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Reading Lists of Books for Children and Young Adults

Children's Books

General Collections of Booklists

• Notable Children's Books - by the Association for Library Service for Children.
• Booklists of Children's Literature - By the Monroe County Public Library.
• Boston Public Library Booklists for Children - Book lists on a large number of topics.
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Booklists for themes and curricular areas.
• Children's Booklists - These booklists are from the Deschutes, Oregon Public Library.
• Children's Booklists - On a wide variety of topic from the Carey Memorial Library in Lexington, MA
• Children's Booklists - From the Seattle Public Library.
• The Children's Book Council
• Children's Choices - These lists have books chosen by children. From the International Reading Association.
• Children's Picture Book Database - Search for picture books by topic, author, title or by publication information. There is an abstract for each book. By Miami University.
• Children's Booklists - Quite a variety of topics. From the Logan Public Library, Logan, Utah.
• Children and Young Adult Literature Bibliographies - Many and varied lists by Cynthia Leitich Smith.
• Database of Award Winning Children's Literature - Search by categories such as age, genre, and format. This is a handy way to produce a reading list of quality children's literature.
• Cooperative Children's Book Center - This site has bibliographies of children's books created by librarians and book reviews. By the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
• Summer Readling Lists Abound on the Web - Links to summer reading lists. This site is by Education World.
• Juvenile Series and Sequels - a database of 20,000 books in series. By the Mid-Continent Public Library.

Booklists on Specific Topics

• Thematic Book Lists - Books for holidays and seasons.
• The Holiday Zone - This site has lists of elementary level books for many holidays of the year.
• Recommended (December) Holiday Reading - For all grades from the Florida Department of Education.
• Growing Up Around the World - Book lists for American children about growing up in other areas of the world. By the Association of Library Services for Children.
• Bibliotherapy - Books about bullying, disabilities, death and other issues. From Best Children's Books.
• Books for Children of Inmates - From ALSC.
• A Book in Time - Historical fiction reading lists for the United States and for world history.
• The Civil War: Beyond the Battlefield - Recommended books and videos are given in this article by Steven Engelfried in School Library Journal, March, 2011.
• Immigration: Coming to America - a booklist compiled by Kristin Anderson in School Library Journal, January, 2011.
• Becoming American - Reading lists of fiction and non-fiction about immigration for children and young adults. By the American Library Association.
• Detectives - Mystery booklists for children from picture books to books for older children. From the Boston Public Library.
• First Clue Mysteries - This site will show you the many mystery books which are available for children. There are reviews of some of the books by children.
• Monster Librarian - Reviews of horror novels for children, teens and adults.
• Science Fiction - for elementary students. This list is by the Monroe County Library.
• Dragon Chapter Books - this list is by the Monroe County Library.
• Wands and Worlds - Lists of science fiction and fantasy books.
• The Amelia Bloomer Lists - Lists of feminist books for children from beginning readers to high school.
• Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children - Selected by The National Science Teachers Association.
• Read Up On It: Lisez Sur Le Sujet - Program by the National Library of Canada to promote children's reading. The site has lists of Canadian books in English and French
• Weapons of Mass Instruction - Anti-war books for young people. Lists books in English, Spanish and Japanese. There are also links to other anti-war book lists.
• Books for Military Children - Books for children who are serving in the armed forces.

Multicultural Lists

• Selections from the Americus Book Awards for Children's and Young Adult Literature - Books portraying the life of Latin America, the Carribean, or of Latinos in the United States.
• Spanish-English Bilingual Books - For all ages. This list is by Colorin Colorado.
• Asian-Pacific American History Month - Children's book list by the New York Public Library
• Children's Books with Muslim Themes - Picture books, fiction and nonfiction. This is the author's web site, but works by other authors listed here, also.
• Islamic Traditions and Muslim Cultures - this list is by Kay E. Vandergrift.
• Books on Islam for Children and Teens - A list by the Association for Library Service to Children, Sept., 2010.
• Recommended Books on Islam for K - 12 - School Library Journal, October, 2010.
• Children's and YA Books by Native American Authors and Illustrators - By Cynthia Leitich Smith.
• Children's and YA Books with Asian Heritage Themes - By Cynthia Leitich Smith.

Young Adult Booklists

• TeenReads.Com - Book news, reviews and author interviews. Home of the Ultimate Reading List.
• Young Adult Booklists - by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
• Teen Space - Reviews, book lists, and homework help by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
• Reading Rants - Teen booklists and reviews.
• YALSA Booklists and Book Awards - Selections of the best books for teenagers by the librarians who work with them in Public Libraries.
• The Alex Awards - This award is given to the best adult books which have a special appeal to teenagers. This award is given by YALSA.
• Outstanding Books for the College Bound- By YALSA. Lists are very multicultural and very, very focused on 20th century authors.
• Focus on Dystopia: Turn on the Dark - Teen novels of a dystopian future. This is a booklist by Eric Norton in School Library Journal, August, 2011.
• IPL Teen Lists - Links to teen booklist sites by the Internet Public Library.
• Teen Booklists - on many topics from the Plymouth, MI Library.

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