Reader's+Advisory

Visit the Read If You Like Wiki created by Tommy and Heather: http://riyl.wikispaces.com/ Naomi Bates YA Books and More literature-map.com gnooks.com


 * Book Lists on the Web:**

100 Best Books for Children 100 Best Books by Women Writers 100 Best Picture Books All Together Now Reading Lists Based on the Book (Books Made into Movies) Booklists for Gifted Children Booklists for Young Adults on the Web Bookspot.com California Reading Lists Education Reporter's Ultimate Reading List The Guardian's Top 100 books of all time Modern Library's 100 Best Non-Fiction Modern Library's 100 Best Fiction Nancy Keane's Best Children's Books National Public Radio's top 100 Fictional Characters New York Public Library's Best Books of the Century Outstanding Books for the College Bound New York Times #1 Bestsellers Publisher's Weekly Bestseller's List from the past 100 Years Teachers First 100 Best Books for Children Teen Reads Young Adult Library Services Booklists and Book Awards

Ideas adapted from: Mackey, Margaret and Ingrid Johnston. "The Book Resisters: Ways of Approaching Reluctant Teenage Readers," School Libraries Worldwide, vol. 2, no. 1, 1996, p. 25-38
 * How to find a good book:**
 * Follow an author you like
 * Browse through the shelves and displays for something that catches your eye
 * Talk to a friend about what they are reading
 * Follow a genre you like, for example: fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance
 * Choosing a cover illustration you like
 * Start a book in a series, and if you like it, read the rest
 * See what other people are reading and enjoying
 * Follow a favorite topic
 * Talk to a teacher or librarian for recommendations
 * Use a book club list, such as Oprah's book club
 * Follow up on a subject you studied in a class such as mythology, or historical fiction
 * Look for interesting titles

=**What should I read next?**=


 * If you are not sure then try some of these web sites to help you OR come into the library and we will assist you in finding your next book.**


 * **RIYL Wiki by Tommy Kovac and Heather Gruenthal**
 * **WHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT** []
 * **TEEN RANDOM** []
 * **YOUNG READERS @ PENGUIN** []
 * **Online Teen Book Club** []
 * **AMAZON Teens** **[|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/28/ref=br_bh_1_te/103-6951933-5835039]**
 * **Hennepin County Library** []
 * **NancyKeane** [|http://nancykeane.com/rl/#Readalikes]
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From CALIBK12 I love the Gnooks.com and  literature-map.com sites. Both are author based and part of Gnod, which is an artificial intelligence model.

Start with gnooks.com and but in any three authors you like. It comes up with authors other people with your "favorites" have said they liked. You rate whether you also like, don't like, or don't know them. I write down the ones I don't know and then try one. My students and I find it's a pretty good predictor.

In Literature-map.com you put in one author and a "web" appears. The closer an author appears to your entry, represents that more readers who responded they also like that author than some of the others in the web. Interactive in that you can click one of the other authors and generate a new web.   This site may be of help to you.... @http://www.readerpants.net/2011/12/whats-your-genre-quiz.html 
 * Reading Makes you Smart! **