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CAL YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL DECEMBER 2009
From the Library – The Reading Thing
Find a Good Book!
Looking for a good book? Follow the Find a Good Book link (upper right of the CY Library Homepage at
http://schools.4j.lane.edu/calyoung/library/index.html). This webpage of book-finding resources includes
Series and Sequels, a Searchable Database of Young Adult books, and specialized lists to help almost everyone
find just the right book.
Cal Young Book Finders
Find a Good Book!
Search the Library Catalog by keyword for the type of book that you want to read:
mystery, adventure, football, romance, fantasy, etc. Questions? Ask Sam!
The CY book blog
What good books are Sam, CY students, and CY staff reading? Find out on this blog! Submit a
review!
Battle of the Books
Adam Canfield on While serving as co-editors of their school newspaper, middle-
the Slash
schoolers Adam and Jennifer uncover fraud and corruption in
their school and in the city's government.
by Michael Winerip
Mystery/Realistic Fiction
Young Reader’s Choice Award
The 2010 nominees
While working at summer jobs, 15-year-old twins, Sophie and
The Alchemyst The 2009 nominees
Josh, find themselves caught up in a deadly, centuries-old struggle
by Michael Scott The between 2008 rival Nominees
alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the
possession of an ancient book containing secret formulas.
Fantasy YRCA Nominee 2010
FFantasy
Fantasy
Arturo and his family and friends share all kinds of experiences
Any Small Good- living in the barrio of East Los Angeles--reclaiming their
ness: A Novel of the names, playing basketball, championing the school librarian,
Barrio
and even starting their own gang.
by Tony Jonston Realistic Fiction
Award Winners
by Anthony Horowitz
The Breadwinner: An
Afghan Child in a
Wartorn
by Deborah Ellis
Chinese Cinderella:
The True
Story of an Unwanted
Daughter
by Adeline Yen
Mah
Dragon!s Keep
by Janet Lee
Carey
Found
by Margaret Peterson
Haddix
Maximum Ride:
The Angel Experi-
Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations
on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana
must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after
her father's arrest.
Realistic Fiction
Realistic
The author
Fiction
paints an authentic portrait of twentieth-century China
while telling the story of her painful childhood and her courage
and ultimate triumph over despair.
Non-fiction/Biography
ment
their own origins and purpose.
Claire, Avery, & Erin have found good books!
by John Patterson
CY Battle of the Books Wiki
2009-2010
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Grades 6-8 Division
In 1145 A.D., fourteen-year-old Rosalind, who will be the twentyfirst
Pendragon Queen of Wilde Island, has much to accomplish to
fulfill her destiny while hiding the dragon's claw she was born with
that reflects only one of her mother's dark secrets.
Fantasy
Thirteen-year-old Jonah, Chip, and Jonah's sister, Katherine, are
plunged into a mystery that involves the FBI, a vast smuggling
operation, an airplane that appeared out of nowhere, and people
who seem to appear and disappear at will.
Science Fiction
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their
group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation,
take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand
Science Fiction
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Other Book Finders
Series and Sequels
Great for getting lists of the titles in your favorite
series. Search by author or series.
Database of Award-Winning Children’s (and Young
Adult) Literature
Searchable by 13 fields (reader’s age, genre, setting,
etc.) A great way to find a good book!
Lexile Book Search
A database of more than 100,000 English and Spanish
fiction and non-fiction titles, searchable by Lexile
level, title, author, and keywords.
Library Thing
Build your personal library catalog; join a reading
community
Booklists
If you like Twilight . . .
Guys Read
Jon Scieszka’s customized site for guys.
A couple of
popular books!