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**Book Trailers and More**
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 * Slime Kids Reading Site**

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Library of Congress site (Center for the Book __http://www.read.gov/cfb/__ ) with classic books available to read online. Along the left margin are links to other resources, including: Kids books __http://www.read.gov/books/index.html#kids__ For teens __http://www.read.gov/books/index.html#teens__ For adults __http://www.read.gov/books/index.html#adults__
 * Books Online**

Take a Reading Survey
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teenreading/tipsenc/reading_interest_survey.pdf

**Lerner and Graphic Novels**
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 * Graphic Novels with Science and Math Themes
 * Truth and Justice! Graphic Novels for the Social Studies Curriculum

=__READING LISTS FOR YOUNG ADULTS__=

Reading list for the college bound from the College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html

**YALSA's Reading List**
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/outstandingbooks.cfm

**Arrowhead Library's College Bound List**
http://als.lib.wi.us/Collegebound.html

**American Education Service**
http://www.educationplanner.com/education_planner/preparing_article.asp?articleName=College_Bound_Reading_List&sponsor=2859

**BOOK SPOT**
http://www.bookspot.com/youngadult.htm

**Carnegie Library's Teen Site**
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/books/

Adolescent Literacy
http://www.adlit.org/

**Nancy Keane's Reading Lists from All Together Now**
http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/

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Audio Books http://www.diigo.com/user/diannekrause/audiobooks

Books with Bite @ your library
//**Sink your teeth into these selections recommended by YALSA**// Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Vanpire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber
 * Vampires**

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Life of Pi by Yann Martel Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo
 * Bug Bites**

The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney Downriver by Will Hobbs Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence Airborn by Kenneth Oppel The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marian Calabro Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis by Peter Nelson
 * Bite the Bullet**

Feed by M. T. Anderson I, Robot by Issac Asimov
 * Bytes**


 * Writing, Pu****blishing, Publishers' Books** http://www.biguniverse.com/

L**ist of suggestions of American Authors for Independent Reading from the Commonwealth Librarians Listserv**
__ PROMINENT AMERICAN AUTHORS __

