Reader’s Advisory

Need help finding a book? Try some of these Reader’s Advisory sites and book lists for some ideas – keep in mind that these are books for young adults (middle and high) so we may have some titles, but not all titles are appropriate for our middle school library (but it doesn’t hurt to ask me if you see something that looks good!):

YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2008 – http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/08bbya.cfm

Other YALSA lists – http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm#booklists

Reader’s Robot – provides many different ways to find books you’ll like – choose a genre and click “search”. You can choose “Young Adult” and add some keywords – http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html

OCLC Fiction Finder – many genres also offer teen choices – http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/WebZ/html/kor/browse.html?sessionid=01-37655-394800093

NoveList and Fiction Connection from the Greenville County Public Library System – scroll down to find the purple NoveList icon or the Fiction Connection icon – you must have a Greenville County Public Library card and PIN number to use these services (they are paid subscriptions) http://www.greenvillelibrary.org/index.php/Reader-Favorites-Indiv/Reader-Favorites.html

Story Code – you have to create an account for this site, so be sure to ask your parents for permission first, kiddies. You tell the site what you’ve read and what you think about those books, answer some questions and the site gives you suggestions. - http://www.storycode.com/

ATN Reading Lists Wiki – http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/Read+Alikes

Hilarious Twilight Video

A media specialist shared this awesome video on our state association ning – hilarious!