The Paly Library Reading

Reading for pleasure is essential to a balanced life. It is also has the extra added benefit of helping students become better critcal readers and writers and ace those neverending standardized tests. Use these links to find reading lists and book reviews or to explore authors of interest.

Want to join the Paly Book Club Palo Alto Reads (PAR)? Everyone is welcome.

The January book club selection for Palo Alto Reads our "anyone can join at anytime" book club is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. This book was originally published for the adults but appears on many high school reading lists because of its themes of loyalty, honor and friendship in the midst of family strife. There is also a lot of humor and of course really fast car racing, and its told from the point of view of a wise dog named Enzo. Check out the book at Garth Stein's website. Email the librarian if you want read the book ASAP. We'll meet on Wednesday, January 27th at lunch in the SSRC. Start the conversation on the book club blog located on InClass under Library Information and Passwords.

In celebration of Black History Month in February the Palo Alto Reads book club will read Black Profiles in Courage by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This inspiring and engrossing book tells the story of courageous African-Americans from the Age of Discovery to Civil Rights--adventure and history all rolled up in one great anthology! Email the librarian if you'd like a copy of the book. We'll blog using InClass and hold a discussion at the end of February.

Book Clubs & Blogs

• Common Ground Foundation Book Club (founded by Hip Hop artist Common)
• Kepler's Bookinder Book Blog
• Not Your Mother's Book Club from Books Inc. (now located at Town and Country)

Book Lists

• Paly Reading Lists
• 101 Great Books recommended by College Board
• College Bound Reading List from Petersens (test prep publisher)
• Lists! Lists! Lists! from Young Adult Library Association including Outstanding Books for the College Bound JUST REVISED FOR 2009 and Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
• Teenreads.com--Check out the Ultimate List
• Teen Page Palo Alto Public Library
• East Palo Alto Library/San Mateo County Teen Picks
• Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
• Read.gov Teens
• Reading Rants Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
• Reading Lists Organized by Year by Texas Library Association
• California Department of Education High School Reading List
• Santa Clara County What to Read

Love a certain book and want to read one like it? Try What should I read next?

Authors

• Directory of Young Adult Authors from Google Directory
• Directory of Young Adult Authors from Yahoo Directory
• Author Yellowpages.com
• Author Sites Organized by Bettendorf Public Library

Last updated August 28, 2009