__ Little Men __ __ Work __ || __ In the Time of the Butterflies __ || __ Gather Together in my Name __ __ I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings __ || __ The Foundation Trilogy __ __ Robot __ Series || __ The Edible Woman __ __ Handmaid’s Tale __ __ Lady Oracle __ __ Surfacing __ || __ If Beale Street Could Talk __ __ Sonny’s Blues __ || __ The Sweet Hereafter __ __ Trailerpark __ || __ Fahrenheit 451 __ __ The Martian Chronicles __ __ Something Wicked This Way Comes __ || __ A House Divided __ __ Sons __ || __ In Cold Blood __ || __ My Antonia __ || __ The Prince and the Pauper __ || __ Clear and Present Danger __ __ Debt of Honor __ __ The Hunt for Red October __ __ Patriot Games __ __ Red Storm Rising __ __ The Sum of all Fears __ __ Without Remorse __ || __ Frenchtown Summer __ __ I am the Cheese __ __ Heroes __ || __ The Red Badge of Courage __ || __ Sphere __ __ Jurassic ____ Park __ || __ Ragtime __ __ World’s Fair __ || __ The Last Tycoon __ __ Tender is the Night __ __ This Side of Paradise __ || NOT LEVEL ONE __ The Chamber __ __ The Client __ __ The Pelican Brief __ __ The Rainmaker __ __ The Runaway Jury __ __ A Time to Kill __ || __ A Mother and Two Daughters __ || __ The Scarlet Letter __ || __ Something Happened __ || __ For Whom The Bell Tolls __ __ Old Man and the Sea __ __ The Sun Also Rises __ || __ Taming the Star Runner __ __ The Outsiders __ __ Rumble Fish __ || __ A Prayer for Owen Meany __ __ The World According to Garp __ || __ On the Road __ || __ Sometimes a Great Notion __ || __ The Bean Trees __ __ Pigs in Heaven __ __ The Poisonwood Bible __ || __ Peace Breaks Out __ || __ The Earthsea Trilogy __ __ Left Hand of Darkness __ || __ Elmer Gantry __ __ Main Street __ || __ White Fang __ || __ The Bourne Ultimatum __ __ The Holcroft Covenant __ __ The Matarese Circle __ __ The Osterman Weekend __ || __ The Member of the Wedding __ || __ Chesapeake __ __ Hawaii __ __ Tales of the South Pacific __ __ Texas __ || __ All My Sons __ || __ Beloved __ (not academic level__)__ __ Sula __ __ Song of Solomon __ || __ Fallen Angels __ __ Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices __ __ Monster __ __ Scorpions __ __ Shooter __ || __ The Iceman Cometh __ __ Long Day’s Journey into Night __ __ Mourning Becomes Electra __ || __ Expensive People __ __ The Museum of Dr. Moses __ (short stories) || __ The Great Gilly Hopkins __ || poetry || __ The Last Don __ || __ The Fountainhead __ || __ Goodbye, Columbus __ __ The Human Stain __ __ My Life as a Man __ __ Portnoy’s Complaint __ __ When She Was Good __ || __ The Catcher in the Rye __ __ Franny and Zooey __ || __ Brighton ____ Beach ____ Memoirs __ __ The Odd Couple __ || __ The Grapes of Wrath __ __ In Dubious Battle __ __ The Red Pony __ __ Tortilla Flat __ || __ Kitchen God’s Wife __ || __ Dinner at Homesick Restaurant __ __ Accidental Tourist __ || __ Rabbit, Run __ || __ Mother Night __ __ Slaughterhouse Five __ || __ Meridian __ __ The Third Life of Grange Copeland __ || __ The Custom of the Country __ __ Ethan Frome __ __ The House of Mirth __ || __ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof __ __ The Glass Menagerie __ || __ The Piano Lesson __ __ Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom __ || __ Native Son __ __ Uncle Tom’s Children __ ||
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Alcott, Louisa May || 1832-1888 || __ Little Women __
 * Alcott, Louisa May || 1832-1888 || __ Little Women __
 * Alvarez, Julia || 1950- || __ How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents __
 * Alvarez, Julia || 1950- || __ How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents __
 * Angelou, Maya || 1928- || __ All God’s Children __
 * Angelou, Maya || 1928- || __ All God’s Children __
 * Asimov, Isaac || 1920-1992 || __ The Caves of Steel __
 * Asimov, Isaac || 1920-1992 || __ The Caves of Steel __
 * Atwood, Margaret || 1939- || __ Cat’s Eye __
 * Atwood, Margaret || 1939- || __ Cat’s Eye __
 * Baldwin, James || 1924-1991 || __ Go Tell it on The Mountain __
 * Baldwin, James || 1924-1991 || __ Go Tell it on The Mountain __
 * Banks, Russell || 1940- || __ Continental Drift __
 * Banks, Russell || 1940- || __ Continental Drift __
