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Reading & Book Reviews

Want to know what to read next?  Want some suggestions for recommended or award-winning books?  Use the following links.

Alex Award Winners.  www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/alex 

These books are chosen by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) as the best adult books for young adult readers.

Best Books for Young Adults.  www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya 

The books on this list are “significant” adult and young adult titles published with the last 16 months.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound.  www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb

This list of recommended titles for high school students to read before entering college is updated every 5 years.  The current list is dated 2004.

Tayshas List.  http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/tayshaslists.html

This list is determined by librarians in Texas to foster a lifelong love of reading.  Our library has at least one copy of almost every book on this list on display on the reference bookshelves. 

Teens’ Top Ten.  http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.htm

Would you like to vote for books to be included in the Teens’ Top Ten list?  Go to this site and vote for your favorite from the list of nominated books.

Book Club

Join us for the second successful year of the Carroll Dragon book club. We meet the first Tuesday of every month at lunch in the library. Even if you haven't read the book, you are welcome to join us for fun discussions and cookies.

October  - The Magician's Nephew from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

November 1st - 1984 by George Orwell

December - Any work by author David Sedaris

January - Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte

February - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

March - Don't Eat This Book by Morgan Spurlock

April

May

2004-2005 Book Club Selections

Book Review Submission Form