Find a Good Book!


Cal Young Book Finders

Search the Library Catalog by keyword for the type of book that you want to read: mystery, adventure, football, romance, fantasy, etc. Questions? Ask Sam!

The CY Book Blog
What good books are Sam, CY students, and CY staff reading? Find out on this blog! Submit a review!


Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books CY Battle of the Books Wiki
2009-2010 Battle of the Books List (pdf)

 

 


Award Winners

 

Young Reader's Choice Award
The 2010 nominees
The 2009 nominees
The 2008 nominees



Newbery Books
2009
Newbery and the Net

YALSA Teen Top Ten Books 2009

ALA Best Books for Young Adults 09

2009 ALA Youth Book/Media Awards

YALSA Award Lists
YALSA Wiki

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

New Books at Cal Young
  New Books 2009 by Genre
  New Books 2008 by Genre
 
Summer Reading Lists
  The Cal Young 2009 Summer Reading List (pdf)
  The Cal Young 2008 Summer Reading List (pdf)

 

 


Other Book Finders

Series and Sequels
Great for getting lists of the titles in your favorite series. Search by author or series.

Teen Booklists from the Eugene Public Library
Books by genre, If You Like Twilight lists, more!

Database of Award-Winning Children's (and Young Adult) Literature
Searchable by 13 fields (reader's age, genre, setting, etc.) A great way to find a good book!

Lexile Book Search
A database of more than 100,000 English and Spanish fiction and non-fiction titles, searchable by Lexile level, title, author, and keywords.

LibraryThing
Build your personal library catalog; Join a reading community

Booklists

If you like Twilight....

Guys Read

Jon Scieszka's customized site for guys.


Multnomah County Library Booklists

Look for the Teens section on the right.

Books for the College Bound:
From the public library system in Wisconsin
From the American Library Association
From the College Board

IHS Reading Lists:
Western Classic Novels
US Multicultural Novels

Guys and Books

Teen Ink
Book reviews by other teenagers

Teenreads.com
Scroll down for the Ultimate Reading List, the Cool & the New, Books into Movies, and more! Some of the books are for high school only.

Jim Trelease - Reading Aloud

KidsBibs

What is your favorite celebrity reading? (before 2001)

Recommended books published before 2000

Sam Arnold-Boyd
arnold@4j.lane.edu
Cal Young Middle School
December 6, 2009