WEBSITES
Award Winners
· Newbery Medal Winners from 1922- present. http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberywinners/medalwinners.cfm
· Caldecott Medal Winners from 1938-present. http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.cfm
Bookadventure.com. Created by Sylvan Learning, this site’s Book Finder matches kids (Grades K-8) with books they’ll enjoy. http://www.bookadventure.com/ki/bs/ki_bs_helpfind.asp
Bookhive. Provides reviews of books for children up to age 12. Users can search by title, author, illustrator, reading level, or subject. The reviews found in Bookhive are written by the staff of the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County. http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/
Five Finger Rule. How to find out if a book is just the right level for you! From the bookadventure.com website. http://www.bookadventure.com/ki/bs/ki_bs_5finger.asp
KidLinks. If there is a genre of books you enjoy reading, simply select one from the list and you will receive suggestions of great books you might enjoy. Sponsored by the Hennepin County Library. http://www.hclib.org/kids/books/
Series and Sequels. Developed by the Mid-Continent Public Library, this site lists popular series by author or series name(includes over 24,000 books). http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
Teenreads.com. This site posts lists of upcoming books and interviews with popular authors. http://www.teenreads.com/
Tumblebooks. Feel like being read to? Choose from several picture books that can be read out loud to you! (http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/book_details.asp?category=PictureBooks)
Walpole Public Library
· Search the Walpole Public Library’s catalog to find books, movies, magazines, and books on tape/CD. If you have a library card from the Old Colony Library Network (Walpole Public Library), you can put books on hold, and even renew your books online! http://sirsiweb.ocln.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/49?user_id=WA-OPAC&password=OCLN
· Recommended reading lists (just learning to read through 8th grade). http://www.walpole.ma.us/Readinglists.html