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A Guide for Reader's Advisory and Collection Development: Children's and Young Adult
This LibGuide offers an array of websites, webinars, articles, and blogs providing helpful information to help staff members in their interactions with patrons.
Children's and Young Adult
Find award winner books, book reviews, and tips on helping your teen find books they are interested in.
Children's Award Winners
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2020 Newbery Award Winners
The Newbery Award is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". -
2020 Caldecott Winners
The Caldecott Award is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. -
2019 Coretta Scott King Award Winners
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
Resources for Teachers
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Resources for Teachers
Information for teachers regarding primary sources and guided lesson plans.
Teen Booklist Guides
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YALSA Book Finder
Search over 4,000 great teen books. -
2019 Teen's Top Ten Books
Top ten official titles from teen's. -
VOYA Top Shelf Reading for MIddle Grades
2018 top shelf reading for middle grades. -
BookAwards
Awards that are given for teen books. -
Parent Flyer
Information for parents and caregivers to get teens interested in reading. -
YA Ultimate Bookshelf
List of books every teen should read. -
Teen Literacies Toolkit
Offers tips on discerning the difference between valid and invalid information. -
Best Books - Young Adult
List of the best Young Adult books from Publishers Weekly. -
Best books - Middle Grades
Best middle grade books from Publishers weekly.
Juvenile Booklists
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Booklist Guide for Back to School
Nanuet Public Library offers a list of books about going to school. -
Books on Bullying
Nanuet Public Library offers a list of books about bullying. -
Early Chapter Books
Cornwall Public Library offers a list of early chapter books.
Children's Readers Advisory
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NoveList K-8
Book reviews, information on series and on upcoming children's and young adult books. -
School Library Journal
Information regarding what is popular in school librarians and teachers, offering reviews and award winners. -
Commonsense.com
reviews of media that kids are interested in. -
Best Books - Picture Books
List of the best picture books from Publishers Weekly.
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Young Adult Award Winners
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2020 Margaret Edwards Award Winners
The Margaret A. Edwards Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes an author and "a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature". -
2019 Coretta Scott King Award Winners
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
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2020 Michael Printz Award Winners
The Michael L. Printz Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit".