# Great Reads from Great Places: Central Region II (Books for Young Readers)

Introduction by Michael Pearce, director of the Alabama Center for the Book, and featuring Karen M. Greenwald, author of "A Vote for Susanna: The First Woman Mayor" (chosen by Kansas Center for the Book); Brittany J. Thurman, author of "Fly" (chosen by Kentucky Center for the Book); Gayle Webre, author of "When I Was an Alligator" (chosen by Louisiana Center for the Book); Dan & Connie Burkhardt. authors of "Growing Up with the River: Nine Generations on the Missouri" (chosen by Missouri Center for the Book); and Mariana Llanos author of "Run Little Chaski! An Inka Trail Adventure" (chosen by Oklahoma Center for the Book). The featured authors discuss their books, the states that selected them, and how "Books Bring Us Together."

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2022
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698137/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024698137?play=1)