*Enrichment Reading Suggestions
(Get here: bit.ly/satzreadingresources)
Looking for some ideas for an independent read? We've got you covered!
You can read summaries, see genres, view pre-made lists of titles, check out ratings and reviews from other students, and more!
For physical books, place a hold and Dr. T will get your book to you, usually within 24 hours.
For digital books, just click on "View/Listen Now" in the title description, and it will open in MackinVIA! Digital titles don't require checking out, and they'll remember where you left off when you return to them.
You can also check out the book displays located at the end of the 120s hallway, and in front of Guidance!
From Satz
Satz Reads: A website companion to the book displays in front of Guidance.
Satz students' Summer Reading Projects - 2015-2019 (bit.ly/satzbookrecs)
"Stump the Book Ladies" titles (from the April 2017 assembly)
Reading is an enjoyable pastime, and is not just limited to students, or English class. Each year, teachers from Satz share some of the titles they've recently enjoyed, and that they're planning to check out over the summer. These aren't recommendations for students, but rather a reminder that we're all part of a community of readers! You can view the most-current "Teacher Reads" here.
"Teacher Reads" of years past:
Other Book Resources
NoveList K-8 and NoveList: Online resources that helps you find books based on what you've enjoyed in the past - free to NJ residents thanks to the State Library of New Jersey!
Monmouth County Library's online resources (Most require a Monmouth County Library card to access):
Reader’s Corner: What should I read next? -This page provides suggestions for those trying to find their next read. It includes links to different sites and services that can help locate interesting titles. Some, but not all, require logging in with a Monmouth County library card.
Teens - Another way to find your next favorite book! This page of the MoCo library site provides suggestions and links to other pages and sites with tons of book recommendations for teens. The “Books & Stuff” section includes Award Winner, Manga & Graphic Novels, New & Coming Soon Books, Top Teen Book Websites, and more!
Overdrive - This free service lets you find and connect to your local library system to access their ebooks and audiobooks. To finish the sign-in process, you need to log in with a Monmouth County library card. Allows you to place holds on materials that aren’t currently available, keep a “wish list”, and more! Key feature: lets you set preferences for material types (as well as genres and formats) - this lets Kindle users find and download free ebooks to their Kindles!
Libby - Libby is an app you put on your phone or tablet. If someone in your house has a Monmouth County library card, you can use Libby to borrow ebooks and audiobooks. They have a very wide selection!
DK Eyewitness Books - If anyone in your house has a MocCo library card, you can access digital version of the wonderful DK Eyewitness books. They’re nonfiction titles about specific subjects of all kinds. This portal has both multimedia and audio versions of the available titles
EBSCO ebooks - After signing in with a MoCo library card, users can access the EBSCO ebooks collection. Lots of nonfiction, some fiction, and a terrible user interface.
YALSA Teen Book Finder - The Young Adult Library Services Association put together this handy helper to finding interesting titles. You can also see their recommendations for Best Books from 1997-2010.
New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens - This site offers sortable, searchable lists of books, with a drop-down menu to choose different years, from 2018-2022.
Teen Books: Information from The Guardian (UK) - This link provides a list of articles and lists published by The Guardian for their Teen Books section.
The National Council of the Teachers of English (NCTE)'s "Build Your Stack" page: Provides a series of book lists from presentations on books readers might want to add to their to-be-read (TBR) "stacks".
YA Books Central - a website that started as one person's passion project that has turned into a major source of info & reviews for YA, middle grades, and children's books.
Epic Reads - the YA branch of Harper Collins Publishers has a very extensive site offering lots of information about YA reads.
Teen Ink - More writing by teenagers for teenagers
School Library Journal's Best Books lists - Also has links to TONS of other lists, available by reading level, genre, and more.