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On NoveList, you can find great information to help you locate books of interest. Here's how you can navigate there from a school or home computer. Remember: NoveList is password protected, so you will need to check with a Media Coordinator for access.

Now, check out this Navigation Tutorial to get to the site. The presentation is timed, so you'll simply have to start it...

You may like these features: Basic Search: If you leave the "All" box checked, searching here will produce books by an author, books similar to those the author wrote, and, by using the tabbed results, other information related to the search query. Also look at the recommended reads and award winners on the sidebar menu. The recommended reads will take you to a menu of genres, and each of the genres will contain titles that might be of interest. The Teens Recommended Reads genres include:

Adventure Fiction Contemporary Family Fantasy Graphic Novels and Manga Historical Fiction Horror Humor If You Like... Mysteries and Thrillers Problem Novels Romance Science Fiction Sports Stories

Each of these genres includes subgenres, more specific categories of books that allow you to narrow your search according to your interests. For example, the Fantasy category contains these subgenres: Arthurian Legends, Dragons, Fairy Tale Adaptations, Fantasy Classics, Humorous Fantasy, Mermaids, Princesses, Witches, and Wizards. And, the Arthurian Legends subgenre contains 19 titles, the Dragons subgenre 20 titles, and so on...

In the "If You Like..." genre, you can find books that are similar to one you just read--the characters, storylines, or situations are similar to those in popular titles.


 * //Finally//**, when you locate an interesting title, click on the link to find publication information, links to other NoveList content, other works by the author, book reviews, and more.