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Finding a GREAT book to read…

 

There are books, on every topic; for every interest but the key is to find ones that YOU want to read.

 

PEER REVIEWS

A notebook of reviews for books in our library is available to browse through.  Add your opinions too!  Fill out one of the review sheets when you are finished reading a book. 

 

AWARD WINNERS

Some places to start looking for something that may interest you include books that have received awards for excellence.  There is also a list of all the award winners in our library collection in the red Book Review Notebook.

The American Library Association awards notable books every year with the Michael L. Printz Award for Young Adult Literary Excellence, the Robert F. Sibert Award for distinguished informational/nonfiction books and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for outstanding books that were originally published in a foreign language & are now translated. 

A summary of all ALA awards & lists relevant to YA can be found here.

The New York Public Library creates yearly lists of great books for young adults, with books in all genres, in Books for the Teen Age.

The National Book Foundation recognizes notable literary works through its National Book Award, including categories for Young People’s Literature.

The Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America honors excellence in mystery writing and has a category for YA works in addition to adult works.

 

 

READING SUGGESTION TOOLS

 

Books in Print Fiction Connection

Go to the Virtual Reference Collection

 

  • Select High School Collection.
  • Locate BIP Fiction Connection under the Teacher Resources section & click.
  • Enter in the school name & password (see a member of the library staff if you need this information).
  • Once at the site, choose a tab to search by such as character, genre, location, etc.  If you have one book you like, you can also enter the title & look at similar books.
  • Notice the web created on the left for each book.  Click on any word to recenter the web & browse the titles.

 

Some websites devoted to teenage topics & books...

Teens Read Too

Cathy Young's Grouncy Cafe

NYPL Teen Link

Ocean County Public Library

Amazon reader lists for Teen Angst, YA Lit, & Best Read for Teens