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Congratulations to the winning state of Hawaii, which received 50,000 new books for children in need!

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Top Favorite Books
As chosen by you!

Thanks for sharing the book that made you a reader! The top books were:
1. Dr. Seuss Children’s Books
2. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. Where the Wild Things Are
5. Charlotte's Web

Click here to see the top 25

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Though voting for the 2009 campaign has closed, you can still share a memory of the book that got you hooked. Your responses may be shared along with your first name on the 'Your Favorites' page.

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Final State Rankings

 1. Hawaii
 2. North Carolina
 3. Kentucky
 4. Oklahoma
 5. Alabama
 6. Nebraska
 7. West Virginia
 8. South Carolina
 9. Virginia
 10. Massachusetts
11. Texas
12. California
13. Ohio
14. Florida
15. Michigan
16. Louisiana
17. Indiana
18. Illinois
19. Georgia
20. Arizona
21. Colorado
22. Missouri
23. Mississippi
24. Iowa
25. Kansas
26. Tennessee
27. Pennsylvania
28. New York
29. Washington
30. District of Columbia
31. Maine
32. Maryland
33. Oregon
34. Idaho
35. Arkansas
36. Minnesota
37. Wisconsin
38. New Jersey
39. Nevada
40. North Dakota
41. Alaska
42. New Mexico
43. Connecticut
44. Wyoming
45. Utah
46. Rhode Island
47. New Hampshire
48. South Dakota
49. Delaware
50. Montana
51. Vermont

Top Favorite Books

  1. Dr. Seuss Children’s Books
  2. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
  3. Little House on the Prairie
  4. Where the Wild Things Are
  5. Charlotte's Web
  6. Little Women
  7. The Boxcar Children
  8. Dick and Jane Series
  9. Black Beauty
  10. The Secret Garden
  11. Harry Potter Series
  12. Goodnight Moon
  13. Where the Red Fern Grows
  14. The Giving Tree
  15. Heidi
  16. A Wrinkle in Time
  17. To Kill A Mockingbird
  18. Curious George
  19. Gone With the Wind
  20. The Little Engine That Could
  21. Twilight Series
  22. Tom Sawyer
  23. Go, Dog. Go!
  24. The Hobbit
  25. Are You My Mother?
  26. The Black Stallion