1. “A Place Like Mississippi,” W. Ralph Eubanks, Timber Press
2. “The Hill We Climb,” Amanda Gorman, Viking Books
3. “The American South,” Charles R. Wilson, Oxford University Press
4. “Klara and the Sun,” Kazuo Ishiguro, Random aHouse
5. “Buildings of Mississippi,” Jennifer V. O. Baughn, Michael W. Fazio, Mary Warren Miller, University of Virginia Press
6. “Nick,” Maichael Farris Smith, Little Brown
7. “Maverick Gardeners,” Felder Rushing, University Press of Mississippi
8. “Pappyland,” Wright Thompson, Penguin
9. “A Time for Mercy,” John Grisham, Doubleday
10. “Alpha Dawgs,” Steve Robertson, Crane Publishing
Children and Young Adults
1. “Dog Man: Mothering Heights,” Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. “Concrete Rose,” Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray
3. “Little Blue Truck’s Springtime,” Alice Schertle, Houghton Mifflin
4. “The Good Egg” Jory John and Pete Oswald (Illustrations), Harper Collins
5. “Pete the Cat: Super Pete,” James Dean, Harper Collins
Compiled by University Press of Mississippi
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