Reading Recommendations
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Springfield City Library's Youth Services Department has compiled reading lists for preschoolers, teens, and parents. Contact your local library to check out these books for FREE!
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Nonfiction about Bullying for Children
Chapter Books & Graphic Novels about Dealing with Bullies
Picture Books about Dealing with Bullies
DVDs about Dealing with Bullies
2010 Mass Book Awards: Children's and Young Adult Literature Shortlist
Adventure and Survival: Recommended Reading for Grades 4 - 6
Wonderful books to read in Somali and about Somalians
Black History Month: Reading Suggestions for Children
Ancient Egypt for Young People
American Historical Fiction Reading List for 4th, 5th and 6th Grades
For Your Reading Pleasure: Fiction & Nonfiction
Tales of Love and Heartbreak: Romance in Teen Fiction
Contemporary African-American Fiction for Teens
Classic Historical Fiction Reading List for Young Adults
Fiction for Teens Set in Early America (1600-1800)
Women & American History: Selected Young Adult Fiction
2010 Mass Book Awards: Children's and Young Adult Literature Shortlist
Books to Help You Reach Your Goals
Science Fiction for Teens: Space Settings
If You Liked A Child Called "It"....
Bullying Resources for Parents, Kids and Teens
For Your Reading Pleasure: Fiction & Nonfiction
Contemporary African-American Fiction for Teens
Black History Reference Sources
Homework Help
Science Project Resources for Middle & High School Students
Brown v. Board of Education: 50th Anniversary
Black History Reference Sources
Hispanic Heritage: Print Reference Resources in English
Hispanic Heritage: Print Reference Resources in Spanish
Homework Help
Teen Books about Bullies and Bullying: Nonfiction & Fiction
DVDs about Dealing with Bullies
Coping: Books for Teens on Grief & Loss
If You Liked A Child Called "It"....
Homework Help
Fiction Booklists
Mysteries
Mysteries Set in Western Massachusetts
Another Word for Murder: Foreign Crime Fiction in Translation
Love can be Murder: Valentine Mysteries
Anthologies of Mystery Stories
New York City: Historical Mystery Novels
Murder Onboard: Cruise and Sailing Mysteries
The Black Detective: African-American Mysteries
Hard-boiled (Noir) Crime Fiction
Murder in the Stacks: Reader's Advisory for Mystery & Detective Fiction
Murder on the Internet: Web Resources for Mystery & Detective Stories
The Reference Shelf: A bibliography of print resources for mystery & detective stories
Vatican Crimes: Mysteries & Thrillers About the Vatican
Read-alikes
If you liked The Da Vinci Code...
If you liked the novels of James Patterson...
Special Subjects
Chill Out This Summer: Fiction Set in Real Cool Places
Mother's Day: Fiction and Mysteries
2010 Mass Book Awards: Fiction Shortlist
Massachusetts Fiction: Newer Novels
Novels Set in Western Massachusetts
Further Reading
Fiction About Civil Rights and Race Relations
Go North: Diverse Fiction by Canadian Authors
Hispanic and Latino Authors (Just a sample)
Nonfiction Booklists
Wellness and Family
Central Library Literacy Collection: New Items
Go Green: The Eco-Friendly Lifestyle
Stories of Hope and Inspiration
Bullying Resources for Parents, Kids and Teens
Pandemic! Books & other resources on the history and current threat of global epidemics
Genealogy and Family History: Resources
Resources to Help You Help Your Child in School: Books & Videos
Alternative Medicine: Selected Resources
Homosexuality & Marriage: The Debate
Mental and Emotional Illness: List of resources
History, Biography, and Society
Hometowns: Histories of Western Massachusetts Communities
Springfield, Massachusetts History
Stories of Hope and Inspiration
2010 Mass Book Awards: Nonfiction Shortlist
Freedom Summer -- Mississippi, 1964
The African-American Experience: Primary Sources
Advise and Consent: The Senate, the Judiciary and the Filibuster
African-Americans in the Military: A Reading List
Brave New World? The Stem Cell Research Debate
Brown v. Board of Education: 50th Anniversary
Civil Liberties, Homeland Security and the USA PATRIOT Act: The Debate
Classic Titles for Black History Month
The Holocaust in Art, Music and Poetry
The Irish-American Experience: A Booklist
John Paul II and the Modern Papacy
Kings, Tombs and Temples: The History and Religion of Ancient Egypt
Mummies: Books & Videos at the Springfield Library
Native Americans: Selected Resources
Pandemic! Books & other resources on the history and current threat of global epidemics
Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid
Teaching Evolution: The Intelligent Design Controversy
Small Business and Employment Solutions
Go Green: The Environment and the Eco-Friendly Lifestyle
Brave New World? The Stem Cell Research Debate
The Connecticut River: Selected Resources
Pandemic! Books & other resources on the history and current threat of global epidemics
Teaching Evolution: The Intelligent Design Controversy
Science and the Environment
Fiction About Civil Rights and Race Relations
Go North: Diverse Fiction by Canadian Authors
Hispanic and Latino Authors (Just a sample)
Recommended Hispanic Fiction in Spanish and English
Creating and Entertaining
Knit Lit: New Books on Knitting
Mmm....Herbs, Spices & Condiments
Mysteries: How to Write a Whodunit
So You've Written a Book: Now What?
Toast the Holidays: Spirited Beverage Guides
Further Reading...
China: Recommended Recent Nonfiction
Books on Themes from Fahrenheit 451
The Color of Water: Suggestions for Further Reading
