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Award Winners and Read-Alikes

AWARD WINNERS, READ-ALIKES,
& READERS' ADVISORY TOOLS

(WHAT TO READ NEXT?)

The following sites recommend different books that you might enjoy based upon your favorite titles & authors.

Reader's Advisory Tools (below) lists Mrs. Crow’s personal Favorites*:

*(You will need your SSJCPL library card to use NoveList):

When deciding what to read next, you might want to think about the following questions:
 
  • What was the last book that you read that you enjoyed? 
  • What did you enjoy most about it?
  • Do you enjoy the writing style of a specific author?
  • Is the genre or subject matter a passion of yours? 
  • What elements did you like most: the suspense, the horror, the verse vs. prose 
 
Using the answers to those questions as a guide, check out the following Reader's Advisory Resources to see which read-alikes you might wish to try next. 

READER’S ADVISORY TOOLS

 



GENRE PICKS

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION AWARDS 

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW BLOGS & SITES

HISTORICAL FICTION & WESTERNS AWARDS

HISTORICAL FICTION & WESTERNS REVIEWS, BLOGS, & WEBSITES

HORROR AWARDS

REVIEW BLOGS & SITES

AWARDS

REVIEW BLOGS & SITES


AWARDS
 
Librarian Resources:
AWARDS
  (Retired in 2020)

REVIEW BLOGS & SITES

 
 
 
 
 
DIVERSITY LITERATURE AWARDS

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AWARD WINNERS

 
ASIAN & PACIFIC AWARD WINNERS
HISPANIC/LATINO AWARD WINNERS

JEWISH AWARD WINNERS

 
YOUTH & CHILDREN AWARD WINNERS   
 
Young Adult Awards
YOUNG ADULT AWARDS
(MRS. CROW'S Top Picks)
OTHER FANTASTIC
YOUNG ADULT AWARDS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Juvenile Awards

JUVENILE AWARDS
(Mrs. Crow's Top Picks)
OTHER FANTASTIC
JUVENILE AWARDS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ALA’s Recommended Reading for Adults

Pulitzer Prize (Scroll down on page for various genres)

Fiction

NonFiction
 
BOOK BLOGS
 
BOOK BROWSE:

Online book review magazine: Guides you to the best new and current books, includes reviews, excerpts, reading lists, find a book tool, info for book clubs, and more.  In addition to book reviews, this site also provides author information fro the general public.

A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN WRITERS:|
This is a comprehensive list of links to biographical information about women writers, which can be browsed by country or century.
Categories in addition to by Country & Century
      Diplomatic Difficulties
      Newbery Awards
      Utopias & Science Fiction
      World's Fair Women

  • Here is a site devoted exclusively to fiction written for teenagers, with many reviews written by young adults themselves.

  • The Best Book Review Sites for Enthusiastic Readers