The Arkansas Center for the Book is pleased to share our Great Reads selection for Youth: House Finds a Home by Katy Duffield and illustrated by Jen Corace (New York: Viking Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Penguin Random House, 2022).
“House has always loved the people inside. When they move out, House’s halls grow quiet, his windows dark. He hopes with all his shingles that there will be other inhabitants and joys to discover. As generations pass, House experiences new people and traditions and learns that love can come in many forms.”
Arkansas author Katy Duffield has written over 40 books for children, including our 2021 Great Reads selection, Crossings. Watch Katy talk about House Finds a Home as well as the 2023 National Book Festival theme “Everyone Has a Story” in the Great Reads: Central 2 Children video.
Greats Reads from Great Places: Central II Region (Books for Youth)
Running Time: 41minutes 26 seconds
Introduction by Michael Pearce, director of the Alabama Center for the Book, and featuring Katy Duffield, author of “House Finds a Home” (chosen by Arkansas Center for the Book); Kathleen Wilford, author of “Cabby Potts, Duchess of Dirt” (chosen by Kansas Center for the Book); Frank X Walker, author of “A is for Affrilachia” (chosen by Kentucky Center for the Book); Sarah Guillory, author of “Nowhere Better Than Here” (chosen by Louisiana Center for the Book); Michael W. Waters, author of “Liberty’s Civil Rights Road Trip” (chosen by Mississippi Center for the Book); Jackson Colter, author of “The Rhino Suit” (chosen by Missouri Center for the Book); Tammi Sauer, author of “Mary Had a Little Plan” (chosen by Oklahoma Center for the Book); and Ruta Sepetys, author of “I Must Betray You” (chosen by Tennessee Center for the Book). The featured authors discuss their books, the states that selected them, and address the theme of this year’s National Book Festival: “Everyone Has a Story.”
