INDIANA BOOK LIST

Set in the State - Readers will experience the track's sights and sounds as they learn the ins and outs of stock car racing, from its humble beginnings in 1895 to the fastest growing sport in America.

Set in the State - Clara, a slave and seamstress on Home Plantation, dreams of freedom—not just for herself, but for her family and friends.

Set in the State - Chapter Book for Ages 6+ - An authentic chronicle of a year in the life of a family that was among central Indiana's first settlers is seen through the eyes of eleven-year-old Ollie Johnson as he looks back over the year 1832

State Figure - In 1891, Marshall Taylor could ride his bike forward, backward, even perched on the handlebars.

State Figure - Gene Stratton-Porter was a farm girl who fell in love with birds, from the chickens whose eggs she collected to the hawks that preyed on them.

Set in the State - After being set free from slavery in 1832, young James Starman and his family journey from Tennessee to Indiana to start a new life

State History - Mentions evolution - Indiana is called the Hoosier State and its people are known as Hoosiers, although historians don't really know why. They do, however, have several ideas about the origins of the famous nickname.

Set in the State - While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper).

Local Author - Chester longs to be a performer in the circus, but the road to stardom is rocky until someone discovers Chester's true "worldliness."

Set in the State - It is 1815 and the adventurous McClure family is traveling by flatboat on an exciting journey down the Ohio River. Young Mary and Jonathan watch for sandbars and dangers up ahead, while their parents steer.