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Asking the librarian to compile a list of good titles to read is asking for
trouble. The list could be never-ending! It is also better to use existing
lists, why re-invent the wheel? These are lists that I often use as
recommendations of books to purchase or to read in book club. These are all
picked for their quality although I am sure that many excellent sites are
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Recommended Web Booklists |
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Booklists of Children's Literature (all ages)
This is a list compiled by the Monroe County Public Library of Indiana. It
has a great arrangement of books that includes lists for reluctant readers,
fantasy books and books in series. If you want to find good titles for your
child you could also look at their section, "Too-Good-to-Miss: Suggested
Reading by Grade Level."
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/children_booklists.html
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New York Public Library Teen Link (young adult)
This page has changed over the past year. It has become a little more
difficult locating titles. Despite its manageability, it is still a leader
in booklists. Their selection of titles is always up-to-date and usually
good picks for the high school crowd. Even the adults would find some of
these titles to be interesting to read this summer.
http://teenlink.nypl.org/
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American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults (young
adult)
This list is compiled annually by the Young Adult Library Services
Association, a branch of the American Library Association. They have lists
back to 1996 of the best books of the year for young adults. The only
downside about the lists is that they do not contain any book descriptions.
These are good lists to print and bring with you to your public library.
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya
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New York Public Library ON-LION for Kids (younger readers)
The New York Public Library has always put together a great selection of
titles. This web site is very well done with information on book authors,
illustrators, award winners, favorite characters and their own summer
reading
program.
http://kids.nypl.org/
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NoveList (all ages)
This site is accessible to anyone with a Mid-York library card. If you are
unfamiliar with the Mid-York system it includes the libraries in our area,
Hamilton, Morrisville, Earlville, Oneida, Utica and others. You will need
your library card to access this site. It is a great site to get all kinds
of information about fiction books of all levels. If you like a book and
want to find similar titles, this is the place to search. They also have a
list of titles by genre including fantasy, mystery, historical, horror,
science fiction, and Christian fiction. Another good feature of this site
is
the ability to search any area by age bracket.
http://www.midyork.org/ReadersResources/
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Booklist (all ages)
For more than 90 years, Booklist has been the librarian's leading choice for
reviews of the latest books and (more recently) electronic media. Every year
they review nearly 4,000 books for adults, more than 2,500 titles for
children, more than 500 reference books and electronic reference tools, and
1,000 other audiovisual materials. They also publish a wide variety of
feature articles including author interviews, bibliographies, book-related
essays by well-known writers, and a selection of columns.
(from www.ala.org/booklist/ 30 Oct. 2002)
http://www.ala.org/booklist/
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Children's Literature Web Guide (all ages)
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and
categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for
Children and Young Adults. Much of the information that you can find through
these pages is provided by others: fans, schools, libraries, and commercial
enterprises involved in the book world.
(from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/aboutclwg.html 30 Oct. 2002)
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
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BookSpot.com (all ages including adult)
BookSpot.com is a free resource center that simplifies the search for the
best book-related content on the Web. Featured sites are hand-selected by
BookSpot.com editors and organized into intuitive categories, such as
bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news and more.
(from http://www.bookspot.com/about.htm 30 Oct. 2002)
http://www.bookspot.com/newsletter.htm
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ISLMC Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources (all ages)
Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Children's
Literature and Language Arts index page. This page focuses on children's
literature in education. Teachers, library media professionals, parents and
students will find information on children's literature and associated
language arts here.
(from http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm 5 Nov. 2002)
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
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Other resources |
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Copies of the following booklists, taken from online sources, will be
available at the High School or Public Libraries:
"Adult Books Recoommended for Teen Readers"
"Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers"
"Nominations for Teens' Top Ten Books" |
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