Student Book Review Group

Who should be a student reviewer?

• Do you enjoy reading new and diverse authors and titles?
• Are open to reading a variety of different genres?
• Do you have good writing skills and a willingness to revise?
• Do you enjoy discussing and sharing your opinions about the books you read?
• Are you able to meet deadlines?

If you said yes to those questions, you should become a student reviewer!

What are the perks?

• At the end of each review cycle, we meet to discuss the books we read and I provide a tasty lunch for the group.
• It’s a good opportunity to meet new people and spend time chatting with other readers.
• The Reviewers are providing a service to the school by helping to add new books to the collection.
• Did I mention you get a free lunch?

What is the timeline for reviewing a book?

Each review cycle is approximately two months. First, students select a book from those provided by ROYAL(Reviewers of Young Adult Literature). In the next six weeks, students read the book and write a review. Students submit the review to me by the deadline and make revisions based on feedback if necessary. Last and most important, we meet for lunch to discuss the books.

What is the group’s purpose?

The books that we review come from a group called ROYAL (Reviewers of Young Adult Literature). Publishers provide ROYAL with recently or soon to be published books, and these books are free to the library in exchange for a timely and honest review. The reviews that students write are shared with the ROYAL group and emailed to the publisher.

What kinds of books are reviewed?

All kinds! Take a look at our Review Blog to get an idea.

What is the format / content of the review?

You can see lots of reviews on the Student Book Review Blog and you can check out the Student Reviewer Guidelines to see more about how to write a good review.

Interested in joining? Contact me at bmiller@nwlsd.org.