ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing and Publishing Book Reviews
This lesson plan outlines classroom methods to teach both how to evaluate and how to write book reviews. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Walter Dean Myers's Biography
Find out more about the author Walter Dean Myers when you explore this resource. This resource features a biography of the 1997 Coretta Scott King Award Winner, a booklist of his work, and an interview transcript.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times: Roughing It
A complete look at Mark Twain's second major work, "Roughing It." You'll find the text, illustrations, contemporary reviews, publicity, and Mark Twain's schedule on his lecture circuit.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Creating a Book Review Using Google Books
Technology-based lesson for a High School English class, incorporating Google Books and Google Docs. Students will choose a book to review, read the book, research other reviews of the same book, and then use Google Docs to create their...
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.
TES Global
Tes: Book Review Poster: Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray
[Free Registration/Login Required] This TES poster shares a book review of a young adult novel, Ostrich Boys, a story written by Keith Gray. The topics of death and the bereavement process are issues handled in the novel.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "Lightning Thief Review From the New York Times" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Polly Shulman's review of The Lightning Thief published in the New York Times. Quotations from the text are blue while summaries are red, and the reviewer's...
Other
Book Page Book Reviews
This site has reviews of recent publications, as well as an archive and interviews.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Owl at Home
This site presents a review of Owl at Home.
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...