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When selecting books for the Quick Picks list, the judges consider: [1] Physical appearance (e.g., the cover, print style, format, and artwork/illustrations) Writing style; For fiction novels, judges consider whether the book has: [1] High interest "hook" in first 10 pages; Well-defined characters; Sufficient plot to sustain interest
Launched in 2011, it includes age group lists for school classes, [7] [8] [9] children's and YA book reviews, 'books of the month', and resources. [10] The School Reading List website says its recommendations are "curated and reviewed by a small group of librarians, English teachers [ 11 ] and parents who discuss books that have worked well ...
The Mark Twain Readers Award, or simply Mark Twain Award, is a children's book award which annually recognizes one book selected by vote of Missouri schoolchildren from a list prepared by librarians and volunteer readers. It is now one of four Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) Readers Awards and is associated with school grades 4 ...
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is separated by reading level, [5] and each title includes summaries with information on the author as well; [6] each picture book title is accompanied by colourful illustrations. [1] Some of the genres included are fantasy, adventure, history, contemporary life, and others. [7]
Robert Lipsyte: The Contender, The Brave, The Chief, One Fat Summer; Malinda Lo: Ash, Last Night at the Telegraph Club; E. Lockhart: We Were Liars, The Boyfriend List, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, Ruth Frances Long: The Treachery of Beautiful Things, A Crack in Everything; Maud Lovelace: Heaven to Betsy, Betsy and the Great ...
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
The Premier's Reading Challenge is a literacy initiative developed by Australian state governments. It is set not as a competitive event, but rather as an individual challenge to each student, as well as to promote a love of reading books. [1] The challenge is run in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.
Visually-impaired readers often depend on sources that are typeset or rendered in a large font size (such books are commonly called large-print books). [11] Because large-print unabridged non-electronic media are physically larger and sales quantities are usually smaller, it is generally more expensive to print, inventory, and distribute a ...