Lists of Recommended Books

Many Recommended Booklists are available from a variety of resources:  The American Library Association (YALSA) , the International Reading Association which publishes CHOICES lists , the Assembly of LIterature for Adolescents which publishes the ALAN Review, and Voices of Youth Advocate which publishes VOYA, a monthly journal reviewing all new books.

Check out the following lists
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ALA's Notable children's books list

BCCB's Blue Ribbon list

Horn Book's Fanfare list

ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list

Horn Book recommended reading lists

Lots of annotated lists of classics and new books

University of Madison

The School of Education has many lists in the CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center) portion of their site

Awards

American Library Association

Links to pages for Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Wilder Medal, Batchelder Award, Belpre Award, Sibert Award, and others

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards

National awards

State and regional awards

Children's choice awards

International awards