Recommended Reading

Media Center
Herbert Hoover Middle School
Montgomery County Public Schools

Hoover students are again participating in the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan (BES) reading program. Check out our new Black-Eyed Susan Books page for descriptions of this year's nominees.

Hoover's English and Reading teachers also recommend reading classics. Try these links to find one that appeals to you.

Literary Classics in the Hoover Media Center
Young Adult Classics in the Hoover Media Center
Other Classics not in the Hoover collection

8th graders at Hoover read a utopian/dystopian novel mid-year. Here is a list of a wide range of books from the Hoover Media Center that work well for this assignment.

7th graders read about World War II during the 3rd marking period. This descriptive list of books in our Media Center has 3 sections: fiction, biographies and a small sample of our non-fiction collection.

 

American Library Association: The ALA provides many links for useful reading lists. Here are a few that are particularly useful:

Best Books for Young Adults
Caldecott Medal (Most distinguished American picture book for children)
Children's Notable Lists
Newbery Medal (Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children)
Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Michael L. Printz Award (Excellence in young adult literature)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Coretta Scott King Award

Summertime Favorites: A NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) list of recommended readings, representing their long-standing effort to highlight classic literature for young people from kindergarten through high school.

Children's Book Council: Great author/illustrator links and more lists by the sponsor of Children's Book Week and Young People's Poetry Week.

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students "Best Of" lists from the National Science Teachers Association.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People "Best Of" lists from the National Council for the Social Studies.

Meet the Author: This site maintained by a Montgomery County Media Specialist has links to young adult author web pages.

Readergirlz.com This site provides recommendations for and discussion of books of special interest to teen girls.

Just for fun!

Famous First Lines: You remember the famous opening line, but which book is it from? Test your memory here.