• "The Monkey Wrench Gang," by Edward Abbey
• "Yes is Better than No," by Byrd Baylor
• "The Circus of Dr. Lao," by Charles G. Finney
• "The Bean Trees," by Barbara Kingsolver
• "The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint," by Brady Udall
- Selected by librarian and books expert W. David Laird; Bruce Dinges, editor, The Journal of Arizona History; and Bobbie Jo Buel
