Recommended Reading & Websites

• American Library Association (ALA) recommended lists:

  • Newbery Medal

  • Caldecott Medal

  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

  • Pura Belpre Award

  • Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

  • Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) Children's Notable List

  • Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) list of the Best Graphic Novels for Children (grades K-8)

• commonsensemedia.org recommended media lists

• NewsELA: nonfiction and current events

• My MCPL (MidContinent Public Library) series database: juvenile series and sequels

• Peninsula Library System suggested reading lists

• Burlingame Public Library suggested reading lists

• Overdrive E-books & audiobooks (via Burlingame Public Library) - please have your public library card

Book Finders

If you know some books that you have enjoyed reading, these sites can help you find more books that you may also like.

• The Book Explorer http://www.thebookexplorer.com/

  • "Share your own reading collection to receive personalized book recommendations."

• What Should I Read Next? http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search

  • "Enter a book you like and the site will analyse our database of real readers' favourite books (over 65,000 and growing) to suggest what you could read next."

• Books that Guys Read http://www.guysread.com/books/

  • “These are the books that guys have said they like. We’ve gathered and grouped them to make them easier to find.”

• Google Sets http://labs.google.com/sets

  • Enter a few titles of books that you like.

  • Next, press Large Set or Small Set and we'll try to predict other books that are similar..

• The Book Seer http://bookseer.com/

  • "Amazon’s recommendation engine"

• Lit Map http://www.literature-map.com/

  • What else do readers of your favorite authors read? The closer two writers are on the map, the more likely someone will like both of them. Click on a name to travel along.

• Read, Kiddo, Read! http://www.readkiddoread.com/index

  • Great books by age