NoveList K-8
Readers' advisory resource with relevant book lists and read-alikes so you can find your next favourite book.
What is "Readers' Advisory"?
Readers' advisory is about recommending and researching books for someone. You may be doing readers' advisory without even knowing it! Part of a librarians, or Learning Commons Facilitators, job is bringing people and books/resources together. Sometimes we need something to help us and NoveList is a wonderful resource to help. NoveList uses book lists and read-alikes to help you find something that you will like.
For additional tips and tricks, please look at the following resources:
Page 7 of Marigold's Education & Career Brochure
eResources for Young Readers Brochure Dec 2022.pdf
Accessing NoveList K-8
NoveList has a few extra steps to login than most Marigold resources do. The next few steps will show you exactly where to go.
From the "Search" dropdown, select eResources.
Accessing NoveList K-8
Select the A to Z List to see NoveList K-8.
Accessing NoveList K-8
Select NoveList K-8 from the list. You will need to login using your Marigold barcode and password.
Accessing NoveList K-8
Using your Marigold login information, sign into the TRAC website.
Accessing NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 is hosted by EBSCO who requires another login. Use your Marigold barcode again and select "Sign In".
NoveList K-8 Home Page
From the home page, you can select Recommended Reads Lists, Advanced Search, Browse, Search, Quick Links, and more.
Recommended Reads Lists
NoveList K-8 has staff who research and review books to create lists for people to enjoy. You can select your age range, either Teen, Ages 9-12, and Ages 0-8. Each age group will have different lists available to them. If you click on any of the lists underneath "Recommended Reads Lists" it will open another dialogue box that will have the full lists available.
Appeal Mixer
On the home page, you can also try out NoveList K-8's Appeal Mixer. This lets you select 3 different qualities in a book that you enjoy and it will provide a list of books based on those qualities.
Appeal Mixer
You can select a number of different options for the Appeal Mixer. Below is a condensed list of the appeal options. For a full list, please see the options available on NoveList K-8.
Character options: Religions (Agnostic, Christian, Buddhist, etc.), Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA, BIPOC, Personality Traits (Quirky, Awkward, Sarcastic, etc.), Disabilities.
Illustration options: Realistic, Black-and-White, Detailed, Cartoony
Pace options: Fast-paced, Leisurely-paced, Intensifying
Storyline options: Character-Driven, World-Building, Plot-Driven, Action-Packed
Tone options: Amusing, Bleak, Feel-Good, Darkly Humorous, Suspenseful, Thought-Provoking
Writing Style: Descriptive, Lyrical, Slang-Heavy, Word-Play Filled
Advanced Search
Not sure what you want to read but you know there are specific things you're looking for? The Advanced Search can help you. Search by grade level, lexile range/AR level, author's cultural identity, number of pages, and more.
Series Read-alikes
A great feature of NoveList is that it will take appeal elements from a book or book series and find other books/series that will have a similar feel to them. Clicking on a series will open a page that shows all of the books in the series as well as the series read-alikes.
Title Read-alikes
For each book title, NoveList will list the read-alikes. On the right-hand side of the screen, you can click on a book title or select "View All" for more options.
Quick Links
There are 5 options listed under Quick Links.
Articles - List of articles about readers' advisory
Genre Guides - Detailed guides on different genres including what story elements are in a genre.
Page to Screen - List of books being made into TV shows or movies and their expected release date.
Story Elements Index (pictured above) - explains what a genre is, and what are appeals and themes.
Working With Youth - Directs adults to articles that help understand how to help the youth they're working with
Browse By
There are 3 options listed under Browse By.
Genre - takes you a list of titles separated by genre
Appeals - takes you to the Appeal Mixer
Award Winners - takes you to a list of Popular Awards. Once you select an award, it will show you current winners as well as books that have won in the past.
Folder
In the top right corner of your screen, you will see a folder icon. Throughout the site, you will see an option to add books or lists to your folder so you can remember them for later.