COMMON CORE STANDARDS:

Visit http://www.corestandards.org to learn more about the Common Core State Standards!

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    LITERATURE AND READING LINKS:
    Link to da Vinci's Library Blog:  http://davincilibrary.blogspot.com/

    Young Readers Choice Award Winners http://www.pnla.org/yrca/index.htm


    YALSA Book Awards and Booklists http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook


    Multnomah County Library books for 6th-8th graders http://www.multcolib.org/kids/booklists/6-8.html

    Kirkus Reviews: The World's Toughest Book Critics http:/www.kirkusreviews.com/

    Out of the ordinary Teen Booklists. Check out "Boy Meets Book" for newly recommended novels. http://www.readingrants.org/



    Parents and Educators: Read Together for Literacy Parents and Educators: Read Together for Literacy
    FOR TAG STUDENTS:


    Check out: Online community support for the gifted and talented and those that support them. Online Community Support for the Gifted and Talented



    BOOK REVIEW SITES:

    Good Reads

    New York Times Middle

    Young Adult Readers Book Reviews

    YA & Kids Books Central

    Great website/blog for Young Adult Fiction     - YA Reads



     OAKS PRACTICE:
         Students, visit the OAKS practice website. (External Web link)