 * Bradbury, Ray || 1920- || __ Dandelion Wine __
 * Bradbury, Ray || 1920- || __ Dandelion Wine __
 * Buck, Pearl || 1892-1973 || __ The Good Earth __
 * Buck, Pearl || 1892-1973 || __ The Good Earth __
 * Capote, Truman || 1924-1984 || __ Breakfast at Tiffany’s __
 * Capote, Truman || 1924-1984 || __ Breakfast at Tiffany’s __
 * Cather, Willa || 1873-1947 || __ Death Comes for the Archbishop __
 * Cather, Willa || 1873-1947 || __ Death Comes for the Archbishop __
 * Clemens, Samuel Langhorne || 1835-1910 || __ A Connecticut Yankee __
 * Clemens, Samuel Langhorne || 1835-1910 || __ A Connecticut Yankee __
 * Clancy, Tom || 1947- || __ The Cardinal of the Kremlin __
 * Clancy, Tom || 1947- || __ The Cardinal of the Kremlin __
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Cormier, Robert || 1925-2000 || __ The Chocolate War __
 * Cormier, Robert || 1925-2000 || __ The Chocolate War __
 * Crane, Stephen || 1871-1900 || __ Maggie: A Girl of the Streets __
 * Crane, Stephen || 1871-1900 || __ Maggie: A Girl of the Streets __
 * Crichton, Michael || 1942-2008 || __ The Andromeda Strain __
 * Crichton, Michael || 1942-2008 || __ The Andromeda Strain __
 * Dickinson, Emily || 1830-1886 || poetry ||
 * Doctorow, E. L. || 1931- || __ Billy Bathgate __
 * Doctorow, E. L. || 1931- || __ Billy Bathgate __
 * Doctorow, E. L. || 1931- || __ Billy Bathgate __
 * Ellison, Ralph || 1914-1994 || __ Invisible Man __ ||
 * Faulkner, William || 1897-1962 || __ The Sound and the Fury __ ||
 * Fitzgerald, F. Scott || 1896-1940 || __ The Great Gatsby __
 * Faulkner, William || 1897-1962 || __ The Sound and the Fury __ ||
 * Fitzgerald, F. Scott || 1896-1940 || __ The Great Gatsby __
 * Fitzgerald, F. Scott || 1896-1940 || __ The Great Gatsby __
 * Frost, Robert || 1874-1963 || poetry ||
 * Grisham, John || 1955- || __ The Firm __
 * Grisham, John || 1955- || __ The Firm __
 * Grisham, John || 1955- || __ The Firm __
 * Godwin, Gail || 1937- || __ Finishing School __
 * Godwin, Gail || 1937- || __ Finishing School __
 * Hansberry, Lorraine || 1930-1965 || __ A Raisin in the Sun __ ||
 * Hawthorne, Nathaniel || 1804-1864 || __ The House of the Seven Gables __
 * Hawthorne, Nathaniel || 1804-1864 || __ The House of the Seven Gables __
 * Hawthorne, Nathaniel || 1804-1864 || __ The House of the Seven Gables __
 * Heinlein, Robert || 1907-1988 || __ Stranger in a Strange Land __ ||
 * ||  || __ Starship Trooper __ ||
 * Heller, Joseph || 1923- || __ Catch 22 __
 * Heller, Joseph || 1923- || __ Catch 22 __
 * Heller, Joseph || 1923- || __ Catch 22 __
 * Hemingway, Ernest || 1899-1961 || __ A Farewell to Arms __
 * Hemingway, Ernest || 1899-1961 || __ A Farewell to Arms __
 * Herbert, Frank || 1920-1989 || __ Dune __ ||
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Hinton, S.E. || 1948- || __ Tex __
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Hinton, S.E. || 1948- || __ Tex __
 * Hinton, S.E. || 1948- || __ Tex __
 * Hughes, (James Mercer) Langston || 1902-1967 || poetry ||
 * Irving, John || 1942- || __ The Cider House Rules __
 * Irving, John || 1942- || __ The Cider House Rules __
 * Irving, John || 1942- || __ The Cider House Rules __
 * Jackson, Shirley || 1919-1965 || __ The Haunting of Hill House __ ||
 * Kerouac, Jack || 1922-1969 || __ The Dharma Bums __
 * Kerouac, Jack || 1922-1969 || __ The Dharma Bums __
 * Kerouac, Jack || 1922-1969 || __ The Dharma Bums __
 * Kesey, Ken || 1935-2001 || __ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest __
 * Kesey, Ken || 1935-2001 || __ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest __
 * King, Stephen || 1947- || See Mr. Lahr ||
 * Kingsolver, Barbara || 1955- || __ Animal Dreams __
 * Kingsolver, Barbara || 1955- || __ Animal Dreams __
 * Kingsolver, Barbara || 1955- || __ Animal Dreams __
 * Knowles, John || 1926-2001 || __ Separate Peace __
 * Knowles, John || 1926-2001 || __ Separate Peace __
 * Lee, Harper || 1926- || __ To Kill A Mockingbird __ ||
 * LeGuin, Ursula || 1929- || __ Always Coming Home __
 * LeGuin, Ursula || 1929- || __ Always Coming Home __
 * LeGuin, Ursula || 1929- || __ Always Coming Home __
 * Lewis, Sinclair || 1885-1951 || __ Babbit __
 * Lewis, Sinclair || 1885-1951 || __ Babbit __
 * London, Jack || 1876-1916 || __ The Call of the Wild __
