Web resources for book discussion
groups
Association of Library Service to Children-
includes lists & links.
Internet public library for youth -
includes lists & links.
Young Adult Library Services Association
- includes lists & links.
BR_Cafe and BR_Review
- a book discussion list serve for kids. Contributors to BR_Cafe and BR_Review
must be kids. Instructions for joining the list are available on this site.
Bookmates - a British site dedicated
to book discussion groups for youth. Includes discussion guides and book activities.
British and American books are examined.
Joh Scieszka's initiative to encourage boys'
reading.
Kidsreads.com. Includes book reviews,
book trivia and word scrambles that complement book discussion group activities.
Madison
Public Library's web sites for book lovers. Includes general links to book
group resources.
Talk it Up! Sponsored
by the Multnomah County Library (Portland, OR), this fantastic site includes
descriptions of the groups that meet in Multnomah County libraries, book lists
and incredibly useful book discussion guides for tons of books.
Teen Hoopla. Sponsored by YALSA,
this site provides a space for teens to write about their favorite books and
share reactions with other YAs.
Wisconsin Humanities Council. Includes
information about grants available for public library book discussion programs.
The World of Reading - an online book discussion group for kids sponsored
by the Ann Arbor District Library. Kids submit book reviews, which are organized
by subject and by the reviewer's country of origin.Discussion group guidelines/information
for group leaders
Guidelines for book
discussion groups from the CCBC
In addition to the CCBC guidelines, this Multnomah
County site includes other guidelines to consider when conducting a book
dis cussion group with youth.
Reading group choices - general information about forming groups and guidelines
for adult and youth groups.
Guidelines for mock Newbery
and Caldecott discussions from the Tempe, AZ, public library.
Publishers' guides
The following publishers provide discussion guides on their web sites:
HarperCollins
guides available in Adobe format
Houghton Mifflin
(includes Clarion books)
Lee and Low (includes
discussion guides to multicultural picture books)
Little,
Brown (includes discussion guides and activity ideas)
Scholastic
(includes guides for picture books & books for younger readers)
Simon & Schuster Click on "Resources & Materials" for discussion guides