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Book Suggestions

Amazing website that tells you the order of books and has numerous recommendations.

Fantastic site with recommendations for adult, teen, and kids. Check out KDL What's Next section for help in identifying the order of a book series.

Type in a book you like and this website will make a recommendation based off of it.

Created by the American Library Association, this link will take you to recommended books for teens.

Award Winners

Booker Prize: Annual award for excellence in literature for works written in English

Bram Stoker Award: Award for best horror books; selections for adult, YA, and more

Coretta Scott King Book Awards: Awards for best books for children and YA by African American authors and illustrators

Edgar Awards: Award for best mystery; selections for YA and more

Hugo Award: Award for best science fiction and fantasy books

Morris Award: Award for best debut book written for YA

National Book Award: Annual award for excellence in literature

Nebula Awards: Awards for science fiction and fantasy; selection for YA

Newberry Award Winners: List of the best youth book from every year from 1922-present

Printz Award: Award for literary excellence in YA literature

Pura Belpré Award: Annual award for the best works by Latinx authors

Stonewall Book Awards: Awards for high merit books relating to the LGBT+ experience

Women's Prize for Fiction: Merit-based award for women authors

Booklists for even more recommendations

Edutopia: 20 Indispensible High School Reads

Goodreads: Direct link to the best YA books (but if you can find tons of other lists in here too)

Publisher's Weekly: Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List

Social Justice Books: Link to their Booklists where you can find more than 60 categories to support social justice

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