What to read?

There are so many books! How can you choose what to read next?
Well, here are some ideas:

1) Ask for a recommendation from…

Your Friends - you could look at their page on the Wiki:

Reading is Fun Wiki

Your Family – find out what your parents loved reading when they were children!

Your Teachers - ask them for ideas

Your Librarian - Mrs Robinson has read 1000s of children’s and young adult books in 30 years as a Librarian! You could follow her on Goodreads to see what she is reading:

Mrs Robinson recommends…

Blood Red Road
4 of 5 stars
Blood Red Road
by Moira Young

Partials
4 of 5 stars
Partials
by Dan Wells

Shades of Earth
3 of 5 stars
Shades of Earth
by Beth Revis

Northern Lights
5 of 5 stars
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman

Ender's Game
5 of 5 stars
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card

Monsters of Men
5 of 5 stars
Monsters of Men
by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls
5 of 5 stars
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness

The Ask and the Answer
5 of 5 stars
The Ask and the Answer
by Patrick Ness

The Knife of Never Letting Go
5 of 5 stars
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness

Magician
4 of 5 stars
Magician
by Raymond E. Feist




goodreads.com

2) Use SearchStar…

You can see what the Library has using SearchStar. Search for Author, Title or Keywords. All of the Library laptops have SearchStar.

SearchStar

3) Browse the shelves…

Just look at the displays and shelves, pick up a book and read the blurb - dare you to try!

Library Shelves

4) Look at a book list…

Here is one Mrs Robinson has made for Years 6 to 8 – Reading Challenge Recommended Reads:

Open publication – Free publishing – More books

Or you can download it here:

Reading Challenge Recommended Reads

Large Print Fiction Collection – over 60 books for you to try!

Open publication – Free publishing – More books

5) Try a book review blog or website…

Mrs Robinson collects websites on Diigo – here are some good ones:

Book Reviewing Sites

6) Look at a book trailer…

Try our Book Trailer page for more information.

Book Trailer Page


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