Finding a Good Book to Read Using the Internet

Want ideas on how to find a book you'll enjoy reading?

A book that is just right for you?

Explore these sites!

http://library.campbellhall.org (or access via Campbell Hall's home page)

Campbell Hall's Ahmanson Library's site. Follow the link to the secondary pages. Check out "Genre Bibliographies" and "How to Find a Good Book." Soon to include reviews--post one yourself!

http://www.bookspot.com/

BookSpot.com simplifies the search for the best book-related content on the Web. Sites are organized into intuitive categories such as bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news, author interviews, discussion groups, 1st chapters, books online, and more. There is so much here…explore!

http://www.bookspot.com/readinglists/

Search for book lists by "if you liked…", by grade level, by genre or by theme.

http://www.grouchy.com/angst

Favorite "Teenage Angst Books" by theme including sex & love, fitting in, mixed-up families, journeys, awakenings, pressure, out-of-bounds and more.

http://tin.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen

Reading Rants is wicked reviews arranged by intriguing subjects ranging from teen vampires to falling in love.

http://www2.wcoil.com/~ellerbee/childlit.html

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature (Don't let the title discourage you. There's lots of good stuff here for you. You can narrow your search by:

  • Age of reader
  • Setting
  • Genre
  • Historical period
  • Gender of protagonist
  • Ethnicity/nationality and more

http://www.lapl.org/ya/stuff/books.html

Young Adult Books by Genre or Award recommended by Los Angeles Public Library & members of its Teen Reading Club

Amazon.com. Pull up a book you've enjoyed and browse through the recommendations that come up with it. Also, go to "browse", "books," "teen" and explore ever-changing articles, booklists, interviews, and more.

http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/

The Reading Rants site features unusual lists and reviews. Much fun.

http://www.seemore.mi.org/booklists

Booklists for Young Adults on the Web organized by subject.

http://www.teenreads.com/

Teen Reads offers extensive book, author and general information for teen readers in a snappy newsletter format.

http://www.bookbrowser.com/ReadingList/index.html#If

Book Browser's reading lists provide wonderful ways to let a book you've liked lead you to another book. Series & Sequels; If You Like….Try; Place & Time; Best of….

www.carolhurst.com/titles/allreviewed.html

All Reviewed Children's Books from Teaching K-8 magazine including discussion topics, activities, related books and links to similar reviews on this site.

www.bookadventure.org

Help Me Find a Book is user-friendly for grades K-8. Students choose their grade level, category, fiction or nonfiction and up to five topics to retrieve an annotated list of reading choices.

www.bookhive.org

Book Hive is a colorful, kid-friendly site for grades prek-6 (includes picture books) arranged by topic. After selecting a subject, you can narrow your serach to a particular age group by  using the "Book Audience" pull-down menu.

 

 

June 2002