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The following links go to booklists and websites with book recommendations, also listed on our Great Books page on the Manhattan Public Library website:
| Award Lists Find lists for various children’s book award winners, as well as teen and adult literature awards. |
| Novelist Plus Search for children’s book reviews or recommendations. Look under the “Kids” sections to find “Recommended Reads” on topics such as adventure stories, biographies, historical fiction, animals, and “If you liked…” lists. |
| DogEared Kids blog about their favorite books on this site hosted by National Geographic Kids. |
| Juvenile Series and Sequels Find a list of all titles in a series in the order they were published. Mid-Continent Public Library (Missouri) keeps this webpage updated with 3,700 children’s book series. |
| KidsReads Great place to find reviews of the newest titles, interviews with authors and lists of great books. |
| Kansas Book Connect – Accelerated Reader search Look for great books and find out the Accelerated Reader (AR) level and points. Search by reading level or by genre. |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Search for titles in the Reading Counts program to find out reading level, lexile level or point values. |
| Book Adventure Book Adventure is a free reading motivation program for grades K-8. Children can create their own book lists, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they’ve read, and earn points and prizes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning. |
| USD383 School Libraries Online Catalog (Manhattan and Ogden) Search for titles available at the local schools. Limit by reading level and/or reading program to see what titles are included in your school’s Reading Counts or Accelerated Reader. |
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