Books and Authors

 

Scholastic Book Stacks
use this link to explore different genres and read about authors
and popular book characters -- Lots of fun stuff to do!
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/books/

 

NPR: A Cure for Summer Reading
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4695837

What to read? Try some of these websites for suggestions

Kids' Click Booklists
http://www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=subject&keywords=book+lists&title=Book+Lists\

Reading Rockets-Summer Reading Page
http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer

Guys Read ----- website by author Jon Scieszka to encourage males of all ages to rea
http://www.guysread.com/

Spaghetti Book Club- book reviews for kids by kids
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/

Reading Matters - Book Reviews for middle school students
http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/index.php

Scroll down for Author Websites!

Other sites about Books and Authors:

Book Hive
Book Nuts: a Club where Kids Can Talk about What They Read
BookSense.com-- independent booksellers, many lists
Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College
Children's Literature Navigator
Children's Literature Webguide: Authors and Illustrators on the Web
Cooperative Children's Book Center-- University of Wisconsin School of Education
KidsReads
Learning about Books and Authors Rutgers University
Missouri Librarians' "Top Ten" List
Mrs. Mad's Bookarama
Newbery Medal Homepage find out this year's winners!
On Lion for Kids--From the New York Public Library
Picturing Books- a website about picture books
Reading is Fundamental
Reading Planet from Reading is Fundamental
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rants book reviews etc for teens
Reading Zone at the Internet Public Library
Scholastic Author Index
Scholastic Recommended Booklists for all Ages
Teen Reads news about the latest books

 

 

Author Websites

      The World of T.A. Barron

Judy Blume's Homepage

Beverly Cleary

Susan Cooper

Sharon Creech

Roald Dahl

Cynthia DeFelice

Cornelia Funke

Dan Gutman

Will Hobbs

Erin Hunter  -- Cat Warriors

Brian Jacques
Redwall Program

Kathryn Lasky

Madeleine L'Engle

Kenneth Oppel

Rick Riordan "Lightning Thief" and " Sea of Monsters"

J.K. Rowling

Louis Sachar Holes

Dr. Seuss

Lemony Snicket

Spiderwick
Movie Website
Author-Tony DiTerlizzi's Website

Jerry Spinelli

R.L. Stine's Nightmare Room


Jim Trelease Website Author of "The Read Aloud Handbook"