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Recommended Reading Databases

These databases, provided through the Michigan eLibrary (MeL), can help you find what to read next!

Books & Authors

Reading Lists

YALSA Booklists  

Includes "Outstanding Books for the College Bound" (from the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of American Library Association)

Booklist Magazine Online  

Use the site's search engine to find reviews of books

Locating Books in Series  

From the Kent County Library

Read Kiddo Read  

Reading website from James Patterson with book lists by genre

Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
This list presents audiobooks released within the past two years that appeal to teens.

Best Books for Young Adults
Through 2010, this list compiles the current year's best books with proven or potential appeal to teens. Beginning 2011, this list evolved into the Best Fiction for Young Adults list.

Best Fiction for Young Adults
This list compiles the best fiction written for teens in the previous sixteen months. The first list will be published in January 2011.

Fabulous Films for Young Adults
This list presents select films especially significant to young adults from those currently available for purchase based on a chosen theme.

Great Graphic Novels for Teens
This annual list offers recommended graphic novels that have teen appeal.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Updated every five years, this comprehensive list provides reading recommendations to students who plan to continue their education beyond high school. The most recent list was released in 2009.

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
This list encourages young adults to read for pleasure by presenting them with popular or topical books with teen appeal, built around up to four themes. 

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
This list suggests items for recreational reading that have wide appeal to teens who, for whatever reason, do not like to read.

Readers' Choice
Anyone can nominate their must-read YA titles each year in a number of genre categories. Each November, YALSA members will vote on the titles for the final list.

Teens' Top Ten
This list allows teens to choose their ten favorite books from a list of current titles nominated by teen book groups. Nominations are listed in April. Teens vote for their favorite books in August and September. The votes are tallied and YALSA names the Teens' Top Ten during Teen Read Week.

Wattpad - discover a world of stories anywhere, anytime online.  Amatuer and professional authors alike can share, collaborate, and read unlimited stories from this site.  Share your own or read others.  This is the youtube for the written word.  

Book Reviews Online

About.com's Contemporary Literature

This About.com site offers current review and title information for contemporary literature.  Sites for nonfiction and Manga are also available.

Bookends Blog  

Terrific book blog from Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan, two Michigan middle school librarians!

Bookspot

This comprehensive website offers reading information by author, genre, award winners, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Goodreads

Goodreads offers a forum for readers to get book reviews and recommendations from people they know, track what they've read, and even start an online book club.

LibraryThing

LibraryThing allows users to list, tag, rate, and review books they've read, and read others' book recommendations.  LibraryThing also makes book recommendations based on what readers rate highly.

The Stacks Ink Splot

This blog, sponsored by Scholastic Books, offers reviews and booktalks for Scholastic's recently published titles. 

Writers Write!

This book review site is affiliated with Amazon.com and provides book reviews, author interviews, bestseller lists, and much more.

Book Awards Links

Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.

Margaret A. Edwards Award
The Edwards Award honors an author and a specific work for significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens.

William C. Morris Award
The Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. The first award will be given in 2009.

Odyssey Award  
This award honors the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. Co-administered with ALSC.

Michael L. Printz Award
This award honors excellence in literature written for young adults.

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
YALSA's newest award will honor the best nonfiction book for young adults; the first winner will be named in 2010.

Read speeches from the  YALSA's award winners .

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