What's Essential for Successful Readers?
bulletUnderstand and use different skills and strategies to read;
bulletUnderstand the meaning of what is read;
bulletRead different things for different purposes;
bulletSet reading goals and check progress to improve.

Reading Recommendation Page
Burlington-Edison High School Library
 Find-A-Book Slide Show

 

 

 

Book Review Links
bulletReading Rants! Teen book reviews
bulletFlamingnet Book Reviews for and by teens
bullet Teen Reads
bullet Teenspoint Reviews by Teens
bulletTeen Ink Book Reviews by Teens for Teens
bulletFavorite Teenage Angst Books
bulletRichie's Picks:  Great Reviews for teens
bulletTeen Reviews of Books
bulletBook Talks--Short descriptions of books alphabetized by both author and title.
bulletGenrefluent--The World of Genre Literature
bullet Vampire Books!
bulletAuthor Connections--Links to Favorite YA Writers
bulletList of Top 50 Science Fiction Books Ever
bulletOverbooked: What to Read Next
bulletSee Me 4 Books--Teens Review and Rate Books
bulletMs. Belben's Book Reviews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author Websites
bulletLaurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak
bulletJonah Black of the Black Book Series
bulletMeg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries
bulletTom Clancy's Homepage
bulletSharon Creech
bulletChris Crutcher, Washington author
bulletTerry Davis, Author of Vision Quest
bulletSarah Dessen, author of This Lullaby
bulletAlex Flinn, author of Breathing Underwater
bulletPete Hautman (Godless, Rash, Sweetblood)
bulletStephen King's Official Site
bulletBarbara Kingsolver
bulletGary Paulsen's Official Site
bulletC.D. Payne, Author of Youth in Revolt
bulletDave Pelzer, Author of A Child Called It
bulletRandy Powell, Washington author
bulletLouise Rennison, author of Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
bulletLemony Snicket
bulletRob Thomas, Author of Rats Saw God
bulletTerry Trueman, Author of Stuck in Neutral
bulletEllen Wittlinger, author of "Hard Love"
bulletLinks to Young Adult and Children's Authors and Illustrators
bulletCLWG (Children's Literature Web Guide) Also YA
bullet Huge spreadsheet with links to over 500 authors
bulletLinks to YA Authors on the Web
bullet"Books that changed our lives" by famous authors

 

"If You Liked" Booklists
bullet If You Liked Go Ask Alice
bullet If You Liked SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson
bullet If You Liked A Child Called It
bullet If You Like Fairy Tales
bullet If You Liked Holes
bulletIf You Liked Rats Saw God
bullet If You Like Books by Lurlene McDaniel
bullet If You Like Books by Francesca Lia Block
bulletIf You Liked Harry Potter (outside site)
bullet If You Liked Harry Potter
bullet If You Like Romances
bullet If You Liked Diary of Anne Frank
bullet If You Like to Laugh (Humorous Books)
bullet If You Like to Read Diaries (REAL ones)
bullet If You Like to Read Diaries (FICTIONAL ones)
bulletIf You Like Barbara Kingsolver (outside site)
bulletIf You Like Silence of the Lambs (outside site)
bulletIf You Like David Sedaris (outside site)
bulletIf You Like Bridget Jones's Diary (outside site)

 

Award Winning Books
bulletNational Book Award (American)
bulletPulitzer Prize (American)
bulletBooker Prize (British)
bulletNobel Prize for Lit.
bulletPacific Northwest Booksellers Awards
bulletALA Award Lists: Best Books for Young Adults
bulletThe 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000
bulletNewbery Award Winners
bulletEvergreen Young Adult Book Award

Bestsellers

bulletBooksense Bestsellers (Independent Bookstores)
bulletUSA Today's Top Bestsellers

College Reading Lists

bullet Contemporary Literature for College-Bound Students
bullet American Fiction and Literature for College Bound Students
bulletCollege Bound Reading
bulletThe 100 Most Recommended Books for College Freshmen
bullet American Classics

 

Recommended Reading Slide Shows
bulletMemoirs
bullet Travel Literature Slide Show
bullet Recommendations Fall 2002 (* indicated NON-American author)
bullet Recommended Non-Fiction 
bulletPsychology Class Reading Recommendations
bulletScience Fiction and Fantasy:  Categories and Suggested Books
bullet Heroes and Heroism

 

Series Websites
These are great place to go when you want to know what comes next in a favorite series of books
bullet Books in a Series--Wondering what comes next? This site will show you the lists of books in numerous series, in order.--Wondering what comes next? This site will show you the lists of books in numerous series, in order.
bulletLocus Index:  Guide to Science Fiction Series

 

Random Lists of Books
bullet Working for a Living: Books about People on the Job
bullet Fiction into Film (Novels/short stories which have been made into movies)
bullet Games People Play: Books about Sports, Fitness, Nutrition, and Health
bullet On the Road Again:  Books about Teens and Cars
bullet Pregnancy and Teen Parenting:  Fiction and Non-Fiction
bullet Based on a True Story:  Fiction Based on Real Events
bullet Non-Fiction Reading Recommendations
bulletIslamic Fiction (outside site)
bullet Weird Books

 

Reading Across the Curriculum
bullet HEALTH (Fictional stories about health issues)
bulletPhysical Fitness
bullet HISTORY:  The Civil War (Fiction)
bullet HISTORY: Fictional Books about American History by Decade
bullet PSYCHOLOGY:  Fiction and Non-Fiction
bullet Environmentalism Booklist
bullet SCIENCE: Recommended Science Reading
bullet Science Fiction for Non-Sci-Fi Readers

  

 

 

Read Alouds for High School
bullet Suggestions for selecting read aloud material.
bullet Novels and longer work recommended for reading aloud.
bullet Short stories and essays recommended for high school classes.
LOCAL BOOKSELLERS (Whatcom and Skagit Counties and Seattle)
bulletVillage Books in Bellingham
bulletScott's Books in Mt. Vernon
bulletThe Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle

 

Books and Movies
bulletBooks-to-Movies Database
bulletInternet Movie Database
Oprah's Book Club Selections
bullet Oprah Readalikes--For each of Oprah's selections, a list of other books you might enjoy.