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Literature Links

Revised June 2006

star pictureLisle Library District - Jr. High Way Book Reviews - Book reviews by some of our own patrons!  Visit this site to see what your friends are reading!
star pictureAaron Shepard's Storybook - Folktales, Tall Tales, Legends, and more, all from award-winning author Aaron Shepard.
star pictureAbraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award - Awarded annually to the author of the book voted most outstanding by participating students in grades nine through twelve.
star pictureBookHive - Catch the latest buzz on books at the BookHive -   Your Guide to Children's Literature and Books - with booklists, reviews, quizzes, and coloring pages.
star pictureCandlelight Stories - Online children's stories and e-books.
star pictureChildren's Literature Web Guide - Internet resources related to books for children and young adults, from the Doucette Library of Teaching resources, University of Calgary.
star pictureChildren's Storybooks Online - Illustrated and animated books to read for young children.
star pictureHarper Collins Children's Books - The Busy Big House includes bibliographies of new books, interviews with favorite authors and more.
star pictureCaldecott Medal - Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. 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.
star pictureMonarch Award - Awarded annually to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in kindergarten through third grade.
star pictureNewbery Medal - Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
star pictureRebecca Caudill Award - The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award is awarded annually to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools.
star pictureReader's Robot - Select a specific genre, then search by keywords or by appeal.
star pictureReading Rants! - Out of the ordinary teen book lists.  A group of booklists for those of you teens out there who need a good read, but are wondering if there's life after Judy Blume and Gary Paulsen.

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