Book+Reviews+Free+Online+Tools

**FREE TOOLS FROM THE WEB **
 * home **
 * **Bookfinder.com **
 * COST: Free to browse
 * PUBLICATION: Bookfinder.com
 * REVIEWERS: n/a
 * SCOPE: Includes all books (even used/rare) and gives a multitude of sites and prices to buy. I would say it is an Expedia for books
 * UNIQUE: Yahoo named them on of the 50 most useful sites
 * **Reading Rants! Out of the ordinary teen booklists www.readingrants.org **
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: Jennifer Hubert Swan
 * REVIEWERS: Swan and Teen users
 * SCOPE: Young Adult Literature
 * UNIQUE: I love her top ten lists, as well as her list to other blog sites to visit
 * YALSA best books lists []
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: American Library Association
 * REVIEWERS: Committees, assuming those in the field
 * SCOPE: Young Adult Literature
 * UNIQUE: Has a wide scope of awards and lists for various ages, genres, etc. For example, they have one award, the William C. Morris, that is for the first-time young adult author!
 * **Green Bean Teen Queen ****[|http://www.greenbeanteenqueen.com] **
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: Sarah Thompson
 * REVIEWERS: Sarah Thompson (although users can comment
 * SCOPE: Young Adult Books (and connections to media)
 * UNIQUE: Has give-a-ways and links to Goodreads website with more information.
 * **Ms. Yingling Reads [|http://www.msyinglingreads.blogspot.com] **
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: Ms. Yingling
 * REVIEWERS: Ms. Yingling
 * SCOPE: Young Adult novels (often focusing on middle school age)
 * UNIQUE: For each book she gives both strengths and weaknesses


 * **REFLECTION ON CONCERNS USING ANY OF THE FREE SELECTION TOOLS FOUND ON THE WEB: ** I have a bit of mixed feelings with some of these. Sites like YALSA isn't just one person's opinion, like the other blogs of individual readers--and I like that. That is not to say the others aren't any good! I would want to do just what I have done below--check with other sites. What I do like about the individual librarian's opinion is that they come from a person who works directly with students. In other words, they read these books with their students in mind. In short, I'd take their opinions and run with them- to other sites to see how others agree/disagree. Then I'd make my own decision from my reading of the book and/or the reviews from both professional and individual sites, and see how they would work with my students.

 **COMPARE REVIEWS OF ONE BOOK TITLE FROM ANY FIVE OF THE SOURCES ABOVE. Reflect on the similarities, differences, and usefulness to you in selecting this title.** (3 points) If you are having trouble finding a review for a specific title in the free Web version of a tool (//School Library Journal// or //Library Media Connection//, for example) you can go to the JCKL database Academic Search Complete and search for the title and the publication (Hunger Games and School Library Journal, for example).