 * London, Jack || 1876-1916 || __ The Call of the Wild __
 * Lowry, Lois || 1937- || __ The Giver __ ||
 * Ludlum, Robert || 1927-2001 || __ The Bourne Identity __
 * Ludlum, Robert || 1927-2001 || __ The Bourne Identity __
 * Ludlum, Robert || 1927-2001 || __ The Bourne Identity __
 * McCaffrey, Anne || 1926- || __ Dragonflight __ Trilogy ||
 * McCullers, Carson || 1917-1967 || __ Heart is a Lonely Hunter __
 * McCullers, Carson || 1917-1967 || __ Heart is a Lonely Hunter __
 * McCullers, Carson || 1917-1967 || __ Heart is a Lonely Hunter __
 * Melville, Herman || 1819-1891 || __ Moby Dick __ (NOT LEVEL ONE) ||
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Michener, James || 1907-1997 || __ Alaska __
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Michener, James || 1907-1997 || __ Alaska __
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Michener, James || 1907-1997 || __ Alaska __
 * Michener, James || 1907-1997 || __ Alaska __
 * Miller, Arthur || 1915-2005 || __ Death of a Salesman __
 * Miller, Arthur || 1915-2005 || __ Death of a Salesman __
 * Morrison, Toni || 1931- || __ Bluest Eye __
 * Morrison, Toni || 1931- || __ Bluest Eye __
 * Myers, Walter Dean || 1937- || __ Bad Boy: a Memoir __
 * Myers, Walter Dean || 1937- || __ Bad Boy: a Memoir __
 * O’Neill, Eugene || 1888-1953 || __ Desire Under the Elms __
 * O’Neill, Eugene || 1888-1953 || __ Desire Under the Elms __
 * O. Henry (see Porter) ||  ||   ||
 * Oates, Joyce Carol || 1938- || __ We Were the Mulvaneys __
 * Oates, Joyce Carol || 1938- || __ We Were the Mulvaneys __
 * Oates, Joyce Carol || 1938- || __ We Were the Mulvaneys __
 * Paterson, Katherine || 1932- || __ Bridge to Terabithia __
 * Paterson, Katherine || 1932- || __ Bridge to Terabithia __
 * Plath, Sylvia || 1922-1963 || __ The Bell Jar __
 * Plath, Sylvia || 1922-1963 || __ The Bell Jar __
 * Poe, Edgar Allen || 1809-1849 || Short stories ||
 * Porter, William Sydney || 1862-1910 || Short stories ||
 * Puzo, Mario || 1920-1999 || __ The Godfather __
 * Porter, William Sydney || 1862-1910 || Short stories ||
 * Puzo, Mario || 1920-1999 || __ The Godfather __
 * Puzo, Mario || 1920-1999 || __ The Godfather __
 * Rand, Ayn || 1905-1982 || __ Atlas Shrugged __
 * Rand, Ayn || 1905-1982 || __ Atlas Shrugged __
 * Roth, Philip || 1933- || __ The Breast __
 * Roth, Philip || 1933- || __ The Breast __
 * Salinger, Jerome D. || 1919- || (NOT LEVEL ONE)
 * Salinger, Jerome D. || 1919- || (NOT LEVEL ONE)
 * AUTHOR || DATES || SUGGESTED READINGS ||
 * Simon, Neil || 1927- || __ Barefoot in the Park __
 * Simon, Neil || 1927- || __ Barefoot in the Park __
 * Simon, Neil || 1927- || __ Barefoot in the Park __
 * Sinclair, Upton || 1878-1968 || __ The Jungle __ ||
 * Steinbeck, John || 1902-1968 || __ East of Eden __
 * Steinbeck, John || 1902-1968 || __ East of Eden __
 * Steinbeck, John || 1902-1968 || __ East of Eden __
 * Tan, Amy || 1952- || __ The Joy Luck Club __
 * Tan, Amy || 1952- || __ The Joy Luck Club __
 * Thompson, Hunter || 1937-2005 || __ Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas __ ||
 * Thoreau, Henry David || 1817-1862 || __ Walden __ ||
 * Twain, Mark (See Clemens) ||  ||   ||
 * Tyler, Anne || 1941- || __ Breathing Lessons __
 * Twain, Mark (See Clemens) ||  ||   ||
 * Tyler, Anne || 1941- || __ Breathing Lessons __
 * Tyler, Anne || 1941- || __ Breathing Lessons __
 * Tyler, Anne || 1941- || __ Breathing Lessons __
 * Updike, John || 1932- || Rabbit Series
 * Updike, John || 1932- || Rabbit Series
 * Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. || 1922- || __ Cat’s Cradle __
 * Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. || 1922- || __ Cat’s Cradle __
 * Walker, Alice || 1944- || __ The Color Purple __
 * Walker, Alice || 1944- || __ The Color Purple __
 * Wharton, Edith || 1862-1937 || __ Age of Innocence __
 * Wharton, Edith || 1862-1937 || __ Age of Innocence __
 * Williams, Tennessee || 1911-1983 || __ A Streetcar Named Desire __
 * Williams, Tennessee || 1911-1983 || __ A Streetcar Named Desire __
 * Wilson, August || 1945-2005 || __ Fences __
 * Wilson, August || 1945-2005 || __ Fences __
 * Wright, Richard || 1908-1960 || __ Black Boy __
 * Wright, Richard || 1908-1960 || __ Black Boy __