Suggested Reading Lists (for young people, birth to teens)

• By Age
  Preschool
  100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know (NYPL)
  Books to Grow On (Birth to age 3)
  Books with Positive Portrayals of Older People (ALA/ALSC)
  Countdown to Kindergarten (Boston Public Library)
  
  Elementary
  Biographies (Nancy Keane)
  Books with Positive Portrayals of Older People (ALA/ALSC)
  Chapter Books (Next reading level after Easy Readers--Weber County Library, Utah)
  Chapter books (NYPL)
  Chapter books by level (Nancy Keane)
  Fantasy (Action, Non-scary, Medieval, Progressive, (Nancy Keane)
  Humor (Nancy Keane)
  Humor (Teen, Nancy Keane)
  Scary stories (Nancy Keane)
  
  Middle School
  Graphic novels (see MHLS website)
  Humor (Nancy Keane)
  Middle School (ALSC, ALA's Association for Library Service to Children section)
  More Middle School (St. Charles Library, IL)
  
  Teens
  Adult Books with Appeal to Teens (ALSC)
  Best Books for Teens (ALSC)
  Books by Teens (from RoseMary Honnold)
  Books for the Teen Age (NYPL)
  General (TeensPoint.org)
  Graphic novels (see MHLS website)
  Humor (Nancy Keane)
  Popular Paperbacks for Teens (ALSC)
  Quick Picks for Teen Reluctant Readers (ALSC)
  Varied lists (from Mid-Continent Library)
  (More) Varied lists (Iowa's Library Service)
  
  
• By Gender
• Boys
  Biographies for boys (Nancy Keane)
  Books for boys in grades 2-8 (St. Charles Library)
  Books for younger boys (Boston Public Library)
  Books for older boys (Boston Public Library)
  Boys' diaries (Nancy Keane)
  Series for boys (Nancy Keane)
  Sibert Award (Best nonfiction, ALSC)
  
  
• Girls
  Adventure series with female protagonists (Nancy Keane)
  Highly recommended list ( See Kathleen Odean's book)
  Quest stories (Nancy Keane)
  Strong female characters (Nancy Keane)
  
  
• By Genre
  Adventure (General, Grade 5, Grade 7, (Nancy Keane)
  Fantasy (Action, Non-scary, Medieval, Progressive, (Nancy Keane)
  Genre lists (Nancy Keane)
  Graphic novels (see MHLS website)
  Historical Fiction (Many lists)
  Humor (Elementary, Nancy Keane)
  Humor (Middle school, Nancy Keane)
  Humor (Teen, Nancy Keane)
  Scary stories (Elementary, Nancy Keane)
  Wordless picture books (Several lists)
  
  
  
• If You Liked..
  For 2nd-3rd graders (St. Charles Library)
  For 4-5th graders (St. Charles Library)
  Many lists (Nancy Keane)
  Oxford County Library's lists
  Reproducible bookmark templates (MHLS)
  Suggestions for 6-8th graders (St. Charles Library)
  
  
• Multicultural
  100 of the Decade's Best Multicultural Read-Alouds
  Bilingual books (Books for children 0-14 and covering many languages)
  Diversity in America (Picture books showing appreciation for diversity)
  Diversity in America (Elementary and teen readers)
  Growing up Latino (Preschool to middle school)
  
  
• Templates for bookmarks
  MHLS bookmarks
  Instructions for creating your own bookmark in Microsoft Word
  
  
• Additional lists
  
Themed lists-Nancy Keane

Home | Public Library Catalog | Calendar | Contacts | Services | Bulletins | Member Libraries | MHLS Board of Trustees | Web Site Index

Administration & Management | Resource Sharing & Millennium | Reference & Collection Development | Library Programming | Professional Development | Marketing, Advocacy & Funding | Youth Services | Trustee Resources