NoveList Plus

Accessing NoveList Plus

NoveList has a few extra steps to login than most Marigold resources do. Using your Marigold login information, sign into the TRAC website.

Accessing NoveList Plus

Select NoveList Plus from the list. You will need to login using your Marigold barcode and password.

Accessing NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus is hosted by EBSCO who requires another login. Use your Marigold barcode again and select "Sign In".

NoveList Plus Home Page

From the home page, you can select Recommended Reads Lists, Advanced Search, Browse, Search, Quick Links, and more. 

NoveList Plus Home Page

On the main page, you can quickly browse books that are listed with popular appeal elements such as "Angst-filled and Witty" and "Romantic and Engaging".

NoveList Plus Home Page

On the main page, you can explore pages that will help you find resources to help you understand genres, how to run a book club, and more. You can see featured award winners and audiobooks at the bottom of the page.

Recommended Reads Lists

NoveList Plus has staff who research and review books to create lists for people to enjoy. You can select your age range, either Adult, Teen, Ages 9-12, and Ages 0-8. Each age group will have different lists available to them. 

Recommended Reads 

If you click on any of the lists underneath "Recommended Reads Lists" it will open another dialogue box that will have the full book list available. 

Recommended Reads 

Hovering over a title will show you the description of the book. In the bottom of the pop-up, you can "add to folder" which will store it in your folder, which is accessible at the top right of your screen. Items saved to your folder will last for your current session unless you have a personal account. 

Recommended Reads 

If you choose a list from the "Recommended Reads" lists, it will also give you an option to look at read-alikes for the list you've chosen. This would be other lists that are similar to the list you selected.

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.

Search

Using the search bar at the top of the screen, you can search keywords, title, author, series, or narrator. Choose from the list of results to see more details. Selecting an author, for example, will show you a description of the author, what age groups they write for, what their writing style is like, as well as a list of books they have written.

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 Search

Selecting a title will show you a description of the book including themes, pacing, and writing style. To the right side of the page, you will see title read-alikes for books that are similar to the one you've chosen.

Title Details

Reviews can help influence whether or not you want to read a book. There will be reviews from popular review journals as well as two different star rating systems (NoveList's popularity rating and the rating from Goodreads) to help guide your decision.

Title Details

Understanding elements of a book you enjoy helps you find new books to read. "More About This Book" will display all the elements that have been attached to the book. It's a great place to look for particular triggers as well in case you want to stay away from certain topics.

Title Details

For more information about the book, you can look under the "Lists & Articles" tab. 

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.

Title Read-alikes

"View All" will take you to a screen listing more read-alikes with a description for why those books were chosen.

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.

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

Themes - takes you to an explanation of themes in books

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.

Genre

Select your age range from the tabs at the top and the genre from the drop down to see a list of titles relevant to your criteria.

Appeal Mixer

On the home page, you can also try out NoveList Plus' 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.

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 Plus.

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

Appeal Mixer

Below your results, you will see a list of premade appeal combos. Browse through the list to find titles that contain those elements.

Award Winners

Sorted by age range, you can see all winners and runner-ups to several literary awards.

Quick Links

There are 7 options listed under Quick Links. 

Articles - List of articles about readers' advisory

Book Club Resources - guide to running your own book club

Explore Pages - a great starting point for searching and understanding literary terms

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

Articles

Most pages under the "Quick Links" tab will look like this, a list of articles on a specific topic. You can refine your results using the left bar. The top right section of the search results will let you create an alert for the search as well as print or save the results.

Page to Screen

If you want to read books that have been made into movies, NoveList has create a category to make those books easier to find. You can also use the search term "GX Page to screen" to see more results.

Page to Screen

You can filter your results by using the "Refine Results" section on the left side of the screen as well as the tabs on the top bar of the search results.

Story Elements

This section will help you understand the terms used on NoveList.

How Do I?

NoveList has a great collection of videos and guides to help you navigate their website. The "How Do I?" section are popular questions about the site but you can view their entire Instruction Guide on YouTube by using the link in the Additional Tips and Tricks section at the top of this page.

How Do I?

Clicking on any of the links will open a pop-up with a how-to guide.