Hello Everyone! No matter what your school or library calls them, reading challenges are standard tools to motivate and educate. There's always a need for students to obtain recommendations for, and access to, books that fit particular criteria: read a genre you're not familiar with, an award winner, story set in a different country, nonfiction, etc. MeL databases can be of assistance with this activity. eBook K-8 Collection<http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-ebsco.php?database=EBK8> contains fiction and nonfiction books to read online and download for offline use. Browse categories or search for exactly what you want. With NoveList K-8 Plus<http://galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-ebsco.php?database=NOVEL> users can create reading lists by subject, age, story line, character, etc. and automatically "Check the MeLCat catalog for availability". Read reviews, find read-alikes, and learn about the author, too. Enjoy! MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. Find out more about MeL databases that can help young readers by tuning into the March 22, 2017 webinar: http://mcls.org/training-events/training-events-list/training-event/?ref_cID=198&bID=0&dd_asId=7522 MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact@mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org>, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or Sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Deb Renee Biggs, MA AMLS Library Consultant & Michigan eLibrary Coordinator Library of Michigan/Michigan Department of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 Phone: 517-373-4466 http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> Like MeL on Facebook - http://facebook.com/mel.org