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Where Can I find Suggested Reading Lists?

To find book lists by Genre go the the CJHS Media Center Catalog and click on the Visual Search Tab
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What Other Resources are Available for Book Suggestions?

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Find read-alikes and suggestions for your next read!
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Let Emmy from TasteKid learn your reading tastes! See what she recommends!
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Looking for the next book in a series? Checkout these series lists!
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A reading list database provided by the East Brunswick Public Library. **Requires a public library card Number***

What are some recent Printz Award Winners?

"The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that  exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.  The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association." -- ALA.org

To see a complete list of the 2019 Winner and Honor books click here

2019 Printz Award Winner:

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Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can’t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. -- BN Synopsis
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2018 Printz Award Winner:

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You go through life thinking there’s so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she’s tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that’s been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. -- BN Synopsis
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2017 Printz Award Winner:

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Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. By the fall of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement has penetrated deep into the American consciousness, and as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is guiding the tip of the spear. Through relentless direct action, SNCC continues to force the nation to confront its own blatant injustice, but for every step forward, the danger grows more intense. -- BN Synopsis