Great books for kids

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Children's Classics
A booklist of classic children's novels.

Children's Fantasy
A booklist of fantasy novels and series for young people.

Children's Mysteries
A booklist of mystery novels and series for young people.

On Display in the Children's Room
See what books are currently on the children's display shelves.

Storytime Picks
See some of the great books being read in storytimes this month.

Bookworm Buddies
A blog of book reviews from your very own Children's Librarians at Manhattan Public Library. Find out what we're reading that we think you would enjoy!

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.

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.

 

 

 

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