2squared Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Somewhere a while ago I found my way to a site where the owner had book lists of quality books to read, and I forgot to bookmark it! Anyone have any suggestions on sites with premade reading lists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeineandbooks Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) @Lori D. this thread is calling your name! 😄 In the mean time though, here are a couple I like: Classical Academic Press' Classical Reader groups books into lower elementary, upper elementary, middle school and high school, rates them as easy/average/hard, and lets you sort by these things as well as genre, author and more. You can also buy it in hard copy if you like to mark what you've bought/read, but it's free online here: http://www.classicalreader.com/ Sonlight and Bookshark (same company) publish overlapping but not identical lists by grade level https://www.sonlight.com/homeschool/subjects/history-bible-literature/ https://www.bookshark.com/ I've found a few gems on the NPR "Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf for kids 9-14" https://www.npr.org/2013/08/05/207315023/the-ultimate-backseat-bookshelf-100-must-reads-for-kids-9-14 (if you're particularly after current stuff, they do similar lists each year relating to current releases) I also love Center for Lit's Reading Roadmaps with its lists of books by grade. Exodus Books used to sell grade level packages, and you can still see the titles without purchasing the book here: https://www.exodusbooks.com/reading-roadmaps-booklists/7938/ The book contains added value though because it gives brief summaries of plot and themes and talks about what it might actually look like to implement literature without guidebooks in your home. Edit to add: I just realised I assumed you were after books for kids, which these mainly are, but given that you posted on the chat board, perhaps you wanted books for yourself? Hope you can find something of use in what I've linked, or if not, that someone else has what you're after. Edited December 16, 2020 by caffeineandbooks Shouldn't make assumptions :) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I’ve been using the Read Aloud Revival’s book lists, and my kids seem to really love the books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Copy-pasting a list of links of book lists for kids from a past post:National Book ListsNewberry Winner and Honor BooksRead Aloud America - annual best read aloud lists; by age/grade rangeListopia: Good Books: Children's Book Lists - good books by category; voted by web visitorsMensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Teacher's First Recommended Reading ListsThe Art of Simple: Summer Reading List for TweensNPR Backseat Book Club: 100 Must Reads for Kids Ages 10-14Young Adult Library Services Association: annual best non-fiction book lists for teensAssoc. for Library Services to Children -- various list categories for kids "Good Books" / Old Fashioned Book Lists1000 Good BooksCharlotte Mason Home Education: Twaddle Free Literature - good books, by grade levelCharlotte Mason Help: Books and Schedules - good books, by grade levelAn Old Fashioned Education: Classic Literature - classics, by grade levelAmbleside Online - good books, by grade level Curriculum Vendor Booklists Sonlight/BooksharkBuild Your Library -- family reading crates; booklists per gradeMoving Beyond the PageHeart of DakotaWinter PromiseTapestry of GraceVeritas PressTruth QuestMy Father's WorldBiblioplanBeautiful FeetClassical Christian Homeschooling CatalogExodus Books: Reading Roadmaps -- book packages lists Historical Fiction/Non Fiction Book ListsA Book in Time (K-12) - historical fiction / non-fictionHome's Cool - SL books in WTM 4-year cycle, by grammar/logic/rhetoric stageYoung Adult Library Services Association: annual best non-fiction book lists for teensTween Book ListsThe Art of Simple: Summer Reading List for TweensAssoc. for Library Services to Children: Tween Recommended ReadsNPR Backseat Book Club: 100 Must Reads for Kids Ages 10-14 If looking for book lists for adults:Good Reads lists of books recommended by readers, sorted into many different lists"10 Best Book Recommendation Sites" - short article describing 10 websites Edited December 16, 2020 by Lori D. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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