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Amazon.com       http://www.amazon.com     

Online bookstore, for searching books currently in print. 

 

Bibliofindhttp://www.bibliofind.com/

The best source for finding out-of-print or rare books. 

 

Library of Congress catalogshttp://lcweb.loc.gov/

Search the catalogs of the Library of Congress (the books file goes back to 1968 on the web).

 

WebCATS       http://www.libdex.com/

Library catalogs on the Web. Search by keyword, by geographic location, or by the type of library. 

 

WorldCat.org       http://www.worldcat.org/

Open Web interface that patrons can use without a login.  ZIP code focuses results to show distance to nearest library holdings.  

 

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Adult Reading Lists  

 

Booklust       http:// booklust.wetpaint.com/

Nancy Pearl's site that covers a lot more than just lists, with advice for book groups and how to find out of print books.

 

Bookreporter.com  http://www.bookreporter.com/

Includes lists, reviews, author interviews and book group guides, mostly for new and forthcoming fiction. 

 

Fiction-L Booklists       http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html

Fiction-L is a long standing listserv for reader's advisory librarians.  Here is a collection of lists by genre, subject, type of character , setting, author and audience. Includes a "best of" section which lists the best books of previous years.    Excellent source for either reader's advisory or finding that elusive book.

 

Genrefluent       http://www.genrefluent.com/

By the author of Genreflecting (many of us remember using that in library school!) Good source of reviews for all types of genres.

 

Overbooked       http:// www.overbooked.org/

A web site for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in providing timely information about literary & genre fiction as well as readable nonfiction. Overbooked originals include annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases. This site contains large files. 

 

What's Next       http://www.kdl.org/libcat/WhatsNextNEW.asp

Kent District Library's "What's Next" database gives you series books in order.  Includes adult and juvenile titles.  Searchable by author, title, series, and genre.

 

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Book Reviews

 

BookPage       http://www.bookpage.com/

BookPage is a monthly book review and is  a broad-based selection guide to the best new books published every month. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries.

 

Librarian's Book Revoogle     http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle  

A search engine developed by a librarian using Google Co-Op's Creating a Custom Search Engine.   Searches websites for book reviews.

 

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Teen Booklists

 

Award Winning Young Adult Books from the American Library Association       http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

Best books of the year.  The Printz is the best book, the Alex awards for the best adult book for young adults, the quick picks are easy to read, and the teens top ten, which is voted on by online teenagers during Teen Read Week each year.

 

Best Books for Young Adults from ALA-YALSA     http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.cfm

Arranged by year, these lists tend to be long.  They include quick picks, adult books for young adults, and other outstanding books. For shorter lists, check out the award winners, below. 

 

Books for the Teen Age       http://teenlink.nypl.org/bta_new.htm

New York Public Library's annual list of the best books for teens.

 

Graphic Novels        http://www.ipl.org/div/procrast/graphicnovels/

History and information on graphic novels from the Internet Public Library's "Teen Sceen".

 

Reading Rants: Out of the Ordinary Teen Book Lists       http://readingrants.org/

Written by a YA librarian and her teen team, these book reviews are in catagories with a lot of teen appeal.  Excellent source. 

 

Teen Reads       http://www.teenreads.com/

Lists by a variety of genres.

 

Teens Talk About Books      http://www.genrefluent.com/teentalk.htm

Reviews of current books, by teens.  Includes links to other teen book lists.

 

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Children's Reading Lists

 

75 Authors/Illustrators Everyone Should Know       http://www.cbcbooks.org/readinglists/75authors.html

This list was originally compiled by Bernice E. Cullinan, noted reading specialist, for READ ACROSS AMERICA, the reading initiative celebrating the 75th anniversary of National Children's Book Week. The list is meant to introduce children, and the adults who care for them, to newer books in the field of children's literature. Well-known classics—such as Beatrix Potter's The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh, Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon, and E.B. White's Charlotte's Web, for example—have not been included, as they are reasonably well-known, enduring masterpieces that every child should know.

 

ALA Reading Lists       http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/ReadingLists.html  

This site combines grade level (preschool - grade 6) reading lists from the Reading is Fundamental program and the age appropriate lists from ALA (preschool - age 12).

 

Children's Picture Book Database       http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks

Search the database for topics, concepts, or skills to locate picture books with storylines adapatable to a particular curriculum or program.  For designing literature-based lesson plans and units.  

 

Choosing the right book for your child        http://www.cbcbooks.org/readinglists/choosing.html

Site presents some basic points about specific age groups to keep in mind when parents or caregivers are choosing a child's book.

 

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature       http://www.dawcl.com/

Database allows you to create a tailored list of quality children's literature or find out if a book has won one of the 78 indexed awards. Books are indexed and can be searched using the form search or keyword search. The form search includes reader age, setting, historical period, format (such as picture book, chapter book, etc.), gender, multicultural, ethnicity of protagonist, gender of protagonist, language, publication year, author/illustrator, keyword, and award.

 

Graded Reading Lists      http://www.haisln.org/ReadingLists.htm  

Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network (HAISLN) publishes a very comprehensive set of graded reading lists each year. PK - 12.

 

Summer Reading Lists       http://www.education-world.com/summer_reading/

Links to summer reading lists by grade, for K-8.

 

Teacher's Book Wizard     http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do

This interactive site from Scholastic allows you to search by grade or lexile level, and has a read alike feature. 

 

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