Reading+Recommendations

Online Catalogs In addition to the Destiny Quest online library catalog we use at Finley, WorldCat "connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide." Look up a book, then type in your zip code and instantly see if there's a copy available at a library near you.

E-books You can find more than 36,000 free e-books at the Project Gutenberg site, while Google Books offers more than three million! (Looking for classic literature? Try Planet eBook .) Booksprung lists several other sites that offer free titles, and Lendle allows you to lend and borrow Kindle e-books without having to own a Kindle. Finally, Booki.sh gives you the opportunity to create your own e-book library in "the cloud." Check out this blog listing the "18 Best sites to download ebooks" from

Start at Page One ... If you're looking for something new to read outside of class, there are several sites that can offer suggestions. First off, Goodreads features a list of the Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads, but there's also James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead.com, which has plenty of picks for advanced readers, including a few sequels. On that note, if you're a fan of books that follow a protagonist's adventures over several installments—for example, //Harry Potter// or //Twilight//—you may be interested in the Bettendorf Public Library's searchable index of book series for young adults. Plus, there's even more to explore through the American Library Association's recommended Web destinations for young readers. One more great site to try is Teenreads.com. Another great site is Bart's Bookshelf