Reading
For Young Adults of All Ages -- Find Good Books All Year Long!
- 2011 Oregon Reader's Choice Awards: established last year by Oregon Library Association, the ORCA award lists offer students a variety of good reading suggestions at three grade levels.
- Best Books for Young Adults 2011: books chosen by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association), and recommended for ages 12 – 18.
- The Book Network: recent titles suggested for 7th & 8th grade readers
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2009: best books from 2009, selected and annotated (1/10) by Booklist editors for readers aged 12 - 18.
- HAISLN Recommended Reading: list for preschool - 12 grade students
- National Endowment for the Humanities recommends books for all ages.
- Multnomah County Library
- NoveList: One of our subscription databases, NoveList provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles.
- OES Middle School Summer Reading Program 2011
- Oregon Battle of the Books 2011:sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries, books on this list are recommended for grades 6-8.
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound: fiction.
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound: non-fiction.
- Adult and Teen Book Lists : recommendations from Multnomah County Library for teens aged 12 - 18 (and adults, too!)
- Teenreads.com: a great site for reviews, author interviews, and an opportunity to express your own views about books. It’s easy to find lists of books from your favorite genre, too. Just type in mystery (or horror or romance. . .) and a dozen suggestions appear! (Ages 13 – 19)
- Teanreads.com/Ultimate Teen Reading List: presents an annotated list of great books (Ages 13 - 19)
- YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association): Book Lists and Book Awards
