LibGuides: Education: Reading & Literacy

Children's & Young Adult Literature

Once you've identified titles you can search the ISU Library catalog or your local public library's catalog to find a copy.

Award Winning Titles
These awards are announced each year at the American Library Association conference in January or February.
Children's Book Council - "Favorites Awards" book lists
Books selected by children, young adults, teachers, and librarians.
Children's Book Council - "Reading Beyond" book lists
Book lists for children who are reading at an advanced level
We Need Diverse Books
Resources for identifying diverse books

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Useful for finding book reviews
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Book reviews, literary criticism, biographical information, primary sources, and more!
NoveList Plus This link opens in a new window
Find books by theme, genre, grade, reading level, read-alikes, and more.
Funded by LiLI (Libraries Linking Idaho)

ICDL: International Children's Digital Library
E-books of children's literature are available in a variety of languages, in a variety of formats. Check out your favorite classics, in addition to many contemporary and award-winning titles!
Epic! for Educators
Thousands of popular, high-quality books for K - 5. Epic! is free for elementary school teachers and librarians in the U.S. and Canada
The Fable Cottage: Bilingual Tales for Language Learners
Video and text stories in English, French, Italian, Spanish & German

Primary Search This link opens in a new window
Full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines
MAS Ultra - School Edition This link opens in a new window
Full-text for close to 500 popular, high school magazines, plus reference books, biographies, and primary sources.

National Council of Teachers of English
Materials for teachers & educational staff on literacy, reading instruction and related educational practices.
International Literacy Association (IRA)
The ILA supports literacy professionals through a wide range of resources, advocacy efforts, volunteerism, and professional development activities. Our members promote high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading and encouraging the lifetime reading habit