Great Middle School Reads:
(as recommended by the University of Wisconsin at Madison.)
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=165
Read-Alikes:
Do you have a favorite book and want to find another book that's
similar?
Take a look at Nancy Keane's suggestions. Click on a title of a
book you
liked, and she'll give you a booklist of similar titles!
http://nancykeane.com/rl/#Readalikes
Nancy Keane's Children's Literature Webpage:
Wow! Every kind of book list you'll ever want! Check this out!
http://nancykeane.com/rl/
Young Reader's Choice Awards:
See the 2009 list of nominees plus past winners. Read 3 from
this list by
April 15 to qualify to vote in the contest. Just Added: Take a
peek at the
list of 2010 nominees.
http://www.pnla.org/yrca/index.htm
Newbery Medal Winners:
Present and past Newbery Medal winners and Honor books.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKBrown/newb_hon.html
Battle of the Books 2009
Take a peek at the tentative Battle of the Books list for 2010.
Scroll down
to the 7th-8th grade titles. The list will be finalized in August.
http://www.akla.org/akasl/bb/list.htm
Life After Harry Potter:
Are you ready for more great young adult fantasy novels and
series? Check
out these next two sites from the Baltimore County Public Library
and the
Los Angeles Public Library:
http://www.bcplonline.org/kidspage/kids_harrypotter.html#ifyoulike
Life After Harry Potter II:
http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/books/genre/potter.html
Teen Zone at Timberland Regional Library
See what the Timberland Public Library recommends.
http://www.trlib.org/teens-read-it.asp
The Children's Literature Web Guide:
Lots of book lists including Best Books of the Year, Award
Winning Books,
Books for Girls, and more.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Guys Read:
Book lists of titles that appeal to guys.
http://www.guysread.com/
Humorous YA Books for Boys:
Boys, check out this list! It puts the fun in reading!
http://nancykeane.com/rl/477.htm
Kids Reads:
Learn about Contests, Authors, Series Books, Cool New Books, Book
Reviews,
and more!
http://www.kidsreads.com/
Classic Literature
Want to push yourself? Here's a list of Classic Literature for
Adults,
Young Teens, and Children.
http://www.wannalearn.com/Classic_Literature/
Washington Reads
Jan Walsh, Washington State Librarian, announces her latest book
selections.
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/wa_reads/WashingtonReadsSpring2008.aspx
Put in the title of a book you like and the "book seer" will
suggest to other other similar books you should read.
Bookseer