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Michigan Authors

Many excellent authors were born in Michigan or make the state their home. Read a book by one of these writers. Check out our suggestions below:

Children’s Books:

  • M is for Mitten: a Michigan Alphabet by Annie Appleford – EASY APP/J 977.4 APP
  • Our Michigan! We love the Seasons by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen – EASY FRA
  • Summer’s Call: A Michigan Day by Amber Lynn Hellewell – EASY HEL
  • With Dad by Richard Jackson – EASY JAC
  • Lulu and Rocky in Detroit by Barbara Joose – EASY JOO
  • The Legend of Michigan  by Trinka Hakes Noble – EASY NOB
  • The Little Kids’ Table by Mary Ann McCabe Riehle – EASY RIE
  • Dear Dragon series by Margaret Hillert – READER1 E H
  • Roscoe Riley Rules series by Katherine Applegate – READER4 E A
  • The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell by Kathy-Jo Wargin – J 977.49 WAR
  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith – J ANC/J BOCD ANC
  • The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs – J BEL
  • Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow – J BIG
  • Charlotte Avery on Isle Royale by Rebecca S. Curtis – J CUR
  • Skating on Mars by Caroline Huntoon – J HUN
  • The Contract by Derek Jeter – J JET
  • The Star that Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson – J JOH
  • The Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye – J NYE
  • Miles from Motown by Lisa Sukenic – J SUK
  • Chasing Helicity by Ginger Zee – J ZEE
  • Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis – NEWBERY 2000/JBOCD CUR

Teen Books –

  • Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley – YA BOU
  • Royal Blood by Aimee Carter – YA CAR
  • The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch – YA COU
  • Even if it Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn – YA HAH
  • Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle – YA LAD
  • A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui – YA MET
  • The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix – YA MIX
  • Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price – YA PRI/YA BOCD PRI
  • Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe by Lindsay S Zrull – YA BROWSING Z
  • Nothing Special, volume one: Through the Elder Woods by Katie Cook – YA GRAPHIC NOT

Holiday Books

Many holidays are celebrated during the winter. Read a book featuring one of these holidays or any holiday you’d like.

If you’d like a little help choosing your book, here are some suggestions:

Children’s Books –

  • The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper – EASY COO
  • The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie DePaola – EASY DEP
  • Winter Holidays by Julie Murry – EASY MUR
  • The Sound of Kwanzaa by Dimitera Tokunbo – EASY TOK
  • Santa’s First Christmas by Mac Barnett – HOLIDAY BAR/J WONDERBOOK BAR
  • Santa’s Gotta Go by Derrick Barnes – HOLIDAY BAR
  • Tamales for Christmas by Stephen Briseno – HOLIDAY BRI
  • All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins – HOLIDAY JEN
  • If you Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don’t! by Elise Parsley – HOLIDAY PAR
  • Don’t Invite a Bear inside for Hanukkah by Karen Rostoker-Gruber – HOLIDAY ROS
  • Is it Hanukkah Yet? by Nancy E. Krulik – READER2 E K
  • Pinkalicious and the Holiday Sweater by Victoria Kann – READER2 E K
  • Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland by Kelly Starling Lyons – READER2 E L
  • It’s Christmas! by Jack Prelutzky – READER2 E P
  • The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser – J GLA/JBOCD GLA
  • Rachel Friedman and Eight Not-so-Perfect Nights of Hanukkah by Sarah Kapit – J KAP
  • Let it Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy – J MEY
  • Greenglass House by Kate Milford – J MIL/JBOCD MIL
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson – J ROB/JBOCD ROB
  • A Donut in Time: a Hanukkah Story by Elana Rubinstein – J RUB
  • Come and Join Us! 18 Holidays Celebrated all Year Long by Liz Kleinrock – J 394.26 KLE
  • Celebrations Throughout the Year: Holiday Folklore by Gus Snedeker – J 394.26 SNE
  • We Celebrate the Light by Jane Yolen – J 394.261 YOL
  • The LEGO Holiday Games Book by Tori Kosara – J 688.725 LEG
  • Winter Crafts Across Cultures by Megan Borgert-Spaniol – J 745.594 BOR
  • Celebrate with Me! Recipes, Crafts, and Holiday Fun from Around the World edited by Laura Gladwin – J 745.594 CEL

 

Teen Books –

  • Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge – YA BROWSING A
  • How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow – YA ARL
  • Love in Winter Wonderland  by Abiola Bello – YA BEL
  • Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle – YA CAS
  • Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – YA BROWSING C
  • 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston – YA ELS/YA BOCD ELS
  • The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand – YA HAN
  • The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath – YA HEA
  • Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds – YA REY
  • Finding My Elf by David Valdes – YA VAL
  • Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham – YA GRAPHIC LUN
  • The Simpsons: Homer for the Holidays – YA GRAPHIC SIM