Goal 1 - Literature Appreciation
The students at all grade levels 9-12 will demonstrate an appreciation of literature as a reflection of human experience and reading as a pleasurable activity.
eTools- 1 Howard County High Schools Public Access Catalog (PAC)
The High School PAC offers users the opportunity to search Their individual school catalog in addition to the collection in all high schools. - 2 TeachingBooks.net
This site has engaging author programs and K-12 book resources! The site offers: Author Programs, Book Guides, Book Readings, and Author Websites. Web- 3 2009 Summer Reading List - High School
The HCPSS library media office and HCLibrary have collaborated to develop a summer reading list for high school students. - 4 Academic info
This is an incredible resource page with academic subject guides. - 5 ALA Teens' Top Ten (YALSA)
The American Library Association sponsors the Young Adult Library Services Association web page focusing on the Teens' Top Ten booklist. Other links include Booklists and Book Awards, Great Graphic Novels for Teens and more. - 6 Archived Summer Reading Lists-School Library Media Web Page
The School Library Media web page provides an archived list of summer reading titles from 2002-2007. - 7 Authors on the Web
This is a wonderful web site featuring detailed information from popular young adult authors. - 8 BookHooks
"Share your love of books in your own words and images on Bookhooks, the world's best book reporting site!" - 9 Bureau of Labor Statistics - reading-related careers
This is a great site for information on promoting careers for those who love to read. - 10 Europeana
"This is Europeana - a place for inspiration and ideas. Search through the cultural collections of Europe, connect to other user pathways and share your discoveries." - 11 Favorite Teenage Angst Books
"A special place on the Web where it's okay to have zits, daydream, feel secret stirrings within, and wonder what on earth will happen next in your life." - 12 Guys Read Anthology
This is a web-based literacy program developed by Jon Scieszka that help guys find books they want to read. - 13 HCPSS School Library Media-Grade 9-12 Internet Curriculum Links
This is a wonderful guide to the many online resources specifically approved for high school students. - 14 Homework Help - Howard County Library
The Howard County Library offers students excellent online resources including 40 databases, Live Homework Help, and AskUsNow. - 15 Howard County Library
The Howard County Library web site offers a wealth of resources for patrons. Access to the catalog, live online reference services, subscription databases and more. - 16 Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators
This is an informative web page with a comprehensive list of young adult authors on the Web. - 17 Internet Public Library for Teens - teen space
The Internet Public Library's teen space web page offers a wonderful collection of teen reading lists encompassing all genres. - 18 Library of Congress
"Bring knowledge to your fingertips" with the incredible online resources found at the Library of Congress. - 19 Lifelong Learning
The web site offers various links to recommended books and web sites promoting lifelong learning. - 20 MASL Black-Eyed Susan Book Nominees 2009
Nominated book titles encourage students to read quality contemporary literature. - 21 NoveList
The Howard County Library offers NoveList online database. To access this resource, users will need to enter their 14-digit library barcode. The database includes over 120,000 fiction titles, Author Read-Alikes, Booktalks, Book Discussion Guides, and Thematic Units. - 22 Poe Bicentennial Celebration
Celebrate the master of the macabre's 200th birthday with help from this site. - 23 Read Aloud Handbook
This site is sponsored by Jim Trelease, author of the Read Aloud Handbook - 24 Summer Reading for High School Students - HCPSS/HC Library
The HCPSS library media office and HC Library staff join together to develop a summer reading list for high school students. - 25 Teen Read Week Wiki
YALSA-sponsored wiki is loaded with information. - 26 Teenreads.com
The Teenreads.com site offers students access to a wealth of information focusing on Cool and New books, Ultimate Reading List, Podcasts/Videos, and Books into Movies. - 27 Teenreads.com - Authors Page
From the Teenreads.com web page, this is a resource focusing on authors who have been interviewed by Teenreads.com. Author information includes a short bio and a list of the author's works. - 28 Teenreads.com Newsletter
From Teenreads.com, students may take advantage of the free subscription for the newsletter. the newsletter includes special features, contests, author interviews and more. - 29 Web English Teacher-YA Literature
Arranged alphabetically, this page encourages students to locate information from a list of well-known YA authors. - 30 Welcome to the Girls Voices Literature Database!
The purpose of this database is to connect readers with high quality children’s and young adult literature, fiction and nonfiction, that portrays female characters as strong, intelligent individuals who make positive choices for living emotionally healthy lives. - 31 What Should I Read Next?
At this site, users enter a favorite book and receive a new book based on analysis of the reading preferences of other registered users.
