Links to Recommended Reading Lists

I was so frustrated trying to find appropriate lists for my young teenagers (and myself) that were challenging YET, age appropriate.  I am compiling a list of links and plan to come back someday and compile a list of actual books!  PLEASE feel free to suggest any other links you have found useful!

NPR Books:  http://www.npr.org/books/

Arrowhead, WI library, college bound list:  http://als.lib.wi.us/Collegebound.html

Teachers First (you can get lost here, I put you on grade 8):  http://www.teachersfirst.com/readlist2-new.cfm?age=8

Reading.org Choices:  http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists.aspx

Kumon Recommendations (pre-readers thru high school):  http://www.kumon.com/miscellaneous/kumon_recommended_reading_list.pdf

Accelerated Reader:  http://www.arbookfind.com/
(There are pros/cons to AR, I get that, but it is an excellent resource to just “check” an age level of a book you’ve already found.  I had “little kids” ready to read at college level and not all material is appropriate!)

LibraryBooksLists.org:  http://librarybooklists.org/index.html

Douglas County Colorado Library System:  http://douglascountylibraries.org/

DCSDK12 RHMS Library Resources:  https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/rocky-heights-middle-school-library/

American Library Association:  http://www.ala.org/alsc/compubs/booklists/summerreadinglist

GoodReads:  https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/8th-grade-reading-list

Scholastic:  http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/ready-go-book-lists-teachers

Classics List by The Guardian:  http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction

Classics by Eagle Forum:  http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/1997/june97/list.html

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