Readers Advisor: Sites for reading choices
Award Winners Reading Recommendations Author Web Sites Graphic Books
YALSA: YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION
The American Library Association's division to promote teen reading compiles lists of award winning books that are available at this web site.NEWBERY AWARD WINNERS
Complete list of the all the Newbery winners and a good place to start looking for a great book to read.NUTMEG AWARD HOMEPAGE
The site for update information on the award nominees, past awards, and events.ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature based at Rhode Island College offers this wonderful web site with some great bibliographies.GENREFLUENT
This is a site that reviews books for teens and provides links to sites of interest to teens.SERIES AND SEQUELS
What do you read next? This web site and the one that follows help sort out series.YOUNG ADULT SERIES AND SEQUELS
Have you just read a great book and wondering what is next in the series? Want to read a series in order? This is the site from the Mid-Continent Public Library is for you.READING RANTS: OUT OF THE ORDINARY TEEN READING
Offers lists in several genres for those tired of Gary Paulsen and Judy Blume. Avoids run-of-the-mill-suggestions.JIM TRELEASE READ ALOUD SITE
Jim Trelease has published books about the best books to read aloud and share. His web site offers many suggestions, book lists, and links.COOPERATIVE CHILDRENS' BOOK CENTER
The Children's Cooperative Book Center site offers detailed reviews of popular fiction for children and young adults. The site names a book of the week; scroll to the bottom of the page for an archive of past reviews.GUYS READ
Web site dedicated to connecting boys and reading.TEACHER TAP: AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS
List of web links to authors and illustrators pages.
AUTHORS ON THE WEB
Another list of links to author web pages from the University of Calgary's Children's Literature Web Guide.YAHOO: YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS
Collection of pages with links to information about authors of young adult literature.ALA AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS
This is part of a site put on the Net by the American Library Association. Click on "authors and illustrators" for great links to info on your favorite author.No Flying, No Tights
Compiled by Robin Brenner from Brookline Public Library, her site offers reading recommendations for all ages. One of the best web sites for reviews.Comics in the Classroom
Many features on this page dedicated to teaching and learning with comics and graphic books.Kids Love Comics
Promote comics for kids and "kid-friendly" publications.Manga4Kids
Manga4Kids provides reviews for parents and by kids of popular manga series. New to this type of book? See Manga 101 and Manga glossary links; this useful web site also has links to a blog and publishers web sites.
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SMS Popular books and authors
List of all time favorites, new fiction, and popular authors, updated quarterly.SMS Popular series
Fiction series are among the most popular choices.
Great Middle School Reads
Compiled by Hollis Margaret Rudiger, CCBC
CT RESOURCESKent Memorial Library Teen Reading Program
Local program at the town library that promotes reading for teens. Visit the Web site or drop by in person!
Connecticut Reads : The Governor's Reading Challenge
Explanation of the summer reading program. Press releases, and forms are all available here.Downloadable Audio for CT
Do you have an Ipod or MP3 player? Got ITunes? Then you can download books to your portable player. Free downloads from ICONN, the CT Digital Library.What do I Read Next?: free on ICONN
Find this database among the free resources available to CT users on this page. What Do I Read Next? is software allows you to build your own custom search for books based on your tastes.