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    Looking for a great read? Take a scroll through these recommended sites featuring book reviews and lists of award-winners for both children and young adults. Your next reading adventure is waiting for you.

    		Booklists Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00

    Association for Library Service to Children: Notable Children's Books5 stars

    The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), dedicated to supporting children's libraries. This page lists dozens of books, some of which won Newberry or Caldecott awards this year, and others who are chosen as "notable" by the ALSC. The books are organized into four age categories.



    Goodreads: Children Book Lists5 stars

    The Goodreads booklists are part of their Listopia feature; they are lists created and voted upon by readers. This link goes directly to the most popular children's booklists. These include What Book Got You Hooked?, Best Series, Favorites from My Childhood, and What to Read After Harry Potter. There is also a young adult list; you'll find a link to it in the Browse by Tag section in the right-hand column.

    Kirkus: Young Adult Book Reviews5 stars

    "Founded in 1933, Kirkus has been an authoritative voice in book discovery for 80 years." Wow, not many can claim such a history. This particular link will take you to young adult reviews, which you can sort and filter in a variety of ways. For children's book reviews, hover over the Book Reviews menu item. In addition to the reviews, both children's and young adult books have blogs (which you'll also find in the navigation menu.)

    Reading Rockets: Award Winners5 stars

    Reading Rockets provides links to current winners of the Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, but that's not all. Scroll down below the winning books, and you'll find links to even more children's book awards, including (but not limited to) the Geisel Awards, Wilder Awards, and Boston Globe's Horn Book Awards.

    		Booklists Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00



    Honorable Mentions

    The following links are either new discoveries or sites that didn't make it into my newspaper column because of space constraints. Enjoy!

    Children's Book Awards

    The Horn Book

    Book Lists & Recommendations for Ages 8-10


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    Feldman, Barbara. "Booklists." Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 3 Oct. 2017. Web. 19 Apr. 2025. <https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/booklists/ >.


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    By . Originally published October 3, 2017. Last modified November 29, 2022.

    Filed Under: Language Arts, Reference, Reading

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