Running out of ideas of what to read? Try some of these suggestions.
Carol Hurst's Books : Look for books by grade level, author, title and Featured Books. http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/allreviewed.html
Children's Book Awards - Award winning books from around the world. http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
BookHive : Hundreds of recommended book reviews by the staff of the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC.) http://www.bookhive.org/
Get your hooks on the right book! http://www.kid-lit.com/
Education World - Summer reading http://www.educationworld.com/summer_reading/
American Library Association - Links to award-winning and notable books for all ages. http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html
New York Public Library - Reading and Books page http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/reading/index.cfm
YALSA Best of the Best - 100 best books for teens http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/2004bestbooks.htm
ALA list of Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb/index.html
Indiana Dept. of Education Reading Lists - these documents are in PDF format. If you have difficulty downloading and printing, please e-mail me your request with the grade level you are interested in and I will see that you get a copy. (gehring@stjoe.mvillage.com) http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/standards/readinglist.html
NSTA - Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students http://www.nsta.org/ostbs04
Children's Literature Choice List - 2003 http://www.childrenslit.com/clc04.html
BOOKWINK - video booktalks on books for kids grades 3 - 8 http://www.bookwink.com/
Young Adult (& Kids) Books Central - For readers of all ages! http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm
Al's Book Club for Kids: Al Roker highlights book picks for kids http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/18179145/
Check back on this one often - Kids review kids books! DogEared Book Blog
James Patterson' reading site for kids: ReadKiddoRead
Book Reviews for You Just One More Book
Indiana Children's Authors & Illustrators
Books to keep you reading through the night! Flashlight Worthy Books
Don't forget to check the Book Lists page on the SJCPL Children's room site: http://www.sjcpl.lib.in.us/homepage/ChildSrv/biblist.html - you will have to copy and paste this URL.