Book Recommendations

PCH Book Blog
Check out the book review tweets that Parkway Central High School wrote! These are brief reviews, written in the form of tweets, of books that staff would like to recommend to you.

Gateway Readers Award
This book award is selected by students in grades 9 through 12 and is presented annually.

Booklists & Book Awards from the Young Adult Library Services Association  
Current and previous winners of prestigious awards, as well as current and previous lists of titles from ALA/YALSA collections such as "Best Books for Young Adults," "Outstanding Books for the College Bound," and "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers."

Reading Rants
Book reviews of “out-of-the-ordinary” books that would appeal to teens. The reviews are written by librarian Jen Hubert Swan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Guysread
A list of "guy-approved books" from an author and former teacher, who notes that boys "tend to like books that have humor, short chapters, cliffhanger endings and some funny or slightly gross things..."

Coretta Scott King Award   
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream." --from the Coretta Scott King Award page