Are you looking for a quick and easy resource to connect teens to books and programming? Give MeL’s eResource, NoveList Plus a try.

NoveList Plus is so much more than a database that searches for books and authors. It also offers you support in the following areas (to name a few):

· Articles and Lists about popular library and reading topics

· Author Series Lists that you can place in the order of first in series or most recently published. You can save, print, and share them via email or permalink.

· Book Group articles and lists

· Book Discussion Guides

· Reader’s Advisory Tools

· Book Reviews, both professional and reader reviews (Good Reads)

· Reading Lists that you can share with teens and use for collection development

· Recommended Reads and Award-Winning Books, both fiction and nonfiction lists

· Title, Author, Series, Genre, Story Elements (e.g. Appeals) searches and more

· Lexile, Accelerated Reader, and Grade Level tools. They assist in matching readers with “just the right books.”

Here are some links to features and articles, designed to engage teens:

· 24 Genre Outlines for Teens

· Book Club Helpers

· Book Discussion Guides for Teens

· Diversity in Teen Fiction

· Exploring Books by Culture

· Finding Audiobooks for Every Listener

· Finding Books with Diverse Characters

· Finding Read-alikes

· Grab & Go Book Lists for Teens

· Summer Reading Support

· Teen Book Display Tips

· Teen Featured Articles

Take a look at these NoveList Plus video tutorials – How-tos and Tips & Tricks:

Advanced Searching with Field Codes (1:49)

Create & Share Custom Reading Lists (1:54)

Find the Right Book at Every Level: With Lexile and Accelerated Reader (2:24)

Finding Books by using Appeal (1:46)

For Power Users: 5 Ways to Search NoveList (1:37)

Searching for Audiobooks (1:23)

Searching for Lists and Articles (1:16)

Searching for Read-alikes (1:27)

Using Basic Search (1:42)

Using Book Themes in NoveList (1:14)

Just think, after using some of these tools, you might even become a “teen whisper!”

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