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Destiny Catalog
Search our library catalog by title, author, subject and more. Look on the public Resource Lists for lists of books you might be interested in. You can also place books that are checked out on hold for you, write reviews, and request books through the wish list. Login to Destiny for a more personalized experience. Use your school computer credentials. See the tip sheet below for instructions on using Destiny's cool features. 
Destiny Quest app
Download the Destiny Quest app on your personal device to keep up with your account and for on-the-go searching. |
NoveList
This Galileo database allows you to search by different categories and even find read-alikes for your favorite books. With lists like "If you liked The Hunger Games, you might like..." you're sure to find your next favorite read. 
Goodreads
The Goodreads website is a great place to look for new books to read. You can create reading lists, vote for favorties on the listopia site, figure out the order of series, write reviews and much more. Create an account today! |
Epic Reads
Epic Reads is the YA Lit blog for HarperCollins Publishers. Find "Like, Try, Why" recommendations, reading lists, new releases, author interviews and much more! 
Lexile Find a Book
A Lexile measure is a valuable piece of information about either an individual's reading ability or the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine article. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with an "L" after it. Get book recommendations based on your Lexile on www.lexile.com. | ||
Britannica eBooks
Read and explore full length, color non-fiction titles about your favorite subjects, or research something new. Username & password: hallco
Read and explore full length, color non-fiction titles about your favorite subjects, or research something new. Username & password: hallco
And the nominees are...
Each year several lists of award winning young adult novels are released. You can find some of these nominee lists below.
Tome Society It List
The It List is comprised of 20 fun-to-read Young Adult Lit books. Check out past nominees here. Vote for your favorites online at www.tomesociety.org/vote.
The It List is comprised of 20 fun-to-read Young Adult Lit books. Check out past nominees here. Vote for your favorites online at www.tomesociety.org/vote.
Teens' Top Ten
The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Each year approximately 25 new nominees are posted on Celebrate Teen Literature Day, the Thursday of National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles. Readers ages twelve to eighteen will vote online between August 15 and Teen Read Week at www.ala.org/yalsa/reads4teens; the winners will be announced the week after Teen Read Week. See all the Teens' Top Ten books, plus titles from YALSA's other awards and booklists, in the Teen Book Finder App. |
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
The purpose of the Georgia Peach Award is to highlight and promote the best current young adult literature for Georgia high school age students, to encourage young adults to read and to promote the development of cooperative school and public library services for young adults. Teens vote for their favorite books out of the year's top 20 nominees at their high schools and local public libraries. |
Other YALSA Book Awards & Book Lists
Great Audiobooks, the best Graphic Novels, the Alex Award, the Printz Award and more can all be found on the Young Adult Library Services Association webpage. |
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YA Retellings
Love retellings of Fairy Tales, Mythology, Classics, and Shakespeare? Check out the YA Retellings Epic Reads blog post to find 162 new favorites!
Love retellings of Fairy Tales, Mythology, Classics, and Shakespeare? Check out the YA Retellings Epic Reads blog post to find 162 new favorites!
The Unites States of YA
Take a journey across the US through YA Lit. How many states have you traveled to through your reading adventures? See the complete list on the Epic Reads blog. While you're at it, check out the complete Planet YA collection and read your way around the world: Oceania, South America, Canada & Greenland, and Europe!
Take a journey across the US through YA Lit. How many states have you traveled to through your reading adventures? See the complete list on the Epic Reads blog. While you're at it, check out the complete Planet YA collection and read your way around the world: Oceania, South America, Canada & Greenland, and Europe!
Summer Reading
Check out the Hall County Schools Reading Rocks page for information on Winter Break and Summer Reading lists and events, including the Reading Rocket book mobile schedule.
