Research Guides: Teacher Education: Reading & English Language Arts

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Children's and Young Adult Literature

Children's literature: all literary and related trade publications for children from birth to about age 12.

Young Adult literature: refers to materials intended for teenage audiences and may include adult cross-over materials.

See "Find Books" tab for help locating children's and young adult literature in our collection.

Children's and Young Adults' Book Finders

NoveList K-8 Plus This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction. Assists teachers in integrating reading across the curriculum and supporting their young readers from Kindergarten to 8th grade.

YALSA Book Finder
Search tool from the Young Adult Libraries Services Association that can help you identify award-winning YA books and those on "Best Of" booklists. You can browse by genre and use the filter function to further narrow your search.

Children's Core Collection (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Selective annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books and magazines for children from grades P-6.
Middle & Junior High Core Collection (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Selective annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books and magazines for children from grades 5-9. Useful for students in Teacher Education courses or the Children’s and Young Adult Literature courses.
Senior High Core Collection (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Selective annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books and magazines for youth in grades 9-12. Useful for students in Teacher Education courses or the Young Adult Literature course.

Primary Source Nexus

Primary Source Nexus

Primary Source Nexus is a website geared toward K-12 teachers to help them incorporate primary sources into their lessons. The primary sources are a part of the Library of Congress digital collection. The site also has lesson ideas, themed link sets, and more. Definitely a must look!

Primary Source Nexus

Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

Caldecott Medal
"Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children."
Newbery Medal Book Award
"Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
"Awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year."
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
"The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. "
Young Adult Library Services Association Book Awards
"YALSA honors the best teen literature each year with its six literary awards." These include: Alex Awards, Edwards, Award, Morris Award, Nonfiction Award, Odyssey Award, and Printz Award.