features renamed title.
SETTING NOTE: Ingalls family moves from Plum Creek to Burr Oak, Iowa
Rylant, Cynthia, and Jim LaMarche.
Old Town in the Green Groves: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Lost Little House Years.
New York: HarperTrophy, 2004, 2002.
*New York: HarperTrophy, 2007.
NOTE: Renamed paperback edition of Old Town in the Green Groves.
SETTING NOTE: Ingalls family moves to Burr Oak, Iowa to run a hotel
Sackett, Rosemary and Gretchen Anton
Coy. Bozer Bunny Comes to Lake Okoboji. Okoboji, IA: Four Boys and a
Girl, 1995.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa Great Lakes area, Lake Okoboji (Clay and Dickinson counties)
Schaefer, Carole Lexa, and Elizabeth
Rosen, ill. Two Scarlet Songbirds. New York: Knopf, 2001.
SETTING NOTE: Spillville, Iowa in Antonin Dvorak era (1892-1895) (Winneshiek
County)
Service, Pamela F. Weirdos of the
Universe, Unite! New York: Atheneum, 1992. New York: Fawcett Juniper, 1993, 1992.
SETTING NOTE: Two Iowa children attempt to save Earth from an alien invasion
Shaff, Fran. A Partner's Promise.Richmond, KY:
Wings EPress, 2006.
SETTING NOTE: Abandoned, New York City boy rides the mid-1800s, Iowa orphan train
Sheth, Kashmira. Blue Jasmine.
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2004.
*New York: Hyperion Paperbacks for Childen, 2006.
SETTING NOTE: Indian immigrant family settles in Iowa City, Iowa. (Johnson
County)
Shepard, Sara. Unbelievable: A Pretty Little Liars
Novel. New York: HarperTeen, 2009, c2008.
SETTING NOTE: Wealthy, Philadelphia teen is sent to live with Iowa relatives
NOTE: Book is number four in the "Pretty Little Liars" series
Smith, Minna Caroline. Boys of
Cary Farm. Boston: D. Lothrop, 1887.
SETTING NOTE: Mid-to-late 1800s on an Iowa farm
Snyder, Laurel, and LeUyen, Pham. Any Which Wall.
New York: Random House Children's Books, 2009.
SETTING NOTE: Four children discover a mysterious wall that enables time travel
Stack, Nicolete Meredith. Two to
Get Ready. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1953.
NOTE: Stack is first author of Trixie Belden mystery series
NOTE: Title is part of Trixie Belden mystery series
SETTING NOTE: Possibly Des Moines
Stong, Philip Duffield, and Kurt
Wiese, ill. Captain Kidd's Cow. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1941.
*Eau Claire, WI: E.M. Hale, 1941.
SETTING NOTE: Six boys sail down the Des Moines River
Stong, Philip Duffield, and Kurt
Wiese, ill. Farm Boy; A Hunt for Indian Treasure. Garden City, NY:
Doubleday, 1934.
*New York: Dodd, Mead, 1934.
*Eau Claire, WI: E.M. Hale, 1934.
SETTING NOTE: Hunt for Indian treasure on rural Iowa farm
Stong, Philip Duffield, and Kurt
Wiese, ill. Young Settler. Eau Claire, WI: E.M. Hale, 1938.
SETTING NOTE: Pioneer life in 1800s Iowa
Stromberg, Ronica. LIving It Up to Live It Down.
Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks Press, 2009.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa schoolgirl seeks friendship with local minister's daughter.
Stromberg, Ronica. A Shadow in the Dark.
Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks Press, 2009.
SETTING NOTE: Girl seen at windows of old farmhouse prompts local mystery
Talbert, Marc. The Purple Heart.
New York: Willa Perlman Books, 1992.
New
York: Avon Books, 1993, 1992.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa Vietnam veteran struggles to regain life at home
Taylor, Theodore. Walking Up a
Rainbow: Being the True Version of the Long and Hazardous Journey of Susan D.
Carlisle, Mrs. Myrtle Dessery, Drover Bert Pettit, and Cowboy Clay Carner and
Others.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1986.
*New York: Dell, 1988, 1986.
*San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1994, 1986.
*New York: Avon Books, 1996, 1994.
SETTING NOTE: Journey from Iowa to California in 1852
Thomas, Jane Resh. The Princess
in the Pigpen. New York: Clarion Books, 1989.
*New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1989.
*New York: Avon Books, 1989.
*[s.l.]: Collins, 1991.
*New York: Avon Books, 1993.
*London: Lions Press, 1993, 1989.
SETTING NOTE: Elizabethan princess time-travels to modern Iowa farm
Van Hook, Beverly Hennen. Juliet's Ghost: a Liza and Dutch
Randolph Mystery. Charlottesville, VA: Holderby & Bierce, 2003.
SETTING NOTE: Kids discover clues of Iowa woman's secret life
Walker, Mary Alexander. Brad's
Box. New York: Atheneum, 1988.
SETTING NOTE: Iowa farming community
Warner, Gertrude Chandler, and Robert
Papp, ill. The Clue in the Corn Maze. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman and Company, 2004.
SETTING NOTE: Child detectives puzzle damaged Iowa corn maze.
NOTE: Title in The Boxcar Children series
Weidemann, Dennis. This Water Goes North.
Fitchburg, WI: Manitenahk Books, 2007.
SETTING NOTE: Four Iowa college students undertake canoe trip to Hudson Bay
Wells, Helen. Cherry Ames, Rural Nurse.New York: Springer Publishing, 1961.
*New York: Springer Publishing, 2007.
*New York: Springer Publishing, 2008.
SETTING NOTE: Rural Iowa public health nurse uncovers dangerous folk medicine company (southeastern Iowa).
Wilson, Amanda. Two Hundred Years
of the Library. Denver, CO: Chimeric, 1996.
*NOTE: Book in honor of Waterloo Public Library's 100th year
SETTING NOTE: Waterloo, Iowa (Black Hawk County) |
Iowa Literary Landscape
Editor's Forward
Preface
Introduction
Recent Project Additions
Adult Books A-F
Adult Books G-H
Adult Books I-R
Adult Books S-Z
Short Stories & Novellas
Children's Books
All Authors
All Titles
Iowa Towns
Iowa Counties
Iowa Regions
References
Appendix:
Landscape Literature
Appendix: Poetry
Sources
Appendix: Feature
Films
Appendix: Electronic
Works
Appendix: Audio Works
Appendix: Non-English
Editions
Appendix: Iowa Folklore
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