Books and Literature
ALA Book & Media Awards & Notables
Includes listings of Caldecott Medal Books, Coretta Scott King Award Books, Newberry Medal Books, and much more.
BookBrowser
BookBrowser has joined Barnes & Noble.com to offer the most powerful way to explore the world of books.
The Booklist Center
Established by a retired librarian and information scientist, "The Booklist Center," is declared to have the largest selection of book lists on the web (fiction and nonfiction, popular and scholarly).
Helping Your Child Become a Reader
with activities for children from infancy through age 6. First published in January 2000. Reprinted in 2002 with updates. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs.
Reader's Advisory: Favorite Fiction
Lists by topics from Halton Hills Public Library (Ontario, Canada).
Reading Rockets - Launching Young Readers
Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
Series & Sequels - Adults & Youth
What's Next helps you search adult fiction in series. A "series" being defined here as two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits. The "What's Next" database was developed and is maintained by the Kent District Library in Michigan.
Series & Sequels - Juveniles
Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri's Juvenile Series & Sequels page currently contains over 16,500 books in series titles that are classified into three audiences: young adult, juvenile, & juvenile easy.
Series & Sequels - Young Adults
Browse alphabetical lists of authors or series names at the Bettendorf Public Library (Iowa) Teens' Page.
Young Reader's Choice Awards
The Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award is the oldest children's choice award in the U.S. and Canada. The award was established in 1940 by a Seattle bookseller who believed every student should have an opportunity to select a book that gives him or her pleasure.