Book Selection

Wow- I love hearing about the books that you're reading. I'm going to check some of those out that we don't have in the library. Thanks for your entries- I love to read them.

I order all the books for the library here at school. There are many ways that I choose books. In addition to ordering non-fiction books for research and things that go along with what you're learning in school, I read journals that have reviews of good books like School Library Journal. I also use your recommendations. The books need to have good reviews and be appropriate for the age level of our students.

Here's a challenge for you. Go to the School Library Journal book review link for books intended for grades 5 and up. Each link is one month of book reviews. Read the reviews and make some recommendations to me...what would you like to see in the library? Remember it needs to be well- reviewed, be appropriate for sixth graders and be very interesting to you!

It's good to read more than one review. You can also check Amazon.com for book reviews. They frequently include reviews from Horn Book, School Library Journal and other book reviewers, as well as people like you who are reading the books.

I still have a little book money left this year so I will be looking carefully at your recommendations.