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Recommended Reading

Book Awards:  

Newbery Book Awards,

Caldecott Book Awards,

Nutmeg Book Award

Coretta Scott King Book Award

Connecticut State Library Award Books

Chicago Public Library's- Best of the Best 

Notable Children's Books for 2002 (ALA)

Booklists:
Reassuring Bedtime Books to Share with Children
Great Books for Boys by Kathleen Odean
Great Books for Girls by Kathleen Odean
Books for Boys and Girls (by grade level) Elmhurst Public Library

Websites:

Recommended Reading from the New York Public Library
Recommended Reading from the Los Angeles Public Library
        Genre lists divided into "younger readers" and "older readers"                  
Suggested Reading List Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library (NY))       Grouped by both topic and age level ("Mysteries Grades 4-6")
Booklists of Children's Literature (Monroe County Public Library (IN)) Lots of genre lists, "if you like..." lists, and particular topics. Most are annotated.
Youth Recommended Reading Lists (St. Charles Public Library (IL))       Easy to use, with subject areas on the left and sub-categories when you click on link. The" Read-Alikes'" lists are especially useful.
www.bookhive.org Need to find a book? This is a great website to get book reviews.
Bookadventure.org Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is a non-profit organization.