Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Book Review Example 1
This three-page essay provides an example of an book review. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Wriring With Writers: Writing a Book Review
This is a five-step process for writing a book review. Writers advise on how to write a book review. There is also an opportunity to publish your review on the World Wide Web.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Book Review Example 2
This three-page essay provides an example of an book review. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
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The Boston Book Review
Site includes book reviews on a variety of different types of books, from popular, modern, classic, poetry, children's books and more. Also includes interviews and a literary awards page. (2010)
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Writing a Book Review
The Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) resource provides directions for how to write a book review.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Write a Book Review With Rodman Philbrick
This online activity invites students to plan, draft, revise, and publish a book review. Important writing tips and a professional writing model, provided by the author Rodman Philbrick, are included. Plus, enjoy the online library of...
Other
Wired for Words: Online Book Club
Wired for Words is an excellent site for students from K-12 to find books that would interest them. It has a searchable database of book reviews, many submitted by site users. It maintains high standards of quality when choosing the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: A Wrinkle in Time Novel Study: Amy Palermo, River Trail Ms
This interactive novel study provides a 21st Century approach for students to understand Madeleine L'Engle's classic, A Wrinkle in Time. Students with develop PicCollages, create Audioboos (student-created version of Audiobooks), write...
NWT Literacy Council
Nwt Literacy Council: Novel Study: Two Old Women by Velma Wallis [Pdf]
The novel "Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival" by Velma Wallis is at approximately a Grade 6 reading level. It is used to teach adult learners with this extensive novel study. The activities generally focus...
Other
Kid Lit: Book Reviews by Kids
Student reviews of different books they have read. Read through the books listed and submit your own.
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Writing a Book Review
A guide on the essential and non-essential elements of writing a book review (critical writing). Includes objectives, material, and information on planning and publication.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Nonfiction Book Review
This five-page essay provides an example of a nonfiction book review. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
Indiana University
Indiana University: Writing Book Reviews
This page, which is provided for by the Indiana University, gives good information to help in writing book reviews. It tells you what to look for when reading, how to write, and provides a sample book review.
Other
Civil War Book Reviews
This site provides good examples of critical book reviews of Civil War literature.
Other
Midwest Book Review
This site, which is provided for by the Midwest Book Review, is an internet site focused entirely on book reviews across all topics.
New York Times
New York Times: 'A Wrinkle in Time' and Its Sci Fi Heroine
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article from The New York Times, a reprint from 2012, provides a book review for A Wrinkle in Time.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Review Template
Use this book review template to help students communicate what they have read in a more efficient manner. Other ideas for its use are provided.
Goethe-Institut
German Literature Institute Goethe Institut
This resource covers current national topics in German literature, book reviews from Germany, translations of German literature, and a link to German language literature for children and youth.
New York Times
New York Times: Books: Marital Tragedy: The Sun Also Rises
This is a 1926 review of Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, written in the year of its original publication.
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Stewart Resource Centre: 'Ender's Game' Novel Study Guide [Pdf]
This is a novel study unit to accompany the novel ?Ender?s Game? by Orson Scott Card. It has curricular connections, chapter questions, writing topics and evaluation criteria.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Curriculum Areas
This site has book reviews for literature for children Grades 9 and under. You can search the reviews by grade level.
Other
Book haven.net: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
This book review of Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver provides a detailed plot summary of the book as well as opinion.
American Library Association
American Library Association: Young Adult Library Services Association
This resource is the homepage of the association, which provides information on new young adult literature such as booklists, book awards, and books nominated by teens for the Top Ten.