BCS Media Center Online Resources Books (and reading lists!)
 
General Reading Lists
 2005 Notable Children's Books
Compilation of award winning books, sorted by reading level (scroll down to "Middle Readers"). 
Amazon Lists
Browse children's subject lists.
Browse teen subjects.
Classics for Ages 9-12 GuysRead
Created by Jon Scieszka (author of The Stinky Cheese Man) to help guys find stuff they'll want to read. Michigan Authors and Illustrators
Database of information on authors and illustrators born in Michigan, who live in Michigan, or who have written books about or set in Michigan. Newbery Medal & Honor Books
From 1922 to the present. Reading Rants
Out of the ordinary teen booklists. YALSA
Lists & awards created for young adult books.http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/notablecbooklist/currentnotable.htmhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/4/ref=br_bh_1_ch/103-2099794-1703843http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/28/102-8211475-2933760http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/6284/103-2099794-1703843http://www.guysread.com/http://web.mel.org/miai/index.htmlhttp://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htmhttp://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htmshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8
Why Books?
 
  1. Students will want to use books for research when they want portable, reliable information.

  2. Books are published information sources, usually written by professionals, so the information is likely to be accurate.

  3. Books are fun to read!

 
Locate a Book in the Media Center Currently, you must be in the school building to access the library's OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog). On the school's MAC computers, you will find the OPAC icon under "Items for Students" or "Items for Staff.  
 On the school's Dell computers, you will find the OPAC icon on the desktop or under Start, Programs. When searching the OPAC, you may search by Title, Author, Keyword, Subject, or Series Title. Coming next school year: OPAC online--access from anywhere! On this page...scroll down! 
 General Reading Lists Book Recommendation Databases Reluctant & Struggling Readers Readers who need a Challenge Locate a Book in the Media Center Digital Books
Digital Books International Children's Digital Library
Digital books for free!  The site has a search feature for hundreds of titles. Books have been scanned so they include the original covers and illustrations. They range from picture books to novels. Net Library
eBooks...whole books for you to "checkout" online!http://www.icdlbooks.org/index.shtmlhttp://0-www.netlibrary.com.elibrary.mel.org/shapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1
Browse Book Recommendation Databases Book Adventure
Books by grade level, reading level, and topic! The BookHive
Find a book by topic. Reading Planet
Review books and browse for books. Reading Rockets
Search for books recommendations. What Do I Read Next?
Scroll down to the bottom of InfoTrac to reach this service, which will help you choose a book based on what books you have already read and enjoyed.  (From home: password is "oakland.")http://bookadventure.org/ki/bs/ki_bs_helpfind.asphttp://www.bookhive.org/books/http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/bookzone/default.mspxhttp://www.readingrockets.org/books/findabook.phphttp://0-galenet.galegroup.com.elibrary.mel.org/servlet/WDIRNshapeimage_9_link_0shapeimage_9_link_1shapeimage_9_link_2shapeimage_9_link_3shapeimage_9_link_4
Reluctant & Struggling Readers Lazy Reader’s Bookclub
This is where you go when you want to read quality books that don't take years to finish. Our mission is to increase interest in reading by providing cool, short book recommendations for all ages. Hi-Lo Booklists from About.com
If you have kids or teens who are reluctant readers because they read below grade level and can’t find books they can read that interest them, try some of these hi/lo books. The books are at the reader's interest level (“hi” stands for “high interest”) but written at a lower reading level (“lo” stands for “low readability”) to encourage reading. Kids and teens reading below grade level are more apt to want to read a book if it is not only at their reading level but also at their interest level. ALA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Young-Adult Readers
Booklists going back 10 years! Resources for Reluctant Readers
Strategies that parents can use to motivate their children to read. Scholastic’s All About Reading
Articles for parents on how to help their struggling/reluctant-reader children, plus booklists.http://lazyreaders.com/http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/hi_lo_books.htmhttp://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/quickpicksreluctant.htmhttp://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/reluctantreaders/a/reluctantreader.htmhttp://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/read/reluctant/shapeimage_10_link_0shapeimage_10_link_1shapeimage_10_link_2shapeimage_10_link_3shapeimage_10_link_4
Readers who need a Challenge Books for Gifted Readers
Selected books that interest and challenge gifted readers. Hoagie’s Gifted Reading Lists
“Good books for Good Readers.” Scholastic’s All About Reading
Articles for parents on how to help their advanced-reader children, plus booklists. Guiding the Gifted Reader
This article presents ideas and strategies for parents and teachers to challenge and assist their high-level reading children.http://www.nswagtc.org.au/info/books/books.htmlhttp://www.hoagiesgifted.org/reading_lists.htmhttp://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/read/adv/http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/quickpicksreluctant.htmshapeimage_11_link_0shapeimage_11_link_1shapeimage_11_link_2shapeimage_11_link_3