[OPLINLIST] Books Selected for Choose To Read Ohio 2019 & 2020

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The State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library Association, and Ohio Center for the Book are pleased to announce the 20 books selected for the 2019 & 2020 Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) booklist. CTRO booklists spotlight and celebrate the rich and diverse tapestry of published literature by Ohioans. CTRO promotes reading across Ohio by encouraging Ohioans of all ages to read and share books by authors native to, residing in, or associated with the Buckeye State.

Through a biennial booklist of 20 representative titles for all ages, CTRO encourages libraries, schools, families, book clubs, and others to build communities of readers and an appreciation of Ohio authors, illustrators, and literature.

CTRO booklists follow a two-calendar-year program cycle, but readers are encouraged to read and share any current or past CTRO books at any time. The 2019 & 2020 booklist signifies a 10-year milestone for CTRO. Several Ohio authors and illustrators have been honored with books selected for more than one biennial booklist, including nationally acclaimed author Margaret Peterson Haddix. Under Their Skin marks the third book by Haddix to be selected for the Tweens/Middle Grades category on CTRO booklists. This is the second time for books by authors Mindy McGinnis (The Female of the Species), Dan Chaon (Ill Will), and Cynthia Rylant (Life) to be selected. Things That Surprise You is the first book by Jennifer Maschari to be selected for a CTRO booklist, but her title The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price was honored as a 2016 CTRO Floyd's pick.

Previous CTRO booklists have spotlighted titles by Ohio authors and illustrators including Jacqueline Woodson, Susan Orlean, Toni Morrison, Louise Borden, Denise Fleming, Will Hillenbrand, Loren Long, Virginia Hamilton, Angela Johnson, Paula McLain, J. Patrick Lewis, Daniel Kirk, Cinda Williams Chima, Katrina Kittle, and many others.

The 2019 & 2020 booklist was developed by an advisory council representing schools, libraries, and literary organizations, with input from over 55 additional teachers, librarians, and other book lovers.

2019 & 2020 Choose to Read Ohio Booklist

Books for Young Children
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Adam Rex
Life by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel
Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber by Sue Macy, illustrated by C.F. Payne
Once Upon an Elephant by Linda Stanek, illustrated by Shennen Bersani
Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora, illustrated by Raúl Colón

Books for Tweens/Middle Grades
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Saving Wonder by Mary Knight
Things That Surprise You by Jennifer Maschari
Under Their Skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Zoe in Wonderland by Brenda Woods

Books for Teens
American Ace by Marilyn Nelson
Don't Get Caught by Kurt Dinan
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of John Wilkes Booth and Edwin Booth by James Cross Giblin
When We Collided by Emery Lord

Books for Adults
Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral by Mary Doria Russell
Ill Will by Dan Chaon
Lost Cleveland by Laura DeMarco
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America by Wil Haygood
Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots that Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter by Dan Méndez Moore

Each CTRO book features a downloadable toolkit available at no cost. The toolkits are packed with ideas and resources, including an author biography, discussion questions, activities, book jacket and author photos, and links for further exploration of the book's themes, topics, or setting. Toolkits for CTRO titles up to 2018 are available at http://library.ohio.gov/ctro. Toolkits for the 2019 & 2020 titles will be created and added during summer-fall 2018.

Teachers, librarians, and others graciously offered their time, support, and expertise as CTRO 2019 & 2020 booklist electors, by reading and assessing many nominated books of interest to one or more age groups. The CTRO Advisory Board and partners are indebted to these librarians and educators for their generous participation. The list of electors is available on the State Library website<https://library.ohio.gov/news/books-selected-choose-read-ohio-2019-2020/>.

CTRO is a project of the State Library of Ohio and the Ohioana Library Association in collaboration with the Ohio Center for the Book and Ohio's libraries.

For more information about CTRO go to http://library.ohio.gov/ctro.
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