CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER MEDAL NOMINEES 2007-08 (http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees.htm): Great books to read. 5 Categories- Primary (Grades K-3), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle School/ Jr. High (Grades 6-9), Young Adult (Grades 9-12), Picture Books for Older Readers (Grades 4 and up).
Summer Reading Web Sites
- RIF's 2007 Summer Reading Guide (http://www.rif.org/summer/default.mspx): Research shows children lose one to three months of learning every summer. Prevent this summer learning loss by getting your children "revved up" for reading.
Start by encouraging them to participate in the Reading Planet Grand Prix, in conjunction with the Scholastic Summer Reading Buzz contest, sponsored by Target. Kids can enter to win amazing prizes, including a family vacation from American Airlines and AA Vacations. They will also be reading for a good cause, because for every 4 books they read, Scholastic will donate 1 book to RIF, up to 50,000 books!
- Scholastic (http://www.scholastic.com): loads of reproducibles, book recommendations, journals, and message boards
- Reading Rockets (http://www.readingrockets.org/): launching young readers
- Summer reading (http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer)
- Books by theme (http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme): In the "books & author" section there are many good resources; this is one of them.
SUMMER READING LIST SUGGESTIONS
All Kinds of Reading Lists from the University of Calgary in Canada
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/lists.htmlNewbery Award Winners 1922 - present from the American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberywinners/medalwinners.htmBook Lists from the Boston Public Library
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm
http://www.bpl.org/kids/summerlists/index.htm
Also, Boston Public Schools summer book listBook Lists from the New York Public Library (plus other activities for kids)
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/index.cfm
New York State Summer Reading Program -- Books: A Treasure
http://www.summerreadingnys.org
Book Talks by Nancy Keane from Rundlett Middle School, Concord, NH
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network - Reading Resources
http://www.haisln.org/ReadingLists.htmALA Summer Reading - for children and families
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/recsummerreading/recommendedreading.htmReading Lists from the Vermont Educational Media Association and VT-NEA
http://www.vtnea.org/vtnea15.htmKidsReads Reading Lists - Classics and New Favs
http://www.kidsreads.com/lists/reading-lists.aspMenasha, Wisconsin - Book Links for Young Adults
http://www.menashalibrary.org/youth/yaindex.htmlChildren's Authors on the Internet - visit their websites and learn more
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.htmlThe Horn Book Reading Suggestions
http://www.hbook.com/booklists/default.aspReading Rainbow book lists - http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/booklist/booklist.asp
Summer Favorites (K-12) from the National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html
Suggested Summer Reading - from the Palo Alto, CA Middle Schools Library
http://staff.pausd.org/%7Emiddlelibrary/summerreading.htmlOne Hundred Favorite Picture Books from various libraries
Morrison-Reeves Library - http://www.mrl.lib.in.us/100picture.html
Stockton Public Library - http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us/pictbook.htm
Manitowac Public Library - http://www.manitowoc.lib.wi.us/kids/100picturebooks.htm
NY Public Library - http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=61
Stern Center from NYPL- http://www.sterncenter.org/100_great_picture_books.htm
Ferguson Library - http://www.fergusonlibrary.org/youth_link/kidol/booklists/booklists.htm
Reading Lists from a Variety of Public
and Private Schools
Mountain Brook Schools Reading Lists K-12
http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/read/Wayland, MA Summer Reading List
http://www.wayland.k12.ma.us/lib_media/elemsumread.htmlGreenwich Country Day School (CT) Reading Lists
Upper - http://www.greenwichcds.org/library/us-reading.asp
Middle -http://www.greenwichcds.org/library/ms-reading.asp
Lower - http://www.greenwichcds.org/library/ls-reading.aspBoulder (CO) Public Library Booklists by Topic
http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/youth/booklists/Manhattan Country School Reading Lists
http://www.manhattancountryschool.org/library/summerreading.htmFairfax County Library (VA) Booklists by Topic and Grade Level
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/reading/elem/default.htm
or Fairfax County Public Schools Summer Reading Lists for Grades 6-12
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/readlist/
Groton, Connecticut Reading Lists
http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/familyLinks/summer.htmlNew York State Summer Reading Program - 2006 Kids and Teens
http://www.summerreadingnys.org/Montgomery County Public Schools Summer Reading K-6
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/readinglists/recommended/index.shtmSanta Monica-Malibu Public Library Reading Lists for all grade levels
http://www.smplkids.org/kids/readnext/age_grade.htmGander, Newfoundland - Jim Cornish
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/summer_reading.htmHorace Mann School Library Reading List
http://library.horacemann.org/middlereading.html#readinglist**Arlington Central School District, NY Cyber Library and lists
http://arlingtonschools.org/Library/summerreading.html
The Ellis School Library in Pittsburg, PA - Summer Reading Lists by grade
http://www.theellisschool.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=38199
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