Finding A Book
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• Stop by the Teen Corner of the library and ask for help!


• What book have you read recently that you have liked? Look up that book’s author. Maybe he/she has others that you will like too!


• What genre is the book? Fantasy? Sports? Contemporary? Historical? Mystery? Try another in that genre.


• Use NoveList to find book suggestions.
  1. Click HERE to go to the catalog.
  
  
  2. Log in and click on "Good Reading" on the right side under “Library Info” to open Novelist.
      
     
  
  
  3. Browse “Recommended Reading Lists” (left side of the NoveList page) by selecting your age group then clicking on a genre and then the subgenre.
  
  
  4. Explore NoveList for more reading ideas.

 



 

• Find more Reading Ideas on the Teen Reading Ideas Page. This page offers Book Lists, Reviews, and more.


• What’s new? Take a look at our New Teen Books Page or in the New Books Binder in the library's Teen Corner.


• Visit WTPL Teens’ Book Reviews By You blog— book reviews written by Washington Township Teens!

• Read the summary on the back of the book / book flap.


• Thumb through the book to see if it is the type of book that you want to read.


• Read through the first several pages.


• Pull up several reviews of the book online to see how (and for whom) it is recommended. Look through several reviews to get a better feel for the book.
  
  The Library Catalog compiles reviews for many titles.
  
  1. Click HERE to go to the catalog.
  
  
  2. Look up the book & click on "Reviews & More"
  
  
  3. Read the reviews. Does this sound like a book that you would want to read? For what ages/grades does the reviewer recommend this book?

Want more reviews?

• Visit the Teen Reading Ideas page and take a look at our list of Book Review Sources .


• Stop by the library and ask us to help you find more reviews online!