Recommended Reading Lists for Preschool - 12th Grade Students
Are you looking a for a book to read?
Try the CAN IT BE FOR ME? test below:
| C = Cover | Helps you guess what the story is about. Is it worn and ratty? sure sign of a popular and well-loved title. |
| A = Author | Is it an author you know and love? |
| N = Number of pages | Is it long enough for the assignment but not long enough to be daunting. |
| I = Illustrations | Sometimes the fact of whether a title has illustration or not can be important. |
| T = Title | Is the title one that grabs you and makes want to know more? |
| B = Blurb | If the book has a short synopsis or come-on on the jacket or inside, does it grab your attention? |
| E = Excerpt | Open the book and read a few pages for readability, style and reading level. |
| F = First page | Read that opening page to see whether it intrigues you. |
| O = Opinions of Others | Ask your teacher or the librarian about the book. What did they think? |
| R = Reverse of the title page | Is there a summary note with the cataloging information? |
| M = My friends | Have any of your friends read and loved the book? |
| E = Entire book | Look at the binding, paper quality, font size, etc. |
For Students and Teachers:
Library Booklists and Bibliography
This website consists of four sections: original booklists on various topics, primarily but not entirely focused on themes, places, characters, and plots of crime novels; annotated lists of other booklists , primarily but not entirely focused on fiction, for adults, kids, and teens; a growing calendar of authors' birthdates , organised by month, with links; and some resources for reading groups (discussion questions, recommended books, how to start a group, etc.).
Nancy Keane's Children's Literature Site
This is the place to be when you are looking for ready-to-use booktalks, lists of recommended reading, book reviews by children or other information about children's literature.
Find booktalks by author, title, subject or interest. Also Booktalking tips and more.
Reading Lists by Genre
Find lists of: Award winners, genres, read-a-likes, grade level, and great read-alouds
Beaverton Oregon's Leveled Books Database
Find books which are at your reading level! You can search for books by Guided Reading Levels in this great database! (As well as Subject Author, Title.)
Reader's Advice -- http://www.readersadvice.com/ This website provides a database which is administered by Janet Kerns, a retired Librarian based in Oklahoma, on behalf of a team of current and former Librarians in various parts of the United States. It provides advice to users on various fiction books. Browsable by "Big Names," latest books by big-name authors; Genre Index, books by type; authors and series listed alphabetically. There is also a page of reader's advisory tips & sources.
For Teachers and Parents:
