Secondary Literacy Resources

Award-Winning Books

 

CRED website evaluation system https://sites.google.com/newtonschool.org/search/evaluating

Genre Resources

Christian Fiction

http://www.saclibrary.org/Kids/Great-Reads-for-Kids/Diverse-Realistic-Fiction-For-Younger-Readers

https://bookriot.com/2018/04/08/christian-books-for-teens/

http://simmeringmind.com/10-great-sci-fi-fantasy-books-christian-teens/

Poetry

Stanford Libraries – Poetry for children and young adults

26 Multicultural Poetry Books for Children aged 0 to 10

30 Books of Poetry for Young Readers for National Poetry Month

Poetry Foundation – Essential Children’s Collection: Anthologies

Western Washington University – Poetry for Children & Teens LibGuide

Romance

Penguin Random House – Teen & Young Adult Romance

Goodreads – Popular Teen Romance Books

10 New Teen Romance Books You’ll Definitely Fall For

Common Sense Media – Teen Romance Novels

Refinery29 – These YA Romance Novels Will Make You Believe in Love

Fantasy RA Tools

• Andre Norton Award (for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy) – annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to the author of the best young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy book published in the United States in the preceding year.
• 10 Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reads for Christian Teens and Young Adults
• EpicReads YA Fantasy Standalones for Commitaphobes
• BookRiot 100 Must-Read Middle Grade Fantasy Books From The Last 10 Years
• McClure, L. (2015, December 30). A science fiction and fantasy reading list for teen creativity. Retrieved from https://ideas.ted.com/are-our-kids-getting-worse-at-creative-writing-6-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-share-with-the-app-generation/

Opposing Viewpoints on reading Fantasy

• Reporters, T. (2016, May 06). Fantasy books such as Game of Thrones can damage children’s brains, head teacher says . Retrieved from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/06/fantasy-books-such-as-game-of-thrones-can-damage-childrens-brain/
• Meadows, C. (2016, May 08). Children should absolutely read fantasy books: Ignore ill-informed UK teacher. Retrieved from http://teleread.com/children-should-absolutely-read-fantasy-books/index.html

Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels are not just good entertainment. GN can be used to open a discussion about serious topics.

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