Book Recommendations

Use the second section of this Book Request Form to get personalized recommendations for books - Ms. Barnes or Ms. Binder will review your responses on check out a few books to your account for you to try.

Want even more options? Use the "Book Stack" form to get a list of 10 or so books from which to choose!

Looking for peer reviews? Check out these student-written book reviews.

Check out the sites below for great book lists, book reviews, and author spotlights:

Epic Reads

Find great new YA reads courtesy of this Harper Collins site - read summaries and professional reviews for each title.

"Rich in Color is dedicated to reading, reviewing...and promoting young adult books starring or written by BIPOC."

Read professional reviews for new books coming out every month and find your next great read.

We Need Diverse Books has put together a list of great sites to help you find amazing books.

Plus...WNDB's Our Story App is free for teens and is a great way to get recommendations for diverse books.


The sites below allow you to use a range of criteria to get customized book recommendations:

Penguin Teen - book recommendations and book lists based on a range of criteria.

Whichbook allows you to specify a range of preferences and calculates book lists just for you. You can also browse any number of ready-made book lists here.

Literature Map lets you type in the name of an author you like and then creates a "map" of similar authors for you to check out. The closer the author's name is to your original author, the more similar they are.

A one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. The database allows users to search by award, list name, year, author, genre and more.